Water Damage, Mold and Restoration Companies in the Columbus Area

What Makes Columbus Different

Columbus is basement country. Most homes have a basement or a crawlspace, and the clay soil around them holds water after long spring rains. That water pushes through cracks in the walls and floor, which is why damp basements and seepage are the most common calls here. A working sump pump with a battery backup is the best cheap protection you can buy.

Winters bring hard freezes and freeze and thaw cycles. Pipes in outside walls, garages and crawlspaces can split, and the leak starts when things warm up. Snow and ice on the roof can form ice dams that push water into ceilings. Freeze and thaw also cracks driveways and foundation walls a little more each year.

Heavy summer storms can overwhelm older sewers and back water up through basement floor drains. Treat that water as sewage. Older neighborhoods near downtown have homes built long before 1978, so lead paint and asbestos in pipe insulation or flooring are possible in any tear out.