Same-Day Water Damage Restoration in Mountain Home, ID

Almost always something inside the house: a supply line, a water heater, an appliance, a toilet that overflows. What is different here is how little water there is on the surface to blame. Surface water is scarce on this plateau and most of the supply is pumped from the ground, so when a house floods we start inside the walls.

The town sits at about 3,150 feet, well above the valley floor, and the winters here are short and cold. Before the first hard freeze, drain and shut the outside taps. Look at any supply line running through an unheated garage or crawl space, and open the cabinet doors under a sink on an outside wall.

In most cases, yes. A clean-water leak from a supply line or an appliance does not make the home unsafe, and tenants usually stay through the noise and warmth of the drying machines. Sewage and visible mold are different, and we flag at the inspection any room nobody should use. Tell us about breathing conditions in the household.

It does not. Inspection and estimate are both free, and we never contact an insurer without your say. We take you through the moisture readings and thermal images and tell you if the loss looks covered. Sudden flooding from a pipe or an appliance normally is. You decide on filing, and you sign only if you hire us. We are licensed and insured.

No. Cash or claim, the estimate comes from Xactimate, the software insurance companies use, and the line items do not change. We bill insurance directly for covered losses. For anything else, we offer 0% financing options.

Take photos before anything is moved, and note when someone last checked the place, because the carrier may ask. We record every room in DocuSketch, keep each moisture reading and work directly with your carrier and adjuster. The estimate is built in Xactimate, the pricing software insurance carriers use.

On exposed surfaces, a little. Water in a subfloor, a wall cavity or a crawl space still needs drying equipment, whatever the weather. Most water jobs dry in three to five days, and a technician takes readings every day until the materials meet the IICRC standard.