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Commercial EIFS Installation in Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs keeps rebuilding itself, from mixed-use projects on Roswell Road to re-clads of older offices. We install drainable EIFS on new buildings, additions and facade renovations, with the weather barrier and flashing done right underneath.
- Drainable EIFS systems
- New buildings & additions
- Facade re-clads
- Foam cornices & profiles
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Sandy Springs commercial stucco & EIFS. Property managers, boards, owners & builders.
New EIFS has to drain, not just shed
Today’s commercial EIFS is a drainable system: a fluid-applied or sheet weather barrier over the sheathing, a drainage path behind the insulation board, and flashing at every window, door, floor line and roof edge to carry water out. On a Sandy Springs project, that assembly is what separates an EIFS wall that performs for decades from one that repeats the problems on older buildings down the road.
We install to the manufacturer’s specification and the project drawings. That means checking the sheathing and openings before we start, coordinating flashing with the window and roofing trades, setting expansion joints where the building moves, and keeping the base coat and mesh at the right thickness around openings and corners.
EIFS also gives architects a lot of design freedom. Cornices, bands, reveals and foam profiles can be shaped to match a new mixed-use frontage or to give a dated office building a new face. We build those details with the same attention as the flat field, because that is where water tends to get in.
Every layer of a commercial EIFS facade
Each layer has a job. Skip one and the facade leaks, cracks at the openings or fails at its edges.
Weather-resistive barrier
A liquid-applied or sheet barrier over the sheathing, lapped into window, storefront and roof flashing, is the facade’s real waterproofing.
Drainage & adhesive
Insulation board is set in vertical ribbons of adhesive so water behind the foam drains down and out at the base of the wall.
Insulation board
Foam board fitted tight, staggered at corners, rasped flat and kept clear of grade, sidewalks and paving.
Mesh & base coat
Reinforcing mesh fully embedded in the base coat, with diagonal patches at openings and heavier impact mesh at entrances and ground-floor walls.
Sealant joints & terminations
Expansion joints at floor lines and sealant with backer rod where EIFS meets windows, storefronts, copings and other cladding.
Cornices, bands & profiles
Foam cornices, banding, window surrounds and parapet caps shaped and coated as part of the same system, with sloped tops.
Choosing EIFS or hard coat stucco
Both can deliver the same look, but they are built differently. Drainable EIFS is lighter, adds continuous insulation outside the framing and makes cornices, bands and architectural shapes easy to form in foam. Hard coat stucco is harder at the surface and stands up better to carts, bikes and vehicles at ground level. Many commercial buildings use both: hard coat or impact-reinforced EIFS at the base and standard EIFS above.
We walk owners, architects and general contractors through the trade-offs, including how the wall meets windows, storefronts, roofs and other cladding such as fiber cement. If three-coat stucco is the better fit for part of the building, we install that too.
| Factor | Drainable EIFS | Three-coat stucco |
|---|---|---|
| Insulation | Continuous foam board | None built in |
| WeightOn the structure | Light | Heavy |
| Impact resistanceGround floor | Softer; impact mesh helps | Hard surface |
| Cornices & shapes | Easy in foam | Formed or added |
| Drainage | WRB and drainage path | WRB, lath and weep screed |
How a commercial EIFS installation comes together
Schedules depend on wall area, access, weather and cure time between coats. We set the sequence with you or your general contractor before mobilizing.
Review & sequence
We review drawings and the specified system, flag flashing and joint details that need answers, and sequence our work with the window, storefront and roofing trades.
- Details reviewed early
- Trade sequencing set
- Access planned by elevation
Barrier, flashing & board
We check the sheathing, apply the weather-resistive barrier, flash openings and roof lines, then set insulation board in drainable adhesive and rasp it flat.
- Sheathing checked first
- Kick-outs at roof lines
- Foam kept above grade
Base, finish & seal
Mesh is embedded in the base coat, the finish goes on in continuous sections, and sealant joints are installed at every termination.
- Openings reinforced
- Finish without lap lines
- Sealant with backer rod
Bidding a project or planning a re-clad?
Bring us in before the walls are closed up. Flashing, joint and window details are easiest and cheapest to get right on paper.
Often paired with EIFS installation
New EIFS work often involves new sheathing, coordination with the rest of the construction package, or an occupied office building being re-clad.
DensGlass Sheathing
Water-damaged sheathing behind stucco and EIFS replaced with glass-mat gypsum board and tied into the weather barrier.
Learn moreNew Construction Stucco
Stucco and EIFS packages for general contractors and developers, scheduled and coordinated with the other trades.
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Office Buildings
Low- and mid-rise office buildings and office parks: facade repair, EIFS restoration and sealant programs.
Learn moreRe-clads, additions and redevelopment
Much of the new EIFS going up in Sandy Springs is on buildings being reworked rather than built from scratch.
Older offices and retail along the main corridors are being repositioned with new facades, and redevelopment brings mixed-use buildings with commercial ground floors and apartments above. Both need a cladding that can be shaped, insulated and installed over occupied or adjacent space with limited room to stage.
Facade re-clads
New drainable EIFS over existing buildings that need a new look and better insulation.
Mixed-use projects
EIFS bands, cornices and accent walls on new mixed-use and multifamily buildings.
Additions
Additions tied into existing walls with matched profiles and correct joints.
- Roswell Road
- City Springs
- Perimeter Center
- Medical Center
- North Springs
- Powers Ferry
- Abernathy Road
- Dunwoody
- Roswell
- Brookhaven
Commercial EIFS installation FAQ
Questions developers, owners and contractors in Sandy Springs ask about new EIFS.
Do you install drainable EIFS?
Can EIFS go over an existing building in Sandy Springs?
Does Sandy Springs have design standards that affect EIFS?
How does weather affect an EIFS installation schedule?
Can you build cornices and decorative profiles in EIFS?
Request an EIFS installation quote in Sandy Springs
Send drawings or describe the project. We will review the scope and send a written, itemized proposal.