Nine things we get called for

Community inspections and the maintenance that follows, plus the repair and construction work realtors and homeowners need. If what you need is next to something on this list, ask.

For communities and associations

The work a board or a property manager schedules across a whole site, starting with the walk of the property that tells you what needs doing.

Community Inspections and Damage Reporting

We walk the community as the association's eyes, note what has failed or is starting to fail, and report it so the board can schedule the work before a small problem becomes a large one.

Deck Waterproofing and Renovation

Balcony and walkway decks stripped back, repaired and recoated, so water stops finding its way into the framing underneath.

Stucco Patching and Crack Repair

Cracked and spalling stucco cut out, patched and textured to blend into the wall around it rather than sit on top of it.

Exterior and Interior Painting

Repainting for whole buildings, common areas and single units, with the prep done properly before the first coat goes on.

Annual Gutter Cleaning

Gutters and downspouts cleared out once a year, so the first heavy rain drains away instead of backing up over the fascia.

An extension ladder set against the gutter of a two-story stucco building with a tile roof, one of the crew working at the roof line under a clear blue sky — Gutter cleaning

Ladder up to the gutter line on a two-story building

Exterior concrete stairs running down between two tile-roofed community buildings, with landscaping, a tarped work area and hills in the distance — Community maintenance

Exterior stairway between two buildings in a community

Exterior sliding window in a stucco wall, with a fresh stucco patch across the panel below the sill and freshly painted white trim — Stucco repair

Fresh stucco patch under a window with the trim repainted

Entry porch shot from below, with a painted beam whose end is split and deteriorated where it meets the post, and a bare timber post beside a red front door

What a walk of the property turns up

A beam end that has gone soft where it meets the post is the kind of thing nobody sees from the parking area, and it does not stay a small repair for long. Walking the site is how it gets found, written down and put in front of the board while it is still cheap to deal with.

Inspections across a whole community
Damage identified and reported to the board or the manager
The repair carried out by the same crew that found it

Ask about an inspection

Freshly coated grey walkway deck at a condo building, with a black metal railing on the left and an entry mat by the door at the far end

Decks and walkways are where water gets in

A balcony or a shared walkway is a roof over whatever sits below it. Once the coating goes, water reaches the framing, and the repair stops being a coating job. We strip back, repair what has already been reached, and recoat.

Balcony and walkway decks
Repairs to what is under the coating
Recoating across a whole building or one unit

Ask about a deck

For realtors and homeowners

Repair and construction work on a single property, including the jobs that come up in the weeks before a sale closes.

Fascia Repair and Replacement

Rotted or split fascia boards pulled and replaced, then primed and painted back into the roofline.

Fence Repair and Replacement

Sections repaired, posts reset, and full runs replaced where the existing fence is past saving.

Drywall Patching and Texture Matching

Holes and water damage patched, then textured to match the surrounding wall so the repair does not read as a repair.

Small Welding Repairs

Handrails, gates and metal railings welded back together on site, without pulling the whole assembly out.

Freshly stained wood fence and matching gate with new galvanized hinges, and a diagonal lattice screen running along the top — Fence work

Rebuilt wood fence and gate with a lattice screen above

Interior wall masked at the baseboard and ceiling, with a large drywall patch feathered and textured to match the surrounding wall and taping tools on the covered floor — Drywall

Wall patched and textured to match before painting

Wide garage door freshly repainted in a warm brown, set in a heavily textured stucco wall, with plastic sheeting still covering the driveway below — Exterior painting

Garage door repainted with the ground still masked

Paint is the cheapest protection a building gets

Wood left bare stops being a painting job and becomes a carpentry one. The photograph shows a screen wall part way through: the panel on the left has been coated, the panel on the right is still weathered, and the difference is what the coating is doing.

Whole buildings and common areas
Single units, inside and out
Prep and repair before the first coat

Ask about painting

Two-story stucco building shot from below, with a wood board and lattice screen wall whose left panel is freshly painted brown and right panel is still weathered grey

HOA maintenance, community inspection and construction repair services in San Juan Capistrano, CA