External Cladding for Commercial Buildings in San Antonio and Austin

Only if the water is coming through the face of the sheets. Most wall leaks start at a flashing, a lap, an opening or the base, so we find the entry point first and then decide between a coating, new trims or a reclad.

Ordinary siding is the weather line itself. A rainscreen puts an outer panel in front of a drained, ventilated gap, so the sealed layer on the backing wall stays out of the sun and rain, and any water that passes the face drains away.

Recladding over the old sheets on new girts keeps the building closed and avoids disposal, and it suits walls whose frame and base are sound. We strip first when the old sheets are badly corroded, when trapped moisture behind them has to be dealt with, or when openings need a flush new line.

R-panel suits warehouses, shops and industrial units where the wall only has to keep the weather out, or where insulation sits behind it. Insulated metal panels suit cooled, conditioned or cold-storage space, because the insulation, weather skin and interior face arrive as one panel.

When the sheets are still sound and the problem is a chalked finish, surface rust or corrosion at cut edges and laps. A restoration coating with rust and cut-edge treatment renews a sound wall. Holed, badly dented or loose sheets need new panels instead.

Yes. Before work starts we settle routes, work zones and protection with the people who run the building, and we plan each day so any wall we open is closed up again before the crew leaves.

Wall height and access, the panel type and gauge, the number of doors, windows and louvers, how much old material comes off, and whether girts or base angles need replacing. A survey pins those down before we price.

Yes. Where a metal roof retrofit, a TPO recover or new gutters are planned, we detail the roof-to-wall junction, trims and drainage once, so the wall and roof work as one envelope rather than two separate jobs.

We are a certified installer for Kingspan, AWIP, MBCI and Morin, and we also install our own specification R-panel systems. Data sheets for many of the panels are in our Technical Library.

Send the address, approximate wall areas and any drawings or photos, and say whether the concern is water getting in, damage or a planned reclad. Our office is in Bulverde, about 30 minutes from central San Antonio and an hour and 20 minutes from central Austin; call (210) 775-0995.