Water damage repair in Olympia rarely involves just one trade. A burst pipe needs a plumber to fix the line, a restoration crew to extract and dry, and sometimes a contractor to replace drywall and flooring afterwards. The pages below explain each type of job: what usually causes it in Thurston County homes, what a restoration company does on site and what to check with your insurer. Through our referral line (opening soon), you can be connected with an independent local company for any of them.
Find the page that matches your problem
Services are grouped by where the water or smoke came from. If you are not sure, start with emergency water extraction, which covers the first steps for any kind of water.
Leaks, pipes and appliances
Rain, rivers and ground water
Drying, repairs and mold
Fire and smoke damage
What every water damage job has in common
Whatever the source, a professional restoration visit follows the same logic. The crew stops the water or confirms it is stopped, measures how far it spread, removes standing water, takes out materials that cannot be dried and then dries the rest with air movers and dehumidifiers. Moisture readings are taken each day until the wet materials match dry areas of the same house.
The category of water matters too. Clean water from a supply line is treated very differently from gray water from a washing machine or black water from a sewer backup or flood. Porous materials such as carpet pad and insulation are often discarded after contaminated water, even if they could be dried.
Water damage, fire damage, or both?
A fire leaves two kinds of damage: smoke and soot from the fire itself, and water from the hoses or sprinklers that put it out. Many restoration companies handle both, and the drying work after firefighting follows the same steps as any other water job. Our fire damage restoration page explains the order of work.
How to get help
To reach a restoration company, email info@olympiawaterdamagewa.com while our phone line is being set up. Mention the service that fits best, the ZIP code and whether the home has a crawl space, basement or slab. We cover Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater and south Thurston County.