Water Damage Repair in Atherton, CA | Junior Elite Services

Leak repairs, permits and rebuilding in Atherton

Atherton's Building Department treats a leak two ways. Stopping a leak or clearing a stoppage is exempt from a permit, but replacing a defective concealed drain, waste, vent or water pipe 'shall be considered new work' and needs a permit and inspections. So a pipe inside the wall can mean an open wall waiting on an inspection before anything gets closed up.

That plumbing, and its permit, belongs to a plumber or to work contracted through our licensed partner Bay Builder Inc. Our part is what follows: soft drywall out, framing checked, wet insulation replaced, then tape, texture, primer and paint. If a claim is open, the estimate comes in writing, with photos, ready for the adjuster.

Worth knowing about Atherton

The Federal Insurance Administration identifies no flood-prone areas in Atherton, but a 1975 county safety element put a few areas in the 100-year flood zone, mainly along the Atherton Channel.
The nearest NOAA normals station with temperature data, in Redwood City, averages 18.1 days a year at 90F or more and 19.0 inches of precipitation.
Atherton has only two residential zones, R-1A with a 1-acre minimum lot and R-1B with 13,500 square feet, and no commercial or industrial land.

What we repair we do in Atherton

Wet or stained drywall on walls and ceilings
Swollen baseboards, casing and trim
Insulation behind the damaged section
Texture and paint to match
Vinyl plank and laminate flooring sections

Photos from our water damage jobs

Everything we do for water damage repair

Bedroom ceiling with a network of cracks covered in joint compound, light fixture in the middle — First coat of mud over the cracks.

Ceiling cracks taped and covered with fresh joint compound before sanding and paint — Ceiling cracks taped and mudded.

Plank flooring halfway installed in an empty room under a skylight — Plank floor halfway down.

What customers say

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5.0★★★★★

J&J and Junior and crew provides great Handyman services and support especially for seniors that need a little excellent home maintenance for a reasonable price. Junior and crew repaired and caulked my upstairs shower pan to its shower wall and helped mme clean up my roof deck by cleaning up leafe debris. They were prompt and knowledgeable and honest about their estimates to complete the maintenance. Highly recommended for repair and fixing those tough maintenance jobs you don’t have the time or expertise to finish.
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5.0★★★★★

Junior and his crew were awesome to work with. Junior was always on time, respectful, thoughtful, and meticulous in his work. He is genuinely a kind soul and a great human - as were all his crew members. The work was very fairly priced. He always showed up when he said he would and he never kept me guessing. I would strongly recommend his group. For reference, he did a full interior remodel/refresh of our condo: floors, kitchen, walls, and bathrooms.

Raffi S.on Thumbtack

Water damage in Atherton: questions

Do you work in Atherton?

Yes. Atherton is about 18 road miles from our base in San Bruno, roughly 27 minutes without traffic. We work all over town, from Lindenwood to West Atherton.

Who issues permits in Atherton?

The Town of Atherton Building Department. Repairs and like-for-like replacements often don't need a permit; layout changes, new plumbing or new electrical usually do. When one is needed, the job is contracted through our licensed partner Bay Builder Inc.

When can noisy work happen in Atherton?

Construction, deliveries and servicing on a job site are allowed only 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, with no work on Saturdays, Sundays or Town holidays. We schedule noisy work inside those hours.

Do you do water extraction or drying?

No. For standing water or soaked walls, call a water mitigation company first; they bring the drying equipment. When the space is dry, we take over the repairs.

Water damage repair in Atherton