The first job on any water loss
Water Extraction Services in Lewisville
Water extraction services get the standing water out of Lewisville homes and businesses with extractors and pumps, so the drying can start.
All of it comes out to limit the damage, not just the puddle in the middle of the room. Water runs under baseboards, soaks into the pad under the carpet and climbs the drywall, so extraction follows the path the water took before a single fan goes on.
What the extraction visit includes is listed below.
- An inspection of every wet room
- Standing water removal off the slab
- Carpet water extraction, pad included
- "Moisture mapping" to find the wet spots
- Drying equipment setup before we leave
What comes in off the truck
Truck-Mounted Extractors, Pumps and Portable Units
Truck-mounted extractors handle carpet, submersible pumps handle standing water on the slab, and portable units reach the water beyond a truck hose.
The tool follows the floor. A shop vacuum moves 1 to 2 gallons a minute while a truck-mounted extractor moves hundreds, which is why a soaked floor needs the truck and not the garage vac.
The extraction equipment is listed below with what each one does.
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Truck-mounted extraction
On carpet, "truck-mounted extraction" does the heavy pulling, run through weighted stand-on tools that press the water out of the pad underneath as well as the carpet on top.
- Carpet and pad
- Weighted stand-on tools
- Hundreds of gallons a minute
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Submersible pumps
Standing water on the slab goes out through self-priming submersible pumps, set right in the water with a hose run out of the house.
- Standing water on slab
- Self-priming pumps
- Discharged outside
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Squeegee heads and portable extractors
Tile and vinyl plank get squeegee heads, and portable extractors with specialty tools reach water in wall cavities and between floor layers.
- Tile and vinyl plank
- Inside wall cavities
- Between floor layers
How a visit runs
How Water Extraction Works
Extraction starts by finding where the water went, pulls it out of every affected surface, lifts carpet or baseboards to reach what is hidden, and ends with the drying equipment set.
The steps of an extraction visit run in this order.
- Find where the water wentGood extraction follows the path the water took, not just the visible puddle, so the wet area is traced room by room before the hoses come in.
- Make a sagging ceiling safeA sagging ceiling holds water and soaked insulation and can come down all at once. It can be drained through a small hole over a bucket, which often saves the rest of the ceiling.
- Pull the standing waterAll standing water is extracted from carpet, pad, slab and hard floors with the tool each surface needs.
- Open up to reach hidden waterBaseboards may be detached, carpet lifted or saturated materials removed to get at the water trapped behind and beneath them.
- Set the drying equipmentAir movers and dehumidifiers go in, and the first moisture readings are logged as the baseline for tracking the drying.
Residential extraction typically takes 2 to 4 hours, and large commercial jobs 6 to 12 hours.
Extractors or fans
Extraction Before Drying
Mechanical extraction removes far more water than fans and dehumidifiers, so skipping it adds days to the drying and raises the risk of mold.
Extraction first
Hundreds
of gallons a minute through a truck-mounted extractor
Pulling the water out mechanically shortens the drying that follows.
- Liquid water leaves the house instead of waiting to evaporate
- Reaches moisture consumer tools cannot see or reach
- Air movers and dehumidifiers start on damp, not soaked
Fans and a shop vacuum
1 to 2
gallons a minute through a shop vacuum
Fans can only dry what they blow across, and the rest stays put.
- Adds days to the drying
- Raises the risk of mold
- A household vacuum should never be used on water
When the water is standing
What you can hold us to
A free look before anything starts.
The estimate is free and carries no obligation. We tell you what the water needs and you decide.
A call back the same working day.
Ring Monday to Saturday and we answer or call back that day. After hours it goes to voicemail and we return it the next working morning.
The whole job priced up front.
Extraction and whatever follows it are quoted before we start, with no surprise charges after.
Hoses coiled, floors clean.
We show up when we say we will, and we clean up when the work is done.
What it costs
Water Extraction Pricing
Water extraction in Lewisville typically runs $3,011 to $3,498, and the price on any one job can move with the area affected, the water category and the equipment it needs.
A clean supply-line leak on tile is a different job from a soaked carpeted floor, and "Category 3" water from a sewer backup costs more again because it needs containment, removal of porous materials and disinfection. Handling the extraction, drying and repairs in one mobilization also saves setup, disposal and travel costs.
Typical ranges in Lewisville
- Water extraction
- $3,011 to $3,498
- Emergency water extraction
- $2,189 to $2,312
What moves your number up or down is listed below.
- How much of the floor and wall got wet
- What it soaked: carpet, pad, drywall, cabinets
- Whether the water is clean, gray or black
- The equipment and repairs the job needs
We quote the whole job before we start. The exact price comes from the free estimate.
After extraction
After Extraction: Drying and Repairs
Once the water is out, air movers and dehumidifiers dry the structure until the readings reach target, and the repairs follow.
That stage is "structural drying": drying the framing, drywall and subfloor themselves, not just the air in the room. The first moisture readings taken after extraction become the baseline, and every reading after it is measured against that until the materials are back to normal.
Extraction, structural drying and the restoration repairs can run under one recovery plan, so nothing gets closed up over a wall that is still wet and you are not coordinating three crews who have never met.
Extraction After a Sewage Backup
Extraction after a sewage backup is a "Category 3" job, so it runs as sewage cleanup with containment and disinfection rather than a plain pump-out.
Carpet, pad, drywall and insulation the sewage touched are removed rather than dried, in line with the IICRC water damage standard the trade works to.
Water Extraction Around Lewisville
We handle water extraction across Lewisville and the nearby towns on our service area page.
That takes in The Colony, Flower Mound, Highland Village, Lake Dallas, Coppell and Carrollton, and a job just outside the footprint is a question for the call.
Water extraction questions
The three things owners ask most before the hoses come in, answered short.
How much to charge for water extraction?
Water extraction in Lewisville typically runs $3,011 to $3,498, and emergency water extraction typically runs $2,189 to $2,312. Where a job lands depends on the affected area, the materials, the water conditions and the equipment and repairs needed.
The estimate is free, and what sets restoration prices across every job is explained in Water Damage Cost.
Does insurance pay for water restoration?
That depends on your policy and how the water got in, and the adjuster makes that call. What helps any water damage insurance claim is a clear record from the first day, as our Water Damage Insurance Claim guide explains.
Insurance estimates are usually written in the format adjusters recognize, an "Xactimate estimate", alongside moisture mapping and photos, with the home's "pre-loss condition" as the goal.
Can you do water remediation yourself?
A small clean spill on tile, yes; a soaked carpet or a wet wall is another matter. A shop vacuum moves 1 to 2 gallons a minute, a household vacuum should never be used on water, and fans alone add days to the drying and raise the risk of mold.
Professional extraction reaches the moisture consumer tools cannot see or reach.
Standing water right now?
Call for a free estimate
Tell us where the water is, what it is sitting on and when it started. We will tell you on the phone what it needs, then come out, look and put a price on the whole job.
(972) 433-0242Monday to Saturday. Calls outside those hours go to voicemail and we return them the next working morning.
We show up when we say we will, and we clean up when the work is done.