24/7 Water Damage Restoration in Riverside and Avondale, Jacksonville

A century of plumbing in one house

Many homes here have been updated several times, so it's common to find modern PEX in the kitchen, original galvanized pipe in a back bathroom and cast iron drains under the floor. Joints between old and new materials are frequent failure points. Most Riverside and Avondale homes sit on raised foundations over crawlspaces, so water from a leak runs underneath the house, where it can soak joists and subfloor and raise humidity for weeks. Drying these homes means drying the crawlspace too, not just the rooms you can see.

When the St. Johns comes over the bulkhead

During Hurricane Irma in 2017, the river rose to record levels and flooded riverfront streets and homes along this stretch, with water pushed in from the ocean meeting heavy rain draining from upstream. Homes nearest the river and along the low streets that drain toward it took on water, and some flooded from below through their crawlspaces before water ever reached the floor. River water is treated as flood water: contaminated, and usually a claim under a separate flood policy.

Repairs that respect a historic house

Plaster walls, heart pine floors, original trim and wood windows are part of what makes these homes worth restoring carefully. Old plaster and old-growth pine behave differently from drywall and new flooring when wet, and some can be dried and saved where a modern material would be replaced. Exterior changes in the historic district may also need review before work starts. We'll flag that early so repairs aren't held up.

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