Water & Flood Damage Repair in Beaumont, TX

What should you know about water and flood damage repair here?

Water gets into Southeast Texas homes two ways: from above, through a roof or a burst line, and from below, when a bayou or a ditch comes over its banks. Harvey in 2017 and Imelda in 2019 put water in thousands of homes across Jefferson County, Orange County and Hardin County, and plenty of houses have flooded more than once. Rocha's General Construction rebuilds homes after the water is out and the structure is dry: sheetrock, insulation, trim, doors, cabinets and floors.

We put the house back together so you can move home.

What goes into a water damage rebuild?

Water damage work has two stages, and it helps to know which one you are in.

Stage one is getting the water out and drying the structure. That means removing standing water, pulling wet carpet and pad, cutting sheetrock above the water line, removing wet insulation, and running fans and dehumidifiers until the framing reads dry on a moisture meter. Restoration companies with drying equipment usually handle that stage. If there is visible mold growth over a large area, a licensed mold professional handles that. Texas regulates mold work and we do not do it.

Stage two is the rebuild, and that is our work. Once the framing is dry and any mold work is cleared, we start putting the house back.

A typical flood rebuild in a Beaumont or Vidor slab home includes new insulation in the exterior walls, new sheetrock hung, taped and textured to match the rest of the house, new baseboard and door casing, replacement interior doors, lower kitchen and bath cabinets where they swelled, new flooring throughout the flooded area, and paint. Pier-and-beam homes can add subfloor, and sometimes joists and sills, to that list.

Floodwater also reaches outlets, wiring, water heaters, AC air handlers and ductwork on the lower floor. Those are checked and repaired by licensed electricians, plumbers and HVAC contractors. We coordinate with licensed trades so their work is done before walls close.

Material choices matter if the house could flood again. Along Pine Island Bayou, in Bevil Oaks, and in the low parts of Port Arthur and Orange, owners often choose luxury vinyl plank or tile instead of carpet and wood, closed-cell or water-tolerant insulation low on the walls, and PVC or composite baseboard. None of that makes a house floodproof. It does make the next cleanup faster and cheaper.

If your home is in a mapped floodplain and the repair cost reaches 50 percent of the building's market value, the substantial damage rule applies, and the house may have to be brought up to current flood rules, often meaning elevation. The City of Beaumont requires a floodplain development permit for that kind of rebuild. Your floodplain administrator makes that call, and we work with you and the city on the paperwork for our part.

Water from a roof leak or a burst pipe is a smaller version of the same job: fix the source, dry it, replace what was ruined, and match it to the rest of the house.

Materials and methods

Pin and pinless moisture meters, batt and water-tolerant insulation, standard and moisture-resistant sheetrock, joint compound and texture equipment, primed baseboard and PVC trim options, prehung interior doors, replacement base cabinets, luxury vinyl plank and tile, subfloor plywood, framing lumber, dust barriers and floor protection, trailer for debris haul-off.

How does a water damage rebuild run?

1. 01

   Call us once the water is out. If it is still coming in from the roof, we tarp first.

2. 02

   We walk the house with a moisture meter, note what is still wet, and photograph and measure everything that needs replacing.

3. 03

   You get a written line-item estimate. If you have a flood or homeowners claim, that scope and the photos help your adjuster see the work.

4. 04

   Once the structure is dry, licensed trades handle any electrical, plumbing and HVAC repairs.

5. 05

   We rebuild in order: framing and subfloor, insulation, sheetrock and texture, doors and trim, cabinets, flooring, paint.

6. 06

   Final walkthrough, punch list, and cleanup.

Why hire Rocha's General Construction?

A flood rebuild can drag on for months when contractors leave jobs half done. We give you a schedule, keep the trades moving, and tell you where things stand every week.

The claim stays between you and your insurer. We give your adjuster clear photos and a clear scope, and we build to it.