Emergency & Restoration

Shut the water off at the main valve, then kill power to any wet area if you can reach the breaker safely. Move electronics and valuables out of the water, and photograph and video everything before anything is moved or thrown out, because those images help your claim. Do not run a household vacuum over standing water and do not put fans on sewage. Then call Paragon at (310) 406-6675. The sooner extraction starts, the less drywall, flooring, and cabinetry has to come out.

A clean-water loss confined to one or two rooms commonly runs about $3,000 to $8,000 for extraction and structural drying. Larger losses, sewage, or mold can reach well into five figures before any rebuild work. The biggest drivers are how many square feet got wet, whether the water is clean or contaminated, how long it sat, and how much material has to be removed. For work you pay for directly, Paragon quotes a fixed price after an on-site visit. For insurance claims, we document the scope line by line for your adjuster.

Start mitigation first, then notify your carrier the same day. Most homeowners policies expect you to take reasonable steps to limit further damage, and waiting for an adjuster while water sits usually makes the loss bigger. Paragon photographs conditions on arrival, logs moisture readings, and keeps drying records you can forward to your insurer. Whether a loss is covered depends on your policy and the cause, so we cannot promise a claim outcome. What we can do is make sure the documentation is complete, organized, and easy for an adjuster to follow.

Structural drying typically takes three to five days once equipment is set, though dense materials such as hardwood, plaster, and concrete slabs take longer. Near the coast, marine-layer humidity slows everything down, which is why we use commercial dehumidifiers rather than open windows. A technician takes moisture readings at each visit and pulls equipment only when materials reach a dry standard. Rebuild work, including drywall, paint, and flooring, starts after that, and Paragon handles it in-house so the schedule does not stall while you find another contractor.

First the structure is secured: boarding openings, tarping the roof if needed, and removing water left behind by firefighting. Next comes debris removal and cleaning soot from surfaces, contents, and HVAC ducts, followed by odor treatment, because smoke works its way into drywall, insulation, and framing. Materials that cannot be cleaned are removed and replaced. Paragon photographs and inventories damage for your insurance file throughout, then rebuilds the affected areas as a licensed general contractor, so one team carries the project from the emergency call to final paint.