Garden Grove homeowners can call from any of the city's zip codes and be connected to an independent restoration contractor who covers their neighborhood. HB Water Damage is an independent referral service that connects homeowners with independent restoration contractors.
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Water damage restoration in Garden Grove means stopping the leak, removing water and drying a housing stock with a median build year of 1965. An independent contractor handles the inspection, drying, cleanup and documentation.
Garden Grove's official history describes a post-World War II real estate boom, with about 1,400 people moving in each month by 1956, the year the city incorporated with 41,238 residents. The Census numbers show the result today: a median year built of 1965 for the city's 50,960 housing units, with 36 percent built in the 1950s alone and about 61 percent built before 1970. Houses from that decade are now around 70 years old.
The same city history records that in 1916, after days of heavy rain, the center of town ended up under about four feet of water.
Orange County LAFCO's 2023 report lists the City of Garden Grove's 436 miles of water main, 13 wells and about 34,080 connections, with an average age of 40 to 60 years. Some Garden Grove blocks are served by Golden State Water Company instead, which supplies portions of the city along with Stanton, Cypress and Los Alamitos.
The Garden Grove Sanitary District, run by the city's Water Services Division, maintains more than 312 miles of sewer line, 9,700 manholes and four lift stations. LAFCO reports that some areas of the city's sewer system have reached capacity and that the city planned about $30 million in sewer work over five years. The city also states that property owners are responsible for their own sewer lateral from the house to the public main, so a root-choked lateral is the homeowner's repair.
Water in your home right now? Call and get connected to an independent restoration contractor who covers your street.
The contractor works to the IICRC S500 standard. First comes an inspection with moisture meters to trace where water traveled under flooring and into walls. Standing water is extracted. Wet materials that cannot be dried, like swollen baseboard, soaked insulation or delaminated flooring, are removed. The crew the contractor sends sets up air movers and dehumidifiers and records readings until each area reaches its dry goal. The job finishes with cleaning and a documented file you can give your insurer. Sewage from a lateral backup is Category 3 water, so affected carpet, pad and lower drywall are cut out and the area is sanitized.
The contractor network covers all of Garden Grove, including the Historic Main Street area, the Garden Grove Boulevard corridor and its Korean business district, West Garden Grove, the Harbor Boulevard resort area near the Anaheim border, and the residential blocks off Brookhurst Street, Euclid Street, Magnolia Street and Chapman Avenue.
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A sudden burst is often covered, including the resulting water damage. The broken pipe itself, slow leaks and outside flooding usually are not. Your adjuster makes the call, so photograph everything before cleanup and save damaged items.
The City of Garden Grove says property owners are responsible for maintaining, repairing and cleaning the lateral from the house to the public sewer. Backups caused by a blocked public main are a city matter.
Most of Garden Grove gets city water, but Golden State Water Company serves some portions of the city from its West Orange County system. Check your bill to see who to call.
An independent restoration company that serves Garden Grove. It is not owned by HB Water Damage. The contractor pays a referral fee for connected calls, and the call costs you nothing.
Small, clean-water spills are manageable for most owners. Sewage is Category 3 water and needs protective gear and disinfection. See sewage backup cleanup for what that involves.
Also covering Westminster and Stanton.
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