Fast, Reliable Storm & Disaster Restoration Across Pomona
When a Santa Ana wind event tears through Pomona or winter runoff from the San Gabriel Mountains pushes water into your home, you need someone who knows what those conditions actually do to the houses here. Wade’s Restoration of California has been working in Pomona’s older neighborhoods long enough to know that a storm call in the 91766 tract homes or the rental-dense blocks of 91767 rarely stays a simple dry-out. It becomes a hazmat job. It becomes a code-compliance conversation with the City of Pomona Building & Safety. It becomes a race to save original lath and plaster before it swells apart. Wade Ferris answers his own phone at (855) 915-0646, and he can have extraction running inside the hour. That’s not a call-center promise. That’s the way this company has worked since 2007.
The storm damage question in Pomona is never just about water. It’s about what that water uncovers after sixty or eighty years of unpermitted additions, asbestos floor adhesives, galvanized supply lines that have been quietly failing, and wood subfloors that drank moisture for weeks before anyone noticed. Our Storm & Disaster Restoration team treats every Pomona job as a structural and environmental investigation, not a mop-and-fan exercise. We document moisture readings every single day and hand you the full log at the end. Almost nobody in this trade does that.
Why Wade’s Restoration of California Is Pomona’s Preferred Storm & Disaster Restoration Company
Wade Ferris publishes his name, his address, and his license number. You can find him. You’ll run into him again. That’s the oldest accountability mechanism there is, and it matters in a city like Pomona where people have been burned by national outfits that quoted one number on the phone and a different one at the door. Ask anyone on your street who’s had water push through a foundation wall during a hard winter storm. They’ll tell you who actually showed up.
We answer calls 24/7 with a live person. Not a voicemail tree. Not an answering service in another time zone. Wade himself picks up, and if the situation is urgent, he heads out. Our Storm & Disaster Restoration in Pomona customers know that when a roof goes missing in a wind event or a debris-laden flash flood backs up into a garage, the difference between containment and catastrophe is sixty minutes. We keep it to less than that when the roads allow.
The work is backed by the 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right, in writing, on every water, fire, and storm restoration contract. That’s not a slogan on a van door. It’s a clause in the document you sign before we start.
Our Storm & Disaster Restoration Services in Pomona
Storm Damage Cleanup
Storm damage in Pomona often means more than standing water. It means ash and soot blown in from foothill brush fires during Santa Ana events, tree limbs through window frames, and mud-laced runoff from the San Gabriel Mountain canyons that carries debris into crawlspaces. We remove the debris, document everything for your adjuster, and get the structure stabilized before secondary damage sets in. We carry professional-grade equipment from Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, and XPOWER on every truck.
Flood Damage Restoration
Here’s where Pomona’s housing stock changes the job. A 1940s tract home off Holt Avenue with original galvanized plumbing doesn’t flood the way a Diamond Bar stucco box does. The water hides behind unpermitted added drywall, soaks into wood subfloors, and finds its way into original framing that’s been carrying load since before anyone alive today was born. We’d rather over-document a Category 2 water loss than miss a Category 3 mold development because someone assumed it was just a clean-water flood. In the 91767 blocks especially, we treat every concealed plumbing leak as a potential Category 3 until the moisture readings and lab samples say otherwise.
Emergency Board-Up
When wind takes out a window or a falling limb opens a wall cavity, the first job is keeping the weather, the animals, and the curiosity-seekers out. We board up with plywood cut to fit, secured properly, and photographed for insurance. Same-day response across Pomona, including the 91768 and 91769 ZIPs. No trip charge inside our own county.
Roof Tarping
Santa Ana winds in the Pomona Valley can peel shingles back like the lid of a tin can. A tarp job needs to hold through the next wind event, not just the next forecast. We anchor tarps to framing, not fascia that’s already loose, and we document the condition before and after. If your roof is over a Lincoln Park Victorian with original wood shingles or a mid-century home with brittle tile, we adjust the anchoring method to match what the roof can actually take.
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 Pomona
We work with equipment and standards that the insurance industry recognizes: IICRC-certified protocols, RIA-affiliated practices, and Dri-Eaz desiccant dehumidifiers that pull moisture out of plaster, framing, and subfloor without blowing more damp air around. For Pomona’s older homes, we stock the slow-dry tools that original plaster and millwork need. We can run Phoenix desiccant units in parallel with Injectidry panels when a floor cavity won’t dry any other way. The equipment matters because the materials in Pomona’s houses don’t forgive rushed drying.
Common Storm & Disaster Restoration Problems We See in Pomona Homes
- Category 3 mold behind unpermitted drywall in 91767 rental stock. Absentee landlords don’t respond to slow plumbing leaks, and tenants often don’t complain. By the time water shows up at a wall base, it’s been festering for months. That’s a Category 3 job with code-compliance questions attached, not a dry-out.
- Asbestos and lead exposure during what looked like a simple flood cut. Pre-1970 Pomona homes routinely have asbestos-containing floor tiles, adhesive, or textured ceilings, plus lead paint on walls and trim. A storm restoration that doesn’t plan for hazmat abatement is a restoration that stops dead the day the testing comes back positive.
- Water-damaged original millwork and plaster in Lincoln Park Victorians. Standard drywall-era drying protocols will destroy irreplaceable 1890s woodwork and lime plaster. These materials need low-moisture, slow-dry techniques that respect the original chemistry of the building.
- Debris-laden runoff from San Gabriel Mountain canyon drainage. Winter storms channel water, mud, rock, and organic debris down from the foothills faster than flat-basin cities ever see. That water enters crawlspaces and wall cavities carrying contaminants that turn a Category 1 intrusion into a Category 2 or 3 loss within hours.
Pricing for Storm & Disaster Restoration in Pomona, CA
Call (855) 915-0646 for an exact scope of work in writing before anything starts. Estimates are free, and we honor a free second opinion on any written estimate from another company. Senior and Veteran customers always get 10% off.
We Also Serve Cities Near Pomona
Storm and flood work doesn’t stop at the city line. Our crews regularly handle calls in San Dimas, La Verne, Charter Oak, and Diamond Bar, applying the same documentation standards and the same written 90-Day Done Right Promise everywhere we go. If you’re just over the boundary in any of those communities, the phone number is the same: (855) 915-0646.
Serving Pomona, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Pomona 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 Pomona
How do you handle storm damage that also uncovers asbestos or lead in a pre-1970 Pomona home?
We stop the water intrusion work, contain the affected area under negative air pressure, and bring in a certified asbestos and lead inspector before any further demolition proceeds. The restoration doesn’t resume until we have a written abatement plan and, when required, clearance testing from a third-party lab. This is standard operating procedure for Pomona homes built before 1970. Call (855) 915-0646 and we’ll walk you through exactly what the abatement phase adds to your timeline and budget.
Will the City of Pomona require permits for my storm restoration if unpermitted drywall is removed?
Yes, in most cases. If restoration work exposes additions or room conversions that were never permitted, the City of Pomona Building & Safety division generally requires that the exposed work be brought up to current code before the restoration can close out. We coordinate with the city directly, document the existing conditions, and build the code-compliant fix into your restoration scope rather than letting it become a surprise at final inspection.
Do you use special drying methods for original plaster and millwork in Lincoln Park Victorians?
We do. Original lime plaster and pre-1920s wood millwork can’t handle the aggressive airflow and low-humidity drying that modern drywall tolerates. We run low-grain desiccant dehumidifiers at moderate settings, monitor moisture daily with penetrating probes, and slow the drying schedule to protect the materials. The daily moisture log you receive at the end documents every adjustment.
How fast can you tarp a roof after Santa Ana wind damage in Pomona?
In most Pomona neighborhoods, we can have a tarp deployed within 60 to 90 minutes of the call when the roads are passable and the roof structure is safe to access. The tarp is anchored to framing, photographed before and after, and sized for the expected wind load. If the damage is in the 91766 or 91768 ZIP areas, we’re typically on scene even faster.
What restoration approach do you use when storm water mixes with debris from San Gabriel Mountain runoff?
We treat that water as contaminated from the first step. It carries organic material, sediment, and whatever it picked up crossing the city. That means Category 2 or Category 3 protocols apply: containment, PPE, extraction with HEPA-filtered equipment, and drying with documentation at every stage. We don’t assume it’s clean water just because it came through a door instead of a sewer line. Call (855) 915-0646 for a free assessment and we’ll tell you straight what you’re dealing with.
Call Wade’s Restoration of California for Storm & Disaster Restoration in Pomona, CA
If storm water is inside your Pomona home right now, stop reading and call (855) 915-0646. Wade Ferris answers his own phone. If you’re researching ahead of time because you know what these Santa Ana seasons do to older houses, we respect that too. Either way, you’ll get a straight answer, a free estimate, and a written scope before any work starts. No trip charge inside Los Angeles County. 90-Day Done Right Promise on every storm restoration contract, in writing. That’s the deal, and it’s been the deal since 2007.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration of California, serving Pomona and surrounding communities.