Damage Restoration Services in Fridley, MN
If you’re standing in a flooded basement in Fridley right now, here’s the straight answer: call (888) 690-6095 and Wade’s Restoration can have extraction equipment running inside the hour. We work in Fridley’s 55432 ZIP every week, so we know the ranch homes, the split-levels, the low-lying blocks near the river that back up when the snow melts fast. You won’t get a call center. You’ll get Wade Ferris, the owner, who answers his own phone and heads out himself.
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 Fridley Homeowners Choose Wade’s Restoration of Minneapolis
Most of the folks who call us are done with the national outfits. They’ve been burned once already, quoted a number on the phone and a different one at the door. Wade runs this company the opposite way: his name’s on the truck and his address is published. When he hands you a written scope before any work starts, you know exactly what you’re paying for and what’s getting done.
We work all over Fridley, up through the neighborhoods off East River Road, around Moore Lake, and across the blocks along Highway 65. Floors in Fridley tell a story, and we’ve read it a hundred times. New flooring pulled back to reveal an older water job done years ago, before modern drying standards, still rotting quietly underneath. Wade’s crew doesn’t just dry the surface and walk away. He takes moisture readings every single day and hands you the full log when the job’s done. Almost nobody in the trade does that. It’s the kind of thing that matters when you’re 60 years old and you want to know the problem is actually fixed, not just hidden.
Fridley residents also value that we don’t make them play telephone with the insurance company. Wade talks to the adjuster directly, so you’re not stuck relaying technical drying language between two people who’ve never met.
Damage Restoration Services We Offer in Fridley
Water Damage Restoration
Burst pipe, snowmelt flooding, appliance failure, whatever it is, Wade’s on the road within the hour and running Dri-Eaz and XPOWER extraction equipment before the water spreads further into your subfloor. Fridley’s ranch homes soak water fast through original 1960s framing, so speed matters more here than in newer construction.
Learn more about our Water Damage Restoration in Fridley.

Mold Remediation
Fridley’s flat terrain and aging stormwater systems mean water sits longer after heavy rain, and mold follows fast. We test, contain, remove, and dry, with background-checked, uniformed crew members who respect your home while they’re in it.
Learn more about our Mold Remediation in Fridley.

Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration
Fridley’s mid-century homes burn differently than new builds, with original materials like textured ceilings and old insulation creating a particular smoke odor that settles into everything. We handle board-up, soot removal, content cleaning, and full reconstruction, and Wade meets your adjuster on site so everyone sees the same damage at the same time.
Learn more about our Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Fridley.

Storm & Disaster Restoration
When spring snowmelt hits the low-lying western blocks near the Mississippi, Wade’s crew knows which Fridley neighborhoods flood first and what those basements look like when we arrive. We tarp, extract, dry, and rebuild, and we document everything with photos for your claim.

Sewage Cleanup
Sewer backup is a nasty part of life in Fridley when heavy rain follows frozen ground. Wade’s crew arrives in full protective gear, removes the contaminated water, sanitizes every surface, and dries the space with commercial-grade B-Air equipment so your family isn’t breathing that air a week later.

Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup
Wade handles these jobs with discretion and thoroughness. No homeowner should ever be left to clean a biohazard alone, and we’re available 24/7 when the worst happens.

Reconstruction & Cleanup
Once the drying’s done and the adjuster’s been through, Wade’s crew rebuilds walls, floors, and finishes so your home is whole again. This work is scoped, scheduled, and priced in writing, the way a remodel should be.

Neighborhoods We Serve in Fridley
We’re in and out of Fridley every week, and we know the streets well. These are some of the neighborhoods where we do regular work:
- East River Road corridor
- Neighborhoods around Moore Lake
- Blocks off Highway 65 near Rice Creek
- Residential streets west of University Avenue
- Springbrook Nature Center area
Typical response time for Fridley calls is under an hour for water extraction, and Wade’s own phone rings in his pocket whether it’s 2 a.m. or 2 p.m.
Why Fridley’s Climate & Housing Affect Damage Restoration
Fridley sits flat against the Mississippi, and the housing stock tells the story: single-story ranches and split-levels built in the 1950s, 60s, and early 70s, many of them replacing homes lost in the 1965 flood and tornado outbreak. That means mid-century materials are everywhere, asbestos floor tile, textured ceilings, lead paint, and any serious water or fire job triggers testing and abatement before restoration can even start. It’s a liability problem newer suburbs just don’t have, and it’s exactly why you want a restoration company that’s already navigated it in Fridley, not one figuring it out on your dime.
Crews working the East River Road corridor also learn to budget for multiple layers of prior water damage in subfloors. These homes have flooded before, sometimes more than once since 1965, and it’s common to find the ghost of an older remediation job under newer flooring that was never properly dried. Wade’s daily moisture readings catch that old damage and document it for your insurance claim before we put new flooring down.
Spring snowmelt is Fridley’s other recurring headache. The low-lying western neighborhoods near the river and Moore Lake collect runoff every year, and when frozen ground follows heavy rain, sewer backup rides right in behind it. That’s why we keep extraction equipment stocked and ready for Fridley’s 55432 specifically.
Pricing for Damage Restoration in Fridley
Honest pricing starts with showing up and telling you the truth before any equipment runs. Here’s what we typically see in Fridley:
- Water extraction and drying: $1,800-$4,500 depending on square footage and how far the water traveled
- Mold remediation: $2,000-$8,000+ depending on spread and whether abatement of mid-century materials is required
- Fire/smoke cleanup and rebuild: $8,000-$45,000+ depending on damage extent and what needs full replacement
- Sewage cleanup: $2,500-$7,000 including sanitization and drying
No charge for the trip when you’re inside our own county. And if you’ve got a written estimate from another company, Wade will give you a free second opinion. Seniors and veterans get 10% off, always. Call (888) 690-6095 for a straight answer on your situation.
Service Area - Cities Near Fridley
Wade’s Restoration is based in the Minneapolis-St Paul metro and serves Fridley along with home to its neighboring communities: Mounds View, Spring Lake Park, New Brighton, and Columbia Heights. If you’re just over the Fridley line, call us and we’ll tell you straight whether we can make it out.
Serving Fridley, MN - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fridley 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 Fridley
Inside an hour for water extraction in Fridley, usually faster. Wade answers his own phone at (888) 690-6095 and heads out as soon as you call. Call now, and he’s on the road.
Most water, fire, and storm damage in Fridley is covered under standard homeowners policies, but the details matter. Wade deals directly with your adjuster, photographs everything, and hands you documentation your insurance company actually respects.
If water sat for more than 24 hours, mold is already starting, and a surface cleaning won’t touch it. In Fridley’s older ranch homes, what looks like a small leak often hides bigger damage in the subfloor. Wade’s free second opinion on any written estimate gives you an honest answer, not an upsell.
Wade does. You don’t have to relay technical drying logs or argue about what counts as necessary work. He’s done this since 2007 and speaks the insurance industry’s language fluently.
Any serious restoration job in Fridley’s 1950s-60s housing stock requires testing and possibly abatement of original materials before work can proceed. Wade’s crew has handled this in Fridley homes many times and will walk you through exactly what’s required, what it costs, and what insurance covers.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration, serving Fridley 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 Fridley Customers Say
"Wade built proper sealed containment before he opened the mold wall and ran a scrubber the whole time. My wife has a lung condition and not once did the air in the rest of the house change."
- Chesterfield Mabry"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