Flood Cleanup
Tidal and storm water on ground floors and garages.
Ground-floor flood cleanupVenice service
Water damage restoration in Venice, Los Angeles
Venice is low, close to the ocean and laced with tidal canals. So ground floors here deal with salt air, high water tables and the occasional king tide.
- Answered 24/7
- Beach and canals
- Ground-floor water
24/7 emergency line
(323) 709-0141- 1Call any hourWe answer 24/7.
- 2Tell us the sourcePipe, rain or tide.
- 3Crew sentOut the 10.
Quick answer
We handle tidal and storm water, damp ground floors, plumbing leaks and mold in Venice homes near the beach and along the canals. Crews come from our Little Tokyo office at any hour. Tell dispatch whether the water came from inside the house, from rain or from the tide, since outside water is handled as contaminated.
Venice
Living at sea level
Close to the beach, ground floors and garages sit only a few feet above the water table, and humid salt air keeps walls slow to dry. A small leak here can turn into mold faster than it would inland.
Many Venice homes are also older cottages and duplexes, some built over crawl spaces or with additions that have different floors and walls joined together.
Venice
King tides and the canals
National Weather Service king tide advisories have warned that minor coastal flooding is possible in Venice and Playa del Rey, with beach parking lots and nearby streets and structures briefly under water. The Venice canals, dug in 1905, are tidal canals at sea level that were rebuilt in the early 1990s with new seawalls and tide gates. High tides, heavy rain and salty humid air together make drying slower here than in most of the city.
Common calls
Common calls from Venice
Mold Inspection and Testing
Testing damp walls in humid beach air.
Mold testing near the beachMold Remediation
Growth behind walls that never fully dried.
Treating moldCrawl Space Water Removal
Water under raised cottages after rain or leaks.
Crawl space waterStructural Drying and Dehumidification
Drying walls and floors in humid salt air.
Drying in beach humidityCeiling and Roof Leak Water Damage
Storm water through older roofs and additions.
Roof leak damageHow it works here
How a Venice call runs
Call and tell the dispatcher whether the water came from inside, from rain or from the tide. Move valuables off ground-floor floors and keep away from standing water near outlets.
The crew extracts water, removes anything outside water soaked, maps moisture through walls and floors and dries with dehumidifiers sized for the humid air, logging readings every visit.
Nearby
Nearby areas we cover
Santa Monica
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All of Los Angeles CountyFAQ
Questions from Venice
Yes, along with the rest of Venice and Mar Vista.
Yes. It is treated as contaminated. So soaked porous materials are removed.
Humid salt air slows evaporation. So we size dehumidifiers for it.
Often high humidity or ground moisture. A moisture map tells us which.
Usually only by a flood policy. Check before cleanup.
Water in your Venice home?
Call the 24/7 line and a crew will be on the way.
24/7 emergency line
(323) 709-0141