Water Damage Blog for Altadena and the Foothills
Local water problems, one at a time: hillside runoff, sewer lateral backups, crawl space water, old galvanized pipe, steep-roof leaks and what a claim file needs.
Pickens Canyon Runoff and Montrose Homes: Storm Water Cleanup
Montrose and La Crescenta homes sit on fans built by canyon debris. Learn how storm water enters a house and how extraction and drying restore the rooms.
When an Old Steel Main Breaks: La Crescenta Pipe Failures
An August 2019 break in a steel main installed in 1946 left 15 homes without water. Learn what old pipe failure looks like inside a home and how drying works.
La Cañada Flintridge Sewer Backups: Old Septic, New Sewer
La Cañada Flintridge moved from septic systems to a centralized sewer built in phases. See what a sewage backup looks like and why cleanup needs trained crews.
Roof Leaks on La Cañada Flintridge Hillside Homes
Atmospheric river storms send intense runoff across foothill roofs. Learn how a leak travels from attic to ceiling and how the wet cavity gets dried.
La Cañada Flintridge Homes After the 2010 Debris Basin Flood
On February 6, 2010, debris basins overflowed into La Cañada Flintridge streets. Learn how mud-laden storm water is handled and what to photograph first.
Sewer Overflow in Northern Altadena: First Steps
Sewer pipes on the sloped north side of Altadena have been known to overflow. Learn what to do first, why the water is contaminated and how cleanup works.
Altadena Hillside Rain Pushing Water Under Doors
Foothill rain can sheet across Altadena drives and slip under doors. See what to do first, what the extraction crew removes and how rooms are dried.
Steep Gabled Roofs in Altadena and Where Leaks Start
Steep, many-gabled roofs shed rain quickly but create valleys where leaks start. Altadena homeowners learn how to trace a ceiling stain back to the roof.
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