Clarkston, Michigan Restoration Services

Clarkston is a town in Michigan, and like every community it has its share of burst pipes, basement floods, kitchen fires and hidden mold. Water Restoration gives residents and businesses one number to call for all of it: (888) 755-3821, answered around the clock and routed to a restoration company that serves ZIP codes 48346, 48347 and 48348.

Clarkston's properties range across older homes along the original streets, newer subdivisions, rural properties on the outskirts and small businesses downtown. Local companies that know the housing stock here can usually tell you what to expect before they arrive.

Restoration services available in Clarkston

Common property damage problems in Clarkston

The risks in Clarkston in Oakland County are shaped by Michigan's climate and housing. Michigan homes almost always have basements, and sewer backups and sump failures during intense summer rain, plus burst pipes and ice dams in winter, make up most of the state's water damage. Lake-effect snow and heavy roof loads add to the risk on the west side of the state. Problems tend to peak during winter and the spring thaw, but plumbing failures and appliance leaks happen in every month of the year.

In Clarkston, the most frequent emergencies look like this:

• Ice dams that back melting snow under shingles and into ceilings and exterior walls
• Failing galvanized, cast iron and polybutylene plumbing in older homes
• Split supply lines that only start leaking once a hard freeze thaws
• Water heater tank failures that release 40 to 80 gallons at once
• Basement seepage, sump pump failures and sewer backups through floor drains
• Washing machine hose bursts and dishwasher or refrigerator supply line leaks
• Lightning-caused attic and roof fires
• Oil furnace puff-backs that coat every room in soot
• Window condensation and attic frost in winter
• Bathroom fans venting into cold attics

What to do right now

A few actions in the first minutes limit the damage and protect your claim:

• 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
• Move rugs, furniture legs and valuables out of the water and off wet floors
• Stay out of standing water that could be electrically charged or contaminated with sewage
• 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
• 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

How it works

1. You call (888) 755-3821 and tell us what you are dealing with and your Clarkston 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. On arrival, technicians assess the damage with moisture meters and cameras, stabilize the property and walk you through a written scope before work proceeds.
4. Drying, cleaning or remediation continues with daily readings until the structure is verified dry and clean; reconstruction follows.

What to expect when you call about restoration in Clarkston

• You are connected with a restoration company that actually serves Clarkston, not a national call center that will call you back tomorrow
• There is no cost or obligation to call and talk through what you are seeing
• One number covers water, fire, smoke, mold, sewage and biohazard emergencies
• The companies we work with deal with insurance adjusters daily and can bill covered mitigation directly to your carrier
• A live person answers around the clock, because water and fire do not keep business hours

Clarkston neighborhoods and ZIP codes covered

Coverage in Clarkston includes ZIP codes 48346, 48347 and 48348, along with the rest of Oakland County.

The same crews also serve nearby communities including Drayton Plains (3 mi), Waterford (4 mi), Auburn Hills (6 mi), White Lake (7 mi), Davisburg (7 mi), Union Lake (7 mi), Pontiac (8 mi), Lake Orion (8 mi), Keego Harbor (8 mi) and West Bloomfield (9 mi). If you are just outside Clarkston, call anyway; coverage areas overlap.

Local construction and seasonal patterns in Clarkston

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.