Nearly every house in this metro keeps its most valuable floor below the ground, and nearly every year the ground turns to water for a few weeks. That is the whole story of water damage in the Twin Cities: a finished basement, a season that tests it, and a handful of machines and pipes standing between the two.
Two things people call about
- Water damage restoration Removal, drying and cleanup downstairs
- Mold inspection Finding the water behind the growth
Around here they are often the same event, seen from two seasons. The water arrives in spring; whatever never finished drying inside a finished wall or under a carpet waits out the dry weeks and declares itself when the humid part of summer closes in. The call in July is usually about the water from April.
Call if any of this sounds familiar
- The sump pump running longer than it used to, or not at all.
- A damp line climbing the drywall at the bottom of the stairs.
- Water seeping where the floor meets the wall after a wet week.
- A window well holding water against the glass.
- A musty note downstairs that arrived with the humid weather.
- Carpet that feels cool and heavy along one wall.