Is graffiti hurting your neighborhood? Paint company Valspar put together some research on graffiti and concluded that $12 billion is spent every year on cleanup. Property values in graffiti-covered areas go down by 25 to 50 percent. In terms of money, graffiti is one of the single biggest factors that can drive down property values and business revenues alike. And it can happen surprisingly fast.

When it comes to commercial building exteriors, EIFS is one of the top products on the market. EIFS, the colloquial name for Exterior Insulation and Finish System, is sometimes called “fake stucco”. It’s an exterior finish that combines durability, extra insulation and a clean, modern look.

Is your masonry in good shape?
Tuckpointing, or the process of replacing old and worn-out mortar with new mortar, is one of the key procedures in keeping old masonry up to standard. But if you’re trying to schedule a time to get it done, when is the best chance to have it done right? What does it take to get your mortar tuckpointed correctly?

Brick is one of the timeless building materials the world over. Prized for its durability, ubiquity and unique look, brick has made its way into structures from ancient Babylonia all the way up to the modern day.

Has your business had problems with graffiti? No one’s excited about showing up to work and finding a fresh new tag on the side of the building. It’s unsightly for your customers, it’s a pain to remove, and you have to deal with it quickly to keep up your business’s reputation.

It’s storm season in Oklahoma, and that means hail. Hail doesn’t just leave dimples on your car and broken shingles on your roof—it can cause surprising damage to your commercial building as well. It’s a powerful destructive force.

Water is one of the most powerful forces in nature. It creates canyons, breaks rocks, shatters trees, scoops out natural waterways, and moves soil from place to place.

There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of tuckpointing if you’re the average person on the street.

If you’ve ever walked by a brick wall, you’ve seen efflorescence. You might not have known the word for it, or even that that’s what it was, but you’ve definitely seen it. It’s that chalky white powder that builds up on masonry over time.