Downtown and the Main Street blocks near the pier are part of the service area.
A call to (888) 217-4707 is answered 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Pacific and connected to an independent restoration contractor who covers the city's oldest neighborhoods, the same one serving the rest of HB Water Damage. HB Water Damage is an independent referral service that connects homeowners with independent contractors, not a restoration company.
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In short
Water damage restoration in Downtown Huntington Beach means drying out the city's oldest cottages and its densest condo blocks, where old private plumbing and shared walls let one leak spread. A single call connects you with an independent contractor for the area.
Downtown began in 1901, when the West Coast Land Company bought 40 acres, and the Huntington Beach Company laid water lines, power and roads through the original town site in 1904. Census estimates count about 1,012 homes in Huntington Beach built before 1940, and about 606 of them are in the 92648 zip code. Houses that old can still carry original cast iron drains and galvanized supply pipe unless someone has replaced them.
The city's 2023 Water Master Plan says some of its cast iron water pipe dated back 75 to 100 years before an aggressive replacement program under the 2000 master plan eliminated it. That program covered public mains. Plumbing on the house side of the meter is normally the owner's responsibility.
Only about one in three homes in 92648 is a detached single-family house. The rest are townhomes, duplexes, apartment and condo buildings, plus some mobile homes. The Downtown Specific Plan, adopted in 1983 and updated in 2009, governs development across 336 acres of downtown. When a supply line fails upstairs, the unit below often finds it first through the ceiling.
The pier at the foot of Main Street dates to 1914, and a 1939 hurricane destroyed its 500-foot extension. The coast still pushes back: during the August 2023 king tides, news crews reported flooding on Pacific Coast Highway at 19th Street.
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 map how far the water traveled, including into the unit below or behind shared walls. Standing water is extracted, and anything that cannot be dried in place, such as saturated drywall or pad, is cut out. Air movers and dehumidifiers run while readings are logged until materials reach their dry goal, then surfaces are cleaned and the whole job is documented. A backed-up drain line in an older building is Category 3 water, so affected porous materials are removed rather than dried.
Calls come in from Main Street and Pier Plaza, the numbered streets running inland from Pacific Coast Highway, the blocks around Orange, Olive and Walnut avenues, Lake Street, and the Pacific City area east of the pier.
Zip codes: 92648
Ready to talk to someone? Call, and ask the contractor for their CSLB license number before work starts.
Your CC&Rs and the source of the leak decide it. An association master policy often handles common pipes, while your own HO-6 policy covers the interior of your unit and belongings. Report it to the manager in writing right away.
Water that backs up from a drain or sewer line counts as Category 3. Keep people and pets out, do not mop it into other rooms, and read our sewage backup cleanup page before anything is touched.
Tidal flooding shows up along Pacific Coast Highway and at low spots near the sand. In August 2023 it reached the highway at 19th Street. Beach-level garages and ground-floor units near the highway are the most exposed.
An independent restoration business that covers downtown. It sets its own prices, schedule and scope, and you sign with it directly. Ask for its CSLB license number on the first visit.
Also covering Seacliff and Southeast Huntington 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.
