Split-Levels and Ramblers: Where Water Collects
How the plateau's most common houses take on water, level by level.
NEXT DOOR · BURIEN, WA
Burien: Water Damage Help Next Door
A wet crawl space, or an old drain that finally gave out? Have the water looked at and the drying started.
- Water removal, drying & repairs
- Local restoration companies
- Renton & the valley
Older Homes Toward Puget Sound
Most Burien water damage calls are about water that found its way under the floor. The city slopes down to Puget Sound, and much of its housing is older: mid-century homes, many over crawl spaces, plus apartments near the town center. Older houses bring older plumbing, which means cast-iron drains, galvanized lines and water heaters in closets. The slopes toward the water add runoff and seepage in long rains, and crawl spaces collect both.
How Burien Relates to Renton
Burien is the farthest west of the communities covered here, about the same distance from Renton as Issaquah is to the east. It's reached through Tukwila and SeaTac, and the restoration companies working that side of the valley cover it.
Burien in Brief
- Housing: mid-century homes over crawl spaces; apartments near the center
- Water pattern: aging plumbing; runoff and seepage on slopes toward the Sound
One Call for Renton and Burien
Restoration companies reached through (425) 584-1660 work in Burien as well as Renton, from emergency water removal and flood cleanup to structural drying, leak cleanup and repairs. The company that takes the job looks at the damage and agrees the price and schedule with you directly.
In a crawl-space house, the floor can feel fine while the insulation under it is soaked. Ask for readings from below, not just above.
Reading for Burien
Mitigation, Restoration, Repair: The Words on Your Bill
A plain glossary of the terms on a water damage invoice.