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Glass-mat sheathing • Kennesaw, GA

DensGlass Sheathing Replacement in Kennesaw

When water gets behind stucco or EIFS on a Kennesaw building, the sheathing takes the damage first. We open the wall, replace wet board with glass-mat gypsum sheathing and rebuild the weather barrier, flashing and finish.

Wet sheathing removed
Glass-mat board installed
New barrier & flashing
Finish matched to facade

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Kennesaw commercial stucco & EIFS. Property managers, boards, owners & builders.

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Behind the facade

The damage you can’t see from the parking lot

On many commercial and multifamily buildings around Kennesaw, the sheathing behind the cladding is OSB, plywood or paper-faced gypsum. Those boards hold up while they stay dry. Once water gets past a failed window perimeter, a parapet cap or a split sealant joint, they absorb it, soften and lose their hold on fasteners, and in time the framing behind them starts to deteriorate too.

None of that shows on the face of the wall until late. A slight bulge, a soft spot when pressed, rust staining below a fastener or a tenant’s recurring leak is often the first sign. Moisture probes confirm how far the damage spreads before anything is cut.

We remove the cladding over the damaged area, cut out wet sheathing back to sound material, treat or replace affected framing, and install glass-mat gypsum sheathing, which resists moisture far better than paper-faced board. Then we rebuild the weather barrier, flash the openings correctly and reinstall stucco or EIFS matched to the surrounding wall.

Exterior wall opened with new glass-mat sheathing installed behind the cladding

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What we rebuild

Sheathing & substrate repairs in Kennesaw

The facade only tells you there is a problem. These are the layers we rebuild once a wall is open.

Water-damaged sheathing

Swollen OSB, delaminated plywood and softened gypsum board cut back to sound material and replaced with glass-mat board.

Moisture readings guide the cut

Weather-resistive barrier

New barrier lapped over the sheathing and tied into the existing barrier at every edge of the repair.

Every lap sheds water down

Window & storefront openings

Sill pans and jamb flashing integrated with the barrier so water that reaches an opening drains out.

Where most damage starts

Parapets & roof-to-wall joints

Flashing corrected where a roof, balcony or breezeway meets the wall, a common source of wet sheathing.

Coordinated with the roofer

Termite-damaged substrate

Sheathing and trim damaged by termites replaced, and cladding that runs below grade corrected.

Treatment stays with pest control

Framing documented

Corroded steel studs or decayed wood framing are photographed and referred to the owner’s engineer before the wall is closed.

Engineer decides structure

Choosing the board

Why glass-mat board goes back in

Putting new OSB or paper-faced gypsum back behind the cladding puts the same vulnerable material in the same spot on a wall that has already shown it can get wet. Glass-mat gypsum sheathing has fiberglass facings in place of paper and a moisture-resistant core, so a wet spell does not break it down or feed mold the way wood and paper can.

It is not waterproof on its own. The weather barrier, flashing and sealant joints are still what keep water out, and every replacement we do includes them. Where the sheathing is part of a building’s structural design, or where we find damaged studs, tracks or framing, the owner’s engineer specifies that repair and we rebuild the wall to it. You see photos of the open wall before anything is closed.

Sheathing behind stucco & EIFS
Board	When it stays wet	Our approach
OSBCommon on older wood frame	Swells and loses strength	Cut out and replaced
Plywood	Delaminates over time	Replaced or per engineer
Paper-faced gypsum	Facing and core break down	Replaced with glass-mat
Glass-mat gypsumDensGlass-type board	Resists rot and mold	Installed at the repair
Barrier & flashingOver any board	Sheds water to the weeps	Rebuilt every time

Our process

How a sheathing replacement runs on site

The wall is open for as short a time as possible and protected at the end of every day, with the work phased around tenants and residents.

Survey & map

We take moisture readings across the elevation to find the edges of the wet area and the leak source before any cladding comes off.

Readings mapped on photos
Leak source identified
Itemized written scope

Open & replace

Cladding is removed over the damaged area, wet sheathing is cut back to sound material, and glass-mat board is installed.

Daily weather protection
Framing issues documented
Changes approved first

Barrier, flash & finish

New barrier and flashing are lapped into the existing wall, then the stucco or EIFS is rebuilt and color matched.

Barrier lapped correctly
Flashing at every opening
Color & texture matched

Soft or bulging areas on your facade?

The longer sheathing stays wet, the more of the wall it takes with it. A moisture survey shows how far it has gone.

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Sheathing repairs in Kennesaw

Where Kennesaw walls stay wet longest

Humid air, shaded elevations and recurring storms keep some walls from ever drying out.

On apartment and condominium buildings near Kennesaw State University and along Chastain Road and Jiles Road, we most often find wet sheathing under balconies, beside breezeways and below windows on shaded elevations. On retail and office buildings along Cobb Parkway and Barrett Parkway, it tends to be under parapets and behind storefront perimeters. Knowing the pattern helps us scope openings accurately.

Under balconies

Balcony ledgers and deck edges that send water into the wall below.

Below parapets

Cracked caps and coping joints that wet the top of the wall.

Rot & termites

Long-wet sheathing and framing that invite decay and termite damage.

Kennesaw
Chastain Road
Jiles Road
Kennesaw State University area
Cobb Parkway
Barrett Parkway
Town Center
Big Shanty Road
Acworth
Marietta

Questions & answers

Sheathing replacement FAQ for Kennesaw

Questions Kennesaw owners and managers ask when wet sheathing is found.

Does replacing sheathing in Kennesaw require a permit?

Opening walls and replacing sheathing or framing can require a permit. Check with the City of Kennesaw or Cobb County building department, depending on where the property is.

How do you know how much sheathing to replace?

We map moisture readings before opening the wall, then cut back until we reach dry, sound board, and document what we found.

Why glass-mat gypsum instead of OSB or plywood?

Glass-mat gypsum sheathing has a fiberglass facing instead of paper and resists moisture and mold far better than OSB or paper-faced gypsum.

Can residents or tenants stay in place during the repair?

Usually, yes. We open and close the wall in sections the same day where possible, keep interiors protected and coordinate any interior access in advance.

Will the repaired area match the rest of the wall?

Yes. We rebuild the stucco or EIFS and match color and texture, and recommend finishing to a natural break so the repair is not visible.

Request a sheathing repair quote in Kennesaw

Tell us where the wall is soft, stained or leaking. We will probe it and send a written, itemized repair scope.

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