Water Damage, Mold and Restoration Companies in the Salt Lake City Area

What Makes Salt Lake City Different

Salt Lake City has a dry climate, so most water damage here comes from inside the house. Winters are cold, and pipes in exterior walls, garages and crawlspaces freeze and split. Water heaters, washing machine hoses and ice maker lines fail too. Know where your main water shutoff is before you need it.

Most homes have basements. Snowmelt and spring rain run toward the foundation and pour into window wells, and a clogged well drain can flood a finished basement in an afternoon. Summer thunderstorms bring flash floods out of the canyons along the benches. Mold grows more slowly in dry air, but it still grows wherever water sits for a few days.

The valley sits on active faults, and a magnitude 5.7 earthquake centered near Magna in March 2020 cracked older brick homes and broke pipes. Summer wildfires in the mountains can fill the valley with smoke. Many older homes were built before 1978, so test old flooring, ceilings and insulation for asbestos before any demolition.