That stucco on the outside of a commercial building probably isn’t stucco, especially if it’s a newer building. There’s a good chance it’s something called EIFS.

Palimpsest. If you were a scribe in the Middle Ages you’d have known this word well. But you should probably know it if you maintain commercial buildings too.

If there’s one constant that lowers property values, it’s graffiti. Constant tagging of outside surfaces can be a massive burden on businesses. It’s an eyesore, and it can provide a bad impression for customers who are coming to make a purchase or clients who want to bring business.

Leaks below the grade on your building are one of the worst possible problems you can face. They can easily go undetected, and because of their location they’re likely to get more water flow than leaks above ground. And they’re also hard to fix.

You wouldn’t go to a client meeting in dirty old clothes, or leave your store or office in a state of filth, or leave a bad first impression with someone you thought might be a customer. But you might be doing that same thing with your parking garage.

What do the Pantheon, the Hoover Dam, the Burj Khalifa, and your sidewalk have in common?
Concrete.

Water is the most pervasive enemy any building manager faces.

If your masonry joints are starting to recede, crumble or just flat disappear, you need tuckpointing.

You might have heard of sandblasting. But chances are you don’t know as much as you think you do about it unless you work with it on a regular basis.

Building exteriors are meant to keep water out. But brick, stone, mortar, stucco or EIFS can’t always do the job themselves. That’s where coatings come in.