Water Damage Restoration in Arlington, TX

Arlington sits between Dallas and Fort Worth, and its creeks have a long flood history. Water damage restoration in Arlington, TX often starts after a heavy storm along Rush Creek, Johnson Creek or Village Creek. Just as often, it starts with a failed supply line or water heater in one of the many homes built during the city's growth years in the 1970s and 1980s.

Tropical Storm Hermine in 2010 damaged more than 200 homes and condominiums in Arlington, about half of them along Rush Creek. The city has since bought out a number of flood-prone homes near the creek. Homes near the creeks are still the first to take on water when a big storm stalls over the city.

We also work in the apartments and condos around UT Arlington and the Entertainment District, where a leak in one unit often reaches the units below or next door. We extract and dry each affected unit, keep separate photos and moisture logs for owners, tenants and property managers, and coordinate access with the management office.

Our Arlington service covers emergency water extraction, structural drying, flood cleanup, sewage cleanup and mold prevention, plus repairs once everything is dry. Arlington sits between our Fort Worth and Irving service areas, and it's part of our wider water damage restoration service around Dallas.

Creek flooding in Arlington

Rush Creek has flooded nearby homes more than once, and development upstream has made it worse over the years. Johnson Creek runs through the middle of the city and the Entertainment District, and Village Creek feeds Lake Arlington. When a storm stalls, water from these creeks and overloaded storm drains can reach garages, yards and ground-floor rooms.

Creek water is treated as contaminated, so wet carpet, pad and the lower part of the drywall usually come out before the structure is sanitized and dried. Standard homeowners policies don't cover rising water, so check whether you have flood insurance. You can look up your address on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center to see if it sits in a mapped flood zone. Our flood damage restoration page explains each step.

Leaks in Arlington apartments and condos

In a building with shared walls and floors, water doesn't stay in one unit. A burst washer hose or an overflowing tub upstairs can soak the ceiling and walls of the unit below in minutes. Tell your property manager right away, shut off the water to the fixture if you can and photograph your belongings.

We dry every affected unit and keep separate records for each one, which helps when more than one insurance policy is involved. Larger properties are handled through our commercial water damage restoration service.

Aging plumbing in Arlington homes

Much of Arlington was built during its growth in the 1970s and 1980s. Homes built from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s can have polybutylene supply lines, a grey plastic pipe known to fail. Many also still have their original shut-off valves, or a water heater well past its expected life.

Grey plastic supply lines, rusty water from the hot tap or moisture around the base of the water heater are worth a plumber's look before they fail. If one does let go, shut off the main valve and call us so we can start water extraction before it spreads under the floors.

What affects the cost of water damage restoration in Arlington

Most of the price comes down to the spread, the water category and the rebuild. In Arlington, creek floodwater raises the scope because more material has to be removed, and a leak that crosses between apartments adds every ceiling and wall it reached.

If more than one unit or policy is involved, ask for the estimate to be split by unit so each owner, tenant and adjuster can see their own share. Our cost guide explains each line you'll see.