Delridge & High Point Water Damage Help

Delridge follows Longfellow Creek through a valley on the east side of the peninsula. Pigeon Point and North Delridge sit on the bluff above the Duwamish, with older homes on steep streets. High Point was rebuilt in the 2000s as a mixed neighborhood with natural drainage swales, and Westwood and Highland Park hold mostly postwar homes.

The mix means a mix of problems. Older homes on the valley sides deal with groundwater and aging pipes. Newer townhomes and stacked units have modern plumbing, but a leak in one unit can reach the one below or next door. Heavy storms can overload older sewers and push water up floor drains in low spots.

In townhomes and condos, the HOA policy usually covers the building and your own policy covers the inside of your unit. Tell the HOA and your neighbor right away if water crosses a wall.

High Point's swales and rain gardens carry stormwater along the streets. Keep them clear of leaves so water does not back up toward homes.

After water gets into a home in Delridge & High Point, call your agent once it has stopped. Ask whether they want an inspection before drying, keep receipts and collect the provider's daily readings and photos. Sudden plumbing leaks are usually covered; seepage, surface water and sewer backup often are not unless you added an endorsement, so check before the rainy season.

Calls from Delridge & High Point go to restoration companies that work across West Seattle and south Seattle, 24 hours a day. Most reach homes here the same day, even with bridge traffic. Share your cross streets, what is wet and whether the water is still coming in.

Homes in Delridge & High Point follow Seattle's water calendar: gutters clog in fall, long rains and atmospheric rivers bring seepage, roof leaks and drain backups through winter, a cold snap may split a pipe, and spring and summer are quieter. Water heaters and washer hoses fail any month. Most calls end in the basement or crawl space, because that is where water collects.

Ask any company working in Delridge & High Point when they can arrive, what they measure, how the price is set and whether they work with insurers. Ask for a registration number, proof of insurance and who handles rebuilding.

This page covers Delridge & High Point. For the full list of services, start at water damage restoration in West Seattle. For water in a home here, call (206) 000-0001 any hour.

For a home in Delridge & High Point, look up the company with the Washington L&I contractor lookup, ask about IICRC training and request proof of insurance before work begins.

Homes on the steep streets of Pigeon Point and North Delridge sit above the Duwamish. Groundwater and slope drainage are the main concerns.

Postwar homes here have aging copper, water heaters past their prime and basements or crawl spaces that need checking after big storms.

The creek runs through the valley floor. Homes near it can see higher groundwater during long wet spells.

Homes in Delridge & High Point range in age, and age changes the likely problem. Older houses tend toward pipe, side sewer and seepage issues, mid-century homes toward water heaters and original finished basements, and newer homes and townhomes toward fitting leaks and water crossing between units. Telling the provider the age of the home helps them arrive prepared.

When one home in Delridge & High Point takes water during a big storm, neighbors often do too. If several basements on a street back up at once, it may point to a sewer main issue worth reporting to Seattle Public Utilities.

In townhomes, know where your own unit's shutoff valve is. It is often in a utility closet or under a sink rather than in a basement.