Emergency Restoration Services in Lombard, IL

When water is spreading across a floor, smoke has filled the house or mold has shown up behind a wall, you need a crew in Lombard today, not a callback next week. Water Restoration connects property owners in Lombard and the surrounding DuPage County area with local restoration companies that handle water extraction, structural drying, fire and smoke cleanup, mold remediation and sewage cleanup, 24 hours a day.

Local properties include older homes along the original streets, newer subdivisions, rural properties on the outskirts and small businesses downtown, and each responds differently to water, smoke and moisture. Older homes in town often have original plumbing and wiring, which changes both the risk and the repair.

Restoration services available in Lombard

Local risks: Lombard and DuPage County

Lombard shares the weather and building patterns of the rest of the state. Illinois homes are mostly built over basements, and sump pump failures, sewer backups during heavy rain, and burst pipes during polar cold snaps are the state's most common water losses. Older Chicago-area housing stock and river flooding along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers add to the exposure. Problems tend to peak during spring rains and mid-winter cold, but plumbing failures and appliance leaks happen in every month of the year.

The calls crews receive most often from this area include:

• River flooding when nearby waterways crest after prolonged rain
• Intense rainfall that overwhelms gutters, downspouts and yard drainage
• Roof leaks around flashing, vents and chimneys
• Water heater tank failures that release 40 to 80 gallons at once
• Ice dams that back melting snow under shingles and into ceilings and exterior walls
• Tornado and straight-line wind damage that opens roofs and walls to rain
• Oil furnace puff-backs that coat every room in soot
• Lightning strikes and downed power lines during severe storms
• Slow plumbing leaks inside the walls of older homes
• Bathroom fans venting into cold attics

What to do right now

The first hour determines how much can be saved. While a crew is on the way:

• Open your insurance claim early; mitigation is a policy condition and delays can reduce what is paid
• After a fire, wait for the fire department to release the property and do not wipe soot with water, which smears it into surfaces
• Photograph and video the damage before moving anything
• Shut off the main water valve if the source is a plumbing failure, and turn off power to the affected area if water is near outlets or appliances
• Move rugs, furniture legs and valuables out of the water and off wet floors
• Do not run the HVAC system if ducts or the air handler got wet, and do not use household fans on sewage or flood water

From your call to a crew at the door

1. You call (888) 755-3821 and tell us what you are dealing with and your Lombard address.
2. We connect you with a restoration company that covers your ZIP code and has crews available. In most cases they contact you within minutes and schedule an emergency response measured in hours.
3. The crew arrives, inspects the damage, stops further loss (extraction, board-up, containment) and explains the scope, timeline and how the insurance process will work.
4. Mitigation, cleaning and drying proceed with daily monitoring, and repairs restore the property to pre-loss condition.

Why call Water Restoration

• Calls are answered 24 hours a day, including nights, weekends and holidays
• The companies we work with deal with insurance adjusters daily and can bill covered mitigation directly to your carrier
• Restoration companies in the network are independent local businesses; confirm their licensing and insurance and get the scope in writing
• One number covers water, fire, smoke, mold, sewage and biohazard emergencies
• You are connected with a restoration company that actually serves Lombard, not a national call center that will call you back tomorrow

Lombard neighborhoods and ZIP codes covered

We route calls from ZIP code 60148 to restoration companies that work Lombard and DuPage County every week.

The same crews also serve nearby communities including Villa Park (2 mi), Glen Ellyn (3 mi), Oak Brook (4 mi), Hinsdale (4 mi), Bloomingdale (4 mi), Elmhurst (4 mi), Addison (4 mi), Wheaton (4 mi), Glendale Heights (5 mi) and Berkeley (6 mi). If you are just outside Lombard, call anyway; coverage areas overlap.

Building types, timing and seasonal risk

Older housing stock adds aging plumbing, cast iron drains and original wiring to the list of things that fail.

Winter brings frozen and burst pipes; spring and summer bring the heavy rain, saturated ground and sump failures that flood lower levels. Home fires peak in winter, when space heaters, fireplaces and furnaces are running and holiday cooking and decorating add risk. Winter condensation on windows and in attics, followed by spring moisture in basements and crawlspaces, gives mold two seasons to get started.