Trusted Water Damage Restoration for Minneapolis Homeowners
24 Hour Water Damage Restoration in Minneapolis, MN is what we do - water damage doesn’t wait for business hours, and neither do we. Wade’s Restoration has been pulling flooded basements, drying soaked drywall, and saving hardwood floors across Minneapolis since 2007. Owner Wade Ferris still answers the phone himself, and he can have extraction equipment running inside the hour. Call (888) 690-6095 any time, day or night, and you’ll get Wade or a member of his crew, not an answering service.
When a pipe bursts in a Minneapolis winter or spring melt floods your basement, every hour matters. Mold starts taking hold within 24 to 48 hours on wet drywall and carpet pad. That’s why Wade’s crew runs 24/7, with professional-grade Dri-Eaz and Phoenix equipment on the trucks, ready to go - it’s how we deliver the Best Water Damage Restoration in Minneapolis, MN. We’re IICRC-certified and RIA-affiliated, and we back every water job with the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, Wade makes it right. Simple as that.
What Our Water Damage Restoration Service Includes
Our Water Damage Restoration in Minneapolis is not just sucking up standing water. It’s a full process of extraction, drying, monitoring, and rebuilding what the water touched. Here’s exactly what Wade’s Restoration of Minneapolis handles, and how we approach each piece of it.
Emergency Water Extraction
This is the first thing that has to happen, and it has to happen fast. Standing water keeps soaking into everything it touches: baseboards, drywall, subfloor, furniture. Wade’s crew arrives with truck-mounted extraction units and portable XPOWER extractors to pull water out of carpet, pad, and hard surfaces. We get the bulk of the water out before we even start thinking about drying equipment, because you can’t dry what’s still under water.
Structural Drying & Dehumidification
Once the standing water is gone, the real work starts. Water wicks up into drywall and down into subfloor, and that hidden moisture is what causes warping, buckling, and mold. Wade’s Restoration sets up Dri-Eaz and Phoenix dehumidifiers, B-Air air movers, and targeted Injectidry systems that force air into wall cavities and under cabinets. This is where a lot of outfits cut corners. They set a couple fans and call it done. That’s not how Wade works.
Flood Cleanup
Minneapolis gets hit with river flooding, storm sewer backups, and the occasional flash flood that drops inches of water in an hour. Flood water isn’t clean water. It carries silt, debris, and whatever it picked up on the way into your house. Wade’s crew removes the contaminated water, cuts out unsalvageable materials, and sanitizes the surfaces that remain. Flood jobs in Minneapolis need a restoration company that knows exactly what flood water carries, and we’ve been seeing it since 2007.
Burst Pipe Restoration
Below-zero Minneapolis winters freeze pipes every single year. When the thaw comes, the pipe bursts, and you’ve got 4 to 8 gallons a minute pouring into your ceiling, wall, or basement. Wade’s Restoration finds the source, stops the flow, and starts extraction immediately. We document everything with moisture readings and photos, because burst pipe claims are common in Minneapolis, and your insurance adjuster is going to want evidence. Wade deals directly with that adjuster so you don’t have to play middleman.
Basement Water Removal
Basements in Minneapolis are a special beast. Sump pump failures, foundation seepage, and groundwater pressure during spring melt all send water into the lowest point of the house. Wade’s team has pumped out finished and unfinished basements all over this city, and we know exactly how quickly carpet pad and drywall in a below-grade space will start to go bad. We get the water out, get the drying plan in motion, and tell you straight what can be saved and what’s going to need replacing.
Ceiling & Roof Leak Water Damage
A roof leak in a Minneapolis blizzard or an ice dam in February doesn’t just ruin your ceiling. That water sits in the attic insulation and between floors, and by the time you notice the stain, there’s often more damage hiding above. Wade’s Restoration traces the water path, removes the soaked drywall, and dries the cavity properly before mold gets a chance to take hold. We won’t just paint over the stain and call it fixed. That’s not restoration. That’s hiding a problem.
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.
Brands We Service for Water Damage Restoration
Wade’s Restoration runs Dri-Eaz and Phoenix equipment on every job, but we also repair and restore water damage in homes regardless of what equipment or fixtures they have. When it comes to Phoenix dehumidifiers, we’ve run them on thousands of Minneapolis mitigation jobs and know their performance curves inside and out. They’re workhorses in cold, humid basement conditions, and we tune the daily moisture readings around what they can pull out of the air.
XPOWER air movers and B-Air ventilation systems are part of our standard drying setup, especially in tight Minneapolis basements and crawl spaces where air circulation is everything. We’ve also used Injectidry in-wall systems on hundreds of jobs where water wicked up behind drywall and baseboard. That targeted drying has saved Minneapolis homeowners from full wall tear-outs more times than we can count. Whether your home has equipment from these brands or you just need someone who knows how to run professional-grade drying systems properly, Wade’s crew has you covered.
Signs You Need Water Damage Restoration Right Now
- You can smell something musty or earthy, but you can’t see water. A persistent musty odor in a Minneapolis basement or behind a wall usually means moisture has been sitting long enough for mold or mildew to start. By the time the smell is obvious, the hidden water source has likely been active for days or weeks. You need moisture mapping, not air freshener.
- Your water bill jumped for no reason. A spike in water usage with no change in household habits often points to a slow leak inside a wall, under a slab, or in a supply line. In Minneapolis, where slab foundations are common in older neighborhoods, an under-slab leak can go unnoticed for months. Wade’s crew traces those leaks and opens the right walls, not guesswork demolition.
- Drywall is soft, stained, or bubbling. Wet drywall loses its structural integrity fast. If a spot on the wall feels soft, looks swollen, or has brown rings spreading outward, the water has already been working on it. In Minneapolis, this is often a roof leak, ice dam backup, or a pipe running through an exterior wall. Waiting means the damaged area grows, and the repair gets bigger and more expensive.
- Flooring is cupping, crowning, or buckling. Hardwood floors cup when the top surface stays dry but the bottom picks up moisture from a crawl space, slab, or spill that never got properly dried. Laminate and vinyl can separate or bubble. This is a sign the moisture source is still active, and drying equipment needs to get on it before the floor is unsalvageable. Once hardwood cupping sets for good, the sand-and-refinish option disappears.
- You had a “small” leak months ago and now something’s peeling or stained. That slow drip under the kitchen sink or that roof leak you patched yourself last fall? If paint is peeling, trim is separating, or a stain is darkening months later, the original water was never fully dried. In Minneapolis, seasonal humidity swings make this worse. Water that sat in the structure this long usually means mold or rot is now involved, and proper restoration is the only real fix.
Our Water Damage Restoration Process - Step by Step
Here’s exactly how Wade’s Restoration handles a water damage job in Minneapolis. No mystery, no vague promises, no showing up and winging it.
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Inspection and moisture mapping. Wade or his lead tech walks the entire affected area with moisture meters and thermal imaging. We find the water you can see and the water you can’t. Every reading goes into a written log that you get a copy of, every single day we’re on the job. That log is yours, and it’s the evidence your adjuster needs.
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Extraction and removal. Standing water comes out first with truck-mounted extractors and XPOWER portable units. Then we pull out the unsalvageable materials: soaked carpet pad, wet drywall, damaged insulation. We remove only what has to go. We don’t tear out good materials to pad a bill. You’ll see the moisture readings that justify every cut.
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Drying and dehumidification. Dri-Eaz and Phoenix dehumidifiers, B-Air air movers, and Injectidry systems go in and run around the clock. We monitor daily, adjust equipment placement, and document everything. A typical Minneapolis water job dries in 3 to 5 days when it’s caught early. Jobs with more saturation take longer, and we’ll tell you that upfront.
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Cleaning and sanitizing. Once the structure is dry, we clean and sanitize the affected surfaces to prevent mold and bacteria from getting established. For category 2 and 3 water - that’s contaminated water like a washing machine overflow or a sewer backup - we use professional-grade antimicrobial treatments. This step is non-negotiable on flood jobs and sewage jobs.
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Repair and reconstruction. After the site is dry and clean, we rebuild what was removed. Drywall, trim, flooring, paint - Wade’s crew handles the full reconstruction scope so you don’t have to coordinate with a separate contractor. One call brings Wade back from start to finish. And the 90-Day Done Right Promise covers the whole job, in writing.
How Much Does Water Damage Restoration Cost in Minneapolis?
A typical water damage restoration job in Minneapolis runs between $1,800 and $5,000 for most moderate residential cases. Here’s a realistic breakdown of what we see across the city:
- Emergency water extraction only: $400 to $1,200 depending on square footage and how much water is standing. This is the “get it out now” phase, and it’s often a partial mitigation before the full scope is written.
- Full mitigation with structural drying: $1,800 to $4,500. This includes extraction, equipment setup, daily monitoring, and the final moisture-free verification. Minneapolis basements with finished walls tend to land on the higher end.
- Burst pipe restoration with rebuild: $3,000 to $8,000 or more. Cutting out and replacing wet drywall, insulation, and possibly flooring drives the total up. The rebuild is the expensive part, not the drying.
- Sewage backup or category 3 flood cleanup: $3,500 to $10,000+. Contaminated water means more demolition, more sanitizing, and more disposal. This is not a corner to cut.
What affects the price most in Minneapolis? How long the water sat before we got there, whether it touched finished spaces or just a crawl space, and what category the water is. A clean water leak caught in 12 hours is usually a $1,800 to $3,000 job. A sewage backup that sat for a weekend is a different animal entirely. The best way to avoid overpaying is to call early, get a written scope before any work starts, and insist on daily moisture logs. Wade’s Restoration gives you all of that, plus a free estimate with no trip charge inside our county. Call (888) 690-6095 and Wade will walk you through what you’re looking at before anything gets signed.
Water Damage Restoration Near Minneapolis - Our Service Area
Wade’s Restoration is based right here in Minneapolis, and we serve the whole city plus the surrounding communities: Saint Anthony, Columbia Heights, Golden Valley, Saint Louis Park, Robbinsdale, Falcon Heights, Crystal, Roseville, New Brighton, New Hope, and Richfield. If you’re dealing with water damage in Saint Anthony or Columbia Heights, Wade heads out the same day. Most of our Minneapolis calls get a crew on site within 60 to 90 minutes, and we answer the phone around the clock. Check out our full Water Damage Restoration in Minneapolis page for more detail on what we do here in the city, or head back to the home page to see all the services we handle.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions - Water Damage Restoration in Minneapolis
Water damage restoration is the full process of removing water from a home, drying the structure, cleaning and sanitizing affected materials, and repairing or rebuilding what the water damaged. It includes extraction, dehumidification, moisture monitoring, mold prevention, and reconstruction. In Minneapolis, where frozen pipes and basement flooding are routine, restoration usually means getting a crew out immediately to stop the water from doing more damage than it already has. The goal is to return the home to a dry, safe, structurally sound condition, not just make it look dry on the surface.
Most residential water damage restoration jobs in Minneapolis take 3 to 7 days from first response to dry. The extraction happens in the first few hours, but the structural drying takes days because water keeps wicking out of drywall, subfloor, and framing even after the bulk water is gone. Complete reconstruction, if walls or flooring need replacement, can add one to three weeks depending on scope and materials. Wade gives you a written timeline before work starts, and the daily moisture log shows you exactly where things stand every day. Call (888) 690-6095 and we’ll tell you straight what your timeline looks like.
Water damage restoration in Minneapolis typically costs between $1,800 and $5,000 for moderate residential jobs, with small extraction-only calls running around $400 to $1,200. Sewage backups and major flood damage can push past $10,000 once contaminated materials have to be removed and rebuilt. Your final cost depends on square footage, water category, how long the water sat, and what needs replacing. Wade’s Restoration writes a clear scope before any work begins, so there’s no surprise at the end. The estimate is free, and there’s no trip charge inside our own county.
Yes. Wade’s Restoration runs Dri-Eaz and Phoenix dehumidifiers and air movers on the vast majority of our Minneapolis water jobs, and we know these machines well because we run them every single day. We’ve put hundreds of hours on Phoenix units in cold, wet Minneapolis basements, and we adjust our drying plans around each unit’s performance. Whether your home has brand-name equipment, a sump pump that failed, or just a burst pipe and a wet carpet, the equipment Wade brings is the same professional-grade gear the insurance industry recognizes. If you have a specific concern about your setup, call (888) 690-6095 and ask.
Yes. Wade Ferris answers his own phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and he can have extraction equipment running inside the hour. When a Minneapolis pipe bursts at 2 a.m. or a sump pump quits during a spring storm, you don’t have time to wait for a call center to page someone. Wade’s cell is the number on this page, and he’s been answering it since 2007. That’s the whole point of a locally owned restoration company with the owner’s name on the truck.
Every water damage restoration job from Wade’s Restoration is covered by the 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing, on the contract. If it’s not done right, Wade makes it right - no fine print, no arguing about what “right” means. That promise applies to the drying, the sanitizing, and the reconstruction work. Most restoration companies in Minneapolis won’t put that in writing. Wade does, because his name is on the truck and he’s going to run into you at the hardware store on a Saturday.
Start by shutting off the water source if you can do so safely. Move small valuables and papers out of the wet area, but don’t walk through standing water if there’s any chance it’s electrically charged. Take photos of the damage before anyone touches anything - that documentation helps with your insurance claim. Then call Wade’s Restoration at (888) 690-6095. We’ll walk you through what to do next over the phone while Wade is on the road to your Minneapolis home. The less you disturb the wet materials before we arrive, the better the drying plan works.
Schedule Your Water Damage Restoration Service in Minneapolis Today
Water damage in Minneapolis doesn’t improve with time. Call Wade’s Restoration now at (888) 690-6095, and Wade or a member of his crew will answer, walk you through the first steps, and get moving toward your home. The estimate is free, there’s no trip charge inside the county, and seniors and veterans always get 10% off. If you already have a written estimate from another company, Wade will give you a free second opinion, no obligation. And every job comes with the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Call now - the sooner we’re there, the less this whole thing costs you.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration, serving Minneapolis since 2007.