Water damage in St. Clair Shores?
Water Damage Restoration in St. Clair Shores, MI
A real person answers the phone any hour.
A person answers 24/7.
What you can expect from us
- A real person answers the phone 24 hours a day, and we can often be on site within a few hours.
- We work with every insurance company and document the damage for your claim.
- Ajaxx is an IICRC Certified Firm, which means our technicians are trained to the industry's cleaning and restoration standards.
Water in a St. Clair Shores basement or ceiling needs to come out fast. Stop the source if you can and move things off the wet floor. We cover all of St. Clair Shores, including the canal neighborhoods. We extract the water, check hidden moisture and dry the house.
What to do right now
- Turn off the main water valve if you can reach it safely.
- Keep kids and pets out of the wet area.
- Photograph everything before it is moved.
Getting to St. Clair Shores
We reach St. Clair Shores by I-94 east and work in the canal neighborhoods, the Nautical Mile along Jefferson Avenue and the streets off Harper Avenue.
High water on Lake St. Clair
St. Clair Shores declared a high-water emergency, set up sandbag sites and asked canal-front residents to build up their shorelines. Boat wakes pushed water over seawalls in the canals.
Canal and lakefront homes
Water that comes over a seawall is outside floodwater, IICRC Category 3. Wet drywall and carpet usually come out, and the space is cleaned and disinfected before drying. Flood insurance, not homeowners insurance, typically covers rising water.
Inland homes
Away from the lake, most calls are basement backups and burst pipes.
How high it got
In one spot the city built a temporary road over a flooded lot to put up a berm after water came over a seawall and flooded two neighboring homes.
Seawalls and berms
If you are on a canal, check your seawall for gaps where your lot meets your neighbors’. One weak spot can let water reach several houses.
What should St. Clair Shores homeowners watch for?
Housing is mostly lakefront and canal homes and brick ranches inland. Lake weather, Lake St. Clair and the canals and high groundwater are hard on sump pumps and foundation walls. Check the pump every spring.
Is sewage water different?
Yes. Anything soft that sewage touched usually goes, and everything that stays is cleaned and disinfected.
What about the paperwork?
We keep photos and a daily moisture log and send them to you and your insurance company.
Do you do other work in St. Clair Shores?
Yes, including mold removal and flooded basement cleanup.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does homeowners insurance cover lake flooding?
Usually not. Rising water is typically covered by flood insurance.
Do you come out to the canal neighborhoods?
Yes. We cover the canal neighborhoods, the Nautical Mile along Jefferson Avenue and the streets off Harper Avenue, any hour.
How do you get to St. Clair Shores from Ann Arbor?
Usually I-94 east. We leave from 206 E Huron St in Ann Arbor.