Garage Flood Cleanup in the United States

Almost always the door, the threshold or the driveway. A worn bottom seal, a slab that sits low against the apron, or a downspout discharging near the door will all do it.

For an inch of clean water on bare concrete with nothing stored on the floor, frequently no. Once contents, chemicals or the shared wall to the house are involved, the answer changes.

Assume it is until it has been screened. Garage floors carry oil, dust and tire residue, and the shelf at floor level typically holds solvents, fertilizer or pesticides.

They get separated, contained and labeled, never washed off the slab. Corroded, leaking or unlabeled containers then go to a facility that accepts household hazardous waste, either transported by us or dropped at your municipal program, whichever your area allows.

Usually not all of it. We meter the base, dry sound gypsum in place, and remove only material that has delaminated or was contaminated.

Vehicle damage goes through the comprehensive part of your auto policy, not your homeowners policy, if you carry comprehensive.

Nationally, water off a bare slab runs about $300 to $900. An attached garage with contents and a dried shared wall runs about $1,200 to $3,500.