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99.9% of the insurance claims we document are approved

Shut-off, pump-out and structural drying for a flooded basement or a burst pipe.

  • IICRC Certified FirmWRT · ASD · AMRT · FSRT
  • Licensed & InsuredWA #SEATARS812KD · $2M
  • 99.9% Claims ApprovedBilled straight to your carrier
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SeaTacRestore technician pulling water out of flooded carpet with a weighted extraction wand while a crewmate runs the hose to the truck

A burst supply line can put hundreds of gallons into a basement before anyone notices, and a basement is the worst place for it. Water finds the low point, saturates the bottom plate, climbs the drywall and sits under the slab edge where air cannot reach it. Pumping it out is the start of the job, not the end.

We handle both halves of the problem on the same visit: stop the water, get it out, then dry the structure to a measured standard and document the whole thing for the claim. Where a pipe has failed, we scope the plumbing repair so the basement goes back together once, properly.

30 minon site, any hour
99.9%claims approved
$0beyond deductible

What flooded basement & burst pipe cleanup includes

One written scope, one crew, one point of contact from the first call to the final walkthrough.

  • Emergency shut-off help and leak isolation
  • Truck-mounted and submersible pump-out of standing water
  • Wet carpet, pad and drywall removed where they cannot be saved
  • Commercial dehumidifiers and air movers set to a drying plan
  • Daily moisture readings until the structure is dry
  • Photos, readings and scope written up for your insurance claim

How the job runs, step by step

The same sequence on every loss, from a single wet room to a whole floor.

  1. 1

    Stop the water

    We help you find and close the main, isolate the failed line and make the area electrically safe.

  2. 2

    Pump out

    Standing water is extracted from floors, carpet and wall cavities.

  3. 3

    Open and remove

    Soaked pad, baseboard and drywall that will not dry are cut out cleanly.

  4. 4

    Dry the structure

    Dehumidifiers and air movers run until moisture readings match dry reference materials.

  5. 5

    Repair

    Plumbing repair, drywall, flooring and paint are scoped so the basement goes back together.

Real jobs · drag to compare

Drag the handle on any photo. These are our own projects across King, Snohomish, Pierce and Skagit counties, with the days on site and what the homeowner paid out of pocket.

The same room in Woodinville after SeaTacRestore completed the water damage work
Washer overflow in a mudroom entry in Woodinville before SeaTacRestore arrivedBefore
After

Washer overflow in a mudroom entry

Woodinville · Water Damage

A blocked standpipe overflowed across the vinyl plank. Extraction, cabinet drying, baseboard and trim replacement.

6 days on site$0 beyond deductible
The same room in Auburn after SeaTacRestore completed the water damage work
Supply line flood on a kitchen tile floor in Auburn before SeaTacRestore arrivedBefore
After

Supply line flood on a kitchen tile floor

Auburn · Water Damage

Water spread under the tile and into the cabinet base. Extraction, cabinet repair, drying and regrouting.

7 days on site$0 beyond deductible
The same room in Federal Way after SeaTacRestore completed the water damage work
Driving rain pushed water through a bedroom window in Federal Way before SeaTacRestore arrivedBefore
After

Driving rain pushed water through a bedroom window

Federal Way · Water Damage

Wind-driven rain breached the window flashing. Wall cavity dried, drywall and paint restored, exterior sealed.

5 days on site$0 beyond deductible
The same room in Kirkland after SeaTacRestore completed the water damage work
Refrigerator line ruined a laminate main floor in Kirkland before SeaTacRestore arrivedBefore
After

Refrigerator line ruined a laminate main floor

Kirkland · Water Damage

A pinhole in the fridge line cupped the laminate. The floor came up, the subfloor dried and identical laminate went back down.

8 days on site$0 beyond deductible
The same room in North End, Tacoma after SeaTacRestore completed the water damage work
Vanity supply line soaked a bathroom wall in North End, Tacoma before SeaTacRestore arrivedBefore
After

Vanity supply line soaked a bathroom wall

North End, Tacoma · Water Damage

A slow fitting leak travelled into the wall behind the vanity. Drywall opened, cavity dried, new finish and a fresh seal.

7 days on site$0 beyond deductible
The same room in Puyallup after SeaTacRestore completed the water damage work
Main line break under a living room in Puyallup before SeaTacRestore arrivedBefore
After

Main line break under a living room

Puyallup · Water Damage

A failed main line pushed water up through the slab and carpet. Carpet removed, concrete dried, flooring reinstated.

12 days on site$0 beyond deductible
The same room in Redmond after SeaTacRestore completed the water damage work
Upstairs toilet overflow through a hallway ceiling in Redmond before SeaTacRestore arrivedBefore
After

Upstairs toilet overflow through a hallway ceiling

Redmond · Water Damage

A failed fill valve sent water through the ceiling. Sagging drywall replaced, joists dried, ceiling refinished and painted.

8 days on site$0 beyond deductible
The same room in Kent after SeaTacRestore completed the water damage work
Upstairs bathroom leak collapsed a garage ceiling in Kent before SeaTacRestore arrivedBefore
After

Upstairs bathroom leak collapsed a garage ceiling

Kent · Water Damage

A shower pan leak soaked the ceiling until it let go. Debris cleared, joists dried, new drywall and paint.

7 days on site$0 beyond deductible
The same room in Ballard, Seattle after SeaTacRestore completed the water damage work
Dishwasher leak through a white oak kitchen in Ballard, Seattle before SeaTacRestore arrivedBefore
After

Dishwasher leak through a white oak kitchen

Ballard, Seattle · Water Damage

A dishwasher supply line fed the oak floor overnight. Extraction, wet oak removal, subfloor drying and a matching floor replacement.

9 days on site$0 beyond deductible
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Every project is our own work, photographed on site and approved by the homeowner.

Verified customer reviews

Flooded Basement & Burst Pipe Cleanup reviews from Puget Sound homeowners

Every review below is tied to a completed job. Where a customer raised a problem, the technician who ran the work answered it himself.

4.9

28 reviews on this page

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Every review is tied to a completed flooded basement & burst pipe cleanup job

We do not delete the four-star reviews. If a job fell short, the reply below it says what we did about it.

Sep 2026

Honest, insured, licensed, and they put everything in writing. Three things every homeowner should insist on but rarely gets.

ANAaron NovakMount Vernon, Skagit County

Flooded Basement & Burst Pipe Cleanup

Reply from the technician on the job

Appreciate the review. Calls at that hour are why we staff dispatch around the clock. If a neighbour ends up with the same problem, we are only a few minutes away.

Hector Villanueva, Senior Water Technician

Hector VillanuevaSenior Water Technician

Sep 2026

Our condo lost a supply line in the unit above us. Their crew dealt with the building manager, the HOA and our insurer in the same week, which is more than our own strata did.

BDBlake DelacroixBurlington, Skagit County

Water damage restoration

Reply from the technician on the job

Glad we got to it early. Timing is the whole job with a supply line. If a neighbour ends up with the same problem, we are only a few minutes away.

Danielle Okoro, Response Director · Crew Lead

Danielle OkoroResponse Director · Crew Lead

Aug 2026

Ice dam backed water under the shingles and stained three ceilings. They found every wet cavity with a thermal camera, dried the attic, and patched and painted the ceilings so you cannot see where it was.

BLBryce LarsenPuyallup, Pierce County

Storm and flood damage

Reply from the technician on the job

Thanks for calling during the storm rather than after it. Tarping early stops one loss becoming three. If a neighbour ends up with the same problem, we are only a few minutes away.

Danielle Okoro, Response Director · Crew Lead

Danielle OkoroResponse Director · Crew Lead

Aug 2026

Burst pipe behind a bathroom wall. They opened two square feet of drywall, dried the cavity and the framing, and patched it so well the paint match is invisible.

MAMegan AlvarezWoodinville, King County

Water damage restoration

Reply from the technician on the job

Thank you. Extraction gets the water you can see; the drying is what saves the floor. Credit goes to the whole crew on that one, and I will tell them.

Hector Villanueva, Senior Water Technician

Hector VillanuevaSenior Water Technician

Jul 2026

Water heater failed while we were at work. Forty gallons across the garage and into the utility room. They pumped it out, cut the wet drywall to a clean line and had a rebuild date booked before the adjuster even called.

EPEmilio PruittSnohomish, Snohomish County

Water damage restoration

Reply from the technician on the job

Appreciate the review. Water never stays where it lands, so mapping the whole path matters more than the room you can see. We would rather make one extra visit than have you live with a smell.

Danielle Okoro, Response Director · Crew Lead

Danielle OkoroResponse Director · Crew Lead

Jul 2026

The washing machine flooded the laundry and half the hallway. They pulled the carpet back, saved the pad in one room, replaced it in the other, and emailed photos to our adjuster that same night. Approved in eight days.

ANAaron NguyenWoodinville, King County

Water damage restoration

Reply from the technician on the job

Glad we got to it early. Timing is the whole job with a supply line. We would rather make one extra visit than have you live with a smell.

Danielle Okoro, Response Director · Crew Lead

Danielle OkoroResponse Director · Crew Lead

Jul 2026

Happy with the finished room. The estimate missed the baseboard replacement, so the final invoice came in higher than the number we discussed, though the office explained why.

WBWesley BergstromSedro-Woolley, Skagit County

Flooded Basement & Burst Pipe Cleanup

Reply from the technician on the job

Four stars means we missed something on your job. Tell me what it was and I will fix it — that is the warranty, not a courtesy.

Hector Villanueva, Senior Water Technician

Hector VillanuevaSenior Water Technician

Jun 2026

They gave us a written scope before starting, an honest timeline, and then beat it. That combination is rare enough that I am writing a review about it.

WHWesley HollowayMount Vernon, Skagit County

Flooded Basement & Burst Pipe Cleanup

Reply from the technician on the job

Glad it went the way it should. That is the standard we hold ourselves to every visit. We would rather make one extra visit than have you live with a smell.

Sierra Beaumont, Contents & Pack-Out Lead

Sierra BeaumontContents & Pack-Out Lead

May 2026

A Douglas fir limb came through the roof over the living room. They tarped it that night in the rain, cleared the debris, and dried the ceiling before the rebuild. Zero water damage on top of the tree damage.

MSMiguel SorensenPuyallup, Pierce County

Storm and flood damage

Reply from the technician on the job

Appreciate the review. Wind-driven rain almost never enters where the stain appears, so the thermal scan earns its keep. We would rather make one extra visit than have you live with a smell.

Danielle Okoro, Response Director · Crew Lead

Danielle OkoroResponse Director · Crew Lead

Apr 2026

Four stars for the work, not the communication. The office was hard to reach on the Friday, and I did not know when the equipment was coming out until it happened.

MZMarcus ZielinskiShoreline, King County

Flooded Basement & Burst Pipe Cleanup

Reply from the technician on the job

Appreciate the honesty. We were a day late finishing, and I would rather hear it than not.

Sierra Beaumont, Contents & Pack-Out Lead

Sierra BeaumontContents & Pack-Out Lead

Apr 2026

I have used three restoration companies on rental properties over the years. This is the first one that gave me a written drying log with daily numbers instead of a verbal "yeah, it's dry".

AOAlicia OrtizMill Creek, Snohomish County

Water damage restoration

Reply from the technician on the job

Thanks for the trust. We would rather open a small section and be certain than guess behind a wall. Anything that comes up in the next few months, you have our number.

Hector Villanueva, Senior Water Technician

Hector VillanuevaSenior Water Technician

Apr 2026

A supply line let go under the kitchen sink at eleven at night. The tech walked in twenty-six minutes after I hung up, shut the water off and had extraction running before midnight. Five days later the floor read dry against the room next door.

DFDana FitzgeraldBellevue, King County

Water damage restoration

Reply from the technician on the job

Thank you. Extraction gets the water you can see; the drying is what saves the floor. Call any hour if something changes — someone always answers.

Hector Villanueva, Senior Water Technician

Hector VillanuevaSenior Water Technician

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Do not wait for a stain

Signs you need flooded basement & burst pipe cleanup now

  • Water at the base of a wall

    Seeping at the bottom plate usually means water is inside the wall cavity above it.

  • A hissing or running sound

    A pinhole in a supply line can run for days inside a finished ceiling before it shows.

  • Sump pump running constantly

    A pump that never rests is either overwhelmed or discharging back into the same space.

  • Rusty water or a jump in the bill

    Both point to a supply failure somewhere in the system.

  • Soft or spongy flooring

    Vinyl over a wet slab feels solid; the subfloor around it does not.

Free inspection · written scope

What we check before we quote a number

  1. 1

    Find the failed line

    Shut-off, isolate and confirm which line failed so the plumbing repair is scoped, not guessed.

  2. 2

    Pump and extract

    Submersible pumps for standing water, then weighted extraction at the carpet and hard-floor seams.

  3. 3

    Read the bottom plate

    The lowest wood in the room is where the damage hides. We meter it before and after drying.

  4. 4

    Scope the rebuild

    Drywall, baseboard, flooring and paint are written into one scope so the trades do not leave gaps.

Real Puget Sound ranges

What it costs

  • Unfinished basement, standing water

    $1,500 – $3,600

    Pump-out, extraction, disinfection and drying.

  • Finished basement, flood cut

    $4,000 – $9,000

    Drywall removal at the water line, cavity drying, rebuild.

  • Burst pipe inside a wall

    $2,800 – $7,500

    Includes opening and drying the cavity, plumbing repair and finish.

  • Slab leak with flooring loss

    $6,000 – $15,000

    Concrete drying runs long; flooring replacement is usually required.

Ranges are what these jobs actually invoice at in King, Snohomish, Pierce and Skagit counties. On a covered claim the carrier pays the scope and you pay your deductible.

What happens, and when

How long it takes

  1. Water stopped and pumped

    First 2 hours

  2. Structure dry

    4 – 7 days

  3. Plumbing repair

    Day 1 – 2

  4. Rebuild and paint

    1 – 3 weeks

Drying is measured, not guessed. We do not remove equipment until the readings match a dry reference material in an unaffected room — even when that means an extra day.

The technical part

Why basements take longer to dry

Concrete is the slowest material in a house. A slab that has taken water can read elevated for two to three weeks even with equipment running, because water moves through it by diffusion, not airflow. That is why basement schedules are longer than the same square footage upstairs, and why a company that promises three days on a slab loss is either guessing or planning to replace the floor.

The bottom plate is the other slow spot. A two-by-four sitting in a half inch of water wicks up eight to twelve inches, and the drywall attached to it wicks with it. Drying that assembly without removing it requires directed airflow at the base, which is a specific setup and the reason baseboard removal is so common on basement jobs.

Technician kneeling beside a water heater to shut off a burst copper supply line spraying water across a basement
Technician kneeling beside a water heater to shut off a burst copper supply line spraying water across a basement
The technical part

Burst pipes: what actually failed

In older Puget Sound homes it is often galvanised steel that has rusted from the inside until the wall thickness is gone. In newer homes it is usually a flexible braided line at a crimp fitting, a plastic push-fit connector, or a supply line to a refrigerator or washing machine. Freeze events matter too: an unheated crawlspace or a hose bib that was never drained will split a copper line and only show the damage once it thaws.

Knowing which failure you have matters beyond the repair. It decides whether other fittings of the same age should be replaced at the same time, and it is the detail your adjuster uses to distinguish a sudden loss from deferred maintenance.

Hallway drying setup with orange air movers aimed at a flood cut, a dehumidifier and a zippered containment door
Hallway drying setup with orange air movers aimed at a flood cut, a dehumidifier and a zippered containment door

Why Flooded Basement & Burst Pipe Cleanup calls us first

30 min

Typical arrival for flooded basement & burst pipe cleanup

4.9★

Average rating, 1,284 reviews

99.9%

Claims we write, approved

12k+

Puget Sound homes restored

  • IICRC certified firm · WRT · ASD · AMRT · FSRT
  • WA Contractor #SEATARS812KD
  • Background-checked, badged crews

Every flooded basement & burst pipe cleanup call reaches a live Puget Sound dispatcher. If we are past 30 minutes, the emergency response is free.

425 390 5911

24/7/365 · live dispatcher

31 cities · 193 neighborhoods · 30 minutes or less on site

Flooded Basement & Burst Pipe Cleanup across four counties, day or night

Our crews run flooded basement & burst pipe cleanup out of a stocked Bellevue yard, with response times between 18 and 30 minutes across the metro and under 45 minutes at the edges of Skagit County.

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Straight answers

Flooded Basement & Burst Pipe Cleanup: the questions we answer most

If your question is not here, call and ask it. A live dispatcher answers, not a form.

Can you pump out a basement tonight?

Yes. We run pumps and extraction 24 hours a day, and we can bring temporary power and lighting if the panel is affected.

Will the basement need to be gutted?

Usually not. A flood cut to the water line and cavity drying saves most of the room. Full gutting is for category 3 water or long-standing saturation.

Is a slab leak covered?

The water damage usually is; the failed pipe itself often is not. Access and repair are usually covered as part of the loss, which we explain line by line.

How do I stop this happening again?

Replace aged braided lines, install a leak sensor or automatic shut-off valve, keep the crawlspace vented and heated, and discharge sumps well away from the foundation.

Two white SeaTacRestore work vans with the SEATACRESTORE logo and 425 390 5911 on their side panels

It does not matter what time it is

Call. A truck starts moving before you hang up.

One phone call reaches a live Puget Sound dispatcher, any hour of any day of the year. We log the loss, stage the crew, and stay on the line while you shut the water off. Thirty minutes later somebody is at your door with equipment.

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