Water Damage, Mold and Restoration Companies in the Trenton, New Jersey Area

What Makes Trenton Different

Trenton sits on the Delaware River, and towns on both banks flood when heavy rain or melting snow upstream sends the river over its banks. The river flooded in 2004, 2005 and 2006, three years in a row, and low areas in Trenton, Yardley and New Hope were hit more than once. The Assunpink Creek can also flood low parts of Trenton and Hamilton in heavy rain.

Much of Trenton is rowhouses and older brick homes built long before 1978. Lead paint is common, and old plaster, boiler pipe wrap and floor tile may contain asbestos, so test before you tear anything out. In a rowhouse, a leak travels through shared walls, so tell your neighbor right away.

Winters bring nor’easters and freeze and thaw cycles that split pipes in exterior walls and unheated basements. Summers are humid, and basements that seep grow mold on stored boxes and framing. Floodwater from the river is contaminated, and a standard homeowners policy does not cover it, so a flood policy is worth having near the water.