Long Beach is one of the larger areas this line covers, from the Peninsula to North Long Beach and Signal Hill.
The phone number is the same one used for water damage restoration in Huntington Beach, and HB Water Damage is an independent referral service connecting homeowners with independent contractors. Give your zip code, and the call goes to an independent restoration contractor working your part of the city.
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Water damage restoration in Long Beach means drying and repairing some of the oldest housing in the region, from 1910s Craftsman bungalows to beachfront homes on the seawall, plus a large stock of rented apartments. One call to the referral line reaches an independent contractor.
The city's 2021 to 2029 Housing Element found that 71% of Long Beach housing is over 50 years old, against 61% across Los Angeles County. Census estimates put the median year built at 1959. The city's historic district pages date whole neighborhoods to the early 1900s: Rose Park bungalows from 1910 to 1922, Bluff Heights Craftsman homes from 1910 to 1923, and California Heights, with nearly 1,500 homes, built after the 1920s boom.
Long Beach Utilities runs more than 700 miles of sanitary sewer lines. It says property owners maintain the lateral from the building to the sidewalk or property line and share responsibility from there to the center of the street or alley. In a 1920s house, that lateral can be close to a century old, and a cracked or root-filled one can push sewage up through the lowest drain.
In December 2024, LAist reported that the 86-year-old Naples seawall still needed $125 million to finish its replacement, and that high tides routinely flooded sidewalks several inches deep. In September 2026, waves from Tropical Storm Marie compromised the seawall on the Peninsula, sent water and sand into homes, and led to the evacuation of about 20 homes between 63rd Place and 67th Place, ABC7 reported.
About 59% of occupied Long Beach homes are rented and only about 40% of units are detached houses, according to Census estimates. A failed supply line on an upper floor often reaches the units below before anyone finds it.
Water in your home right now? Call and get connected to an independent restoration contractor who covers your street.
Long Beach jobs are run to IICRC S500, the industry standard for water restoration. The crew the contractor sends inspects the property and maps moisture, including crawl spaces under raised floors and neighboring units in multi-family buildings. It extracts standing water, removes materials that cannot be dried, then runs air movers and dehumidifiers while recording moisture readings until the structure meets its dry goal. The job ends with cleaning and documentation for insurance. Lateral backups and seawater overwash are Category 3 water, so any porous material they touch is removed.
Calls come from Belmont Shore, Naples and the Peninsula on the coast, from Belmont Heights, Bluff Heights, Bluff Park and Rose Park inland, from Downtown and the Wrigley area, from California Heights and Bixby Knolls in the north-central city, and from North Long Beach and the east side. Signal Hill, a separate city surrounded by Long Beach, is covered too.
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Ready to talk to someone? Call, and ask the contractor for their CSLB license number before work starts.
Long Beach Utilities says the owner maintains the lateral from the building to the property line and shares responsibility out to the center of the street. The cleanup inside the house is covered on the sewage backup cleanup page.
Flood is generally excluded from California homeowners policies, according to the state Department of Insurance. Seawater and high-tide flooding usually need a separate flood policy, so check yours before a storm season.
Signal Hill runs its own water department, with about 50 miles of pipeline, three reservoirs and two wells. Call the city about a break in the street; this line still connects you with a restoration contractor for damage inside.
An independent restoration contractor. HB Water Damage is a referral line: the contractor pays it a fee for the connected call, then quotes and does the job. Callers pay HB Water Damage nothing.
Also covering Lakewood and Seal Beach.
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.
Independent line. No charge to you. Calls may be recorded.
