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  • Service: Storm Damage for Frankton homeowners
  • Service area: Frankton, IN and surrounding areas
  • Response time: Fast local response for Frankton; live dispatch every hour of the year
  • Licensed and insured (License #RC21100059)
  • Serving Frankton, IN since 2018
Local Knowledge

Storm Damage Cleanup in Frankton

We'll dry out your home in Frankton after storm water gets in through the roof or the basement.

Storms Here

Pipe Creek is prone to flooding. Severe thunderstorms come through in spring and summer. If your insurance company asks for a storm date, NWS Indianapolis keeps a list of past events.

Where Storm Water Ends Up

Homes near Pipe Creek can see rising water after heavy rain. With full basements common here, a big storm can bring water in from below as well as through the roof. That makes it a basement flooding job too.

After a storm we can be anywhere in Frankton, from the Sigler Street District to the roads around Frankton Christian Church and Frankton Jr-Sr High School. We also handle storm damage in Windfall, Summitville, Lapel and Alexandria.

Storm Damage Services

Expert Storm Damage for Frankton Homeowners

Storm water that comes in overhead hides most of itself. What you can see is a wet patch of drywall. What you can't see is the insulation above it holding water against the ceiling board while the framing wicks it sideways and the top of the wall below starts to wet out. Frankton Water Restoration dispatches to storm damage calls across Frankton and Madison County within 2 hours with thermal imaging and probes that read what's inside the assembly.

A meter reading only means something on the right scale. Drywall and wood framing read differently, so Frankton Water Restoration sets the meter for the material it's touching and logs the material type beside every number. That's how a reading taken in your Frankton home on day one can be compared with one taken on day four.

The first stage on site is a walk through with you. The technician asks where you first saw water and which rooms were affected, then photographs each one before anything moves. That walk also settles where the equipment will stage and which rooms need the most attention, so the work in your Frankton home starts with a plan.

Two claims sometimes come out of one storm, one for the roof or the siding and one for the water damage inside. Your insurance company decides how they're handled, and your agent can explain your policy. Frankton Water Restoration builds the inside part of the record on Frankton jobs, from the entry point photos and the readings through the scope and the final readings.

One call gets a crew on the way to your Frankton, IN home, any hour of the day. Frankton Water Restoration covers the opening, pulls the water, and dries whatever the storm's gotten into. You keep every reading the crew takes.

When to Call

Signs You Need Storm Damage Restoration

If you notice any of these in your Frankton home, schedule a free inspection before the issue worsens.

Ceiling stains in a hallway or closet far from any bathroom

Flooring cupping, lifting, or separating at the seams along an exterior wall

Baseboard swollen at the bottom edge or pulling away from the wall it was nailed to

Window or door trim swollen and sticking that opened and closed fine last week

Plaster ceilings with fresh hairline cracks and a dull, damp look

Puddles along an exterior wall or standing water in a basement window well after heavy rain

A pin moisture meter reading far above the same wall in a dry room

Ceiling texture cracked in a straight line that follows a joist or a roof truss

Drywall below a window that feels soft or crumbles when pressed

Water stains running down a stairwell wall from the upper floor

Our Process

How Frankton Water Restoration Handles Storm Damage

We follow these steps in order on every Frankton job.

1

Moisture Mapping

Thermal imaging and penetrating meters cover every room under and beside the intrusion, plus baseline readings in unaffected areas of the same house. The map shows how far water tracked through framing and insulation, and it's what decides which surfaces get opened.

2

Water Source Call

The crew checks where the water came in and what it touched on the way, and photographs the entry point. Floodwater that came in at grade gets containment and protective gear before any work starts.

3

Contents Protection

Furniture legs get blocked off wet flooring and small items move out of the water's reach, with photos taken of anything that shifts. Rugs and boxes in a flooded basement come up off the floor before extraction starts.

4

Drying Equipment Setup

Air movers go where the mapping shows wet surfaces, and dehumidifiers get sized to the volume of the space being dried. Closed doors and poly sheeting seal off the drying area so the equipment works on the wet rooms only.

5

Daily Monitoring

A technician returns every 24 hours while equipment runs, logs moisture content at the same marked locations, and repositions equipment wherever a zone's lagging. Rain during the drying phase triggers a recheck of the stabilized opening and of the materials sitting under it.

Real Project Photos

Storm Damage in Frankton

Photographs from real storm damage jobs completed by our crew in Frankton and surrounding areas.

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Common Questions

Storm Damage FAQ

Questions Frankton homeowners ask us about storm damage restoration.

Yes. A damp patch after a storm can mean far more water than you can see, because it travels through insulation and framing before it shows. Describe what you're seeing to Frankton Water Restoration and a technician will tell you what the readings are likely to show and what to do in the meantime. If the meters find only a little moisture, you'll know that too, and you'll have the numbers in writing for your Frankton home.
Often, when the water is caught early and the board is still solid. Drying in place avoids demolition and the finish work that follows, so the scope stays smaller. The readings decide it: drywall that has swelled or sagged comes out, and the crew shows you the numbers before cutting. Frankton Water Restoration writes the scope for your Frankton home to match what the meters say.
Photos and notes do most of the work. Look through your phone for pictures of the same rooms from before the storm, and tell the crew about any older stains or past leaks. Frankton Water Restoration photographs and reads those older marks separately in your Frankton home, so the record separates them from new storm damage. The adjuster decides how each one is handled.
Yes. The S500 calls for documenting the conditions found, the water source and category, the readings taken, the equipment placed and the progress of the drying. On a storm job that becomes entry point photos and the daily moisture and equipment logs. Frankton Water Restoration keeps that file for your Frankton home and gives you a copy at the end of the job.
Yes. Cold air holds little moisture and slows evaporation, so winter jobs usually need added heat in the drying area. Humid summer air limits how much water the air can absorb, which makes the dehumidifiers carry more of the job. After a stormy week in Frankton, outdoor humidity is often the reason a wall dries more slowly than the day before, and the daily air readings show it.
Water from overhead soaks a lot of material at once, like insulation, ceiling board, the top of the walls and sometimes the carpet below. All of it has to dry, and insulation and drywall hold water against each other. That takes more dehumidifier capacity than a wet floor alone. Frankton Water Restoration sizes the equipment to what's wet in your Frankton home and adjusts it each day as the readings drop.
A musty smell usually means moisture is still present somewhere, such as in carpet pad or a wall cavity, even when everything looks dry. The smell itself can't show where it's coming from, so the crew follows it with meters and a thermal camera. Once the wet spot is found and dried, the smell in your Frankton home typically fades as the materials return to baseline.
A shop vac handles a small puddle, but a flooded basement needs extraction equipment, and plugging anything in over a wet floor adds a shock risk. If you try it for a small spill, use a GFCI-protected outlet well away from the water. Anything carrying soil or standing deep should wait for the crew. Describe what you're seeing to Frankton Water Restoration and a technician can tell you which situation your Frankton basement is in.
Air movers sound like a box fan and dehumidifiers add a steady hum, so the affected rooms are noisy for the first few days. The machines run around the clock because drying stops when they do. The crew spreads them across circuits so breakers don't trip. Light sleepers and pets often do better in a room away from the work in your Frankton home.
A good match is possible but takes care. The crew records the texture type and the wall or ceiling finish before cutting, and the person doing the repair matches it from that record. Painting the whole wall or ceiling, corner to corner, usually hides the seams best, because a patch painted alone tends to show. Your Frankton file lists exactly where drywall came out, which helps the finish crew plan.
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Guidance and Standards for Storm Damage

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Frankton Neighborhoods We Serve

We take storm damage calls in every part of Frankton. Pick your neighborhood for local details.

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