Storm flooding cleanup in Plainfield means dealing with a lot of water at once. Summer thunderstorms across Chicagoland can drop several inches of rain in a couple of hours. Sump pumps can't keep up, storm sewers back up, and yards that drain toward the house push water into window wells and through foundation cracks.
The DuPage River runs through Plainfield, and homes in low areas near the river and its tributaries have seen overland flooding when the river rises. Surface water that comes in from outside is treated as contaminated, because it carries soil, lawn chemicals and street runoff.
Our crew pumps out standing water, removes wet materials that can't be cleaned, disinfects and dries the structure. When a storm hits the whole region, the phones get busy fast, so call early to get on the schedule.
A flood policy is separate from a homeowner policy. Overland flooding is usually covered only under a flood policy, while a dead sump pump may fall under a water backup rider. We document the cause carefully because it affects which coverage applies. Read more on our claim documentation page.
If the storm knocked out power and your pump stopped, see sump pump overflow cleanup. If water came in through a window, see window well flooding.
