# Anchorage Water Damage Restoration > Water damage in Anchorage and the nearby communities of Eagle River, Chugiak, Indian and Girdwood usually starts with a frozen or burst pipe, a roof leak or snowmelt that runs into a basement or crawl space. Long cold spells can split supply lines and fittings, and spring thaw and heavy rain can leave standing water inside a building within hours. Calls for water extraction, structural drying, cleanup and mold concerns are answered 24/7, and the call is routed to a nearby restoration crew. Before any work begins, photograph the damage, keep damaged materials until your insurer has seen them, and write down when you first noticed the water. Ask the crew to explain what it will do and what it will charge before work starts. ## Key facts - Business: Anchorage Water Damage Restoration - What: Water Damage Restoration - Phone: (833) 490-5225 (+18334905225) - Email: info@anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop - Website: https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/ - Based in: Anchorage, AK (service-area business; we travel to customers) - Service area: Anchorage and Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, including Anchorage ZIP 99503, Anchorage ZIP 99518, Anchorage ZIP 99510, Anchorage ZIP 99508, Anchorage ZIP 99501, Anchorage ZIP 99517, Anchorage ZIP 99509, Anchorage ZIP 99515, Anchorage ZIP 99516, Anchorage ZIP 99511, Anchorage ZIP 99502, Anchorage ZIP 99504, Anchorage ZIP 99507, Anchorage ZIP 99529, Eagle River, Indian, Girdwood, Chugiak - Hours: Phones answered 24/7 - Languages: English ## Services - [Emergency Water Extraction](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/services/emergency-water-extraction/): Pumping and removing standing water from floors, cellars and crawl spaces, answered around the clock across Anchorage. - [Structural Drying and Dehumidification](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/services/structural-drying-and-dehumidification/): Air movers and dehumidifiers that dry walls, framing and subfloors to moisture readings, not to appearance. - [Frozen and Burst Pipe Damage](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/services/frozen-and-burst-pipe-damage/): Water from a frozen, split supply line in an exterior wall, crawl space or cellar, answered 24/7 in Anchorage. - [Water Service Line and Meter Leaks](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/services/water-service-line-and-meter-leak/): Telling a leak on the utility side of the meter from one inside the house, and what to do in each case. - [Outlying Community Water Damage](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/services/outlying-community-water-damage/): Homes outside the city core, where the water utility, the fire service area and the Girdwood service area differ. - [Crawl Space Moisture](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/services/crawl-space-moisture/): Finding and drying water that reaches under a house with a crawl space, before the floor above gives way. - [Roof and Ceiling Leak Damage](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/services/roof-and-ceiling-leak-damage/): Water from a roof or ceiling leak, traced down through the attic and wall cavities and dried to readings. - [Water Heater Leak Damage](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/services/water-heater-leak-damage/): Water from a leaking tank water heater, extracted from the floor and dried in the wall behind it. - [Appliance Leak Damage](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/services/appliance-leak-damage/): Water from a washing machine, dishwasher or icemaker that reaches the floor and the room below. - [Sewer Backup Cleanup](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/services/sewer-backup-cleanup/): Cleaning up sewage that backed up through a floor drain or toilet, traced to the utility main or the house drain. - [Sump Pump and Backwater Valve Failure](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/services/sump-pump-and-backwater-valve-failure/): Basement flooding when a sump pump stops or a backwater valve fails, handled as a house-side failure from the first call. - [Mold After Water Damage](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/services/mold-after-water-damage/): Recognising mold after a water loss, drying the cause and checking a firm's credentials before any work starts. - [Carpet and Hardwood Floor Drying](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/services/carpet-and-hardwood-floor-drying/): Lifting and drying wet carpet, pad and hardwood, and deciding what can be kept, from readings taken on the subfloor. - [Hidden Water Leak Detection](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/services/hidden-water-leak-detection/): Finding a leak inside a wall, under a floor or in a slab, using meter readings, moisture mapping and a thermal camera. - [Commercial Water Damage Restoration](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/services/commercial-water-damage-restoration/): Extraction and drying for offices, shops and multi-unit buildings, scheduled around the occupants and the trading hours. ## Service areas - [Anchorage ZIP 99503, AK](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/areas/anchorage-99503/): ZIP 99503 - 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[Anchorage ZIP 99504, AK](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/areas/anchorage-99504/): ZIP 99504 - [Anchorage ZIP 99507, AK](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/areas/anchorage-99507/): ZIP 99507 - [Anchorage ZIP 99529, AK](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/areas/anchorage-99529/): ZIP 99529 - [Eagle River, AK](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/areas/eagle-river/): ZIP 99577 - [Indian, AK](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/areas/indian/): ZIP 99540 - [Girdwood, AK](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/areas/girdwood/): ZIP 99587 - [Chugiak, AK](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/areas/chugiak/): ZIP 99567 - [ZIP code checker](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/zip-check/): full list of covered ZIP codes ## Pricing and answers - [Price guide](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/pricing/): typical price ranges for every service - [FAQ](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/faq/) - [What moves the cost of water damage restoration in Anchorage](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/guides/water-damage-restoration-cost-anchorage/): A water damage restoration quote depends on how much area is wet, how deep the water has travelled, which materials must be removed rather than dried, and how hard the building is to reach. No dollar figure is given here, because the number is set on site after the damage has been measured and is approved by the owner before work starts. - [Frozen pipe damage: what to check at thaw](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/guides/frozen-pipe-thaw-damage-what-to-check/): A frozen pipe often splits while it is still frozen and leaks only once it thaws. After a thaw, shut the water off at the house, check the lines for a split, photograph the break, and call the utility if the freeze is on its side of the meter. Do not turn the water on to test it until the line has been checked. - [Water service line or house leak: which is it?](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/guides/water-service-line-or-house-leak-which-is-it/): The meter is the usual dividing point between the utility's service line and the house plumbing, but the rule for a particular property depends on the service and the account. Close every fixture and watch the meter: a meter that keeps turning with the house shut off points to the utility side, and a meter that stops points to the house side. - [Water damage in Chugiak, Eagle River and Girdwood](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/guides/outlying-communities-water-damage-chugiak-girdwood/): Chugiak, Eagle River and Girdwood are communities inside the Municipality of Anchorage, sitting well outside the city core. Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility serves Chugiak-Eagle River and Girdwood, Chugiak has its own fire service area under Municipality code, and Girdwood has its own service area, so the first question on a call is which system serves the house. - [Crawl space water: finding it before the floor gives](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/guides/crawl-space-water-under-the-floor/): Water under a house with a crawl space soaks the insulation, the joists and the sill plate, and the first sign is often a soft or sagging floor rather than a puddle. Look at the space from the hatch, photograph the water line and any damage before anything is moved, and tell a leak from a structural problem by measuring the wood rather than guessing from the floor above. - [Hiring a water damage contractor in Alaska](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/guides/hiring-a-water-damage-contractor-alaska/): Hire a water damage firm by asking which credentials it holds and whether they apply in Alaska, what the Municipality of Anchorage may require for permits, for proof of insurance, for a written scope and for references from recent jobs. No state licence specific to water damage restoration or mold work is named on this page, so the questions matter more than any label. - [Water damage insurance claim steps in Alaska](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/guides/water-damage-insurance-claim-steps-alaska/): After water damage in Alaska, photograph the damage before any cleanup, keep the damaged materials until the insurer has seen them, keep every utility and contractor record, and report the loss to the carrier early. Insurance decisions are made by the policy and the insurer, and this page describes the general pattern rather than what your policy pays. - [Sewer backup: utility line or house drain?](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/guides/sewer-backup-utility-line-or-house-drain/): A sewer backup starts either in the utility's sewer main or in the house drain, and the answer decides who clears the blockage. Water that rises at the lowest drain first, or at several houses at once, points toward the main. A backup at one fixture that clears when the cleanout is opened points to the house drain. ## Company - [About](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/about/) - [Reviews](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/reviews/) - [Contact](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/contact/) ## Optional - [Full text of every page](https://anchoragewaterdamagerestoration.shop/llms-full.txt)