Services Restoration & Waterproofing

Restoration & Waterproofing

Stop water first. Everything else in a paint job depends on it.

Stucco waterproofing and repaint with an elastomeric system

Most paint failure is really water failure. Water finds a crack or an open joint, gets behind the surface, rusts rebar, rots wood, and pushes coatings off from the inside. Solidarity has treated waterproofing as a core trade since 1990 — Greg's early career included waterproofing high-rise buildings in San Francisco — and it shapes how every restoration project here is scoped.

The work comes in two forms. Proactive waterproofing prevents damage before water gets in: sealed joints, sound coatings, and flexible elastomeric systems over crack-prone surfaces. Remedial waterproofing corrects damage that has already happened — repairing spalls, injecting cracks, and rebuilding the envelope — to prolong the life of the structure and make it safe again.

It's unglamorous work that disappears under the finish coat. It's also the difference between a paint job that lasts and one that fails from behind.

How spalls happen

When water infiltrates concrete, the steel reinforcement inside rusts and expands — and the expanding steel breaks the surrounding concrete away in flakes and chunks called spalls. Left alone, the exposed steel rusts faster and the damage accelerates.

Proactive vs. remedial

Proactive waterproofing prevents damage water would cause; remedial waterproofing corrects damage and prolongs the structure's life. The first is always cheaper — which is why inspection and sealed joints are part of every Solidarity repaint.