Commercial EIFS Installation in Newnan

Drainage is decided before the board goes up

EIFS gives a commercial building continuous insulation outside the framing and a smooth or textured stucco look at a fraction of the weight of hard coat. The EIFS failures we repair around Newnan almost never start in the field of the wall. They start where the system was not given a way to drain, at openings and terminations that were never flashed.

On new work, we start behind the foam. The weather-resistive barrier goes on the sheathing and laps into the window, storefront and door flashing. We set sill pans and head flashings, detail parapets and roof-to-wall transitions, and plan penetrations for signs, lights and mechanical lines before any board is installed. The insulation board goes on over a drainage path, followed by reinforced base coat, mesh and finish, with sealant joints sized for movement at every dissimilar material.

We install to the manufacturer’s specification and the project drawings, and we raise detailing questions early so they are answered before the scaffold is up instead of after the first storm.