Burst pipes, ceiling leaks, flooded crawl spaces, sewage in the house. One call reaches licensed and insured restoration pros working across Burien, from Seahurst to Boulevard Park.
It depends where the water is coming from.
Water from a supply line, a burst pipe, a leaking water heater or a ceiling that's started dripping. Shut off the water at the main if you can do it safely. If there's water anywhere near outlets or the electrical panel, stay out of that room and call.
Call (206) 555-0100If both toilets won't flush, a floor drain is backing up, or something's bubbling up in the shower, call your sewer district first. They'll check whether the blockage is in their line or yours. Valley View Sewer District says homeowners have paid contractors to clear blockages that turned out to be in the district's own pipes.
Once you know where the blockage is, cleaning up what came into the house is a restoration job. That's when to call us.
See the district numbersThe City of Burien doesn't run sewer service. Three districts do.
| District | Phone |
|---|---|
| Southwest Suburban Sewer District | (206) 244-9575 |
| Valley View Sewer District | (206) 242-3236after hours (206) 501-8158 |
| Midway Sewer District | (206) 824-4960 |
Not sure which one serves your address? The City of Burien's utilities page has a sewer district map.
Standing water out first, then drying. Pumps and extractors take the bulk; air movers and dehumidifiers stay until moisture readings are back to normal, which usually takes days, not hours. A floor that looks dry can still be wet underneath.
emergency water extraction in BurienA stain that wasn't there yesterday, a drip that started a little while ago, a soft spot that looks like it might give. The ceiling is where the water ended up, not where it started. The source gets found and stopped before anything is patched.
ceiling water damage repairWater coming through a wall or up through a floor with no obvious source. Cold snaps catch pipes in exterior walls and unheated crawl spaces. Every minute the water stays on, it spreads further into subfloor and insulation. The pipe itself is a plumber's job; the water it let out is ours.
burst and frozen pipe repairPump-out, extraction, and drying below the house. Crawl-space water often goes unnoticed until there's a smell or the floor above starts to feel different.
crawl space and basement cleanupCategory 3 water — a health hazard, not just a mess. Contaminated materials come out, surfaces get sanitized, the space gets dried. Call your sewer district first to find out whose line is blocked; the cleanup inside is the same either way.
sewage backup cleanup in BurienMold follows water that was never fully dried. In a wet Puget Sound winter it doesn't take long. Containment, removal, and fixing the moisture that caused it — otherwise it comes back.
mold remediationA house fire almost always leaves water damage behind from putting it out. Smoke, soot and water get dealt with together.
fire damage restorationMost of Burien's homes went up in the decades after the Second World War. A house that age has usually had some of its plumbing replaced and some not, and it's rarely obvious which until something gives.
In Burien, the drainage on your lot is yours to maintain — roof downspout drains, driveway drains, and any private pipe up to the point it connects to the city's system. In some neighborhoods those private lines cross neighbors' yards. When one fails in a heavy storm, the water goes to the lowest building nearby.
In North Burien, the city replaced one such line — a pipe carrying stormwater through the backyards of several homes that had caused significant flooding — with a new storm drain along 21st Ave SW and SW 119th Street.
The City of Burien spent several years working on chronic flooding in Boulevard Park, where rain drains through a largely private system west of Des Moines Memorial Drive. Some homes there were still on aging septic systems, and floodwater sitting over drain fields caused them to fail — so floodwater there could be contaminated, not just rainwater. The sewer district has since been extending public sewer into the area, and the city's drainage work near South 124th Street finished in early 2026.
Burien neighborhoods including Seahurst, Gregory Heights, Shorewood, Three Tree Point, Manhattan, Boulevard Park, North Burien and Downtown.
Also serving Tukwila, Renton, Kent and Federal Way.
Your sewer district — the numbers are in the table above. They'll tell you whether the blockage is in their line or in your side sewer. Either way, the sewage that came into the house needs professional cleanup, and that's the call to us. Keep people and pets out of the affected area until then.
Turn off the water to the house if you can find the main. Put a bucket under the drip and move anything valuable out from under it. If the ceiling is sagging or has a soft spot, keep people out from underneath — a ceiling holding water can come down. Don't turn on lights or fans in that ceiling.
It's usually where the supply line enters the house — a crawl space, a garage, near the water heater, or an outside wall. If you still can't find it, call us and we'll talk you through where to look. Burien is served by five different water providers; the City of Burien's utilities page shows which one serves your address.
Yes. Calling costs nothing and there's no obligation. The restoration company will explain its charges before any work starts.
It depends on the policy and on the cause. Sudden events like a burst pipe are handled differently from gradual leaks, and sewer backup coverage is often a separate add-on. Photograph everything before it's moved, call your insurer early, and don't wait for approval to start drying — delay is what turns a repair into a rebuild.
Call (206) 555-0100. Answered any hour, across Burien.
Call (206) 555-0100