Water Damage Restoration in Herndon, VA

We restore water-damaged homes in the Town of Herndon and the Fairfax County neighborhoods around it, day or night. One crew extracts the water, dries the house, documents it for your adjuster and rebuilds what came out.

Water damage in Herndon homes, and where it starts

Herndon homes come in layers, and each layer has its own weak spots. The oldest is the Town of Herndon itself, an incorporated town with a historic downtown along the old railroad line, now the W&OD Trail. Around it are subdivisions from Herndon's big growth years in the 1970s, when Dulles Airport and the building of Reston brought new families. Farther south and west, ZIP code 20171 covers larger 1980s and 1990s communities like Franklin Farm and the Oak Hill area.

Older homes near downtown Herndon

The Herndon Historic District was listed on the National Register in 1991, and most of its buildings date from about 1890 to 1920. Streets near downtown still have bungalows, cottages and classic colonials. Older houses tend to leak where systems have been patched over the decades: a newer pipe spliced onto an older one, a drain line that has been snaked many times, or an addition where a new roof meets an old one. Some of these homes sit over crawlspaces instead of full basements. Water in a crawlspace is easy to miss until floors feel soft or the house smells damp. We pump it out and dry the space with water extraction and drying equipment sized for the job.

1970s subdivisions: Hiddenbrook, Kingston Chase and their neighbors

Hiddenbrook and Kingston Chase are made up of traditional single-family homes built in the 1970s. Herndon Centennial, built around its golf course, followed in the 1980s and 1990s. Houses from the 1970s are now around 50 years old, and that age shows up in a few predictable places:

• Shutoff valves and supply lines that have never been replaced and finally let go
• Water heaters and washers on the lowest level, right next to finished living space
• Pipes in exterior walls and over garages that freeze during a hard cold snap
• Basement walls that start to seep once gutters and grading wear out

Franklin Farm, Oak Hill and the big colonials

Franklin Farm was established in 1980, and its larger single-family homes went up through the 1980s. Chantilly Highlands, in the Oak Hill area of 20171, has 909 single-family homes built between 1980 and 1994. Shaker Woods and Bradley Farm are known for brick-front colonials, and many homes in these communities have finished basements. A finished basement is the most expensive place in the house to get wet. Carpet, pad, drywall, trim and sometimes built-ins all take on water at once, so fast extraction and a full flooded basement cleanup decide how much has to be replaced.

McNair Farms adds townhomes and condos, many built in the mid to late 1990s. In attached homes a leak can start next door, so we document where the water came from for every insurer involved.

Sugarland Run, Folly Lick and storm runoff

Herndon sits where the Sugarland Run and Horsepen Creek watersheds meet. Folly Lick Branch, a tributary of Sugarland Run, drains a mostly built-up area, and Fairfax County notes that heavy development there produces fast, intense stormwater runoff. The county and the town are restoring sections of Sugarland Run in part to address local flooding. Horsepen Run also winds through a stream valley park inside Chantilly Highlands. For homes on lots that slope toward these streams, a summer downpour can overwhelm a sump pump or send water through a window well in minutes.

One crew, one phone number

We stop the water, extract it, dry the structure and take moisture readings until it is dry. We photograph the damage, write the estimate, send the documentation to your insurer and meet your adjuster at your home. Then the same crew rebuilds. Owner Curtis Berg, a Navy Seabees veteran, has 42 years as a journeyman builder, so the finish work matches what was there before.