Water damage drying
Fire & smoke cleanup
Mold remediation
Storm response
Sewage cleanup
ReconstructionFree visual inspection and a written scope of work before any mitigation begins - photos, moisture readings, and drying logs go in your claim file
The scope we write is the scope we bill. Anything new gets shown to you, in writing, before we touch it.
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Water damage restoration in Houston typically costs $2,500 to $7,500 depending on how far the water traveled and how long it sat. Most jobs we handle in Houston start with emergency extraction and are fully dried within 4 to 7 days. If you’re standing in water right now, call (325) 550-1783 and a live person will answer, day or night.
We know Houston’s water damage patterns better than any out-of-town crew ever could. Flat clay terrain, overflowing bayous, and subtropical humidity mean water moves differently here than it does in Dallas or Austin. Our crews work in Meyerland, Braeswood, Kingwood, and every neighborhood between downtown and the Beltway, and we show up with the right drying plan for Houston’s specific housing stock, not a generic playbook.
Why Keegan Restoration Houston Is Houston’s Preferred Water Damage Restoration Company
Keegan Restoration Houston has been part of the Garrison Partners family since 2005, and we run every job in Houston to The Garrison Standard: a written price before any work starts, background-checked technicians in uniform, and a full-year written guarantee called the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If our repair fails within a year, we return and make it right at no charge. That standard holds whether we’re extracting water from a 1950s bungalow in the Heights or drying out a 2000s brick veneer house in Clear Lake.
Houston homeowners have told us the same stories for years: a contractor who showed up late, moved the price at the door, or walked off while drywall was still wet. We built our Houston operation to be the opposite. Shane Pruitt leads our crews with a simple rule from The Garrison Code: show up inside the window, put the price in writing, do the work by the book, leave the site clean, and stand behind it for a full year. A live person answers our phone 24/7, because water damage at 2 a.m. on a Sunday in Houston doesn’t wait for Monday.
Restoration work we handle
Water Damage Cleanup in Houston
Water damage cleanup in Houston means removing standing water, cutting out saturated materials, and drying the structure to a measurable standard, not an opinion. In Houston, where humidity sits above 70% most of the year, “air drying” is not cleanup. It’s an invitation for mold. A typical water cleanup job in Houston runs $1,800 to $4,500 depending on how many rooms are involved and whether carpet, pad, drywall, or baseboards need to come out.
Extraction and Material Removal
We start by pulling standing water with truck-mounted extraction equipment, which removes water at a rate no shop vac can match. Then we cut back drywall and remove wet pad and carpet that won’t dry inside a reasonable window. In Houston’s slab-on-grade homes, we also check under vinyl and laminate for water trapped against the slab, because clay soil wicks moisture upward and what looks dry on top is often soaked underneath.
Structural Drying and Moisture Mapping
After extraction, we place Dri-Eaz dehumidifiers and XPOWER air movers and track daily moisture readings against a drying log. We don’t guess when the structure is dry; we measure it. In Houston’s humidity, drying without dehumidification can stretch for weeks, and every day of moisture is a day mold gets a foothold.
Emergency Water Damage Restoration in Houston
Emergency water damage restoration in Houston is what we do when water is actively flowing or has just stopped, and every hour of delay raises the repair bill. In Houston’s subtropical climate, mold can colonize wet drywall within 24 to 48 hours, which is why we dispatch crews the same day you call. Emergency extraction and initial setup typically runs $1,200 to $3,000, with full structural drying billed as a separate scope once we see how far the water traveled.
24/7 Response and Mitigation
A live person answers our phone around the clock. When you call at 3 a.m. because a supply line burst in your Katy-area home, the person on the other end starts a crew dispatch immediately. We arrive with professional-grade extractors and start pulling water within hours, because in Houston, the clock starts the moment the carpet gets wet.
Category 3 and Floodwater Handling
When Brays Bayou overflows into Meyerland, the water is Category 3, meaning it carries sewage, bacteria, and whatever the flood picked up along the way. That changes the job. We contain the affected area, remove all saturated porous materials, and disinfect before drying begins. We also photograph and document everything in a format your insurance adjuster can process, because a Category 3 flood claim follows different rules than a clean-water pipe break.
Trusted Brands We Service in Houston
Our Houston crews arrive with the equipment brands that IICRC-standard restoration work actually requires: Dri-Eaz dehumidifiers, Phoenix axial fans, and XPOWER air movers, plus Injectidry systems for drying inside walls and under hardwood without tearing everything out. We maintain our fleet here in Houston and stock common replacement filters, hoses, and accessories locally, which means faster setup and fewer trips back to the shop. If you need drying equipment serviced or have questions about what our inventory means for your specific Houston home, call us.
Common Water Damage Restoration Problems We See in Houston Homes
- Slab-on-grade homes hiding moisture under vinyl and carpet. Clay soil expands and contracts with Houston’s wet-dry cycles, pushing water up through slab cracks and keeping floors damp long after the surface is dry.
- Repeat flooded homes in Meyerland and Braeswood. These houses have often been patched after previous floods, and old repairs trap moisture behind sealed framing. A standard drying log won’t catch it unless the crew knows to look behind old work.
- High humidity turning a small leak into a mold job. A roof leak that sat over a weekend while the homeowner was out can soak drywall and grow mold in under 48 hours in Houston’s subtropical air.
- Older pier-and-beam homes inside the Loop. Low clearance under the house and poor drainage around the perimeter mean standing water under the structure that never gets addressed, feeding moisture into the subfloor and joists for months.
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Houston’s market rates for water damage restoration fall into clear bands. Emergency extraction and initial mitigation runs $1,200 to $3,000. Full structural drying with dehumidifiers and air movers for a two to three room job runs $2,500 to $5,500. A whole-house flood cleanup, especially a Category 3 event, commonly lands between $5,000 and $12,000 depending on how much drywall, flooring, and trim must be removed. What moves the number is square footage, water category, how long the water sat, and whether mold has already started. We give you a written price before any work begins, and that price does not move at the door.
We Also Serve Cities Near Houston
Our crews work throughout the Houston metro, including Bellaire, Baytown, Friendswood, and Missouri City. If you’re in a neighboring community and dealing with water damage, call (325) 550-1783 and we’ll let you know our current response time. For a full look at our service area, visit our Houston coverage page.
Serving Houston, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Houston area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Water Damage Restoration in Houston
In Houston, mold can start on wet drywall within 24 to 48 hours, and often faster after a bayou overflow because the incoming water carries organic material that feeds growth. If drywall has been wet for two days in a Houston summer, assume mold is present and treat the job as mold remediation, not just drying. Call (325) 550-1783 if you’re at that timeline and we’ll send a crew today.
Category 3 water is grossly contaminated and carries sewage, bacteria, and flood debris, which is exactly what Brays Bayou delivers into Meyerland homes during a heavy storm. All porous materials like carpet, pad, and drywall must be removed and discarded, and hard surfaces need disinfecting before structural drying starts. We document the category, the removal, and the disinfection in writing for your adjuster.
Clay soil under a slab holds water and pushes it up through cracks, so flooring can feel dry on the surface while the pad, vinyl backing, and drywall behind baseboards are still saturated. Our crews use moisture mapping to find hidden water in these homes rather than trusting a hand on the floor. If your Houston home sits on a slab and you’ve had a leak, call us at (325) 550-1783 and we’ll check with instruments, not guesses.
Yes. Homes in Braeswood and Meyerland that have flooded multiple times often have old patch repairs, sealed-off framing, and previous mitigation that left hidden moisture behind. A restoration crew that treats that house like a first-time loss will miss trapped water, and mold will resurface months later. We treat repeat floods as more complex jobs and investigate behind old repairs as part of our standard scope.
Pre-loss condition means the home is returned to the state it was in before the water event, not better and not worse, with all water-damaged materials replaced or properly dried and verified. Insurance adjusters use this phrase to define the limit of what they’ll pay for, so we document everything in those terms from the first day. If you’re fighting a claim over what pre-loss means for your Houston home, call (325) 550-1783 and we’ll explain what’s reasonable to request.
Get Water Damage Restoration Started in Houston Today
If you have water in your Houston home right now, call (325) 550-1783. A live person answers 24/7, and we’ll give you a straight answer about response time, next steps, and what you should do while you wait. If the damage is less urgent, we’ll still pick up the phone, walk you through what to look for, and schedule a written estimate. Keegan Restoration Houston runs every job to The Garrison Standard and backs every repair with the 365-Day Done Right Promise. You’ll know the price before we start, and you’ll have it in writing.
Written by Shane Pruitt, Owner at Keegan Restoration Houston, serving Houston and the surrounding metro.