Fast, Reliable Storm & Disaster Restoration Across Ontario
When a storm hits Ontario, the damage doesn’t wait, and neither do we. Storm & Disaster Restoration in Ontario means responding to Santa Ana wind damage, flash flooding from the San Gabriel foothills, and roof failures on aging tilt-up warehouses, often in the same night. Wade Ferris founded Wade’s Restoration in 2007, and he still answers his own phone. If your home or warehouse flooded, lost roofing, or took wind damage, call (855) 915-0646 right now. Wade can have extraction running inside the hour in Ontario ZIPs 91758, 91761, 91762, and 91764.
We know Ontario’s dual landscape: 1920s Model Colony bungalows with original clay sewer laterals in the west, and 1990s mega-warehouses with aging single-ply roofs in the east. That’s not a generic restoration problem set. It’s a specific one, and we’ve handled both sides of it.
Why Wade’s Restoration of California Is Ontario’s Preferred Storm & Disaster Restoration Company
Ontario homeowners and facility managers keep calling us because we show up with a name, not a franchise playbook. Wade lives in the Inland Empire, he publishes his address and license number, and he’s going to run into you again at the hardware store on Euclid or a youth soccer field off Grove. That’s the oldest accountability mechanism there is, and it still works better than any national hotline.
Our crews are background-checked and uniformed. We carry IICRC certification and stay RIA-affiliated. But what Ontario customers notice most is that Wade hands over the full moisture log at job’s end, every reading, every day. Almost nobody in this trade does that. On a 600,000-square-foot distribution floor off Mission Boulevard, that log is the difference between an insurer clearing inventory in a week versus fighting about it for a month.
Response time to Ontario matters because the city sits in a wind funnel. Santa Ana events accelerate off the San Gabriels and tear flat roofs before the first drop of rain lands. We stage equipment for Ontario ZIP 91761, where the warehouse density is highest, and we can be on-site fast. When Cucamonga Creek jumps its banks south of the 10, we’re already tracking the debris load. Our Storm & Disaster Restoration team handles both residential and commercial losses without switching crews or subcontracting the hard parts.
Wade’s crew also carries Dri-Eaz desiccant units and XPOWER air movers sized for big floors, not just basements. That’s not a small detail in Ontario. Most restoration companies in neighboring cities simply don’t own enough desiccant capacity to dry a flooded 500,000-square-foot warehouse. We do.
Our Storm & Disaster Restoration Services in Ontario
Flood Damage Restoration
When Cucamonga Creek or San Antonio Creek pushes mountain runoff into Ontario’s industrial and residential areas, the water is fast and full of debris. We start extraction immediately, then run moisture mapping across every affected surface. In older Model Colony homes near Euclid Avenue south of the 10, original clay sewer laterals often crack under the pressure of saturated soil, which means water backups show up hours after the storm passes, curling hardwood and buckling laminate. In eastern Ontario’s logistics zone, flood water invades tilt-up loading docks and spreads across acres of concrete, threatening palletized inventory. We dry both, and we log every reading.
Emergency Board-Up
Wind-driven damage in Ontario usually comes with shattered dock doors or blown-out windows on commercial buildings, and missing soffit or gable sections on older homes. Board-up keeps the next squall from turning a broken window into a flooded interior. On 1920s to 1950s Model Colony houses, we use fasteners and anchors that won’t split aged framing. Modern impact fasteners crack old wood; we’ve seen contractors put boards up on original framing and leave the structure weaker than the storm left it. Emergency board-up across Ontario needs to hold through a second Santa Ana event, not just look covered.
Roof Tarping
Ontario’s eastern corridor has thousands of tilt-up warehouses built in the 1990s with single-ply TPO or EPDM membranes. Those roofs are past their 20 to 25-year service life, and a Santa Ana gust can peel back a 40-foot section in seconds. We run 15,000-foot temporary tarp systems when needed and secure them for sustained wind loads, not just light rain. For residential roofs on Model Colony homes with original framing, we tarp to prevent water intrusion without adding fasteners that compromise the remaining structure. Roof tarping here is about buying time for a real repair without letting the next storm turn a tear into a total interior loss.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Ontario
Our equipment matters because the job sizes in Ontario vary wildly from a 1,200-square-foot bungalow to a 600,000-square-foot distribution center. We run Dri-Eaz desiccant dehumidifiers for large-scale commercial drying, XPOWER air movers for high-volume air circulation, and Injectidry systems for hard-to-reach floor cavities in older homes. We stock common replacement parts locally so an Ontario repair doesn’t stall waiting on a shipment. IICRC protocols guide every extraction and dry-out, and Wade reviews the moisture log himself before he signs off on job completion. If it’s not done right, he makes it right, in writing, on every water, fire, and mold restoration job. That’s the 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Common Storm & Disaster Restoration Problems We See in Ontario Homes
- Aging flat-roof tilt-ups leaking during Santa Ana-driven rain: Ontario’s eastern warehouses were mostly built in the 1990s with single-ply membranes now at end-of-life. A single overnight storm can push water into a facility storing electronics or pharmaceuticals, turning a roof leak into a six-figure contents-drying job.
- Historic Model Colony homes with fragile clay sewer laterals: Debris-laden runoff from Cucamonga Creek raises the water table and puts pressure on original clay-tile sewer lines in ZIPs 91762 and 91764. Those laterals crack, stormwater backs up, and flooring buckles before the homeowner even realizes the storm did anything below ground.
- Wind damage across Ontario’s dual housing stock: Santa Ana gusts off the San Gabriel foothills routinely strip roofing in both 1920s bungalow neighborhoods and 1980s tract subdivisions. Embers blow into attic spaces, and smoke and ash remediation calls spike after every major wind event.
- Board-up failures on older framing: Contractors using modern fasteners on 1920s Ontario homes often split aged wood, leaving the structure vulnerable to further wind damage. Proper board-up here requires understanding how original lumber fails, not just drilling into it.
Pricing for Storm & Disaster Restoration in Ontario, CA
Here are real numbers for Ontario’s market, not a vague “call for quote.” Flood damage restoration in a typical Ontario home runs $3,500-$12,000 depending on square footage, how long water sat, and whether sewage mixed in. Emergency board-up on a residential home is usually $450-$1,800 per opening, depending on size and materials. Roof tarping runs $500-$2,500 for a typical residential section, but commercial tarping on a damaged tilt-up membrane can run $5,000-$40,000 depending on coverage area. Commercial desiccant drying of a flooded warehouse floor runs $0.50-$1.50 per square foot, meaning a 500,000-square-foot loss is a serious six-figure job. Call (855) 915-0646 for an exact quote. Estimates are free, and there’s no trip charge inside San Bernardino County.
We Also Serve Cities Near Ontario
Wade’s Restoration runs crews from Ontario into Montclair, Upland, Chino, and Claremont. Same response times, same equipment, same owner answering the phone. If the storm tracked east or west of the 15, we’re already in your area most days.
Serving Ontario, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Ontario area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Storm & Disaster Restoration in Ontario
Scale changes everything. In a warehouse, you’re managing humidity across hundreds of thousands of square feet to protect palletized inventory, so you need desiccant dehumidification capacity most residential crews don’t own. In a Model Colony home, you’re dealing with original framing, clay sewer laterals, and moisture trapped in old wall cavities. The drying science is the same, but the equipment, staging, and insurance coordination are completely different. Call (855) 915-0646 and Wade will walk you through what your specific building needs.
Call us immediately. We’ll get temporary tarping up before the rain hits, which is the single most important step to keep water out of your inventory. After the tarp is secured, we start water extraction and drying, and we’ll coordinate with your insurer directly so you’re not stuck relaying information. Call (855) 915-0646 even if it’s 2 a.m. Wade answers his own phone.
Yes. The original clay-tile sewer laterals in western Ontario’s 1920s-1950s homes crack under root intrusion and soil movement, and storm runoff raises the water table enough to push debris into those cracks. That produces backups that show up hours after the storm, often under flooring. We inspect, extract, and dry those spaces, and we document everything for your insurer. Free estimates at (855) 915-0646.
Yes, routinely. Last winter an overnight storm tore a 40-foot section of membrane roofing on a 1990s tilt-up off Mission Boulevard near the I-10. Within hours our techs were running Dri-Eaz desiccant units and XPOWER air movers across a 600,000-square-foot distribution floor to keep moisture from reaching palletized electronics. The job required 15,000 feet of temporary tarp, 48-hour emergency board-up over shattered dock doors, and three phases of Injectidry floor-drying before the client’s insurer cleared inventory. We manage the whole sequence without subcontracting the critical parts.
Wade heads out as soon as you call, and extraction can be running inside the hour in most of Ontario. We stage equipment near the 91761 corridor because that’s where warehouse density and wind damage peaks. The first call to (855) 915-0646 is the one that starts the clock.
For storm and disaster restoration in Ontario, call (855) 915-0646 for a free estimate. No trip charge inside San Bernardino County. Free second opinion on any written estimate. Senior and Veteran 10% discount, always.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration of California, serving Ontario and the Inland Empire since 2007.