A local IICRC crew on site in about 45 minutes, day or night, to stop the water and dry your home before the damage spreads.
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When a supply line lets go in a Ballston condo or a storm fills a basement in North Arlington, the water is already moving into floors, walls, and the units nearby. McLean Water Damage Co answers 24/7, reaches most of Arlington in about 45 minutes, and dries your home to a verified standard so the damage stops instead of spreading behind the drywall.
One local crew for the whole job, from the first pump-out to the last verified dry reading.
Supply Line & Appliance LeaksWasher, dishwasher, fridge, and ice-maker lines that fail and flood a floor unseen.Learn more
Burst Pipe Water DamageAn aging supply line lets go and dumps gallons a minute. We shut it, extract, and dry.Learn more
Frozen Pipe Water DamageA cold-snap freeze splits a pipe in an exterior wall, attic, or crawlspace.Learn more
High-Rise & Condo Water DamageAn upstairs unit floods the stack below. We dry every unit and document each claim.Learn more
Basement FloodingGroundwater, window wells, and backups fill finished basements below grade.Learn more
Sump Pump FailureThe pump quits or is overwhelmed in a storm and the basement takes on water fast.Learn more
Storm & Heavy Rain Water DamageDownpours and remnant tropical systems drive rain through roofs, windows, and grade.Learn more
Ceiling Leak Water DamageAn upstairs bath, unit, or roof leak stains and soaks the ceiling below.Learn more
Water Heater Failure & FloodingA tank lets go in a closet or utility room and floods the level around it.Learn more
Sewage & Black Water CleanupA Category 3 backup through a floor drain, removed and disinfected safely.Learn more
Water Extraction & RemovalTruck-mounted and portable extractors clear standing water fast.Learn more
Structural Drying & DehumidificationAir movers and LGR dehumidifiers dry cavities and framing to a verified standard.Learn more
Commercial Water Damage RestorationBallston and Crystal City offices, retail, and multi-tenant buildings, after hours.Learn more
Hardwood Floor Water DamageOlder Arlington oak floors cup and buckle. We float drying mats and dry in place.Learn more
The same decision every homeowner is making at 2 a.m. Here is how we are different from a national call center.
| McLean Water Damage Co | A typical restoration call | |
|---|---|---|
| Response time | On site in about 45 minutes, 24/7 | Hours out, or the next business day |
| Who answers | A local Arlington person, every time | A national call center or voicemail |
| Availability | Open 24 / 7 / 365, holidays included | Business hours, a callback later |
| Local knowledge | Rosslyn-Ballston condos, older homes, basements | A generic city landing page |
| Pricing transparency | A clear range up front, insurer billed direct | Vague estimates and later surprises |
| Drying standard | Metered to a verified dry reading | A surface check and a fan |
| Insurance | We document the loss and bill your carrier | You chase the paperwork yourself |
An Arlington loss rarely looks like a suburban basement flood alone. A high-rise stack sends one unit's overflow through three ceilings, an older rowhouse hides a corroded line inside a plaster wall, and a humid mid-Atlantic summer keeps a basement wet long after the storm. A crew that knows the corridor reads all of it correctly on arrival.
Older homes and condos run decades-old copper and galvanized pipe, and rubber washer and dishwasher hoses that fail with age and flood a floor without warning.
Mid-Atlantic cold snaps freeze and split pipes in exterior walls, attics, and crawlspaces, and old lines let go under everyday pressure.
Along the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, an overflow or supply-line break in one unit travels down the stack and becomes the ceiling leak below.
About half of Arlington homes have a basement, and a storm that overwhelms or outlasts a sump pump fills a finished lower level fast.
Downpours and remnant tropical systems push water through roofs, windows, and grade into homes across Northern Virginia.
Mature street trees and old laterals surcharge and back up through basement floor drains as Category 3 black water.
In Arlington, VA, water damage restoration typically runs $500 to $8,000+, depending on the water category, how far it spread, and the materials affected.
One room or a small supply-line leak, extraction and drying, clean Category 1 water.
Often near your deductibleA flooded basement, a multi-unit condo loss, or a soaked ground floor, located, dried, with minor rebuild. Grey or contaminated water.
Usually an insurance claimSewage or heavy saturation, full mitigation and rebuild, Category 3 black water.
Typically covered, we bill directInsurance usually covers sudden, accidental water damage. We document the loss the way an adjuster needs it and bill your carrier directly, so you get a straight answer before we start. Want a number first? Try the Water Damage Cost Calculator for an Arlington range.
Based in the Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor, we respond across Arlington and Northern Virginia, day or night.
Do not see your street or building? Call anyway. Anywhere in Arlington or Northern Virginia, we confirm a time and send a crew.
A supply line behind our Ballston condo washer let go while we were at work and reached two rooms and the unit below. They were in the lobby within the hour, extracted everything, dried the walls in place, and dealt with the building manager so we did not have to.
A pipe in an exterior wall froze and split during a January cold snap and flooded the first floor of our Clarendon rowhouse. A crew came out overnight, found how far the water had traveled, and dried the framing so we never saw mold. Honest the whole way through.
The main line backed up through a basement floor drain in Courthouse and left standing sewage. They treated it as the Category 3 mess it was, removed and disinfected everything, and got rid of the smell completely. Respectful of the house the entire time.
An upstairs unit in our Rosslyn high-rise overflowed and came through our ceiling. They traced the source, dried the ceiling and wall cavity, and documented it for both HOA claims. One star off only because it took two calls to lock in the first visit, but the work was excellent.
Our water heater failed overnight in Virginia Square and flooded the utility room and hallway. They extracted the water, dried the subfloor and drywall, and documented the loss for the insurer so I barely touched the paperwork. Exactly what you want at two in the morning.
A storm overwhelmed our sump pump and the finished basement in North Arlington took on water fast. They pumped it out, pulled the wet baseboard, and dried the space to a verified reading, then walked me through preventing the next one. Fair and thorough.
Real crews on real jobs in Arlington-area homes, condos, and basements.
The problem: A braided supply line behind a stacked washer in a Ballston mid-rise condo failed while the owners were at work, flooding two rooms and seeping through the floor into the unit directly below.
What we did: We shut the water, extracted from both units, contained the area, and floated drying equipment over the flooring and into the wall cavities to dry it in place instead of demolishing it, monitoring the readings daily until the framing and floor read dry.
Equipment: A truck-mounted extractor, air movers, low-grain refrigerant dehumidifiers, and moisture meters.
Outcome: Both units dried in four days, the flooring was saved, and the loss was documented for each owner's claim and the HOA.
The problem: A pipe in an exterior wall of a Clarendon rowhouse froze and split during a hard January cold snap, and by morning water had run down through the first-floor ceiling and walls.
What we did: We traced the intrusion with a thermal camera, opened the wet wall cavity, dried the framing and the ceiling below, and ran a HEPA air scrubber while we worked so nothing had a chance to grow before the plumber returned.
Equipment: Air movers, a dehumidifier, a thermal camera, and a HEPA air scrubber.
Outcome: The wall and ceiling dried in four days with no mold, ready for the repair.
The problem: A summer downpour overwhelmed the sump pump in a North Arlington home near Westover, and the finished basement took on several inches of water before anyone noticed.
What we did: We pumped out the standing water, removed the soaked baseboard and carpet pad, dried the slab and framing to a verified reading, and set the owner up with a battery backup so the next storm would not repeat it.
Equipment: A submersible pump, air movers, a dehumidifier, and moisture meters.
Outcome: The basement dried in five days and the loss was fully documented for the claim.
We answer 24/7 and dispatch across Arlington and Northern Virginia, reaching most of the Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor and greater Arlington in about 45 minutes. Name your neighborhood, ZIP, or building when you call.
If you can safely reach it, shut the water off at the fixture or the main. Stay off wet floors and clear of outlets, move what you can, and photograph everything for your claim.
Yes. Along the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, an overflow or supply-line break upstairs becomes the unit below's ceiling leak. We dry every affected unit, coordinate with the building, and document the loss for each owner and the HOA.
Yes. Whether it is groundwater, a failed sump pump, or a storm backup, we pump the water out, dry the slab and framing below grade, and help you prevent the next one.
Yes. We document the loss with photos and moisture readings and bill your carrier directly for covered work, so you generally pay only your deductible.
A small cleanup runs a few hundred to about two thousand dollars. A flooded basement, a condo-stack loss, or a soaked floor runs into the thousands, set by the water category, how far it spread, and how long it sat.
Most homes and condos dry in 3 to 5 days, longer for hardwood, plaster, or a below-grade basement. The mid-Atlantic's humidity slows surface drying, so we run commercial dehumidifiers and monitor to a verified dry standard.
Yes. Arlington's older homes run on decades-old copper and galvanized lines that fail without warning, and exterior-wall pipes freeze in a cold snap. We shut the water, extract the flood, and dry every floor and cavity it reached.
All of Arlington and Northern Virginia, from Ballston, Clarendon, Courthouse, and Rosslyn to North and South Arlington, Crystal City, Pentagon City, and McLean. Every ZIP from 22201 to 22213, plus McLean's 22101 and 22102, is on our map.
We are licensed and insured through Virginia DPOR, and our technicians are IICRC certified in Water Damage Restoration and Applied Structural Drying.
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