Damage Restoration Services in Shorewood, MN
When water is rising in a Shorewood basement or smoke has crept through the walls of a converted lake cottage, you don’t need a phone menu. You need someone who knows that Shorewood homes along Lake Minnetonka’s shoreline behave differently than houses on a dry suburban cul-de-sac ten miles inland. Wade Ferris answers his own phone at (888) 690-6095, and he can have water extraction equipment running inside the hour for most Shorewood calls. That matters here, where spring ice-out and freeze-thaw cycles can turn a small leak into a structural problem faster than almost anywhere else in Hennepin County.
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 Shorewood Homeowners Choose Wade’s Restoration of Minneapolis
Wade’s Restoration has been a locally owned, owner-operated company since 2007, and the way we work has not changed in almost two decades: Wade publishes his name, his address, and his license number. He answers calls himself, day or night. If you live near Freeman Park or up in the wooded lots off County Road 19, you’ve probably seen one of our trucks. And here’s the thing about a small-town company: the owner knows he’s going to run into you again at the hardware store or the Shorewood Community Center. That’s a different kind of accountability than a call center in another state can offer.
Wade’s crew shows up in uniform, background-checked, and carrying professional-grade equipment from Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, and Injectidry. Every water, fire, and mold restoration job comes with the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, Wade makes it right. And every single day, Wade takes moisture readings and hands you the full log at the end of the job. Almost nobody in this trade does that. It’s the kind of documentation your insurance adjuster actually wants to see.
Damage Restoration Services We Offer in Shorewood
Water Damage Restoration
Burst frozen supply lines, sump pump failures during spring melt, or lakewater seepage after a heavy rain. We extract, dry, and document everything, then hand you the moisture log. Learn more about our Water Damage Restoration in Shorewood.
Mold Remediation
Shorewood’s high water table and dense tree canopy create the kind of persistent humidity where mold takes hold in crawl spaces and behind vapor barriers. We find it, contain it, remove it, and show you why it happened. Learn more about our Mold Remediation in Shorewood.
Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration
Kitchen fires, chimney fires in older lake cabins, electrical failures. Smoke gets into insulation and framing in ways you can’t see from the living room. We scope it, clean it, and handle the adjuster communication for you. Learn more about our Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Shorewood.
Storm & Disaster Restoration
Straight-line winds off Lake Minnetonka bring down trees into rooflines. We tarp, board up, mitigate, and stay on the job through rebuild. Wade has been through enough Minnesota storm seasons to know what the adjuster will ask for before they ask it.
Sewage Cleanup
A backed-up sewer line in a 1950s lake cottage with original cast iron is a serious health hazard. We handle it with proper containment, disinfection, and disposal, and we don’t pretend a “cleanup” is enough when structure needs to come out.
Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup
Handled with discretion and respect. We are trained, licensed, and will never send a generalist crew to a job that requires specialized protocols. Wade does this work himself, quietly, the way it should be done.
Reconstruction & Cleanup
Once the emergency is contained, the rebuild begins. We scope it in writing, price it honestly, and schedule it properly. No bait pricing over the phone and no change-order surprises after demolition.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Shorewood
We work all over Shorewood, from the lakefront homes off Shorewood Road and Lakeview Drive to the established neighborhoods near Excelsior Boulevard and the hilltop lots around Fairway Drive. Wade knows which homes sit above the frost line and which ones are tucked into the tree canopy where ice dams form every winter.
- Freeman Park area
- Smithtown Bay shoreline
- Lots off County Road 19
- Neighborhoods near Badger Park
- Homes along Christmas Lake Road
Typical response time for water extraction anywhere in Shorewood is under an hour once the call comes in. Wade heads out himself on most first-response calls.
Why Shorewood’s Climate & Housing Affect Damage Restoration
Shorewood is built largely around Lake Minnetonka’s shoreline, and a meaningful share of its housing stock began as seasonal lake cottages converted to year-round residences in the mid-20th century. Those structures were never engineered for Minnesota winters, full-time occupancy, or modern moisture loads. They have shallow frost footings, uninsulated crawl spaces, and aging plumbing that freezes, wicks lake moisture, and develops hidden mold in ways that purpose-built year-round homes in neighboring suburbs simply do not. Restoration techs here quickly learn to check the crawl spaces of converted lake cottages after every hard freeze: the original builders set pier and beam foundations above the frost line for a summer cabin, and when those same homes are heated year-round, the perimeter soil temperature differential triggers condensation and frost-heave moisture that can silently rot sill plates for seasons before an owner notices.
It works the same at the other end of Shorewood’s housing stock. The newer custom-built lakefront estates have complex rooflines, huge glass walls, and premium finishes that make every water or fire loss dramatically more expensive to handle correctly. Cutting corners on a rebuilt walnut floor or a custom millwork wall is not something Wade will do. The stakes are simply higher here. And the dense tree canopy on most lots creates severe ice-dam conditions each winter, where freeze-thaw cycles force meltwater under shingles and into wall cavities of homes that may already be under-insulated. This is not generic restoration work. This is Shorewood restoration work.
Pricing for Damage Restoration in Shorewood
Here’s the honest version of pricing. Water extraction and drying for a typical Shorewood basement runs between $1,800 and $4,500 depending on square footage, how long the water sat, and whether drywall or flooring comes out. Mold remediation on a crawl space typically lands between $1,200 and $6,000. Fire and smoke cleanup runs $3,000 to $12,000 for a contained kitchen fire, more if structural framing needs replacement. Sewage cleanup starts around $2,500 with proper containment and disinfection. These are ranges based on real Shorewood jobs, not national averages. Every job gets a written scope before work starts. No surprises, no bait pricing. And if you already have an estimate in hand, Wade will give you a free second opinion on it.
Service Area - Cities Near Shorewood
While this page covers Shorewood, Wade’s Restoration also works regularly in Chanhassen, Mound, Minnetonka, and Victoria. Same crew, same owner, same home standard of work.
Serving Shorewood, MN - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Shorewood 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 Shorewood
For active water intrusion anywhere in Shorewood’s 55331 zip code, Wade can usually have extraction running within the hour. He answers the phone himself, so there’s no dispatch queue or call center between you and the person showing up. Call (888) 690-6095 and you’ll talk to Wade or a member of his crew, not a service.
Most Shorewood homeowners policies cover sudden and accidental water damage like a burst pipe, but coverage gets murky with gradual seepage or long-term moisture intrusion. This is where Wade’s habit of daily moisture logs and photo documentation makes a real difference. He deals with the adjuster directly, so you’re never stuck relaying information between two sides. If you’re unsure about your policy, call and Wade will walk you through what he sees.
In Shorewood, with the high water table and converted lake cottages with crawl spaces, what looks like surface mold is often growing behind the vapor barrier or inside the rim joist. A cleaning doesn’t fix that. Wade won’t oversell you, but he also won’t pretend a spray-and-wipe job solves a moisture problem that’s been feeding mold for months. He’ll show you the moisture readings and the written scope, and you decide. That’s how it works with the 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, it gets made right, in writing.
Wade Ferris himself, most of the time, especially on first-response water and fire calls. His crew wears uniforms, passes background checks, and carries equipment from Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, and B-Air. Nobody shows up in a rental truck from Florida. This is a local company with a local owner who publishes his address and license number. Ask anyone on your street, if you need a second opinion.
There is no trip charge inside the county, and that includes Shorewood. Wade also gives free second opinions on any written restoration estimate you already have, and he honors a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (888) 690-6095 and ask. Worst case, you get an honest read on the damage and no bill for the visit.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration, serving Shorewood 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 Shorewood Customers Say
"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"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