Water Damage Restoration in Nassau County

Water damage risks across Nassau

South Shore: bays, canals and surge

South of Sunrise Highway, communities like Long Beach, Oceanside, Island Park, Freeport, Baldwin, Merrick and Seaford sit on bays and canals. Sandy flooded large parts of the South Shore in 2012, and very high tides and nor’easters still push water into low streets. Flood insurance and elevated utilities matter here more than anywhere else in the county.

Central Nassau: postwar homes and basements

Levittown, Hicksville, East Meadow, Franklin Square, Uniondale and their neighbors were built fast between the late 1940s and the 1960s. Many homes have been expanded several times, and original plumbing, water heaters and basement finishes are now decades old. Heavy downpours also overwhelm storm drains in low spots.

North Shore: older homes and hills

Villages along the North Shore, from Great Neck and Port Washington to Glen Cove and Oyster Bay, include many prewar homes with plaster walls, steam or hot-water heat and older roofs. Ice dams, radiator leaks and runoff down steep driveways into basements are common there.

Sewer backups in Nassau

Most of Nassau is served by public sewers. When a basement drain backs up, the blockage is usually in the house sewer line between your home and the street, often caused by roots, grease or wipes. If several neighbors are backing up at once, the public main may be the problem, so call your sewer authority (the county, or your village or city if it runs its own system) as well as a plumber.

Backups are treated as contaminated water. See sewage backup cleanup for what to do while you wait.

Shutting off your water

Nassau’s drinking water comes from wells drawing on the Long Island aquifer, delivered by dozens of water districts, village systems and private water companies. Your provider’s name and emergency number are on your water bill. In most basements, the main shut-off is on the wall facing the street, next to the meter.

Choosing a restoration company in Nassau

• Ask for the company’s Nassau County home improvement license number. The Office of Consumer Affairs lets you look it up.
• Get a written estimate or work authorization before work beyond emergency mitigation begins.
• Ask how moisture will be measured and documented. Daily readings are standard.
• If mold over 10 square feet is involved, New York requires a licensed mold assessor and a separate licensed remediator.

Every community we take calls from in Nassau County

This is the full list of Nassau County communities covered. If yours is not listed, call anyway: the team will tell you right away whether it can help.