Shopping Center Stucco & EIFS in Alpharetta

Every tenant turnover leaves holes in the facade

Many of Alpharetta’s shopping centers have been through several generations of tenants. Each one brought new channel letters, raceways, gooseneck lights and conduit, and each one left fastener holes when the last sign came down. On an EIFS sign band, every one of those penetrations is a path for water into the wall, and after enough turnovers the band behind the signage can be wetter than anything else on the building.

The rest of a retail facade has its own weak points. Storefront piers and corners take hits from carts and vehicles. Entry towers and tall parapets catch wind-driven rain and crack at their caps and copings. Long runs of storefront glazing depend on perimeter sealant that has usually not been touched since the center opened.

We survey the center elevation by elevation, take moisture readings at sign bands, parapets and storefront perimeters, and document what each tenant space needs. The scope can then be phased by building or by tenant, with a recoat at the end that unifies a facade full of mismatched patches. When a remodel or rebrand is planned, we can add or reshape foam towers and cornices as part of the same project.