Window openings
Head flashing and perimeter seals have to move water out and away from the wall assembly.
Austin building-envelope leak detection
Find where the water is getting into your Austin building
A ceiling stain or wet baseboard tells you where the water ended up. It rarely tells you where it got in. We inspect the outside, trace the wet path through the building, and show you what needs to be opened and repaired.
Homes, apartments, retail, offices, warehouses, and steel buildings across Greater Austin.
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What the stain is telling you
The damage inside may be several feet from the leak
Water can enter above a window, at a roof edge, through a metal panel fastener, or around a wall penetration. Gravity and framing carry it somewhere else before it becomes visible.
In wood-framed homes, wet sheathing and bottom plates can stay hidden behind drywall. In steel buildings, water can follow girts, purlins, fasteners, and insulation across a large section of the wall or roof.
Austin heat breaks down sealants, and hard wind-driven rain finds openings that stay dry during a light shower. A quick coating over the stain does not fix the entry point.
Where leaks begin
Details matter at every transition.
Windows, decks, parapets, wall penetrations, and material changes are common entry points. These are actual waterproofing details from our work.
Deck transitions
Wall-to-deck joints and parapets need a continuous membrane with no open path behind the finish.
Continuous protection
The waterproofing layer is tied into openings, corners, and adjacent materials before the finish goes back on.
The inspection
Find the entry point before pricing the repair
We start with the building type and the weather conditions that trigger the leak. Then we inspect likely entry points, take moisture readings, and use controlled water testing when the assembly allows it.
If a small inspection opening is needed, we explain where and why before cutting. The goal is to expose enough of the wet path to make a repair plan without tearing apart areas that are still dry.
You receive a clear explanation of the likely source, the affected materials, and the repair scope. If another trade owns part of the fix, we say that plainly.
Actual waterproofing repair
What we found after opening the wall.
The outside finish hid damaged sheathing and prolonged moisture at the bottom of the assembly. These are photos from the same Texas Rock Solid repair.
One real project, start to finish
Open it. Rebuild it. Waterproof it.
No stock photos. This is Texas Rock Solid waterproofing work on wood-framed residential construction and a large commercial-scale building.
Built for Austin properties
Wood-framed homes and steel commercial buildings
Residential
Wall cavities, window openings, decks, roof transitions, showers, and exterior finishes. We trace the wet path before opening more of the house than necessary.
Commercial
Metal buildings, retail centers, offices, apartments, and warehouses. We document where water enters, what it touches, and which trade owns the repair.
Straight answers
Before we open a wall
Do you use cameras or dye tests?
We choose the test around the assembly. That may include moisture readings, controlled hose testing, visual inspection, and a small opening when the finish hides the wet path.
Do you work on steel buildings?
Yes. We inspect metal roof and wall systems, panel laps, fasteners, curbs, roof edges, windows, and penetrations on warehouses, retail buildings, offices, and similar commercial properties.
Do you work on houses and apartments?
Yes. We inspect single-family homes, multifamily buildings, decks, exterior walls, window openings, roof transitions, and other places where water can enter the building envelope.
Request an Austin site visit
Show us where the water appears.
Tell us what kind of building you have and when the damage shows up. Photos help us bring the right inspection equipment.
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