Contact Seelyville Water Restoration

What should you do first when water gets into your house in Seelyville?

Start with safety and the water supply, and call us while you work down this list.

• Keep everyone out of water that has reached baseboard outlets or a power strip until the power to that area is off.
• Close the main water valve if you can't tell where the leak is. It's usually where the water line enters the house, often near the water meter.
• A floor drain that's pushing water up is a sign the sewer line is backing up. Keep that area closed off and avoid flushing toilets.
• Storm water usually gets in through window wells or the joint where the floor meets the wall. Move what you can to a dry room.
• If the sump pump is running nonstop and still losing ground, tell us on the call, because that changes what equipment the crew brings.
• Move rugs and electronics off the wet floor, and set squares of foil or plastic under furniture legs so the finish doesn't stain the carpet.
• According to the EPA's guide to mold and moisture, drying water damaged materials within 24 to 48 hours helps prevent mold, which is why the call shouldn't wait until morning.
• Check your own policy before you decide whether to file. The Indiana Department of Insurance claim tips explain what to do before an adjuster visits.

What details help the crew show up ready in Seelyville?

A few details on the first call help the crew plan the visit before they leave.

• Whether you were able to close the main valve.
• If any of it came up through a toilet or floor drain, since that changes how the crew handles it.
• Whether the floors feel soft or damp above the crawl space.
• About how long the water has been sitting.
• About how old the house is. A lot of homes in Seelyville date from the 1940s to 1990s, and older plumbing changes what the crew checks first.
• Whether someone will be home to let the crew in.
• If any outlets or appliances are in the water.

Short answers are enough, since the crew will look at everything again in person.

What happens when the crew gets to your Seelyville home?

Their first job is the source. Once the leak or backup is stopped and the power is safe, they move on to how far the water went.

With the source stopped, they use moisture meters to find where the water spread inside walls and under floors, and the crew photographs each area for the photo report.

Our water restoration manager is IICRC certified. The IICRC is the standards body behind S500, its standard for professional water damage restoration, now in its Fifth Edition from 2021.

Once the damage is documented, someone walks you through it in plain terms, and the decision about insurance stays with you. Check your own policy for what it covers.

The drying plan follows the readings. Equipment stays until the meters show the materials are dry, and the crew checks progress along the way.

How does the age of Seelyville homes change a water call?

Homes in Seelyville span the 1940s to 1990s, and the age of yours tells the crew what kind of pipes to expect. Since full basements and crawl spaces are both common here, tell us which one your house has, because it changes where the crew looks first. Low lying lots near the Wabash River are more likely to take on outside water in a big storm. Galvanized supply lines still turn up in older homes here, and they're a common source of leaks at threaded joints. Tell the person who answers what you know, and the crew will take it from there.

Is your neighborhood in the Seelyville service area?

The Seelyville crew covers these neighborhoods:

• U.S. Route 40 / National Road Corridor
• Lost Creek Township Residential Area · built mostly in the 1970s to 1990s, basements are common
• East Wabash Avenue Neighborhood · much of it from the 1950s to 1980s, basements are common
• Seelyville Town Center / Original Plat Area

Calls from nearby Brazil and West Terre Haute reach the same team. If you can't tell whether you're covered, call anyway, and the team will tell you on the phone whether a crew can reach your address. The service pages cover each job in more detail, starting with water damage restoration and basement flooding.

What do people ask before calling about water damage in Seelyville?