Damage Restoration Services in Minneapolis, MN
If you’re standing in a flooded basement in Minneapolis right now, or staring at a water stain spreading across your dining room ceiling, we know what that feels like. The good news is Wade’s Restoration of Minneapolis can have a crew at your door fast, often within the hour, because our Minneapolis-St Paul office coordinates dispatch for crews serving Minneapolis directly. Call (888) 690-6095 and you’ll talk to a live person, not a voicemail tree. Wade Ferris answers his own phone, and he’ll tell you straight what you’re dealing with and what it’ll take to fix it.
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.
Why Minneapolis Homeowners Choose Wade’s Restoration of Minneapolis
Wade Ferris started this company in 2007, and he still runs it the way he’d want someone to run it if it were his own house on the line. That means his name and address are published, his license number is there for anyone to check, and he’s going to run into you again at the hardware store on a Saturday. That’s the oldest accountability mechanism there is, and it’s the one that matters most. Homeowners in Longfellow and Powderhorn have called us after national outfits quoted one price on the phone and another at the door. Wade doesn’t do that. He writes the scope, agrees on it with you before work starts, and sticks to it.
Every water, fire, and mold job comes with the 90-Day Done Right Promise, stamped in writing. If it’s not done right, Wade makes it right. One call brings him back. His crew is background-checked and uniformed, and they run professional-grade equipment from Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, and XPOWER. The work is backed by IICRC certification and RIA affiliation. Ask anyone on your street in Northeast Minneapolis or Nokomis who they’d call. Wade’s name comes up.
Damage Restoration Services We Offer in Minneapolis
Water Damage Restoration
Burst pipes, failed sump pumps, ice dam intrusion, sewer backups, appliance leaks. Water moves fast through plaster-and-lath walls and old-growth fir floors, and what it touches starts wicking within minutes. Learn more about our Water Damage Restoration in Minneapolis.
Mold Remediation
Mold in Minneapolis homes often hides behind baseboards, inside rim joists, and under basement stairs where damp air settles. Wade’s crew takes moisture readings every single day and hands you the full log at the end of the job, because you should know what was found and what was done about it. Learn more about our Mold Remediation in Minneapolis.
Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration
After a fire, soot gets into everything, not just the burned room. We handle board-up, smoke odor removal, structural cleaning, and content restoration, and we work directly with your adjuster so you’re not the one relaying information between two sides. Learn more about our Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Minneapolis.
Storm & Disaster Restoration
Ice dams, wind-driven rain, hail damage, and spring snowmelt flooding all hit Minneapolis homes hard. We secure the property, extract water, dry the structure, and provide Storm & Disaster Restoration in Minneapolis to rebuild what the storm took down.
Sewage Cleanup
Minneapolis Sewage Cleanup addresses backups that are a health hazard, not just a mess. We remove contaminated water and materials, disinfect affected areas, and dry the structure to prevent secondary damage from taking hold.
Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup
These calls are never easy. Wade handles them with discretion, compassion, and the proper training and equipment to restore the property safely and completely.
Reconstruction & Cleanup
Once mitigation is done, Minneapolis Reconstruction & Cleanup begins. Drywall, flooring, trim, paint, and full room reconstruction, scoped and priced in writing like a remodel, with no surprise line items at the end.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Minneapolis
Wade’s Restoration covers all of Minneapolis, from the bungalow blocks of Longfellow and Powderhorn to the post-WWII homes of North Minneapolis and the tree-lined streets of Northeast. Typical response time within the city is under two hours, often much faster.
- Longfellow
- Powderhorn
- Northeast Minneapolis
- Nokomis
- North Minneapolis
Why Minneapolis’s Climate & Housing Affect Damage Restoration
Minneapolis’s extreme continental winters are the single biggest driver of damage restoration calls in this city. Temperatures routinely drop to -20°F or colder, and heavy snowpack sits on roofs for months. That combination makes ice dams the most endemic restoration problem in Minneapolis. Heat escapes through attics in pre-1950 homes with minimal insulation, melts the rooftop snow, and the water refreezes at the cold eave, backing up under shingles into wall cavities and ceilings. Ice dam intrusion often goes undetected for weeks. By the time a homeowner notices the stain on the ceiling, secondary mold growth is frequently already established inside wall assemblies. Minneapolis restoration crews see this pattern constantly.
Then spring arrives. Minneapolis averages around 54 inches of snow per year with a frost depth exceeding 42 inches, which means every home has a deep basement. When rapid warming melts that snowpack over a few days, sump pumps fail under the load. Finished basement living spaces, standard in 1950s-70s construction, flood fast. And in the 1910s-1930s bungalow corridors of Longfellow, Powderhorn, and Northeast Minneapolis, ice dam water migrating down interior walls frequently contacts horsehair plaster embedded with lead paint. That combination triggers lead abatement and full plaster demolition rather than a simple drywall patch. Out-of-market adjusters get caught off guard by the cost. Any Minneapolis restoration crew knows it’s routine.
Pricing for Damage Restoration in Minneapolis
Water damage mitigation in Minneapolis typically runs $1,800 to $4,200 for a standard basement flood, depending on square footage and how long the water sat. Mold remediation averages $2,500 to $6,500, with larger wall-cavity jobs going higher. Fire and smoke restoration often lands between $5,000 and $15,000. Sewage cleanup starts around $2,000 and climbs with contamination extent.
Wade’s Restoration offers a free second opinion on any written estimate and no trip charge inside our own county. Senior and Veteran customers always get 10% off. And there’s $40 off any repair over $200. Call (888) 690-6095 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
Service Area - Cities Near Minneapolis
Beyond Minneapolis, Wade’s crew works regularly in Saint Louis Park, Richfield, Edina, and Saint Anthony. If you’re in one of those communities, the same live-answer phone line, the same written-scope promise, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply.
Serving Minneapolis, MN - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Minneapolis 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 About Damage Restoration in Minneapolis
Call (888) 690-6095 and you’ll talk to Wade or his team immediately. Within Minneapolis, extraction can often be running inside the hour. Call now to get a real arrival window.
Most Minneapolis homeowner policies cover sudden and accidental water damage, fire, and storm damage. Wade deals with your adjuster directly and documents everything with photos and moisture logs. Call (888) 690-6095 and we’ll help you sort out coverage.
If water sat for more than 48 hours, mold growth is likely, not just possible. In Minneapolis, ice dam intrusion that goes unnoticed for weeks almost always means wall-cavity mold. Wade’s daily moisture readings will show you exactly what’s wet and what’s growing. Call (888) 690-6095 for an assessment.
Every water, fire, and mold restoration job from Wade’s Restoration includes a written promise: if it’s not done right, Wade makes it right. One call brings him back. No fine print, no arguing.
Wade does. Directly. You don’t get stuck relaying information between two sides. Photo documentation, moisture logs, and scope-of-work paperwork all go straight to your adjuster. Call (888) 690-6095 and Wade will handle it.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration of Minneapolis, serving Minneapolis since 2007.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local damage restoration pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Minneapolis Customers Say
"Sewer backup into the basement, which is about as bad as it gets. Full protective gear, everything porous out and bagged, sanitised properly, and you would never know now."
- Ignatius Oduya"He got there fast and the drying was thorough. The rebuild afterwards took longer than I had hoped waiting on matching flooring, and I would rather he had told me that at the start than a fortnight in."
- Antonia Mercado"He photographed everything before he touched a thing and took moisture readings every single day, then handed the whole file to the adjuster. Our claim went through without one argument."
- Roosevelt Dandridge