Storm Drains and Street Ponding on the Valley Floor
Why flat ground floods in heavy rain, and how that water ends up indoors.
NEXT DOOR · KENT, WA
Kent: Water Damage Help Next Door
Water across a ground floor or into the garage after a storm? Get it removed and the structure dried properly.
- Water removal, drying & repairs
- Local restoration companies
- Renton & the valley
Valley Floor, Green River and Warehouse Streets
In Kent, a lot of water damage starts at the street. On the flat valley floor along the Green River, heavy rain has nowhere fast to go. Storm drains back up, intersections pond, and water runs under garage doors and into ground-floor rooms. The recurring flooding at SW 43rd St and Lind Ave SW, on the Renton–Kent line, affects businesses on both sides. Up on the East Hill and West Hill, the water damage looks more like Renton's plateau: water heaters, supply lines and roofs.
How Kent Relates to Renton
Kent borders Renton directly to the south, and the two cities share the valley, the freeways and the same storm patterns. Restoration companies that work south Renton work Kent too. What changes from the valley to the hills is the kind of house: slab townhomes and apartments low down, split-levels and two-story subdivisions above.
Kent in Brief
- Housing: valley-floor apartments and townhomes; East Hill and West Hill subdivisions
- Water pattern: street ponding and flooded ground floors in the valley; household leaks and roof damage on the hills
One Call for Renton and Kent
Restoration companies reached through (425) 584-1660 work in Kent 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.
If storm water came in under a door, it counts as outside water. The cleanup is more thorough than for a pipe leak, and insurance usually treats it differently.
Reading for Kent
Flood Insurance vs. Homeowners Insurance in Washington
Which policy usually answers for which kind of water.