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Water damage

Get the water out. Save the structure.

Burst pipes, frozen lines, sump failures, sewer backups, storm flooding. We extract standing water, dry the structure with industrial equipment, and rebuild whatever didn't make it.

Residential bedroom mid-mitigation after a water loss, framing and subfloor exposed.

The process · five stages

How a water damage job actually runs.

  1. Worker operating a wet-vac extraction wand on a flooded basement floor.

    Stage 01

    Extraction

    Standing water comes out first. Truck-mount or wet-vac extraction depending on volume. Nothing electrical goes in the water until it's gone.

  2. Worker removing wet drywall with a pry bar; debris piled on a tarp.

    Stage 02

    Demolition

    Wet drywall, baseboards, soaked insulation, and ruined flooring come out next. Cuts at clean lines. Debris stays contained on tarps for disposal.

  3. Air movers and a dehumidifier running on a dry floor while a worker reads a moisture meter.

    Stage 03

    Structural drying

    Once the area is dry to the touch, air movers and an LGR dehumidifier go in. We map moisture every 24 hours until the structure reads dry.

  4. Worker applying antimicrobial spray to exposed studs and subfloor.

    Stage 04

    Antimicrobial treatment

    Studs and subfloor get an antimicrobial pass to prevent the secondary problem nobody wants to deal with later.

  5. Worker installing a new sheet of drywall using a T-prop and a cordless screw gun.

    Stage 05

    Reconstruction

    Drywall hung, taped, mudded, painted. Trim, baseboard, flooring. Same crew that mitigated. One walkthrough at the end.

Working with your insurance

You sign once. We handle the carrier paperwork.

We are not an insurance contractor. We work for you, the homeowner. We document the loss, write the scope, share photos and reports directly with your adjuster, and supply everything your carrier needs so the claim moves quickly. Reimbursement is paid to you, then to us.

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