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Commercial EIFS Installation in Suwanee
For new commercial buildings, additions and facade re-clads in Suwanee, we install drainable EIFS with the weather barrier, flashing and joints detailed correctly from the sheathing out, so the wall drains instead of holding water.
- Drainable EIFS systems
- New buildings & additions
- Facade re-clads
- Foam cornices & profiles
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Suwanee commercial stucco & EIFS. Property managers, boards, owners & builders.
Suwanee’s next buildings should drain
Much of the EIFS that needs restoration in Suwanee today was installed as barrier cladding. New work does not have to repeat that. A drainable EIFS assembly puts a fluid-applied or sheet weather barrier on the sheathing, then adheres the foam with vertical ribbons or a drainage mat so any water that gets past the surface has a path down and out at the base.
That approach suits the projects we see in and around Suwanee: infill and redevelopment near Town Center and Old Town, outparcels and pad sites on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and McGinnis Ferry Road, additions to office and flex buildings along Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, and re-clads of tired facades that owners want to modernize.
We detail the parts that decide whether EIFS lasts: sill pans and head flashing at windows, back-wrapped terminations, starter tracks at grade with clearance from soil and pavement, kick-out flashing where walls meet roofs, and sealant joints against the base coat. Foam bands, cornices and reveals are cut and installed to the drawings, and the finish is sampled for color and texture before the wall is coated.
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 moreShaped details for Suwanee’s newer architecture
Newer Suwanee commercial and mixed-use buildings lean on cornices, bands and trim profiles, and EIFS is often how those details get built.
Foam profiles are light and can be shaped to almost any design, which is why architects use them on mixed-use buildings, retail pads and medical offices in and around Suwanee. The shapes are where water sits, though, so we slope the tops of bands and cornices, mesh-wrap them fully and flash them where they meet windows and walls.
Cornices & bands
Foam profiles with sloped tops and full mesh wrap so they shed water instead of holding it.
Drainable assemblies
Weather barrier, drainage plane and back-wrapped edges on every new wall we install.
Schedule coordination
Work sequenced with framing, windows and roofing so details are flashed in the right order.
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- Suwanee Town Center
- Old Town Suwanee
- McGinnis Ferry Road
- Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road
- Sugar Hill
- Buford
- Johns Creek
- Duluth
- Dacula
EIFS installation questions in Suwanee
What developers, general contractors and owners in Suwanee ask about new EIFS.
Who handles permits and inspections for EIFS on a Suwanee project?
Are there design requirements for new facades in Suwanee?
What makes EIFS drainable?
Can you install EIFS over an existing facade?
How do you price EIFS installation?
Price an EIFS package in Suwanee
Send drawings or tell us about the project. We will review the details and send a written, itemized proposal.