Owners and renters anywhere in Los Alamitos 90721 can use this line.
HB Water Damage is an independent referral service connecting homeowners with independent contractors, the same service behind HB Water Damage in Huntington Beach. You describe the leak, and the call is passed to an independent restoration contractor who works in Los Alamitos.
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In short
Water damage restoration in Los Alamitos means drying and repairing a small city of mostly 1960s housing, where more homes are rented than owned and creek channels carry storm runoff. A referral line puts you in touch with an independent contractor who does the work.
The city's 2021 to 2029 Housing Element found that about 56% of occupied homes in Los Alamitos were over 50 years old, and that 37% were built in the 1960s alone. Census estimates put the median year built at 1970. Original pipes and valves of that age are frequent leak points.
Census estimates show about 58% of occupied units are rented and only about 42% of units are detached houses. The Housing Element describes Apartment Row, south of Katella Avenue, and Old Town West as areas where older single-family homes have been replaced by small apartment and condo buildings. When units share walls and ceilings, one failed water heater can reach several households.
The Orange County Flood Control District maintains drainage in the city, and Coyote Creek, Carbon Creek and the San Gabriel River run in and near it. The Housing Element notes that most flood control facilities in Los Alamitos protect against a 25-year storm, and that areas of potential flooding are tied to Coyote and Carbon creeks. A heavier storm can back water into yards, garages and low rooms.
The Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District was formed in 1952 when voters approved a bond to replace failing septic tanks. Its 54-mile system now serves over 8,000 connections, and the district maintains the main lines down the center of the street. A backup that starts in the house line, or a blocked main, sends sewage up through the lowest drain.
Golden State Water has served Los Alamitos since 1929. Its recent work includes replacing older 6-inch pipe on Gay Street in 2021, and it scheduled an aging main on Katella Avenue for replacement in summer 2026.
Water in your home right now? Call and get connected to an independent restoration contractor who covers your street.
The IICRC S500 standard sets the order of work. The crew the contractor sends inspects first and maps moisture with meters, checking neighboring units when walls are shared. Standing water is extracted, and materials that cannot be dried, such as soaked carpet pad and wet drywall, are cut out. Air movers and dehumidifiers run while the technician records readings until the structure is dry, then the area is cleaned and the job is documented for insurance. Sewage and outside flood water are Category 3, so anything porous they reach is removed rather than dried.
Calls come from Apartment Row and Old Town West, from homes and condos along Katella Avenue and Los Alamitos Boulevard, and from the neighborhoods beside the Joint Forces Training Base, which began as a Navy air station in 1942. The city incorporated in 1960.
Zip codes: 90721.
Ready to talk to someone? Call, and ask the contractor for their CSLB license number before work starts.
The building owner's policy is written for the structure, not your belongings. Check whether you carry renters insurance, notify the landlord in writing, and keep photos of everything you lost.
The sewer district maintains the main line in the street; your own line from the house is a plumber's job. The cleanup is Category 3 work, covered on the sewage backup cleanup page.
Los Alamitos takes part in the National Flood Insurance Program, and the city links potential flooding to Coyote Creek and Carbon Creek. Check your address on the FEMA flood map before you assume a policy will pay.
A referral line, not a contractor. It connects you with an independent restoration contractor who pays a referral fee for the call. The contractor quotes and carries out the work, and the line charges you nothing.
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.
