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Mold remediation
Storm response
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ReconstructionFree visual inspection and a written scope of work before any mitigation begins - photos, moisture readings, and drying logs go in your claim file
The scope we write is the scope we bill. Anything new gets shown to you, in writing, before we touch it.
Get your free estimateFast, Reliable Water Damage Repair Across Austin
If you’re searching for Water Damage Repair in Austin, you need a crew that understands how this city’s clay soil, flash flood alley weather, and 100-year-old bungalows interact when water gets where it shouldn’t. A burst supply line under a pier-and-beam home in East Austin behaves nothing like an overflowed toilet in a 2005 slab house in Circle C. Our techs have seen both, plus everything in between. Call (325) 237-2088 and you’ll reach a live person who can dispatch a background-checked technician to your Austin neighborhood with a live arrival time you can track on your phone.
Why Wendell Restoration Austin Is Austin’s Preferred Water Damage Repair Company
Wendell Restoration Austin, part of the Relay Home Co. family founded in 2006, follows IICRC, RIA, and IFA standards on every job. We’re independently owned and operated, which means the people answering your call are the same people coordinating your repair, not a national call center routing you to a stranger.
Austin homeowners tell us the same thing repeatedly: they want the price in writing before we touch a single tool, and they want proof the work was done right. That’s why every repair includes a written price before work starts, before-and-after photo updates by text, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, we make it right, including a free second visit if the repair fails.
Our techs arrive in uniform, background-checked, with professional-grade drying equipment from Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, and XPOWER. You’ll know exactly who’s walking through your door and when they’ll get there, not a vague four-hour window that kills your whole afternoon.
Restoration work we handle
Burst Pipe Repair in Austin
Burst pipe repair in Austin typically runs $400 to $800 for a straightforward supply line replacement with dry-out, but when the break is under a pier-and-beam home with weeks of undetected weeping, you’re looking at $1,500 to $4,000 once crawlspace extraction, antimicrobial treatment, and structural drying are included. What the job involves here starts with finding the actual break, because in older central Austin homes, water travels along floor joists and can show up ten feet from the source.
Slab Leaks in Austin Suburbs
Pflugerville and Cedar Park homes from the 1980s through early 2000s sit on slab-on-grade concrete with miles of copper supply line running underneath. A pinhole leak here doesn’t produce a dramatic geyser. It produces warm spots on tile, a rising water bill, and eventually, a crack in the drywall from the slab heaving.
Repairing a slab leak in Austin requires different equipment than a crawlspace job: line tracing gear, specialized drying mats, and careful moisture mapping to see how far water migrated under the slab before you start cutting.
Getting Your Water Back On
The first question Austin homeowners ask after a burst pipe is how fast we can get the water back on. Our Water Damage Repair team typically completes a standard pipe repair and restoration dry-out within 3 to 5 days. We put the price in writing before we start, and you’ll get a digital invoice texted to your phone so you can pay from the link, no surprises.
Water Damage Hardwood Floors in Austin
Water damage hardwood floor repair in Austin runs $8 to $25 per square foot depending on whether we’re drying in place, pulling and relaying boards, or full replacement, with most whole-room jobs landing between $2,000 and $6,500. Austin is full of 1920s Craftsman bungalows with original oak and longleaf pine floors you simply cannot buy anymore, so our default is salvage before replacement.
Drying In Place vs. Tear-Out
When water hits hardwood from a supply line leak or appliance overflow, the first 48 hours decide whether the floor survives. We use psychrometric drying (tracking the air’s moisture level so we know when the wood is truly dry, not just surface-dry) with Dri-Eaz dehumidifiers and XPOWER air movers positioned under the crawlspace and across the affected area.
If the wood has already cupped or buckled, we may need to pull individual boards, dry the subfloor, and relay or replace them. In historic Hyde Park or Travis Heights homes, we match species, grain, and finish as closely as possible.
Saving Original Flooring in Older Austin Bungalows
In a 1920s Craftsman bungalow in East Austin, our techs traced a warped oak floor to a pinhole leak in the original galvanized supply line under the pier-and-beam crawlspace. After cutting access and running category 2 water extraction with our Phoenix dehumidifier and XPOWER air movers, we stabilized the crawlspace with containment and applied antimicrobial treatment to stop the mold bloom already forming on the joists. The homeowner kept their original floors.
That’s the outcome we aim for on every call. Original hardwood that’s been properly dried and treated stays in the house. Hardwood that’s been soaked for two weeks gets replaced. The difference is how fast you call.
Trusted Brands We Service in Austin
We service all major plumbing fixtures and restoration equipment brands, and we deploy our own pro-grade drying gear from Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, and XPOWER on every Austin job. Whether your water heater is a Rheem or Bradford White, whether the pipe is copper, PEX, or galvanized, the repair protocol follows the same IICRC and RIA standards. For Austin homeowners with newer high-efficiency systems or tankless units, we coordinate with your plumber and handle the water mitigation side, so the repair and the dry-out don’t work against each other.
Common Water Damage Repair Problems We See in Austin Homes
- Hidden crawlspace leaks under pier-and-beam homes. Austin’s expansive clay soil shifts with every wet-dry cycle, flexing supply lines until they crack under the house. The leak goes unnoticed for weeks until floors buckle or a musty smell rises through the vents.
- Slab home water migration. In Pflugerville, Cedar Park, and Manor, water from a burst pipe under a slab foundation doesn’t always surface where you’d expect. It travels under the concrete and wicks up into walls, leaving hidden pockets that turn into mold if the moisture map isn’t done right.
- Post-flash-flood saturation. Austin’s flash flood alley geography delivers sudden, intense rainfall that overwhelms drainage and pushes muddy runoff into garages, sunken living rooms, and crawlspaces. This is category 3 water; it requires full extraction, antimicrobial treatment, and aggressive drying, not just a mop and a fan.
- Mold acceleration in Austin humidity. Hot, humid summers mean mold can establish in a damp wall cavity within 48 to 72 hours of water intrusion. That’s why our crews prioritize rapid response and containment, not just extraction.
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Austin water damage repair costs vary, but here’s the honest ballpark: burst pipe repair with dry-out typically lands between $400 and $800 for a simple fix, while a full crawlspace leak with weeks of undetected water, antimicrobial treatment, and structural drying runs $1,500 to $4,000. Hardwood floor repair runs $8 to $25 per square foot, and most whole-room jobs finish between $2,000 and $6,500. What affects your total is the same everywhere: how long the water sat, whether it touched finished spaces, and whether mold has started. Call (325) 237-2088 for an exact quote. Estimates are free, and the price you’re quoted is the price on your invoice.
We Also Serve Cities Near Austin
Our Austin base puts us in Pflugerville within 20 minutes, Cedar Park within 25, Manor within 20, and Buda within 25. If you’re in any of these areas and dealing with water damage, call (325) 237-2088. Same written price guarantee, same live tracking, same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Austin, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Austin area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Water Damage Repair in Austin
It goes unnoticed because Austin’s expansive clay soil flexes supply lines slowly, creating pinhole leaks that weep water into the soil rather than flooding the living space. The first sign is usually a musty smell, a warped floor, or a water bill creeping up month over month. By the time you notice, the sill plate may already be rotting. Call us at (325) 237-2088 and we’ll inspect the crawlspace with a moisture meter before it gets worse.
We dry out a pier-and-beam crawlspace by first extracting standing water, then installing containment plastic to isolate the crawlspace, and running professional dehumidifiers from Dri-Eaz or Phoenix plus XPOWER air movers rated for low-clearance spaces. In Austin’s humidity, we also run antimicrobial treatment on the joists and subfloor because mold spores will find damp wood fast. Psychrometric monitoring tells us when the wood is truly dry, not just surface-dry.
Yes. Storm runoff from Austin flash floods is category 3 water, meaning it carries sewage, fertilizers, and pathogens. We treat it differently than a clean water pipe break: full PPE, extraction, removal of affected porous materials, antimicrobial application, and containment to keep contamination from spreading. Never walk into standing flood water in Austin barefoot or with open cuts. Call (325) 237-2088 and we’ll handle it safely.
In most cases, yes, if we’re on site within 48 hours. Original oak and longleaf pine floors in Austin’s 1920s homes survive because solid wood can be dried in place with the right equipment and crawlspace access. We use psychrometric drying and moisture mapping to pull the water back out of the wood fibers before cupping becomes permanent. The homeowner in East Austin kept their original floors after a pinhole leak. Yours may be salvageable too, but every hour matters. Call (325) 237-2088 now.
We can dispatch a technician to Cedar Park, Pflugerville, Round Rock, or any Austin-area suburb within about 25 minutes, and you’ll get a live arrival time you can track. The tech arrives in uniform, background-checked, with the drying equipment already in the truck. The written price is delivered before any work starts. Call (325) 237-2088 and a live person answers, 24/7.
Contact Wendell Restoration Austin
Water damage doesn’t wait, and neither do we. If you’re anywhere in Austin, from Hyde Park to East Austin to the suburbs in Pflugerville, Cedar Park, Manor, or Buda, call (325) 237-2088 for a free estimate. You’ll get a written price before any work starts, a live technician arrival time you can track, and before-and-after photos by text. The 365-Day Done Right Promise is in writing on every job. Call now.
Written by Blake Sorensen, Owner at Wendell Restoration Austin, part of the Relay Home Co. family.