EXTERIOR
BUILDING REPAIR
IN ARLINGTON, TX.
Arlington's diverse building stock — from entertainment venues to industrial plants to university buildings — requires exterior repair expertise across multiple cladding and structural systems. The GM plant's massive metal-clad facades and the entertainment venues' specialized envelope systems demand varied repair approaches.
What Exterior Building Repair Includes
Structural repair of Arlington's diverse commercial building envelope — concrete, masonry, cladding, and joint systems.
Structural Concrete Repair
Spalled and delaminated concrete on Arlington's older commercial buildings and parking structures is removed to a sound substrate, rebar is cleaned and primed, and the section is rebuilt with polymer-modified cementitious mortar matched to the original concrete's strength. Sounding surveys locate subsurface delaminations before visible failure occurs.
The South Arlington industrial corridor along I-35E and the Inland Port logistics campus near Wilmer/Hutchins contain large-footprint tilt-up concrete and precast buildings whose panel joints, embedded hardware, and wall penetrations require periodic inspection and repair. These high-volume facilities cannot tolerate envelope failures that compromise interior climate, security, or inventory.
Masonry Wall Repair
Brick replacement, lintel repair, crack stitching, and mortar joint restoration. For Arlington's Deep Ellum commercial buildings — many dating to the 1910s–1930s — masonry repair uses lime-compatible mortars that allow the original brick to breathe and move without the cracking induced by harder Portland cement repointing.
The Arlington ISD portfolio spans hundreds of school buildings from the 1920s through the 1990s across the city. Older campuses with brick masonry are at advanced stages of mortar joint deterioration — many are past the threshold where systematic tuckpointing programs become more cost-effective than continued reactive repair.
Cladding Panel Repair
Metal composite panel replacement, EIFS section repair, and precast concrete cladding restoration. Hail-damaged panels are assessed for replacement versus cosmetic repair — we distinguish between surface denting that compromises appearance and through-damage that compromises the weathertight barrier.
Victory Park's mixed-use towers and Oak Lawn's 2000s residential-over-retail buildings use metal composite panels and EIFS extensively. After the April 2024 and June 2023 hail events, buildings in these districts that haven't been inspected carry a significant probability of undetected panel-to-frame seal failures that are actively allowing moisture migration behind the cladding.
Expansion Joint & Penetration Repair
Failed expansion joint assemblies are the leading cause of water infiltration on large commercial buildings. We remove failed compression seals and nosing assemblies, clean and prepare joint substrates, and install new seals specified for the structure's thermal movement range.
Arlington Market Center's 5.3M sq ft trade mart complex and NorthPark Center's large retail campus each have hundreds of linear feet of expansion joints and wall penetrations requiring systematic maintenance. Our 56' and 72' boom trucks allow efficient access to joint assemblies at multiple elevations without scaffolding across large building footprints.
Industries We Serve in Arlington
Arlington's Exterior Building Repair Needs: Local Context
The April 2024 and June 2023 DFW hail events together produced an estimated $7–10 billion in regional insured losses. Arlington's dense commercial building inventory — from the Class A tower corridor along the Arlington North Tollway to the aging industrial stock in South Arlington — absorbed a significant portion of that damage. The backlog of unrepaired and uninspected buildings grows with each subsequent storm season.
For buildings whose exterior envelope was already at or past service life when those storms hit, the damage is compounding: joints that appeared intact on the surface but had lost adhesion before the storms are now allowing infiltration that won't manifest visibly until interior finishes are affected — at which point remediation scope is dramatically larger. Exterior repair starts with an honest assessment, not a caulk gun.
Griffin Restoration serves Arlington from our Whitesboro headquarters, ~95 miles via I-35E south to I-20 west (approx. 1hr 30min). We assess before we repair — written scope, prioritized by structural risk, before a single dollar of repair budget is committed.
Whitesboro to Arlington via I-35E south to I-20 — approximately 1hr 30min, central DFW service territory
The Dallas Cowboys' home venue is one of the largest enclosed structures in the NFL — parking structures and plaza surfaces serve massive event-day loads
University of Texas at Arlington's campus includes 420+ acres of academic buildings, parking structures, and research facilities requiring exterior maintenance
Why Choose Griffin Restoration
Commercial exterior restoration since 2000
Licensed in TX, OK, AR, and LA
56' and 72' — self-performing capability
Full coverage for commercial projects
Exterior Building Repair FAQ
What types of exterior building repair do commercial properties in Arlington typically need?
Arlington commercial buildings typically present five categories of exterior repair: structural concrete spalling and delamination (particularly on parking structures and 1960s–1980s cast-in-place buildings along I-35E and US-75); masonry joint failure and brick deterioration in the West End Historic District and Deep Ellum's older commercial stock; EIFS base coat cracking and delamination on Uptown's 1990s–2000s mid-rises; metal cladding panel damage from hail impacts — the April 2024 and June 2023 DFW storms produced $7–10B in regional insured losses; and failed expansion joint assemblies on large-footprint buildings like Arlington Market Center's 5.3M sq ft campus. We assess all five in a single elevation-by-elevation inspection before any repair scope is committed.
How do you repair spalled concrete on a Arlington commercial building exterior?
Spalled concrete repair begins with sounding the surrounding area to locate delaminated sections that are not yet visible. We remove all unsound material by saw cut and chipping to a sound substrate, typically to a minimum depth that exposes the deterioration boundary. Exposed reinforcement is cleaned and treated with a corrosion-inhibiting primer. Repair mortar is selected based on the existing concrete's strength, porosity, and aggregate — polymer-modified cementitious mortars for most applications. For Parkland Hospital's campus buildings or UT Southwestern's medical facilities, repair specifications must meet their facility management standards and minimize disruption to hospital operations.
Can exterior building repairs be completed without disrupting Arlington building occupants?
Yes — the majority of exterior repair work is performed from our 56' and 72' boom trucks, operating at the building perimeter without requiring interior access or penetrating the occupied envelope. For high-profile Arlington properties — Comerica Bank Tower, Bank of America Plaza, the AT&T Headquarters campus — we coordinate with facility management on work-hour restrictions, boom truck positioning relative to building entries and parking areas, and any security protocol requirements. Most exterior repair scopes are completed without tenant interruption beyond normal construction noise.
How do hail events in Arlington affect exterior building repair needs?
Arlington sits in the DFW hail corridor. The April 2024 event and the June 2023 storms combined to produce $7–10 billion in regional insured losses — the majority hail-related. For commercial buildings, hail damage to the exterior envelope manifests as fractured metal cladding panels, cracked EIFS, dented aluminum window frames, displaced sealant from impact shock, and in severe events, spalled masonry surfaces. Buildings that have not had a post-storm exterior inspection since those events carry a high probability of infiltration-in-progress through undetected joint failures. We provide written damage assessments with timestamped photography formatted for property owner records and insurance carrier submission.
What is the difference between exterior building repair and facade restoration?
Exterior building repair addresses discrete structural failures: a spalled section of concrete, a cracked brick panel, a failed expansion joint, a displaced cladding panel. Facade restoration is a broader scope returning the entire building envelope to weathertight condition — typically including sealant replacement at all joints, coating or sealer application, and any masonry or structural repair identified in assessment. For many Arlington buildings — particularly those in the Victory Park, Arts District, and Main Street District — the right starting point is an assessment that determines whether discrete repairs are sufficient or whether the building's age and deferred maintenance history argue for a comprehensive restoration scope. We always provide assessment findings and options before recommending scope.
Related Services
Exterior building repair often works alongside these complementary services.
Commercial Facade Restoration
When discrete repairs are complete, a full facade restoration scope — sealant replacement, EIFS refinishing, protective coating — establishes a weathertight baseline across the full building envelope.
Learn more about facade restoration →Commercial Concrete Repair
Dedicated concrete repair for parking structures, elevated slabs, and structural columns on Arlington's aging commercial facilities — polymer-modified mortar repair completed before waterproofing or sealant work begins.
See our concrete repair capabilities →Commercial Storm Damage Repair
Post-storm emergency stabilization and permanent exterior repair for Arlington commercial buildings impacted by the DFW hail corridor's recurring severe weather events.
Explore storm damage repair →Get Your Arlington Property Assessed
Whether you manage a Downtown Arlington office tower, a Deep Ellum retail building, a Parkland-area medical facility, or a South Arlington industrial campus — we'll assess your exterior and deliver a written repair scope before any work begins.