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 Water Damage Restoration Across Lafayette
Water damage in Lafayette moves fast, and so do we. DryMark Restoration answers live, 24 hours a day, and our crews reach Lafayette neighborhoods including Old Town, Indian Peaks, and the Coal Creek corridor within hours, not days. If you’re standing in a flooded basement on South Public Road or watching a ceiling stain spread through a craftsman bungalow, call (629) 213-4606 and you’ll speak to a person who can dispatch a crew that day. We’ve restored more than 12,000 homes since 2011, and every one of them received a written price before work began.
Lafayette presents a set of restoration challenges that most companies miss. Houses here sit atop abandoned coal works. The 2013 Coal Creek flood left moisture behind drywall that was never truly remediated. Hail from Front Range storms punctures roofs and starts hidden attic intrusion. This page tells you what a generic restoration page can’t: how we rule out mine subsidence before drying a foundation, and how we find mold that’s been hiding since 2013.
Why DryMark Restoration Is Lafayette’s Preferred Water Damage Restoration Company
We built DryMark Restoration in 2011 around a documentation gap that costs homeowners their insurance claims. Every job we do in Lafayette produces a written scope before work starts, a room-by-room moisture log during drying, a photo record on every visit, and a signed 365-Day Done Right Promise under The Haven Standard. Our team, led by Alicia Brennan, is the one that shows you evidence: psychrometric readings, affected square footage measured to the inch, and material classifications by trade name.
Lafayette homeowners read reviews carefully. They want pricing visible on the page, not a phone call to get a number. That’s why Haven Standard Clause 1 exists: a written price before any work begins, no exceptions. Our reviews from Lafayette customers consistently mention two things: the crew arrived documented and uniformed, and the insurance adjuster never pushed back on the claim because the drying log was complete.
Response time to Lafayette is measured in hours because water keeps moving while you wait. We coordinate from our Denver office and keep crews staged for Front Range weather events. When a burst pipe floods a finished basement in Indian Peaks at 2 a.m., a live person answers and a crew is on the road. Not tomorrow morning. Not after a voicemail.
Our Water Damage Restoration Services in Lafayette
Our Water Damage Restoration team handles the full scope of water intrusion in Lafayette, from first extraction to final moisture verification. These are the services Lafayette homeowners call us for most often.
Emergency Water Extraction
Standing water in a Lafayette basement needs extraction within hours, not days. We use truck-mounted and portable extractors to pull water from carpet, hardwood, and concrete, then map the affected area with moisture meters before any drying begins. In Old Town’s coal-era cottages, we extract first and assess structural movement second, because you can’t get accurate moisture readings from a foundation that’s actively shifting.
Structural Drying & Dehumidification
Drying a Lafayette home properly means controlling vapor pressure differential, the force that moves moisture from wet building materials into drier air. Our XPOWER air movers and B-Air dehumidifiers are positioned using psychrometric data, the measurement of temperature, humidity, and dew point that determines whether your framing actually dries or just looks dry on the surface. Horsehair plaster and balloon framing in Old Town homes hide moisture for years. We don’t stop at surface readings. We log moisture content daily until every room meets IICRC dry standard, and you receive that log as a written record.
Flood Cleanup
Coal Creek has flooded Lafayette before, and it will flood again. Flood water is Category 3 by definition: grossly contaminated with sewage, agricultural runoff, and whatever else the creek picked up on its way through town. Flood cleanup in Lafayette means more than sucking up water. It means cutting out contaminated drywall, treating framing with antimicrobials, and documenting every removal so your claim reflects the full scope. Along the South Public Road corridor, we check for residual mold from 2013 behind drywall that was dried in place but never opened.
Burst Pipe Restoration
Lafayette’s winter freeze-thaw swings, driven by Chinook winds, stress supply lines in shallow crawl spaces under the city’s older bungalows. When a pipe bursts, water travels fast through wall cavities and under flooring. We trace the full path with thermal imaging and moisture meters, extract what’s accessible, open what’s not, and dry the structure to standard. Every burst pipe job in Lafayette includes a written material classification list: what’s salvageable, what’s not, and why.
What happens when you call
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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.
BeforeAfterTrusted Brands We Service in Lafayette
We stock and service professional-grade drying equipment from XPOWER, B-Air, and Injectidry, the same brands we deploy on Lafayette job sites. Our technicians are trained to IICRC standards, and every piece of equipment is calibrated and logged before it enters your home. When a Lafayette homeowner needs a drying chamber built around a damaged ceiling or a floor mat system installed under hardwood, we use Injectidry systems because they’re the standard for low-profile, high-pressure drying. Parts and replacement units are staged locally, so techs don’t lose a day waiting on equipment while your drywall keeps wicking moisture.
Common Water Damage Restoration Problems We See in Lafayette Homes
- Mine subsidence mistaken for water damage. Old Town Lafayette sits atop abandoned coal mine shafts, and active subsidence cracks foundations in ways that look exactly like water-driven structural movement. We rule out mine movement before treating a foundation crack as a water issue. Remediation fails when the structure keeps shifting under the repair.
- Horsehair plaster hiding moisture for years. Balloon-framed craftsman bungalows from the 1890s through 1920s trap water inside wall cavities where horsehair plaster absorbs it without showing a stain. We moisture-map every affected wall, not just the visible damage.
- Residual mold from the 2013 Coal Creek flood. Finished basements along Coal Creek were dried in place after the September 2013 flood, but many were never opened up and remediated. We routinely find active mold colonies behind drywall that looked fine from the outside.
- Hail-punctured roofs starting hidden attic intrusion. Lafayette sits in the heart of Colorado’s Front Range Hail Alley. Summer supercell storms puncture composition shingles and OSB decking on 1990s and 2000s homes in Indian Peaks, and the water travels through attics before you ever see a ceiling stain.
Pricing for Water Damage Restoration in Lafayette, CO
Water damage restoration in Lafayette typically runs between $2,800 and $7,500 for a standard room-scale job, depending on what got wet and how long it sat. Here is what Lafayette homeowners should expect:
| Service | Typical Lafayette Range |
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| Emergency water extraction (single room) | $450-$950 |
| Structural drying and dehumidification (3-5 days) | $1,200-$3,400 |
| Flood cleanup with drywall removal (Category 3) | $2,800-$7,500 |
| Burst pipe restoration (full scope) | $1,800-$5,200 |
| Ceiling and roof leak water damage | $600-$2,200 |
Square footage, material type, and how long the water sat before extraction drive the final number. What doesn’t drive it: how much your insurance policy covers. Our written scope reflects the actual damage, not the claims limit. We walk the full scope with you before work starts, in writing, every time. Bring us a competitor’s estimate and we’ll review it at no charge under our Free Second Opinion policy. Call (629) 213-4606 for a written estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lafayette
DryMark Restoration serves Lafayette and the surrounding Front Range communities including Louisville, Erie, Broomfield, and Boulder. If you’re on the edge of Lafayette or in an adjacent town, our crews cover the same territory with the same documented process and the same written price before work begins.
Serving Lafayette, CO - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lafayette 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 - Water Damage Restoration in Lafayette
We rule out mine subsidence before attributing structural damage to water. Lafayette sits atop a network of abandoned coal mine shafts from its late-1800s mining boom, and Old Town properties regularly show active subsidence-related cracking. Our technicians look for movement patterns, crack geometry, and foundation displacement that indicate mine activity, not water intrusion. If we find subsidence, we document it in writing and adjust the remediation plan accordingly. You can’t dry a foundation that’s still moving. Call (629) 213-4606 to schedule an assessment.
Yes. Coal Creek flood water is Category 3, meaning it’s grossly contaminated with sewage, agricultural runoff, and environmental waste. Any porous material it touches, including drywall, carpet pad, and insulation, requires removal and disposal, not drying. Category 3 cleanup in Lafayette follows IICRC standards for containment, antimicrobial treatment, and documentation of every removal. If your basement flooded from Coal Creek, don’t attempt to dry it yourself. Call (629) 213-4606 for a written scope.
Because the drywall was likely dried in place but never opened and remediated after the September 2013 Coal Creek flood. Moisture trapped inside wall cavities feeds mold colonies that grow slowly behind the surface. We’ve found active mold in homes along the South Public Road corridor as recently as this year, years after the flood. The only way to confirm is to open the wall, inspect the cavity, and take moisture and air samples. DryMark Restoration does that as part of every Lafayette basement inspection. Call (629) 213-4606 to schedule one.
Chinook-driven freeze-thaw swings stress supply lines in the shallow, under-insulated crawl spaces common to Lafayette’s older bungalow stock. Pipes freeze at night when temperatures drop, then warm quickly during chinook events, causing expansion stress that bursts lines. The water pools in the crawl space and wicks up into floor framing. We insulate and seal exposed piping during burst pipe restoration, and we document every moisture reading from the crawl space so your claim covers the full damage. Call (629) 213-4606 for a written estimate.
Yes, but it requires careful moisture mapping first. Original horsehair plaster in Lafayette’s coal-era homes absorbs water deeply and can look dry on the surface while the lath behind it is saturated. We use moisture meters to map the full affected area, then dry the plaster with low-pressure Injectidry systems rather than tearing it out. If the plaster has detached from the lath, we repair it in place where possible and replace only what’s beyond salvage. The goal is pre-loss condition, not a gutted ceiling. Call (629) 213-4606 to have a plaster ceiling assessed.
If you’re dealing with water damage in Lafayette, call (629) 213-4606 now. A live person answers. We’ll give you a written price before any work begins, document every step, and stand behind it with the 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Written by Alicia Brennan, Owner at DryMark Restoration, serving Lafayette and the Front Range since 2011.