Water Damage Restoration in Big Bear Lake, CA

Big Bear Lake sits at about 6,750 feet on the south shore of the lake, and it is a town of cabins. The first rock dam went in at the west end in 1884 to store irrigation water for Redlands, the taller multiple-arch dam replaced it in 1912, and the resort town that grew along the shore incorporated in 1980. Most homes are second homes or short-term rentals, built from the 1920s through the 1980s on raised floors with a crawl space underneath, and many sit empty from Sunday night to Friday.

That is the problem. A supply line in an exterior wall or under the floor freezes on a January night while nobody is there, splits, and runs until someone drives up. The blizzard that started in late February 2023 dropped several feet of snow on the valley, cut the mountain off for days, and left frozen-pipe losses and roof leaks behind when it melted. Snow load on a flat-roofed 1960s cabin and an ice dam at the eave send water in around the chimney and the skylights.

Call us now and tell us what you see. We connect Big Bear Lake homeowners with an independent local water damage provider who looks at the house and sets the scope.

Big Bear Lake water damage, in an empty cabin

A pipe that froze and ran for days is burst pipe water damage, and the job starts with how long the water ran. Snowmelt that came through the roof is roof leak water damage. Either one ends with structural drying, which needs heat as well as air in a cold cabin.

Shutting off a Big Bear Lake cabin when the valve is under snow

Water service in the city and much of the valley comes from the Big Bear Lake Department of Water and Power, which can shut off at the meter when the cabin valve is buried in snow. The Big Bear Municipal Water District manages the lake itself and posts the lake level, which is a plain record of how wet a winter has been up here.

Call (909) 494-5349 now and tell us what you see. We connect you with a local water damage provider serving Big Bear Lake.