Available 24/7 · Seattle and nearby areas
A windstorm, heavy rain, or a falling tree can leave your home damaged. Our crew handles storm damage restoration in Seattle, WA, and dries your home out. Call any time, day or night.
Call (206) 804-8149
We work with all major insurance carriers
Storm damage help
Seattle’s biggest storms are windstorms, and the region’s tall evergreens do most of the damage. A falling cedar or Douglas fir can crack rafters, and rain then pours through the attic into the house.
Seattle’s gray, drizzly months mean a wet attic or basement won’t dry by itself. Mold can start growing within 24 to 48 hours, so drying early protects more of your home.
The November 2024 bomb cyclone knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers across Puget Sound. Heavy atmospheric-river rain can also loosen steep slopes and send mud toward hillside homes.
Homeowners, property managers, and business owners across King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties call us after storms all year round.
Call Now (206) 804-8149Tarping after cedar and fir strikes, basement and hillside mud cleanup, heated drying through outages, mold control, and rebuilding.
A single-room roof leak often dries in several days. A tree through the roof or mud in the basement can mean weeks of work.
Your estimate weighs the wind or slope damage, how far rain or mud spread, damp-season drying, and the rebuild.
A free inspection and estimate before any work starts.
Right after the storm
Once the storm has passed and everyone is safe, these steps protect your home and your insurance claim. If there are downed power lines or a tree on the house, stay back and call 911 or Seattle City Light first.
Not sure what needs to happen first? Call and walk through it with our crew.
Call (206) 804-8149Take photos and video of the roof, the outside, every damaged room, and your belongings before anything is moved or cleaned up.
Move belongings away from leaks, put buckets under drips, and close off rooms where water is coming in. Leave the roof to a crew.
Open a claim and write down the claim number and your adjuster’s name.
Hold on to damaged items until your adjuster has seen them, and save receipts for tarps, emergency repairs, and hotel stays.
A cedar leaning on the roof can settle or slide as wind gusts continue, so keep the rooms below it empty.
Treat every downed line as live, and stay away from water, fences, or trees touching one.
A wet, damaged roof is slippery and may not hold your weight. Tarping is a job for a crew with the right equipment.
Water from outside can carry sewage and debris and hide electrical hazards. Six inches of moving water can knock you down, and a foot of it can carry a car.
Washington contractors must register with the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I).
A cedar or fir resting on a roof stores a lot of tension. Cutting it without an arborist can send the trunk rolling.
Common storm damage
Windstorms, tall evergreens, atmospheric rivers, and steep slopes shape the storm damage we see around Puget Sound.
Strong Pacific storms bring gusts that topple trees and peel roofing around Puget Sound.
In saturated soil, tall Seattle evergreens can snap or uproot onto roofs and decks.
Pineapple Express storms dump days of rain that overwhelm gutters and send water into basements.
Saturated slopes can slide, sending mud and debris against foundations and into lower floors.
Rain that gets past a tree-damaged roof soaks the attic insulation and the ceilings below.
Damp basements and walls grow mold readily in Seattle’s long wet season.
How we help
First we cover the roof and get water and mud out, often while the grid is still down.
We trace rain and mud through the house. Moisture meters follow water from roof openings and slide debris into walls, floors, and the basement.
We pull out what won’t dry. Insulation soaked by rain through a tree strike, swollen drywall, and anything slide mud touched are removed.
We dry with heat and rebuild. Readings must match a dry room before we rebuild, which can take longer in damp months.
What it usually meansRain pouring into the attic and rooms below
How we handle itTarped and dried with heat; soaked insulation replaced.
What it usually meansDebris and muddy water against the foundation and in the basement
How we handle itMud removed; porous materials replaced; surfaces sanitized.
What it usually meansSeepage through older foundation walls
How we handle itPumped out and dried; we show you where it enters.
What it usually meansWater running under shingles into walls
How we handle itWall cavities dried, and we point out the clog.
What it usually meansCondensation and slow drying on every surface
How we handle itWe bring heaters and dehumidifiers and check readings daily.
What can be saved
From Craftsman bungalows to new townhomes, what we keep depends on the material, the water involved, and how soon heated drying starts. The inspection confirms each item.
These clean well after mud once sanitized.
Studs and floor joists in Seattle homes usually dry in place once heat and air movers are running.
Older Seattle floors often recover with slow drying. Cupped boards are replaced.
Ceilings below a tree strike often come down. Firm walls can dry.
Carpet dampened only by drips from a damaged roof, and dried within a day or two, sometimes stays. Carpet that slide mud reached goes.
Solid furniture usually recovers if it’s moved into a heated room early.
Have them tested after outages and surges.
Lay photos and papers flat in a heated room away from the damp basement, and ask a specialist about anything irreplaceable.
They stay damp in Seattle weather and are replaced.
Contaminated water and mud soak into cushions.
Throw it out.
After a big storm, door-to-door repair crews may knock on your door. Be cautious with anyone asking for full payment up front.
Washington requires contractors to register with L&I, and you can verify registration online. Get written estimates and call your insurer before signing.
Problems with a contractor can be reported to L&I or the Washington Attorney General’s consumer protection division.
Help beyond the storm
Every job starts with a free inspection and estimate. Here’s how the 24 Hour Flood Pros team helps with each type of damage.
Atmospheric rivers bring seepage, and tree-damaged roofs let rain into Seattle homes. We extract the standing water, set up dehumidifiers and air movers, and take moisture readings every day until the floors and framing test dry.
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When a Pacific windstorm knocks out power for days, families lean on generators and space heaters, which can start fires. Soot is acidic and keeps staining surfaces, so cleanup starts early. We remove soot, treat odor at the source, clean what can be saved, and rebuild what can’t.
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Damp basements grow mold in Seattle’s wet months. We find the moisture source, contain the area, remove the mold, and dry the space out.
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Windstorms can damage South Lake Union offices, Ballard shops, and Kent Valley warehouses. We extract, dry, and clean on a plan built around reopening, and we document each step for your carrier.
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When you’re ready to rebuild, the same crew puts it back together, from drywall to cabinets to the final coat of paint, so there’s no second contractor to hire.
More about ReconstructionCall and talk to our crew about what happened. The call is free, and so is the inspection.
Our process
Call (206) 804-8149 any time, day or night, including weekends and holidays. Tell us what happened and where water is getting in. We’ll send a crew right away.
We tarp roof openings and board up broken windows and doors, so the next rain stays outside.
The 24 Hour Flood Pros team checks how far the water spread, from the attic to the crawlspace. We use moisture meters to find water hiding inside walls and under floors. We take photos of all the damage for your insurance. The inspection is free.
Standing water is pumped out and drying equipment goes in. Anywhere floodwater reached is cleaned and sanitized.
Soaked insulation, sagging drywall, and carpet pad come out. Drywall that stayed firm stays up and dries in place, so we only replace what really needs it.
We test the wet rooms with a moisture meter, then compare them with a dry room elsewhere in the house. When the wet rooms read close to the dry one, they’re dry.
When you’re ready, the 24 Hour Flood Pros team fixes the damage. We replace drywall, install cabinets, and finish with fresh paint. Our goal is to make your home look the way it did before.
We walk through the finished work with you to make sure you’re happy with everything. Then we send the final records to your insurance company to close out the claim.
Move everyone to the far side of the house and leave the chainsaw work to an arborist. Call our Seattle crew, and we’ll line up removal and get the hole covered before the next band of rain.
Insurance and claims
Most homeowners policies cover sudden damage from wind, hail, and falling trees, including rain that gets in through a storm-damaged roof or window. Flooding from rising water is different. Standard homeowners policies typically don’t cover it, and flood insurance generally takes effect 30 days after you buy it.
Some policies have a separate deductible for wind and hail, so check yours before you start repairs.
Your policy decides what’s covered, not us. We work with all major insurance carriers, including State Farm, Allstate, Liberty Mutual, Farmers, American Family, Travelers, and Nationwide. We bill your insurance directly for damage your policy covers.
If a claim stalls, you can file a complaint with the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
Where we work
We serve Seattle and communities across the Puget Sound region.
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Common questions
A crew can be there within 45 minutes. We work 24/7, including nights, weekends, and holidays. After a big storm, we stop active leaks first, then do the full inspection.
Most policies cover sudden damage from wind, hail, and falling trees, and the rain that gets in through that damage. Flooding from rising water usually needs a separate flood policy. Limits and deductibles vary, so check your policy or ask your agent.
Storm damage is what wind, hail, or a fallen tree does to your home, plus the rain that comes in through the openings. Flood damage comes from water that rises outside and covers land that is usually dry. The difference matters, because insurance treats them differently.
No. An arborist should remove it, and we’ll cover the opening.
From the ground, look for dents in gutters, downspouts, and vents, missing or cracked shingles, and shingle granules collected at the bottom of downspouts. Inside, check for ceiling stains and wet insulation in the attic. Have a roofer inspect the roof itself.
Be wary of anyone who knocks on your door right after a storm, asks for full payment up front, or offers to cover your deductible. Call your insurance company first, get more than one estimate, and confirm the contractor’s Washington L&I registration.
Drying out a room or two usually takes a few days. Ceilings, walls, or floors that need rebuilding take longer, and a roofer may need to finish first. Your estimate includes a schedule.
It depends on how much water got in, how long it sat, what has to be removed, and how much needs rebuilding. The inspection and estimate are free, so you know the cost before any work starts. When insurance covers the damage, we send the itemized estimate straight to your adjuster.
Often, yes, in the rooms that weren’t damaged. If the roof is open, the power is off, or floodwater reached the living areas, it may make sense to stay somewhere else. We’ll tell you what we see after the inspection.
Available 24/7
Day or night, weekend or holiday, call (206) 804-8149. A crew can be there within 45 minutes to start your free inspection.
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