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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AfterFast, Reliable Storm & Disaster Restoration Across The Bronx
Storm damage in The Bronx rarely looks like the storm damage you see in a suburb. Here, a nor’easter doesn’t just soak a lawn. It drives rain through aging window frames in five-story brick walk-ups, backs sewage up through basement drains in the South Bronx, and sends loose roofing off pre-war apartment buildings onto parked cars along the Grand Concourse. Our crews know which buildings in Throggs Neck flood first and which blocks in Castle Hill lose power longest. That’s why we dispatch to The Bronx within hours, not days. Call (629) 213-4606 and a live person answers, 24 hours a day.
Why DryMark Restoration Is The Bronx’s Preferred Storm & Disaster Restoration Company
DryMark Restoration works differently than the restoration companies that chase storm calls from the suburbs. We’re led by Alicia Brennan, a former claims adjuster who built this company in 2011 around one problem: homeowners lose claims when restoration work isn’t documented well enough to prove what happened. That problem is worse in The Bronx than almost anywhere else, because the damage here is more complex. A single burst steam pipe in a pre-war walk-up off Gun Hill Road can waterlog four apartments below it. A backed-up combined sewer in Mott Haven isn’t a flood. It’s a Category 3 biohazard. We document every job with a written scope before work starts, a photo record on every visit, and daily moisture logs that show exactly where water moved and how long it took to dry. That record is what turns a restoration invoice into a claim an insurer pays without a fight.
Every job is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise under The Haven Standard. If it’s not done right, we make it right. That’s not a marketing line. It’s a written warranty, stamped on every job, alongside the written price delivered before anyone starts work. Haven Standard, Clause 1.
Our Storm & Disaster Restoration Services in The Bronx
Storm work in The Bronx means water, wind, and sewage moving through buildings that were built before modern construction codes existed. Our Storm & Disaster Restoration team handles the full sequence, from the first emergency call to the final drying log.
Storm Damage Cleanup
After a storm passes, the real work begins: extracting standing water, removing storm-blown debris, cutting out saturated plaster, and setting up drying systems sized to the building’s actual floor plan. In The Bronx’s pre-war buildings, moisture hides inside plaster-and-lath walls and behind original cast iron risers. We run moisture mapping on every floor affected, not just the one that looks wet. That’s how you avoid closing up a wall in a Kingsbridge walk-up while water is still wicking through the horsehair plaster behind it.
Flood Damage Restoration
Flooding in The Bronx splits into two very different jobs. Coastal flooding in City Island, Edgewater Park, and Throggs Neck brings saltwater and storm surge, often mixed with fuel and debris. Inland flooding in the South and West Bronx is usually a combined sewer backup, which means raw sewage pushing up through basement drains. The second one is not a water-extraction job. It’s a biohazard remediation requiring full antimicrobial protocol, content disposal, and third-party clearance testing. We treat Category 3 as Category 3 from the first hour, because re-mediation costs twice as much and exposes residents to pathogens the entire time.
Emergency Board-Up
When a nor’easter shears a window frame out of a vacant unit, the building has a problem that compounds by the hour. Rain gets in. Then wind gets in. Then the temperature swings of a Bronx spring start pulling moisture deeper into the walls. Our board-up crews carry plywood, fasteners, and moisture barriers sized for the tall windows in pre-war apartments along the Grand Concourse and Riverdale. We typically board up The Bronx properties within 2 to 4 hours of the first call, 24/7.
Roof Tarping
Flat roofs on The Bronx’s older apartment buildings are a known weak point. When a storm lifts a section of membrane or tears a scupper loose, water enters the top floor and then works straight down through the cavities between floors. Our roof tarping team uses reinforced tarps secured with furring strips and sandbags, not just staples that tear out in the next gust. A proper tarp buys enough time to schedule a permanent repair without turning one storm into four floors of structural drying.
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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.
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We run professional-grade drying systems from Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, XPOWER, B-Air, and Injectidry. The specific equipment matters more in The Bronx than in newer construction. Plaster-and-lath walls hold more water than drywall, and original cast iron drain lines slow evaporation. That means we need equipment with enough low-grain refrigerant capacity to pull moisture out of dense materials, not just move warm air around. We log every piece of equipment and every reading to IICRC, RIA, and IFA standards, so your adjuster can see the psychrometric data without asking for it twice.
Common Storm & Disaster Restoration Problems We See in The Bronx Homes
- Sewage backups mistaken for clean-water floods. In Mott Haven, Melrose, and Longwood, a basement full of water after a heavy rain is usually a combined sewer surcharge. Calling it a flood and extracting without antimicrobial treatment leaves pathogens in the concrete and framing. We classify it as Category 3 from the first reading.
- Hidden moisture behind plaster-and-lath walls. Plaster absorbs water and releases it slowly. Closing up a wall after a wind-driven rain without moisture readings means mold grows inside the wall cavity for weeks before anyone sees it. We document moisture readings room by room before any reconstruction begins.
- Delayed board-up on empty pre-war units. A vacant unit with a broken window becomes a water funnel during the next storm. We’ve returned to Grand Concourse buildings where a two-day delay turned a single-unit drying job into a four-floor structural drying project with tenants displaced on every level.
- Steam radiator failures on upper floors. The Bronx’s steam-heated walk-ups concentrate pipe pressure in aging cast iron radiators. A failed valve on a fifth-floor unit sends hot, dirty water down through four or five apartments below. That’s a multi-party, multi-floor restoration with tenant coordination, asbestos containment on pre-1978 plaster, and water that’s already Category 2 by the time it reaches the parlor floor.
Pricing for Storm & Disaster Restoration in The Bronx, NY
We publish our starting ranges because a written price before work begins is the entire point of how we operate. Here’s what storm work in The Bronx typically costs.
| Service | Typical Price Range in The Bronx |
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| Emergency Board-Up | $250-$900 |
| Roof Tarping | $350-$1,200 |
| Storm Damage Cleanup | $800-$5,000 |
| Wind Damage Repair | $600-$4,000 |
What moves a board-up toward $900 is window count and access. A fifth-floor window on a Grand Concourse walk-up requires a different setup than a ground-floor storefront in Fordham. What moves storm cleanup toward $5,000 is category classification. A Category 3 sewage backup in a Morrisania basement means full content disposal, antimicrobial treatment, and third-party clearance. That’s not padding. It’s the actual scope. Every quote is written, itemized, and delivered before we start. Bring us a competitor’s written estimate and we’ll review it at no charge, as a free second opinion.
We Also Serve Cities Near The Bronx
Our crews serve the entire New York City area, including The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. If your building sits on the border of the borough, near the Harlem River or over in Woodlawn, call us and we’ll confirm which crew can reach you fastest. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our New York City office, with crews serving The Bronx locally.
Serving The Bronx, NY - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the The Bronx 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 - Storm & Disaster Restoration in The Bronx
In most of the South and West Bronx, storm runoff and sewage flow through the same pipes. When a heavy rain overwhelms the system, the surge backs up through basement drains as raw sewage. That means what looks like floodwater is actually Category 3 biohazard. The cleanup is completely different: full antimicrobial treatment, content disposal, and clearance testing, not just water extraction. If your basement flooded after a storm in Mott Haven or Highbridge, treat it as sewage until proven otherwise. Call (629) 213-4606 and we’ll classify it correctly from the first hour.
Check the radiator valves on every floor, especially unoccupied units. A failed valve sends hot water down through everything below it. Also check window frames for loose glazing and gaps where wind-driven rain can enter. In pre-war buildings along the Grand Concourse, the most common storm failure is water entering through compromised window frames and soaking into plaster walls that hide moisture for weeks. We can inspect the building before storm season and give you a written report of what needs attention. Estimates are free.
Yes. The Bronx has flat-roofed buildings with large window surfaces that catch wind from Long Island Sound and the Harlem River. A wind-rated door or impact-rated window assembly is the difference between a storm that stays outside and a storm that enters the building and travels down through the floors. If your building has original doors from the 1920s or 1930s, they are not rated for current wind loads. We can recommend reinforcement and repair options that match the building’s architecture and meet NYC code.
Within 24 hours, ideally much sooner. In a pre-war building with plaster-and-lath walls, water that enters through a broken window begins wicking into the plaster within hours. Mold colonization in the wall cavity can begin within 48 to 72 hours, especially in the humid weeks of late summer. We board up broken windows in The Bronx within 2 to 4 hours of the call, usually the same day. Waiting until the weekend is over is how one broken window becomes four floors of drying. Call (629) 213-4606 the moment you see the damage.
These neighborhoods sit in FEMA-designated flood zones along Pelham Bay and Eastchester Bay. Storm surge brings saltwater, fuel, debris, and sewage into basements and crawl spaces. Saltwater alone is corrosive and contaminated enough to classify as Category 2. Mixed with sewage, it becomes Category 3. That’s why marine flood restoration experience is a real requirement here, not a marketing point. We’ve handled Sandy-era damage and every nor’easter since, which means we know what saltwater does to concrete, wiring, and framing in these specific blocks.
For any storm damage in The Bronx, call (629) 213-4606. A live person answers, we give you a written price before work begins, and we document every visit with a photo record you can hand to your adjuster. That’s how restoration should work.
Written by Alicia Brennan, Owner at DryMark Restoration, operating under The Haven Standard since 2011.