Emergency Commercial Repair in Houston, TX
Silverheels Construction provides emergency commercial repair and board-up across the Houston area — securing a storefront, office, or building after a break-in, storm, vehicle impact, or vandalism, then handling the permanent repair. We board up and secure the opening first; glass replacement is a separate specialty. There's a $350 emergency trip charge, credited toward the repair if you hire us. Call (281) 728-4898.
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When a storefront gets smashed, a door is breached, a storm opens up a wall, or a vehicle goes into a building, the first job isn't the repair — it's making the building secure and weathertight now. We do emergency commercial repair and board-up across the Houston area for property managers and business owners: secure the opening first, then come back and handle the permanent repair. We board up and secure the structure; glass replacement is a separate specialty we don't take on.
Secure the building first
After a break-in, a crash, a storm, or vandalism, the priority is stopping the next loss — weather getting in, theft through an open wall, and the liability of an unsecured building. The first visit is about closing the opening and making the building secure: boarded, weathertight, and lockable again.
Everything else — insurance, the permanent rebuild, matching finishes — comes after. First we secure the building after the damage so it's not sitting open overnight, then we scope the real repair in daylight.
Emergency board-up for storefronts, windows, and walls
Board-up is the core of the emergency response: plywood cut, fitted, and fastened over broken storefront windows, punched openings, blown-out sections, and holes in walls, so the opening holds and the building is secure.
On a storefront glass board-up we cover and secure the opening where the glass was — the glass itself is replaced later by a glazier, which is a separate specialty. Our job is to make the opening solid and lockable tonight, whether that's a smashed display window, a breached back door, or a hole a storm or a vehicle left in the wall.
Temporary doors and secured openings
A breached or broken commercial door is its own emergency — you can't lock up, which means you can't safely leave or reopen. We secure the doorway with a temporary door, a secured panel, or a lockable closure so the building can be locked and, where possible, keep operating until the permanent door is repaired or replaced.
That covers front entrances, back and side service doors, and dock doors — emergency door repair for a commercial building is as much about restoring security as it is about the opening itself.
Vehicle-into-building, storm, and vandalism damage
The common commercial emergencies we secure and repair: a vehicle into a storefront, entrance, or dock door; storm damage that opens a roof or wall; break-in damage to doors, windows, and frames; and vandalism. Each one leaves the building exposed in a different way.
We stabilize and secure the structure — shoring and board-up as needed — document the damage for your insurer, and then scope the permanent repair. We handle the building trades on the rebuild; electrical and plumbing are separate specialties, and so is glass.
The permanent repair after
Once the building is secure, we come back and put it back together properly — framing, exterior, doors, trim, drywall, and paint — so the temporary board-up becomes a finished repair. We document what we find and provide a written scope your insurer can work from.
For storm-driven damage across the property, this connects to our broader storm and water damage repair work. Glass, electrical, and plumbing go to those specialties; we handle the structure and finishes around them.
Emergency pricing and hours
Straight about the numbers: our standard hours are Monday to Friday, 8 to 5. For an emergency, there's a $350 emergency trip charge to dispatch to your building — and that charge is credited toward the repair if you hire us to do it.
After-hours labor is billed at 1.5x on weeknights and 2x on weekends and holidays. We tell you the rate before we roll a truck, so there's no surprise on the invoice. For property managers who need an emergency contractor on call, that's the whole arrangement up front: a flat trip charge that credits toward the work, and clear after-hours multipliers.
Frequently asked questions
What do you do first in an emergency?
Secure the building. We close the opening — board-up, a temporary door or panel, whatever it takes — so it's weathertight and lockable that same visit. The permanent repair comes after, once the building isn't sitting open.
Do you replace the glass?
No. We board up and secure the opening where the glass was; glass replacement is a separate glazier specialty. We handle everything around it and the permanent structural repair.
What does an emergency call cost?
There's a $350 emergency trip charge to dispatch, credited toward the repair if you hire us. After-hours labor is 1.5x on weeknights and 2x on weekends and holidays. Standard hours are Monday to Friday, 8 to 5, and we tell you the rate before we come.
A vehicle hit our building — can you help?
Yes. We stabilize and secure the opening, document the damage for your insurer, and then handle the permanent repair. Glass and any electrical or plumbing go to those specialties; we handle the structure and finishes.
Do you work after hours?
Yes, for emergencies. After-hours labor is billed at 1.5x on weeknights and 2x on weekends and holidays, with the rate stated before we roll a truck. Standard hours are Monday to Friday, 8 to 5.
Can you do the permanent repair too, not just the board-up?
Yes. After the building is secure we frame, close up, and finish the exterior and interior. Glass, electrical, and plumbing are separate specialties; we handle the structure and finishes around them.
Service areas
- Downtown
- Midtown
- Galleria
- Energy Corridor
- Westchase
- Sugar Land
- The Woodlands
- Katy