Quick answer
Water and mold restoration in Spokane is handled from our shop on E Montgomery Ave in Spokane Valley, answered 24/7. Most city calls come from winter pipe splits in older homes, spring basement seepage, sewer backups through original laterals and roof leaks after heavy snow.
What water damage looks like in Spokane
More of Spokane's housing was built in 1939 or earlier than in any other period, about 26,157 of roughly 105,000 units, which is why so many city jobs involve plaster walls, cast iron or clay drain lines and stone or block basements. In a hard freeze the water meter in its parking-strip pit is often under snow, so a split that starts on the warm-up can run for a while before anyone reaches a shutoff.
Spring brings water from outside. In 2017 county officials blamed groundwater fed by rain and snowmelt for repeat basement flooding on one South Hill street, and in March that year the Spokane River overflowed onto Upriver Drive while the city handed out sandbags in Peaceful Valley.
Neighborhoods we cover in Spokane
We take calls from every part of the city, including the South Hill, Browne's Addition, Peaceful Valley, Hillyard and the North Side. Older neighborhoods mean more plaster and original plumbing; newer ones on the edges of the city mean more drywall, vinyl plank and finished basements, and the repair plan changes with them.