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Water damage and basement flood cleanup in Harlem
Water in the cellar or through the ceiling? Harlem's brownstones and big apartment buildings both take water from below and above. We pump out, dry and rebuild.
- Answering 24/7
- Brownstones and buildings
- Steam heat leaks
Quick answer
Harlem sits downhill from the Upper West Side, so water from main breaks and storms tends to collect there: a 2011 trunk main break at Central Park West and 106th Street sent water flowing toward Harlem and affected many basements. We pump out, dry and rebuild brownstones and apartment buildings, answering 24/7.
What restoration looks like in Harlem
Harlem's rowhouse blocks have deep cellars and garden levels, and its apartment buildings run on steam heat with long risers. Cellars take water from storms and street flooding; upper floors take it from leaks, radiators and roofs.
Many brownstones have been restored with care, so we dry plaster, moldings and original floors in place wherever the readings allow.
Downhill from the West Side
When a 30-inch trunk main broke at Central Park West and West 106th Street in 2011, the water flowed downhill toward Harlem and the FDNY said many basements were affected. Low blocks catch whatever runs off higher ground, whether it's a main break or a cloudburst.
Most Harlem apartment buildings heat with steam, so radiator valves and air vents are a steady source of winter leaks.
What Harlem calls are usually about
The work we're called for most in Harlem.
Basement Flood Cleanup
Cellars and garden levels pumped out and dried.
Radiator Leak Water Damage
Steam leaks that soaked floors and ceilings.
Burst Pipe Water Damage
Frozen and failed supply lines in winter.
Ceiling Leak Water Damage
Leaks from the unit or roof above.
Sewage Backup Cleanup
Floor drains backing up in heavy rain.
Water & Fire Damage Reconstruction
Rooms rebuilt once they test dry.
How a Harlem job runs
Call
Tell us if it's a brownstone or a building, and where the water is.
Make safe
Power off in wet areas, the source stopped.
Extract
Water pumped and extracted from floors and cellars.
Dry
Plaster, wood and masonry dried with daily readings.
Rebuild
Finishes restored to match the original.
Harlem restoration questions
What callers in Harlem ask most.
Yes, including garden levels, cellars and original plaster.
Low blocks collect runoff, and floor drains can back up when the sewer is full.
Often, if drying starts quickly and readings allow.
Yes. The valve repair is the plumber's; we dry what the water reached.
It depends on where the water came from and your policy.
Yes, on the same number.
We give an honest arrival time on the call.
Water in your Harlem home or building?
Call and tell us where it's coming from. We answer 24/7.