Storms bring water in through roofs, windows, and basements. 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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Storm Damage Restoration in Atlanta, GA
Wind, hail, or a fallen tree can open your roof to the next rain. Our crew handles storm damage restoration in Atlanta, GA, and dries your home out. Call any time, day or night.
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Storm damage in Atlanta
A damaged roof doesn’t stop leaking when the storm ends. Every rain after that sends more water into the attic, the insulation, and the ceilings below, often where you can’t see it.
Drywall and insulation that stay wet for more than a day or two can start growing mold. The EPA recommends drying water-damaged materials within 24 to 48 hours, so the first days after a storm count.
Atlanta gets hit from several directions: spring and summer thunderstorms with hail and high wind, tall pines and oaks that come down on roofs, and the remnants of tropical storms. Rain from Hurricane Helene set a 48-hour rainfall record in Atlanta in September 2024.
Homeowners, property managers, and business owners across Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton, Cobb, Douglas, Fayette, Rockdale, Henry, Gwinnett, and Paulding counties call us after storms all year round.
Call Now (470) 659-8287Storm damage restoration at a glance
What’s included
Emergency tarping and board-up, water removal, drying, tear-out of wet materials, mold prevention, and the repairs inside.
Typical timeline
A few days to dry out a room or two. Several weeks or more when ceilings, walls, or floors need rebuilding, or the roof has to be fixed first.
How cost is set
How much water got in, how long it sat, what has to be removed, and how much needs rebuilding.
First visit
Call (470) 659-8287A free inspection and estimate before any work starts.
Right after the storm
What to do after a storm in Atlanta
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 Georgia Power first.
Not sure what needs to happen first? Call and walk through it with our crew.
Call (470) 659-8287What to do
Photograph the damage
Take photos and video of the roof, the outside, every damaged room, and your belongings before anything is moved or cleaned up.
Stop more water if it’s safe
Move belongings away from leaks, put buckets under drips, and close off rooms where water is coming in. Leave the roof to a crew.
Call your insurer the same day
Open a claim and write down the claim number and your adjuster’s name.
Keep damaged items and receipts
Hold on to damaged items until your adjuster has seen them, and save receipts for tarps, emergency repairs, and hotel stays.
Get more than one estimate
Get more than one written estimate before you hire anyone for storm repairs.
What not to do
Don’t go near downed power lines
Treat every downed line as live, and stay away from water, fences, or trees touching one.
Don’t climb onto the roof
A wet, damaged roof is slippery and may not hold your weight. Tarping is a job for a crew with the right equipment.
Don’t walk or drive through floodwater
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.
Don’t hire the first door-knocker
Get written estimates and check references before you sign.
Don’t let anyone cover your deductible
This offer can draw you into insurance fraud.
Common storm damage
Types of storm damage we handle in Atlanta
Storms do damage in a few different ways, and each one lets water into your home differently.
Wind and Hail Roof Damage
High wind lifts shingles and hail cracks them. Water gets under the roof and soaks the insulation, and the first sign inside is often a stain on the ceiling below.
Fallen Trees and Limbs
Atlanta’s tall pines and oaks can come down on roofs and porches in a strong storm. Once a tree breaks through the roof, rain pours straight in until the opening is covered.
Flash Flooding
Heavy rain can overwhelm storm drains and creeks and push water into basements, crawlspaces, and ground floors. Water that pours in from outside brings mud, so everything it touches needs cleaning and sanitizing.
Wind-Driven Rain
Strong wind pushes rain sideways through window frames, doors, and gaps in siding. The water runs down inside the wall, where it can sit for days.
Wet Attics and Ceilings
Rain that gets past the roof soaks the insulation above the ceiling. Wet ceiling drywall can sag and come down, so keep everyone out from under it.
Mold After a Storm
If water sits in walls, under floors, or in the crawlspace, mold can follow within a day or two. Drying everything fast is the best way to stop it. More about mold remediation
How we help
How we handle storm damage
The first job is stopping more water from getting in. We cover roof openings and broken windows, then pump out standing water and set up drying equipment.
We find where the water went. Moisture meters show water inside walls, under floors, and in the attic insulation, even where everything looks dry.
We remove what can’t be dried. Soaked insulation, sagging ceiling drywall, and anything floodwater touched that can’t be cleaned come out. Drywall that stayed firm stays up and dries in place.
Then we dry it and rebuild. We dry until the wet rooms read close to a dry room elsewhere in the house. Once the roof is fixed, the same team repairs the ceilings and walls inside.
Where the water came from matters
Rain through a damaged roof or window
What it usually meansUsually clean water at first
How we handle itDried and cleaned. Insulation it soaked is usually replaced.
Floodwater from outside
What it usually meansDirty water that can carry sewage, mud, and debris
How we handle itPorous materials it touched come out. Everything else is cleaned and sanitized.
Water that backed up through a drain
What it usually meansSewage from an overloaded sewer line
How we handle itTreated as contaminated. Stay out of it until it’s pumped out and cleaned.
Water sitting for more than a day or two
What it usually meansMold risk, and clean water turning dirty
How we handle itDried fast, with moisture checks until every room reads dry.
Water in the crawlspace or basement
What it usually meansRunoff or groundwater pushing in
How we handle itPumped out and dried. We’ll show you where it’s getting in.
What can be saved
What can be dried and what gets replaced
Whether something can be saved depends on what it’s made of, what kind of water reached it, and how fast it dries. Here’s a general guide. Your inspection gives you the real answer for your home.
Tile, concrete, metal, and glass
Usually dried and keptThese dry and clean up well, even after floodwater, once they’re sanitized.
Wood framing and subfloor
Usually dried and keptUsually dried in place, and checked with a moisture meter before anything is closed up.
Hardwood floors
Depends on water and timingBoards dried slowly and carefully can often be saved. Badly cupped or warped boards are replaced.
Drywall
Depends on water and timingDrywall that stayed firm, with tight seams, can dry in place. Swollen, sagging, or floodwater-soaked drywall is cut out.
Carpet
Depends on water and timingCarpet wet with clean rainwater and dried quickly can sometimes be saved. Carpet soaked by floodwater is replaced.
Solid wood furniture
Depends on water and timingUsually dries and cleans up. Pieces that sat in floodwater for a long time may warp or split.
Electronics and appliances
Depends on water and timingHave them checked before you plug them in, even if they look dry.
Photos and documents
Depends on water and timingDon’t throw them out. Lay them flat to dry, and ask a specialist about anything important.
Carpet pad and insulation
Usually replacedThey hold water like a sponge and usually can’t be dried well enough to save.
Upholstered furniture and mattresses after floodwater
Usually replacedFloodwater soaks into the padding, and it can’t be cleaned out.
Food that floodwater touched
Usually replacedThrow it out. Undamaged, store-bought cans can be kept if they’re cleaned and sanitized.
How to spot a storm chaser
After big storms, out-of-town crews knock on doors across metro Atlanta. Georgia’s Attorney General and Insurance Commissioner warn that some ask for money up front and disappear, or offer to cover your deductible, which can drag you into insurance fraud.
Before you sign anything, call your insurance company, get more than one estimate, and ask for a business license, liability insurance, and workers’ compensation coverage. In Georgia, general contractors, electricians, plumbers, and HVAC contractors must be licensed with the Secretary of State, and you can look them up at sos.ga.gov.
Suspect fraud? Report it to Georgia’s Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire at (404) 656-2070 or (800) 656-2298.
Help beyond the storm
Other restoration services we offer in Atlanta
Every job starts with a free inspection and estimate. Here’s how the 24 Hour Flood Pros team helps with each type of damage.
Grease fires, dryer fires, and old wiring start a lot of what we see. 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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Mold grows where there’s moisture, often in places you can’t see. We find the moisture source, contain the area, remove the mold, and dry the space out.
More about Mold Remediation
When your business is closed, you’re losing money every day. 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 ReconstructionDealing with one of these?
Call (470) 659-8287Call and talk to our crew about what happened. The call is free, and so is the inspection.
Our process
What happens after you call
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You call, we send a crew
Call (470) 659-8287 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.
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We stop more water from getting in
We tarp roof openings and board up broken windows and doors, so the next rain stays outside.
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We arrive and inspect
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.
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We pump out the water
Standing water is pumped out and drying equipment goes in. Anywhere floodwater reached is cleaned and sanitized.
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We remove what can’t be saved
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.
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We compare with a dry room
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.
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We make the repairs
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.
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Final check with you
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.
Tree on the house?
Call (470) 659-8287Keep everyone out of the rooms under it and away from any downed power lines. Call us, and we’ll get the opening covered and the water stopped.
Insurance and claims
Storm damage and your insurance claim
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 and you can’t sort it out with your insurer, Georgia’s Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire has a consumer services division that handles homeowners claim complaints: (404) 656-2070 or (800) 656-2298.
What your adjuster will ask for
- The date of the storm and what happened
- Photos and video of the outside and every damaged room
- Damaged items you kept for them to see
- Receipts for tarps, emergency repairs, and hotel stays
What we send them
- Date-stamped photos of each damaged area
- Moisture readings for every wet room
- A line-by-line estimate for drying and rebuild
- One point of contact for your adjuster
Where we work
Areas we serve around Atlanta
Our Atlanta crew covers the city and the areas around it.
Counties
- Fulton County
- DeKalb County
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Rockdale County
- Henry County
- Gwinnett County
- Paulding County
Intown neighborhoods
- Buckhead
- Midtown
- Virginia-Highland
- Inman Park
- Kirkwood
- Grant Park
- West End
Nearby cities
- Decatur
- Sandy Springs
- South Fulton
- Brookhaven
- Dunwoody
- Marietta
- Smyrna
- Roswell
- Alpharetta
- Johns Creek
- Milton
- Peachtree Corners
- Tucker
- Stonecrest
- East Point
- College Park
- Stone Mountain
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Common questions
Atlanta storm damage FAQs
How fast can 24 Hour Flood Pros get to me?
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.
Does homeowners insurance cover storm damage in Georgia?
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 vs. flood damage: what's the difference?
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.
Should I tarp my roof myself?
We don’t recommend it. A wet, damaged roof is slippery and may not hold your weight. From the ground, move belongings away from leaks and put buckets under drips, then call us.
How can I tell if hail damaged my roof?
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.
How do I avoid storm chasers?
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 look up a contractor’s license at sos.ga.gov.
How long does storm damage restoration take?
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.
How much does storm damage restoration cost in Atlanta?
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.
Can I stay in my home during storm repairs?
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.
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