Huntington Harbour is covered, from the island homes on Admiralty and Trinidad to the streets off Algonquin.
Calls to (888) 217-4707 (7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Pacific) go to an independent restoration contractor who serves the harbour and the rest of water damage restoration in Huntington Beach. HB Water Damage is an independent referral service that connects homeowners with independent contractors; it does not do the work itself.
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Water damage restoration in Huntington Harbour means drying and repairing homes built from the mid-1960s on the former Sunset Bay estuary, where king tides, storm runoff and aging plumbing can all bring water inside. One call connects you with an independent contractor.
During the king tides of early August 2023, public works crews were put on standby for "dry weather flooding" on some streets in Huntington Harbour and Sunset Beach, with portable pumps ready. Officials said certain areas flood when tides exceed 7.0 feet.
In September 2010 FEMA revised the harbour so that all areas within the channels became flood zone AE and non-submerged waterfront lots became zone X (shaded). New maps on March 21, 2019 then placed some Huntington Harbour and Sunset Beach properties inside the Special Flood Hazard Area, zoned AE or VE. Federal rules require owners with federally backed mortgages in those zones to carry flood insurance.
The city's General Plan background report says the East Garden Grove-Wintersburg and Slater channels drain past the Bolsa Chica wetlands and then into Huntington Harbour, while the Sunset and Westminster channels empty into the harbour and on to Anaheim Bay.
The harbour was developed in the mid-1960s: 620 acres of land and 258 acres of waterway, about 18 miles of waterfront. Census estimates show about 69 percent of homes in the 92649 zip code were built in the 1960s or 1970s. At that age, original drain lines and valves are prone to leaks.
The Humboldt Drive bridge in the harbour was built in 1963. The city's 2023 Water Master Plan says the water line on it has nearly reached its useful life and should be replaced when the bridge is widened.
Water in your home right now? Call and get connected to an independent restoration contractor who covers your street.
The contractor follows the IICRC S500 sequence. A technician inspects and maps moisture with meters, extracts standing water, and removes materials that cannot be dried, such as soaked carpet pad or swollen baseboard. Air movers and dehumidifiers then run while the crew logs readings each visit until the structure reaches its dry goal, and the job ends with cleaning and a written record for your insurer. Water that comes in from the harbour, a channel or the street is treated as Category 3, which means contaminated materials come out and the area is sanitized.
The line covers all six islands: Admiralty, Davenport, Gilbert, Humboldt, Trinidad and the naturally formed Sunset Island. It also covers the bayfront streets and inland blocks around the Huntington Harbour Mall on Algonquin Street, the Peter's Landing area on Pacific Coast Highway, and homes running east toward Bolsa Chica and south to Warner Avenue.
Zip codes: 92649
Ready to talk to someone? Call, and ask the contractor for their CSLB license number before work starts.
Standard homeowners policies usually exclude flood and tidal water, which needs a separate flood policy. A sudden pipe burst is usually covered. Federal rules require flood insurance for federally backed mortgages on homes in zones AE and VE.
Search your address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, or call the city Planning Division at (714) 536-5271. An answer from before 2019 may be out of date.
An independent restoration company. It sets its own schedule and prices and writes its own estimate. You can check its license on the CSLB website before you sign. See how it works for the steps.
The price depends on square footage, water category and how much material has to come out. The contractor quotes after inspecting. Our water damage restoration cost guide explains the typical line items.
Also covering Sunset Beach and Bolsa Chica.
Not sure what you are looking at? Call, describe what is wet, and an independent local contractor takes it from there.
One call reaches an independent restoration contractor who covers your area. The contractor handles the inspection, the estimate and the work.
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