Sewage backup and water damage cleanup in Laguna Hills homes
A backed-up floor drain or overflowing toilet in Laguna Hills calls for a different job than a clean supply line leak. We treat the water by its category, remove soaked porous materials safely, disinfect, and dry what's left until readings confirm it.
Answering 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Housing
- Median home built in 1980; ranch land subdivided in the early 1960s
- Water risk
- Aging drain lines and storm runoff in wet winters
- We handle
- Sewage backups, toilet overflows, storm water
Laguna Hills' median home was built in 1980, and part of the Moulton Ranch was subdivided in the early 1960s to form today's city. In older homes, drain lines can crack or clog and back up into the house. UC Riverside's plan treats sewage as Category 3 black water, so cleanup means removal and disinfection, not just drying.
From Moulton Ranch to Today: Laguna Hills Homes and Water
Part of the Moulton Ranch was subdivided in the early 1960s and became today's Laguna Hills, which became a city on December 20, 1991. The median home here was built in 1980, so the housing spans several building eras. In the oldest homes, buried drain lines have had the longest time to settle, crack or collect roots. A slow tub drain or gurgling toilet can be the first warning. When the line finally blocks, wastewater comes up through the lowest fixture in the house.
Sewage is not ordinary water damage. UC Riverside's water intrusion plan defines Category 3 as grossly unsanitary black water from sewage or other contaminated sources. Carpet, pad and lower drywall touched by it are usually removed rather than dried, and the space is disinfected before drying begins. The same plan notes that gray water left untreated for more than 48 hours in a flooded structure may become Category 3. A washer or dishwasher overflow left sitting can turn into the same job.
Storms are the other risk. On December 14, 2021, a flash flood warning covered central Orange County, including Irvine, Tustin, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Woods and Laguna Hills. Forecasters expected rain of 0.5 to 1 inch per hour. Rain that heavy can overload outdoor drains and push storm water into garages and lower rooms. Our guide to clean, gray and black water explains why we handle each one differently.
Most common jobs here
Cleanup Jobs That Come Up Most in Laguna Hills
Laguna Hills borders several cities we cover, including Lake Forest, Aliso Viejo and Mission Viejo.
We don't recommend it. Sewage is Category 3 black water and can carry bacteria and other pathogens. Keep children and pets out, avoid walking through it, and let us extract, remove contaminated materials and disinfect with protective gear.
It depends on the water. A clean supply line overflow can often be dried in place. If the water came from the bowl or sat for long, the pad comes out and the carpet usually does too.
Odor comes from contaminated material left behind, often the pad, tack strip or the bottom of the drywall. Air fresheners only mask it. We remove the source material, disinfect and dry so the smell doesn't return.
Our work is the water damage: extraction, removal, disinfection, drying and the repairs that follow. The blockage itself needs a plumber to clear and inspect the line. We can start cleanup as soon as the line is no longer backing up.
Stop using every sink, tub, toilet and appliance that drains, because each use adds more water to the backup. Open windows if it's safe and keep people out of the area. Then call us any hour.
Water in the house right now?
Wastewater on the Floor in Laguna Hills?
Stop using the drains, keep everyone out of the room, and call. We answer around the clock.
(949) 539-8184Answering 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.