We caulk
buildings.
and do other things.
Commercial waterproofing and building envelope specialists serving Los Angeles, Orange County, and all of California.
Free sealant inspections. Bids typically returned within 72 hours. Same-day emergency leak service available.
Services
Caulking
Removal and replacement of failed sealants on existing façades, plus new-construction installation across curtain wall, storefront, precast, and tilt-up assemblies. Wet seals, expansion joints, window and door perimeters, panel joints. Installed to manufacturer spec for a continuous, watertight envelope.
Caulking details →Waterproofing
High-performance membrane systems for below-grade walls, plaza decks, podium decks, planters, elevator pits, and balconies. Fluid-applied and sheet membranes, installed blindside, positive-side, and negative-side. Detailed to manufacturer spec to protect the occupied spaces below.
Coatings
Polyurethane traffic coatings for parking structures, decks, ramps, and balconies, elastomeric wall coatings for stucco and concrete façades, and silicone restoration coatings for existing roofs. Pedestrian and vehicular systems, waterproof deck coating, safety striping, roof restoration. Installed to manufacturer spec to extend service life and put off costly replacement.
Injections
Epoxy structural crack repair and polyurethane active-leak chase on concrete walls, tilt-up panels, parking decks, and below-grade substrates. Foundation cracks, cold joints, honeycombing, live leaks. Stops active water intrusion and restores structural integrity.
Exterior Cleaning
High-rise façade cleaning from swing-stage access on commercial towers, residential high-rises, hotels, and institutional buildings. Restoration cleaning of concrete and masonry, efflorescence, carbon, and rust stain removal, recurring maintenance washes. Substrate-appropriate methods for a clean, uniform appearance.
About Somar
Manufacturer-Certified Applicators
Approved installer with leading manufacturers including Dow, Pecora, Sika, and Tremco. Systems are installed to spec with eligibility for manufacturer-backed warranties on qualifying scopes, coordinated during pre-construction and carried through installation with continuous field quality control. Qualifying systems carry manufacturer-backed warranties of 5 to 20 years; every scope carries a one-year workmanship warranty, standard.
Public Works Compliant
DIR-registered contractor providing certified payroll on all public works projects. Proven experience managing prevailing wage, reporting, and documentation requirements without disrupting schedule or workflow.
Direct Owner Involvement
Every project is personally walked, scoped, and priced by company leadership. No handoff between estimating and operations: clear scope, accurate numbers, and direct accountability from bid through closeout.
Self-Performed Work
All core scopes are performed in-house, from sealants and waterproofing to coatings, injections, and exterior cleaning. The same crew involved in pre-con executes the work in the field, ensuring continuity, quality control, and adherence to approved details.
Representative Projects
The Press
Curtain wall and storefront perimeter sealant plus tilt-up expansion joints across a new headquarters campus.
Louis Vuitton
Tile expansion joint caulking on a custom 3D-textured tile facade for a luxury retail flagship. Color-matched sealant, retail-finish tolerances, mall-hours coordination.
Lew R. Wasserman Building
Curtain wall sealant on a high-rise commercial tower. Cut out the existing sealant, set new backer rod, tooled new silicone joints.
Cal State Fullerton
Waterproof floor coating in several mechanical rooms. Concrete prep, primer, basecoat, and topcoat with safety-yellow striping around equipment pads and walking lanes.
Common Questions
How often do building sealants need to be replaced?
Depends on the sealant. Urethanes run about 5 years of service life; silicones up to 20. Joint movement, exposure, and the quality of the original installation move the range. South- and west-facing elevations go first. Chalking, cracking, or sealant pulling away from the substrate means water is already finding those joints. That is the time for an assessment.
What does sealant replacement cost?
Access drives cost more than material. Swing-stage work prices differently than ladder work. We walk the building, measure the joints, and return a fixed number. Most bids are back within 72 hours.
What areas do you serve?
We're based in Long Beach. Most of our work is in Los Angeles and Orange County, and we run crews throughout California, including public works projects under prevailing wage.
Do you work directly with property managers, or only through GCs?
Both. A large share of our work comes straight from property managers and building owners; the rest through general contractors. Either way, the person who walks your building is the person who prices it.
What warranties come with the work?
One-year workmanship on everything, standard. Qualifying systems installed to manufacturer spec (Dow, Sika, Tremco, Pecora, and others) are eligible for manufacturer-backed warranties of 5 to 20 years, coordinated during pre-construction.
Can you handle public works and prevailing wage?
Yes. DIR-registered, certified payroll on every public job. We carry the reporting and documentation without slowing the schedule.
Do you sub out the work?
No. Every scope we sell is performed by our own crews: sealants, waterproofing, coatings, injections, exterior cleaning. Same people from pre-con to closeout.
How fast can you get us a bid?
Most bids are back within 72 hours of the walk. Emergency leak calls get same-day response when crews are available.
Contact
Reach the office directly.
Request a Bid
Most bids return within 72 hours. Emergency leak work, same day if crews are available.