Multi-Story Townhome Construction Project in Fort Worth

This is a big one. We're talking a full multi-story townhome development right near downtown Fort Worth - the kind of project that takes serious coordination, the right crew, and zero shortcuts. Here's what we were working with: a row of three-story units going up from the ground level, each with garage bays below, stucco and fiber cement siding mixed across the facades, and large-format windows stacked floor by floor. It's a complex build, and every phase has to be executed in the right order.

One thing people don't always appreciate about projects like this is how much work goes into the layers you never see once it's done. The weather barrier - that blue housewrap sheeting you can see mid-install on the scaffolding - has to be applied cleanly and continuously across the entire wall assembly. Any gaps or poor laps at the seams and you've got a moisture problem that won't show up until years later. We take that seriously on every unit.

The exterior mix on these units is part of what makes the design work. You've got textured stucco panels framed out with decorative cornice molding at the roofline, paired with dark fiber cement lap siding that runs vertically between units. The contrast is sharp. The black-framed windows tie it all together. Getting those materials to meet cleanly at every transition point is where experience really shows - and sloppy transitions are one of the most common issues we see on rushed commercial builds.

Fort Worth's near-downtown corridors are seeing a lot of this type of infill development right now, and the standard for finish quality keeps going up. Buyers and renters in these units are paying attention to how a building looks and how it's built. That means the exterior envelope work has to hold up to both weather and close inspection. We treat every unit in a row like it's a standalone project - same attention, same standard.

From scaffolding to wrapped windows to finished stucco - this project covers the full scope of what goes into getting a multi-unit residential build across the finish line. It's the kind of work that doesn't leave much room for error, and we wouldn't have it any other way.