Flood Cleanup Lacey, WA

A burst pipe is clean water. Water that comes in from outside, from a storm drain backing up or a yard that can't absorb any more rain, usually carries dirt and bacteria with it. That changes the job. We're not just drying the space, we're disinfecting it. Anything porous the flood water touched, like carpet padding or the bottom section of drywall, typically has to come out rather than just get dried.

Standing water comes out first with pumps built for contaminated water. Whatever can't be safely cleaned gets removed, usually that bottom foot or two of drywall and any soaked carpet padding. What's left gets treated with an antimicrobial and dried with commercial equipment, with daily moisture checks until it's back to a normal dry reading.

We can't stop the rain, but a few things help. Clearing gutters before the wet season hits. Making sure the ground slopes away from your foundation instead of toward it. A sump pump with battery backup if your place has flooded before. We'll point out what we see during an inspection.

When heavy rain rolls in off the Pacific, the low ground in Lacey is the first to take on water. Streets near Woodland Creek Community Park and the homes along Ruddell Road can see water pool in yards, garages and crawl spaces after a long storm. Low spots near Long Lake and out toward Yelm on the Yelm Highway can hold water too. Flood water is not clean water, so the cleanup covers removal, disinfection and drying, in that order.