Water Damage Restoration in Crestline, CA

Crestline sits at about 4,800 feet at the top of the Rim of the World Highway, the first mountain town above San Bernardino. Lake Gregory was created when a dam went in during 1937 and 1938, and a storm that same winter filled the lake in three days instead of the three years the engineers expected. The cabins came in waves after that: 1920s and 1930s cabins in the old village, 1950s and 1960s homes in Valley of Enchantment and Crest Park, and newer houses scattered among them, nearly all on raised floors with a crawl space.

The winter of 2023 is the one everyone remembers. The blizzard that started in late February left more than seven feet of snow in Crestline, cut the town off for the better part of two weeks, and collapsed the roof of Goodwin's Market, the only grocery store, on March 1. When it melted, the frozen and split pipes, the ice-dam roof leaks, and the wet crawl spaces came with it. The Old Fire in October 2003 forced the whole town out, and the slopes below still shed mud in the first storm after every burn.

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

Crestline water damage, under the snow

A pipe that froze in a cabin that sat empty is burst pipe water damage, and the job starts with how many days the water ran. Snowmelt that came in around the chimney is roof leak water damage. Both end with structural drying, which needs heat in a cold cabin.

Getting the water off in Crestline

Water for the village comes from the Crestline Village Water District, which can shut off at the meter when the cabin valve is under snow. Because Crestline is unincorporated, rebuild permits go through San Bernardino County Land Use Services.

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