Send your report, we probe the wall, you see the readings, and we quote both paths before you decide.
Repair and full remediation, every time. You see both numbers.
Probe data sets the scope - not a salesman, not the finish.
Send your report; we tell you what it actually requires.
Most people find us the same way. An inspection came back with elevated moisture in the EIFS, the closing is weeks out, and the first quote in hand is for a full tear-off. That is a scary number to open on a Tuesday.
Here is how the whole thing actually goes with us.
You already paid for a moisture inspection. Send it to us before you do anything else. A third-party inspector can diagnose the wall, but by law they cannot do the remediation, so their report tells you there is a problem without telling you the size of the fix. We read the probe readings, the photos, and the flagged areas and tell you what it actually requires. That first read costs you nothing and buys you a second opinion before you commit to a five-figure job.
Readings on paper are a starting point, not the whole story. We come out and probe the wall ourselves at the joints, around windows, under any spot the inspector flagged, and at the base of the cladding where water collects. We are measuring wood moisture equivalent behind the foam, not the surface. Elevated readings mean water is already sitting against the sheathing. We map where it is wet and where it is still dry.
We do not hand you a verdict and a bill. You see the numbers as we take them. If the wall is wet in one forty-foot run under a window with no kickout flashing and dry everywhere else, you should know that, because it changes everything about what comes next. The readings decide the scope, not us. We explain what a clay joint failure or a missing flashing detail is doing behind that wall, and if you want the full picture of why these systems fail, we point you to our guide on why EIFS fails on the coast rather than repeating it at your kitchen table.
You get two numbers, not one. A targeted repair where the damage is contained. A full remediation where the sheathing is gone and the wall needs a tear-off and re-clad to a drainable system. Some contractors only quote the big job because the big job pays more. We quote both because sometimes the honest answer is the smaller one. If the wall genuinely needs a full re-clad, we will tell you that too, and you will see why in the readings.
A moisture inspection is good for about 120 days and the readings themselves for about 30. If you are selling or buying, that clock is real. We work the scope around your closing date, not ours. You decide which path, and when.
Upload the inspection report or photos of the readings. We tell you what it actually requires - repair or full remediation - honestly, before your closing date does.