Free visual inspection and a written scope of work before any mitigation begins - photos, moisture readings, and drying logs go in your claim file
The scope we write is the scope we bill. Anything new gets shown to you, in writing, before we touch it.
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AfterDamage Restoration Services in Long Island City, NY
When water is pouring through your ceiling in Hunters Point or you’ve spotted mold creeping across a basement wall in Dutch Kills, you don’t have time to navigate a phone tree. You need someone who knows Long Island City’s buildings, its flood zones, and its inspection requirements, and you need them now. Wade’s Restoration answers the phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and Wade himself is usually the one picking up. Call (363) 666-2319 and you’ll talk to a person who can have extraction equipment running inside the hour.
Long Island City’s proximity to the East River means water damage here rarely looks like water damage in, say, Maspeth or Woodside. The building stock is different, the flood exposure is different, and the DOB regulations are different. We know the difference because we work here constantly. If you’re dealing with a burst pipe in a converted warehouse on Jackson Avenue, sewage backing up in a Ravenswood co-op, or mold in a subgrade parking garage near Vernon Boulevard, we’ve seen it before and we know what it takes to fix it properly.
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 Long Island City Homeowners Choose Wade’s Restoration
Wade Ferris started this company in 2007 because he got tired of watching national restoration chains send rotating crews into neighborhoods they didn’t understand, quote one price on the phone and another at the door, and disappear the moment the check cleared. That doesn’t happen with Wade’s Restoration. Wade publishes his name, his address, and his license number. He answers his own cell phone. He runs into you at the grocery store. Accountability here isn’t a policy, it’s a personality.
Homeowners in Hunters Point and Dutch Kills call Wade because they want to know who is showing up. The people Wade sends are background-checked, uniformed, and trained on equipment from Dri-Eaz and Phoenix. They carry IICRC and RIA credentials, not just a clipboard. When water damage hits a loft on 44th Drive or a garden-level unit near Gantry Plaza State Park, you want technicians who’ve worked in pre-war timber buildings and post-2010 glass towers alike. That’s the crew Wade brings. And every water, fire, and mold restoration job comes with the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it isn’t done right, Wade makes it right. That’s been the deal since day one.
Damage Restoration Services We Offer in Long Island City
Water Damage Restoration
A burst pipe in a Court Square high-rise can flood three floors in under an hour. We extract, dry, and document everything with daily moisture readings you keep at the end of the job.
Learn more about our Water Damage Restoration in Long Island City.
Mold Remediation
Long Island City’s humid summers and post-Sandy subgrade moisture problems create ideal mold conditions in basement mechanical rooms and behind drywall in older masonry buildings. Wade’s crew contains the colony, removes affected material, and verifies the fix with post-remediation testing.
Learn more about our Mold Remediation in Long Island City.
Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration
Kitchen fires in Ravenswood co-ops and electrical fires in converted industrial lofts leave soot and odor that ordinary cleaning won’t touch. We clean surfaces, seal smoke residue, and restore livable conditions without tearing out more than necessary.
Learn more about our Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Long Island City.
Storm & Disaster Restoration
When a nor’easter pushes East River surge into Hunters Point ground floors, you need someone who understands FEMA flood zones and NYC flood-vent requirements, not someone learning on your dime.
Learn more about our storm and disaster services in Long Island City.
Sewage Cleanup
Sewage backups in century-old cast iron lines under Dutch Kills warehouses are a health hazard, not just a mess. We extract, sanitize, and restore affected spaces, and we wear the right PPE from the first minute.
Learn more about our sewage cleanup in Long Island City.
Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup
These jobs require discretion, thoroughness, and compassion. Wade handles them personally or sends only his most trusted crew members, and every surface gets treated to state health department standards.
Learn more about our biohazard cleanup in Long Island City.
Reconstruction & Cleanup
After mitigation comes the rebuild. Wade’s team replaces drywall, rebuilds subgrade walls with proper waterproof membranes, and handles the carpentry, flooring, and finish work to get you back home.
Learn more about our reconstruction services in Long Island City.
Sanitization Services
Post-flood contamination, tenant turnover, or a confirmed illness in the household, we sanitize with professional-grade equipment and verify the results. No fog-and-go shortcuts.
Learn more about our sanitization services in Long Island City.
Commercial Restoration
Retail storefronts on Vernon Boulevard, restaurants near Court Square, and office lofts in Dutch Kills can’t stay closed for weeks. We prioritize getting your doors back open, and we work nights and weekends when that’s what the job takes.
Learn more about our commercial restoration in Long Island City.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Long Island City
Wade’s Restoration covers all of Long Island City, from the East River waterfront to the Sunnyside Yard edge. Wade typically arrives within an hour of your call, sometimes faster if he’s already working nearby, because he schedules crews around this part of Queens every day.
- Hunters Point
- Dutch Kills
- Ravenswood
- Court Square
- Queensbridge
Why Long Island City’s Climate & Housing Affect Damage Restoration
Long Island City sits directly on the East River with almost no topographic buffer. That’s not a small detail. It means storm-surge exposure is amplified here in a way it isn’t even a mile east. Superstorm Sandy flooded ground-floor units, subgrade parking garages, and basement mechanical rooms across Hunters Point and Dutch Kills in 2012, and those same tidal surge pathways remain active. After any significant coastal storm, we get calls from LIC building owners watching water creep into spaces they thought were dry.
The housing stock makes it harder. Much of Hunters Point lies in FEMA Flood Zone AE, which means flood and water damage restoration here is inseparable from post-Sandy compliance, elevation certificates, and flood-vent requirements. NYC DOB flood-zone regulations govern every subgrade repair. You can’t just dry a basement wall and call it done, the wall may need a waterproof membrane, flood vents may need to be installed or verified, and the documentation has to be right. A contractor who doesn’t know this layer of regulation can leave you with a building that can’t pass inspection and an insurance claim that stalls. We know the layer because we work under it constantly.
There’s another pattern Wade’s crew sees often in LIC: buildings that had emergency water extraction done in 2012 but substandard drying, and no proper waterproof membrane reinstalled afterward. Those subgrade concrete walls have been wicking moisture for over a decade. The concealed mold colonies resurface during wet winters, years after owners believed the damage was fully resolved. If you own a pre-2012 building in Hunters Point or Dutch Kills and you’ve never had a moisture inspection of your subgrade walls, there’s a real chance you have a hidden problem. Wade will bring moisture meters, take readings, and show you the numbers himself.
Pricing for Damage Restoration in Long Island City
Wade’s Restoration offers free estimates, no trip charge inside our own county, and a free second opinion on any written estimate you bring to us. Seniors and veterans get 10% off, always. Call (363) 666-2319 and Wade will tell you honestly what he thinks the job needs, no games.
Service Area - Cities Near Long Island City
If you’re across the creek in Astoria and dealing with a flooded basement or smoke damage, Wade’s crew covers you there too. We work throughout western Queens, and the same 24/7 phone number gets you the same response time. Call (363) 666-2319 and we’ll be on the way.
Serving Long Island City, NY - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Long Island City 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 Long Island City
Wade typically arrives within an hour of your call, because he schedules crews around Long Island City and the surrounding neighborhoods every day. If he’s already working nearby, it’s often faster. Call (363) 666-2319 and you’ll reach a live person, not a dispatcher.
Yes. Wade talks to your adjuster himself, handles the photo documentation and moisture logs that insurers want to see, and makes sure nobody is relaying information back and forth through you. That’s one of the biggest reasons LIC homeowners call him after getting burned by other companies. Your claim moves faster when the contractor and the adjuster actually communicate.
That depends on whether the moisture source is still active and how far the colony has spread. In Long Island City’s older masonry buildings, what looks like surface mold is often growing behind drywall or inside subgrade walls that never dried properly after Sandy. Wade will take moisture readings and show you the numbers before recommending anything. If you don’t need full remediation, he’ll tell you that. A second opinion on any written estimate is free.
If your building is in Flood Zone AE, almost certainly yes. Repairs to subgrade walls, mechanical rooms, and ground-floor units often trigger NYC DOB flood-vent and elevation requirements. A contractor who doesn’t document this properly can stall your insurance claim and fail your inspection. Wade’s crew has worked under these regulations since the post-Sandy rebuilding wave and knows what compliance looks like.
Shut off the water source if you can do so safely, move valuables out of the water path, and call Wade at (363) 666-2319. Don’t wait to see if it stops. The longer water sits in a Long Island City building, especially a pre-war or masonry structure, the deeper it migrates into floors and walls, and the more likely you are to end up with mold. Wade can have extraction running inside the hour.
Call Wade’s Restoration for Damage Restoration in Long Island City
If you’ve got water where it shouldn’t be, smoke damage from a kitchen fire, or mold you just found behind a wall, call (363) 666-2319. Wade answers his own phone. He’ll tell you what he thinks, what it’ll cost, and what your insurance adjuster will need to see. You’ll get an honest answer, a written scope before any work starts, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. That’s how we’ve done it since 2007, and that’s how we do it in Long Island City.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration, serving Long Island City with 24/7 emergency response and the 90-Day Done Right Promise on every water, fire, and mold restoration job. Call (363) 666-2319 any time.
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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 Long Island City 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"The first company I rang wanted to tear out the hardwood immediately. Wade said if he could get it dry in seventy two hours it would come back, and it did. Saved us the floor and a great deal of money."
- Esperanza Villarreal"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