Water Damage Restoration in Long Beach, CA

In Long Beach, the water problem can come from below as easily as from above. Homes on the Naples canals, along Belmont Shore, and out on the Peninsula sit within a few feet of Alamitos Bay, and on a king tide the bay reaches front porches and seeps through the low seawalls that line the sidewalks. Naples was swampland before the canals were dug in the early 1900s, and the ground has not forgotten it.

Inland, the story is age rather than tide. Bixby Knolls was custom built between 1920 and 1940, and a house from that era can still have its original galvanized plumbing, a raised foundation with a crawlspace that holds moisture, and additions of uneven quality. When the February 2024 storm dropped 2.31 inches on Long Beach Airport in one day, a record for the date, it was these older roofs and crawlspaces that took the hit.

This site puts Long Beach homeowners in touch with an independent restoration provider who works the city. One phone call, and the provider takes it from there.

Common calls from Long Beach

Standing water in a garage, a crawlspace, or a ground-floor unit near the bay is a job for flood cleanup, which covers pumping out, hauling soaked material, and treating what stays. Once the water is gone, structural drying pulls moisture out of studs, subfloor, and plaster so the house does not grow mold a month later. A backed-up lateral or a sewer surcharge after heavy rain calls for sewage cleanup, which is handled differently from a clean-water leak.

Who to call about the water main and the permit

Long Beach runs its own utility. For a main break, a stuck meter valve, or water bubbling up in the street, Long Beach Utilities has an emergency line at (562) 570-2390. Turning off the valve at the house is on you; anything at or beyond the meter is theirs.

Rebuild work that touches plumbing, electrical, or framing needs a permit from the Building and Safety Bureau in Long Beach Community Development. Their online portal handles water heater changeouts and simple permits; larger scopes go through the Permit Center. Belmont Heights and California Heights both have historic district rules that can shape what a rebuild looks like from the street.

Call (000) 000-0000 to be connected with a local water damage provider serving Long Beach.