Addison sits just west of Chicago in DuPage County with a housing mix of 1950s-1970s ranches and split-levels along Lake Street and Army Trail Road. Many of these homes have full basements that take on water when heavy summer rains overwhelm the storm sewers near Salt Creek. Our crews based at 720 N Larch Ave in Elmhurst reach Addison addresses in under twenty minutes, allowing us to extract water and begin drying before mold sets in during the humid months.
Winter freezes bring a second wave of calls when older galvanized supply lines burst in unheated crawl spaces common on the north side of Fullerton Avenue. We set up containment and air movers the same day, working around school schedules at Addison Trail High School and library traffic at the Addison Public Library. Homeowners on smaller lots with shared driveways often need us to stage equipment on the street while we protect finished lower levels.
We stay available Monday through Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 2pm to match the schedules of commuters who leave early for downtown jobs. Every job starts with a walk-through that notes the home's construction type and any prior repairs so we can prevent repeat failures from poor grading or blocked foundation drains.
Around Addison
We regularly work near:
- 📍Addison Public Library
- 📍Addison Trail High School
- 📍Community Park
- 📍Army Trail Road
- 📍Lake Street
- 📍Fullerton Avenue
Water Damage Restoration in Addison — Local Notes
- •Addison's mid-century homes on narrow lots often have finished basements with limited egress, requiring us to use smaller drying equipment and route hoses through side yards.
- •Proximity to Salt Creek and older municipal storm lines means rapid inflow during summer storms; we prioritize extraction within the first four hours to limit damage to flooring installed directly on slabs.
- •Winter pipe bursts are common in the uninsulated crawl spaces found on streets north of Army Trail Road where wind exposure is higher.
- •Access for our vans is easiest via I-355 exits at Lake Street, but we stage equipment on the street in the denser blocks near Community Park to avoid blocking resident driveways.