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Selma Water Restoration dries storm soaked ceilings and walls in Selma and keeps the readings in a file you own.

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For Storm Damage in Selma, Selma Water Restoration brings the equipment, the certifications, and the paperwork: 24/7 response, written scopes, and insurance claim support. Call (812) 515-1567 for dispatch.

  • Service: Storm Damage for Selma homeowners
  • Service area: Selma, IN and surrounding areas
  • Response time: 24/7 live dispatch; emergency crews prioritized for Selma
  • Licensed and insured (License #RC21100059)
  • Serving Selma, IN since 2018
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Storm Damage Cleanup in Selma

We handle storm damage cleanup across Selma, from tarping the opening to drying the house underneath it, and we're out day or night.

Where Storm Water Ends Up

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 Selma, from the North Albany Street District to the roads around Selma Elementary School and Selma Community Athletic Park. We also handle storm damage in Albany, Muncie, Gaston and Daleville.

Storm Damage Services

Expert Storm Damage for Selma Homeowners

Water that got into the roof assembly during a hard freeze doesn't show itself until the thaw, and then it shows up all at once. Ice in the deck and in the insulation melts, the drywall below takes all of it, and a ceiling that looked fine for a week starts to sag. Selma Water Restoration dispatches to storm and freeze damage calls in Selma, IN within 2 hours with meters that read what the cavity is holding and the equipment to dry it.

Aaron Christy founded the company behind Selma Water Restoration in 2018. On a storm job in Selma, the crew covers the opening, reads the materials and removes only what won't dry, then logs readings until the numbers say the house is dry. You get those readings and the photos in a file you keep, so the work is easy to follow later.

The first move on any storm job in Selma is covering the opening, because drying can't finish underneath an active leak. Selma Water Restoration crews tarp or board the entry point, photograph it before and after, and pass the details to whoever is doing the permanent repair. Extraction and drying start on that same visit, so the inside of the house is losing water while the outside work gets scheduled.

Before wet carpet or insulation goes in a dumpster, ask your adjuster whether they want to see it. The crew photographs the material in place and records its type and amount, and a small sample can be set aside if the adjuster asks. Selma Water Restoration lays out the removal list for your Selma home so that conversation has facts behind it.

If a ceiling in your house is stained or sagging after a storm, call Selma Water Restoration now. A crew dispatches to Selma within 2 hours. Extraction, insulation removal, structural drying and the rebuild can all run through Selma Water Restoration, with photos and readings tying each step together.

When to Call

Signs You Need Storm Damage Restoration

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

Shingle granules piled in the gutters or washed out at the bottom of a downspout

White chalky residue on a basement foundation wall where water has been moving through it

Ceiling drywall sagging or bulging between the joists in a room below the attic

Drywall below a window that feels soft or crumbles when pressed

A musty smell that comes back in the same room after every rain and fades in between

Water stains running down a stairwell wall from the upper floor

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

A brown or yellow ring on a ceiling that got noticeably bigger after the last heavy rain

Standing water around the sump pit after the power came back on

Thick ice built up in the gutter with icicles hanging along the edge of the eave

Our Process

How Selma Water Restoration Handles Storm Damage

We follow these steps in order on every Selma job.

1

Emergency Stabilization

Tarp, shrink wrap or board up goes over the opening the storm made, photographed before and after. Stopping the ongoing intrusion is what lets the drying numbers hold. Details of the opening get passed to whoever's handling the permanent roof or siding repair.

2

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.

3

Sump and Drain Check

The crew looks at the sump basin and the floor drains to see whether water is still entering or backing up. Anything that needs a plumber or an electrician gets noted, so the basement isn't refilling while the drying runs.

4

Cleaning Surfaces That Stay

Framing and hard surfaces that stay get cleaned and treated with an antimicrobial once the soaked material is out. Cleaning comes before the drying equipment goes in, so the air movers aren't pushing soil around the room.

5

Clearance Verification

Final moisture readings are taken on every affected material at the same marked locations and compared against the unaffected baseline recorded at the start. Equipment comes out once that comparison's documented, containment follows, and the verification sheet goes into your file.

Real Project Photos

Storm Damage in Selma

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

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Common Questions

Storm Damage FAQ

Questions Selma 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 Selma 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 Selma home.
Equipment time is set by the daily readings, so a job that dries slowly can run longer than first planned. Dense materials and cold weather are the usual reasons. Selma Water Restoration shows you the readings behind any extension, and nothing changes on your Selma job without your approval. Keeping the doors to the drying rooms shut helps the equipment finish sooner.
Yes, if it's safe. Take dated wide shots of each wet room and close ups of the stains and any damaged belongings, and leave wet insulation and drywall where they sit. The crew adds moisture readings and a photo report of its own, so your Selma file ends up with two views of the loss.
Ask the company directly. It should be able to tell you what training its technicians have completed and whether they follow the IICRC S500 on water jobs. Ask to see moisture readings and photos from a past job with the customer's details removed, and ask who will actually be working in your Selma home. A reliable company explains its method and documents it.
Three to five days of equipment time is typical for a single room ceiling intrusion once the opening is covered, and a saturated attic with several rooms affected often runs five to eight. The number comes from the daily readings, so it moves with the materials. Dense material like plaster, hardwood and framing lumber gives up water slowly and can stretch it out. Reconstruction adds its own time after the structure reads dry, and the drywall, texture and paint schedule depends on how much ceiling's been cut out.
Usually, yes. A Massachusetts Department of Public Health guide on water damage in buildings lists rain coming through a roof, walls, windows or doors as Category 1, clean water. The crew still checks what it ran through on the way in, like attic insulation and ceiling drywall, and anything that can't be dried comes out. Selma Water Restoration photographs the entry point and the path the water took in your Selma home, and those photos go in your photo report.
Yes. Mold work follows the IICRC S520, and Selma Water Restoration handles it along with the drying. The work changes shape: containment under negative air, HEPA filtration running in the space, removal of affected porous material, HEPA vacuuming and antimicrobial treatment of what stays, and post remediation verification before anything gets closed up. Spots on a ceiling after a storm usually mean the cavity above it has been wet a while, so the inspection covers the attic side too.
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 Selma Water Restoration and a technician can tell you which situation your Selma basement is in.
Through small ports. Crews drill or cut access holes into the cavity, usually along the top of a wall or on a line the drywall crew can patch easily, then push or pull conditioned dry air through the space with a cavity drying system. The meters go back into those same holes to track progress. It takes longer than demolition and it saves the finished surface, the texture match and the paint, so it gets tried wherever the readings and the condition of the material allow. Saturated, sagging drywall doesn't qualify and comes down.
Solid wood trim often dries and holds its shape if it's removed and dried quickly, and the crew sets it aside labeled for reuse. Swollen composite board, which absorbs water like a sponge, rarely returns to its original size and is usually replaced. The readings and the condition of each piece decide it in your Selma home, and the installer gets the list of what stays and what goes.
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