Building Envelope Repair for Texas Condos and Apartments
Engineer-led envelope repairs for condos, apartments, HOAs, and commercial properties across Texas
When leaks keep returning after every patch, the problem is usually the wall system, not one joint. Shepperd Construction handles building envelope repair for Texas multifamily and commercial properties, rebuilding exterior walls, windows, and transitions to your engineer’s repair criteria while residents stay in the building.
- Built to Your Engineer's Criteria
- Actionable Cost of Repair Estimates
- No-Obligation Consultation
Building envelope repair restores the parts of a building that separate inside from outside: cladding, the water-resistive barrier, flashing, windows and doors, sealant joints, and the transitions between them. Done properly, it fixes the path water takes into the wall, not just the stain it leaves behind.
Fix the Wall System, Not the Symptom
Most exterior wall leaks in multifamily buildings trace back to how the layers behind the cladding were detailed and lapped: window flashing that drains behind the barrier instead of in front of it, a missing kick-out at a roof-to-wall transition, or sealant asked to do the job of flashing. Caulking the visible crack hides the symptom for a season. The water keeps moving, and the damage grows inside the wall where no one can see it.
Shepperd has spent 12 years on condo and apartment envelope reconstruction across Texas. We open the wall, confirm the conditions your engineer documented, and rebuild the assembly so it sheds water the way it was meant to.
Repairs Built to Criteria
We build to the repair criteria in your engineer's report, so the fix matches the documented cause.
Whole-Assembly Repairs
Cladding, barrier, flashing, and windows are repaired as one system, with every transition detailed.
Occupied-Site Phasing
Work is staged elevation by elevation, so residents and tenants can stay in their units.
Signs Your Building Envelope Needs Repair
Envelope failures rarely show up all at once. Property managers and boards usually see a pattern of smaller signs across several units:
- Water on window sills or stains below windows after rain
- Drywall that bubbles, softens, or stains around windows and doors
- Cracked or leaking stucco, especially at window corners and floor lines
- Stone or masonry veneer loosening or falling from the facade
- Rotten wood at window frames, trim, or sheathing behind siding
- Leaks that come back after caulking or a previous repair
- Several units reporting leaks on the same elevation
When these signs repeat across the property, the cause is usually in the wall system. Our guide on how to know if water damage requires reconstruction explains where the line usually falls.
What Building Envelope Restoration Involves
Every project starts from the findings of the forensic engineer or envelope consultant. Where the source is still unclear, we support water intrusion testing and invasive testing first, so the scope is based on what is actually inside the wall.
From there, building envelope restoration usually means removing failed cladding in planned sections, replacing damaged sheathing and framing, installing a continuous water-resistive barrier, re-flashing windows, doors, and penetrations, and installing new cladding with properly detailed joints. On tall or tight sites we use rope access or swing stage to reach every elevation.
Who We Work With on Envelope Repairs
An envelope repair has several decision-makers. We give each of them the information they need, when they need it.
HOA Boards & Property Managers
One point of contact, resident notices, and a phasing plan your HOA board can approve and explain to owners.
Forensic Engineers
Repairs built to your criteria, with field conditions documented as each wall is opened.
Owners & Asset Managers
Clear scopes and cost of repair estimates for capital planning, including whether the work is CapEx or OpEx.
Building Envelope Repair Services We Provide
As a building envelope contractor, we cover the full exterior wall assembly. Most projects combine several of these scopes under one schedule.
Cladding Replacement
Stucco, EIFS, stone veneer, brick, and siding removed and rebuilt in planned sections.
Water-Resistive Barriers
Continuous barriers lapped so water drains out of the wall instead of into it.
Window & Door Flashing
Openings re-flashed with sill pans, head flashing, and integrated perimeter seals.
Sheathing & Framing Repair
Rotted sheathing, studs, and plates replaced once the wall is open.
Transitions & Penetrations
Roof-to-wall, floor-line, balcony, and penetration details rebuilt where leaks start.
Sealant Joint Replacement
Failed joints cut out and replaced with the right backer and sealant for the movement.
Full Exterior Recladding
Complete reclad projects when patch repairs no longer make sense for the building.
Difficult Access Work
Rope access and swing stage for mid-rise buildings and tight sites.
How an Envelope Repair Project Runs
A predictable sequence keeps the board, the engineer, and residents aligned from the first walk to the final punch list.
We review the engineer's report and walk every elevation to plan access, occupancy, and phasing.
We turn the repair criteria into a quantified scope and cost of repair the board can approve.
Crews open, repair, and close each section in turn, with temporary water protection until it is sealed.
We walk the finished work with your engineer and board, and hand over the project record.
Why Boards Choose Shepperd for Envelope Work
- 12 Years of Experience
- 500 Projects Completed
- Offices in Dallas, Austin & San Antonio
- 100% Licensed & Insured
Building Envelope Repair Across Texas
Dallas
Envelope repair for condos and apartments across Dallas and the DFW Metroplex.
Fort Worth
Brick veneer, stone cladding, and storm-related envelope work in Tarrant County.
Austin
Envelope reconstruction for multifamily and commercial buildings in Central Texas.
San Antonio
Stucco and EIFS envelope systems across San Antonio and South Texas.
Related Services
Envelope repair often starts with testing. Smaller, localized issues are handled through our repair service.
Water Intrusion Testing
Controlled testing that finds where rainwater enters before a repair is scoped.
Commercial Property Repair
Smaller repairs on occupied properties, handled by our dedicated Service Department.
Frequently Asked Questions
Building envelope repair is work on the exterior systems that keep weather out of a building: cladding such as stucco, stone, brick, and siding, the water-resistive barrier behind it, flashing, windows and doors, sealant joints, and the transitions between them. On multifamily buildings it ranges from repairing one failed detail to reconstructing whole elevations.
Look at when it happens. If the leak tracks rain, wind direction, or irrigation, it is almost always an envelope issue. If it is constant and does not change with the weather, rule out plumbing first, because it is faster and cheaper to check. Our guide on who investigates water intrusion explains who to call for each.
For anything beyond a small, localized repair, yes. A forensic engineer or envelope consultant determines the cause and writes the repair criteria, and we build to them. That keeps the board from paying for a repair that misses the source. If you need one, see how to hire a forensic engineer for an HOA.
Sealant is a secondary defense. In most leaking walls, water is getting behind the cladding through a flashing, barrier, or transition detail, and caulking the surface only moves the leak. Water damage that keeps returning after repair is a strong sign the wall assembly itself needs to be opened and corrected.
In most cases, yes. We phase work by elevation or building, keep temporary water protection in place, and send clear notices before crews arrive. Units are only accessed when the scope requires it, and the board knows the schedule in advance.
Cost depends on building height and access, the cladding type, how much hidden damage is found once walls are opened, and how the work has to be phased around residents. We review the engineer’s findings, walk the property, and provide a cost of repair estimate the board can plan around.
It often is, but it depends on the scope and how your accountant classifies the work. Our article on whether building envelope replacement is CapEx or OpEx covers the factors that usually decide it.
We serve properties across Texas, with teams in Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio.
Plan Your Envelope Repair
Tell us what the building is doing and where the leaks show up
Share the property type, the symptoms, and any engineer reports you already have. We will review them, walk the property, and give you a clear scope and cost of repair. Prefer to talk first? Use our contact page.
- Built to Your Engineer's Criteria
- Actionable Cost of Repair Estimates
- No-Obligation Consultation