Old Town homes carry 90-year-old plumbing that fails quietly. When a leak develops under your sink, the IICRC-standard Huntsville crew finds it fast using moisture meters, extracts water, dries the crawlspace, and restores your kitchen completely.
Crews turn off the main water, remove cabinet contents, and use calibrated moisture meters to trace the leak into subfloor, framing, and crawlspace. Knowing where water went tells the crew how deep to dry.
Crews remove standing water with pumps and wet-dry vacuums, then open or lift the swollen cabinet floor to allow air to circulate instead of trapping moisture that feeds mold and rot in joists.
Air movers and dehumidifiers run inside the cabinet, under the floor, and inside the crawlspace. Crews take daily readings and log them in writing, applying antimicrobial to affected wood before replacing cabinet.
Cleanup after a garbage disposal leak in Old Town usually runs about $500 to $2,500. A drip caught early is inexpensive, while a long-running leak that ruined the cabinet base, reached the subfloor, or dripped into the crawlspace costs more. Replacing the cabinet floor or a section of flooring adds to it. Sudden failures may be covered by homeowner insurance; crews document the loss for your adjuster.
Old Town sits just east of downtown Huntsville, a walkable grid of owner-occupied homes built mostly before 1930. Original galvanized supply lines and cast-iron drains are still in service under many of these houses, and a slow leak can soak a crawlspace or subfloor for weeks before anyone notices soft boards or musty smells. Old Town's original galvanized supply lines and cast-iron drains corrode over nine decades, and crawlspace foundations mean water spreads quietly below floors. A slow drip can rot framing for weeks before soft boards or mold smells alert you to the damage. From Old Town, crews also cover nearby Twickenham, Downtown Huntsville, Medical District, Dallas Mill Village, Five Points, Lincoln Mill Village. See every neighborhood and town on the full service area page.
See all areas servedEvery loss is photographed, measured, and logged from the first visit, so the paperwork holds up with your insurance carrier.
Technicians follow recognized IICRC drying standards and prove the work with daily moisture readings, not guesswork.
Emergency dispatch any hour of the day or night, with a real crew on the way, not a callback in the morning.
A real crew dispatched any hour, not a callback in the morning.
Trained technicians following recognized IICRC drying standards.
Truck-mounted, portable, and submersible for any size loss.
The loss is documented and billed to the carrier directly.
Yes. Old Town homes rely on original crawlspace foundations and old plumbing. A slow leak can soak framing for weeks before you notice. Crews use moisture meters to find water you cannot see, dry crawlspace thoroughly, and document the work so future rot does not surprise you or a home inspector.
A leak under the sink does not reach the foundation, but it can rot wooden joists and beams in the crawlspace, causing soft spots or sagging floors. That is why immediate extraction and crawlspace drying are critical. The sooner crews dry that space, the less wood damage occurs.
Crews are on call 24 hours a day and can be on the way to Old Town within the hour.
Call (256) 485-6233