Somar Caulking removes and replaces failed joint sealant on commercial buildings across Los Angeles and Orange County, with crews working throughout California. We install new joint sealant on every kind of commercial facade, from curtain wall and storefront to precast, tilt-up, metal panel, EIFS, stone, tile, and stucco.
Sealant is often the only thing keeping water out of a joint, and it wears out long before the building does. As sealant ages it begins to crack, separate, and lose adhesion, and that is where water intrusion starts. Our own crews remove the failed caulking and install new sealant to the manufacturer's specification. We work directly for property managers and building owners, and as a subcontractor to general contractors.
Most caulking and sealant failure is visible from the ground. South and west elevations usually go first because they take the most sun and heat. These are the signs.
Any one of these is reason for a sealant inspection, and ours is free. We walk every elevation, mark what has failed, and price only what needs replacing. Send us the building →
Window perimeter joint at a precast panel. The surface has cracked through and the bead is starting to release from the frame.
The estimator who prices the job walks the building. Joint sizes, linear footage, and access go into a fixed number.
Old sealant is cut out and the joint faces are cleaned to sound substrate.
Backer rod is sized to the joint to set the sealant depth. Primer goes on where the manufacturer requires it for that substrate.
Joints are taped, then sealant is gunned to the specified width-to-depth ratio and tooled for full contact with both sides of the joint. The tape comes off and the line stays straight.
Field adhesion tests and water tests are performed when the specification or the manufacturer's warranty calls for them.
Warranty documents at completion, and photo documentation when the contract requires it.
| Type | Products we install | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Silicone weatherseal | Dowsil 795, GE SilPruf SCS2000, GE SCS9000 NB, Pecora 895NST | Curtain wall, window perimeters, panel joints, stone and masonry |
| Structural and glazing silicone | Dowsil 995, GE SilGlaze II SCS2800 | Structural glazing, glass-to-metal |
| Silicone weather barrier | Dowsil 758 | Air-barrier transitions and terminations |
| Polyurethane, vertical joints | Tremco Dymonic 100, Sikaflex 1A, Sikaflex 2c NS | Expansion joints, precast, tilt-up, concrete perimeters |
| Polyurethane, two-part | Pecora Dynatrol II | Large and high-movement expansion joints |
| Traffic-grade polyurethane | Pecora DynaTred | Horizontal joints in decks, plazas, and sidewalks |
| Hybrid | Tremco Dymonic FC, Sikaflex Hyflex-150 LM, Pecora Dynaflex SC, MasterSeal NP 150 | Paintable joints, mixed substrates |
| Semi-rigid joint filler | Metzger/McGuire MM-80, Euclid QWIKjoint, Sika Loadflex | Slab control joints in warehouses and tilt-up floors |
Silicone where the joint needs the longest life and will not be painted. Polyurethane or a hybrid where it will be, or where the spec calls for one. Not on this list? If it is in your spec, we have probably installed it. Send us the section →
Sealant replacement on a mid-century headquarters building: precast panel joints, window and storefront perimeters, and plaza joints, worked from scaffold.
New-construction joint sealants across a headquarters campus: curtain wall and storefront perimeters, and the expansion joints between tilt-up panels.
Expansion joints in a custom textured tile facade, sealed with custom-color silicone matched to the tile. Work ran on mall hours with the store open.
Full curtain-wall re-seal on an occupied high-rise, run from swing stage with the building open below.
Around 5 years for a urethane and up to 20 for a silicone. Sun, heat, and joint movement shorten both. If the sealant on the building is original and the building is older than that, it is due for a look.
Yes. An estimator walks the building, marks what has failed, and sends a fixed price in writing. No charge for the walk, and no obligation after it.
Silicone lasts longest and holds up to sun, but it cannot be painted. Urethane takes paint and has a shorter service life. A hybrid takes paint like a urethane and weathers better than one. The sealant itself is a small part of the price. Labor and access are most of it, so the right material for the joint is the one to use. The substrate, the movement, and whether the joint gets painted decide it, and the spec usually already has.
By the linear foot, and access sets the rate. The same joint costs more from a swing stage than from a lift, and more from a lift than from a ladder. We measure the joints, and you get a fixed number, not an allowance.
Yes. High-rise caulking is done from the outside, from swing stage or rope access, with tenants in place. Retail is done before opening or after close. Access, noise, and drop zones are worked out with the property manager before the first day.
Yes. We order custom caulking colors to match the tile, stone, or paint, and confirm the match on a sample joint before the full run.
Crews dispatch from Long Beach. Most caulking work is in Los Angeles and Orange County: Long Beach, Los Angeles, El Segundo, Burbank, Pasadena, Anaheim, Fullerton, Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, Irvine, and Newport Beach. For the right job we go further: San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties, the Central Valley, and public works anywhere in California.
Waterproofing. Deck and wall coatings. Crack and leak injection. High-rise facade cleaning. See all services
Caulking is one part of the building envelope, and it is usually bid with waterproofing on the same building. One walk, one number.
Reach the office directly.
Send the building: the address, a few photos of the joints, and any drawings you have. An estimator walks it at no charge and you get a fixed price back, most within 72 hours. Call it a bid, a quote, or an estimate. It is the same number either way. Emergency leak, same day when a crew is free.