Sump-pump failure
Storm hits, pump quits, finished basement takes on 2-6 inches. We rebuild the bottom courses, replace flooring and base trim, and repaint.
Remodeling · Water Damage Repair
Water Damage Repair & Basement Rebuild in Central Iowa.
After the water is out and the fans are gone, someone still has to put your house back together. That's the part we do, and we do a lot of it. Framing, drywall, flooring, trim, paint, all matched to what was there before.
Where we fit
We're the rebuild half of water damage restoration.
Water damage restoration in Iowa usually happens in two phases. Mitigation is the emergency work, extracting standing water, running dehumidifiers, tearing out saturated drywall and flooring, and remediating mold. That's what companies like Servpro and other emergency-response crews specialize in.
Rebuild is what comes next, and it's what most homeowners don't realize is a separate phone call. Once the mitigation team pulls out and the space is dry, you're standing in a room with missing drywall, cut-off studs, no flooring, and stripped trim. That's where we come in.
We rebuild post-water-damage spaces across Ames, Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Altoona, and the rest of Central Iowa, usually as insurance-scoped work, and we return the space to better-than-before condition. The seam is invisible. That's the whole point.
What's included
Every trade the rebuild needs, under one roof.
You get one crew, one project lead, one line-item estimate, and one point of accountability, instead of chasing a framer, a drywaller, a painter, and a flooring installer separately.
- Framing repair and replacement, bottom plates, studs, joists, headers
- Subfloor replacement, OSB or plywood, glued and screwed
- Insulation replacement, batts or rigid, to code
- Drywall demo, hang, tape, mud, sand, and texture-match
- Trim and baseboard replacement, including profile matching
- Interior door replacement, jambs, casing, hardware
- Flooring installation, LVP, carpet, tile, hardwood, or laminate
- Cabinet reset and toe-kick / base repair
- Interior painting, ceiling, walls, trim, doors, color-matched
- Coordination with your electrician and plumber for reconnects
Working with your insurance
We speak adjuster. You focus on your family.
Most water-damage rebuilds we take on are insurance claims. We provide detailed, line-item estimates your adjuster can work from, coordinate on supplements when the scope grows once demo opens things up, and communicate directly with your carrier so you're not the middleman on every question. If you already have a mitigation partner, we'll pick up right where they leave off. If you don't, we can point you to Central Iowa companies we trust.
Common scenarios
We've seen this before. Probably last week.
Different causes, same downstream problem. Here are the calls that fill our schedule.
Burst pipe or supply line
Frozen spigot, cracked PEX, ice-maker line letting go. We repair drywall from floor to ceiling, replace insulation and trim, and blend the paint back in.
Water-heater or appliance leak
Slow leaks that ruin subfloor and cabinet toe-kicks before anyone notices. Framing sistering, subfloor replacement, cabinet reset, flooring, done.
Sewer or drain backup
After mitigation removes the contaminated materials, we rebuild everything they cut, framing, drywall, flooring, trim, doors, paint.
Roof, ice-dam, or window leak
Ceiling drywall replacement, insulation, texture matching, and repaint of the affected rooms so the fix disappears into the original finish.
Flooded finished basement
The full rebuild: framing, insulation, drywall, doors, trim, flooring (LVP, carpet, or tile), cabinetry reset, egress detail, and a final paint that looks like nothing ever happened.
Our process
No mystery. No middleman. No ghost weeks.
- 01
Assessment
We walk the space with you, document damage, and identify everything the mitigation crew removed or that still needs to come out.
- 02
Insurance scope
You get a detailed, line-item estimate you can hand straight to your adjuster. We speak fluent Xactimate when we need to.
- 03
Rebuild
One project lead, one clean job site, real weekly updates. Framing to finish, in the correct order, without the ghosting.
- 04
Walkthrough
We punch it out with you room by room. If the paint match, trim reveal, or floor transition isn't right, we fix it before we call it done.
Recent projects · 2026
Before, during, and after.
Real basement rebuilds we've completed for Central Iowa homeowners this year, from drywall and paint back through flooring and finish.
From recent water-damage rebuild clients
“They treated our 1924 home like it mattered to them as much as it does to us. Rare these days.”
Homeowner, Ames · Kitchen renovation
FAQ
Common questions.
Where we do this work
Water damage rebuild across Central Iowa.
Ames, Story & Boone County
Flooded basement, burst pipe, or sump failure in Ames? We handle the full post-mitigation rebuild.
water damage repair in AmesAnkeny & Polk City
Flooded basement, burst pipe, or sump failure in Ankeny? We handle the full post-mitigation rebuild.
water damage repair in AnkenyUrbandale & West Des Moines
Flooded basement, burst pipe, or sump failure in Urbandale? We handle the full post-mitigation rebuild.
water damage repair in UrbandaleJohnston, Altoona & Bondurant
Flooded basement, burst pipe, or sump failure in Johnston? We handle the full post-mitigation rebuild.
water damage repair in JohnstonDes Moines
Flooded basement, burst pipe, or sump failure in Des Moines? We handle the full post-mitigation rebuild.
water damage repair in Des Moines
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Ready to put your space back together?
Send photos, tell us what happened, share your adjuster's info if you already have a claim open. We'll get you a real scope and a real timeline, fast.
Typical response: under 2 business hours, weekdays 8 to 4:30.
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