Water damage repair in Hillsborough

Rebuilding after leaks in Hillsborough homes

Census estimates put the median Hillsborough home's construction year at 1970, so half the town's houses are more than fifty years old. Supply lines, shower valves, window flashing and roof penetrations all wear out on their own schedules at that age. In a house with rooms that rarely get used, a slow leak can run a long time before anyone sees the stain.

Stopping the water is the plumber's or roofer's job, and soaked rooms need a mitigation company's dryers. Plumbing work is on Hillsborough's permit list, so the source fix may need one. Our part comes after: text photos of the damage, and we replace soft drywall, wet insulation and swollen trim, then texture and paint. If an adjuster is involved, we write up the estimate with photos of the damage.

Worth knowing about Hillsborough

• The Town says many Hillsborough properties and homes lie within the Wildland Urban Interface, and it maps North, South and West WUI fire zones.
• Hillsborough incorporated in 1910 largely so estate owners could keep a rural setting; estates such as Uplands were subdivided between 1910 and 1938, and the half-acre minimum lot dates to 1953.
• The 1970s added more of Hillsborough's 3,821 homes than any other decade (24.5%); overall 73.6% predate 1980, and 11.4% date to 1939 or earlier.