Bathroom Water Damage Repair Denver: Leak Damage Rebuilt From the Subfloor Up
Bathroom water damage repair in Denver puts a bathroom back together after a toilet, tub, shower or supply line leaks into the floor and walls. A plumber fixes the pipe. ARC Restoration repairs what the water ruined, from rotted subfloor and soft wall board to tile, vanity and flooring. It is part of our general contractor services in Denver, for an old brick house in Baker or a condo on Capitol Hill. We offer free inspections to assess the damage.
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Signs a Denver Bathroom Has Water Damage Behind the Surface
Bathroom leaks rarely stay where you can see them. Water runs under tile and into the subfloor and wall cavity well before a stain appears. Book an inspection when you notice any of these:
- A soft or spongy floor near the toilet, tub or shower
- A toilet that rocks on its base
- Cracked grout or loose, lifting tile
- Bubbling paint or crumbling wall board near the shower
- A stain or bulge on the ceiling of the room below
More than 80% of Baker was developed by 1900, and most Washington Park homes are brick houses from about 1900 to 1940, so a leak there can reach framing as old as the house. On Capitol Hill, with its apartment and condo buildings, a leak in one condo can first show up as a stain in the unit below.
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What Bathroom Water Damage Repair in Denver Covers
A licensed plumber fixes the pipe, valve or drain. ARC Restoration repairs everything the leak damaged:
- Toilet leaks: rotted subfloor around the toilet replaced, with new underlayment and flooring so the toilet sits level.
- Shower and tub leaks: shower leak water damage repair takes wet wall board out to sound material, then adds backer board, waterproofing and tile.
- Vanity and supply line leaks: vanity, wall, trim and paint repairs.
- Bathroom floors: bathroom floor water damage repair from the subfloor up, including damaged framing below.
We handle a toilet leak in an Athmar Park brick ranch from the 1940s or 1950s the same way as a shower leak in an older home off Montview Boulevard in Park Hill.
How Bathroom Water Damage Repair Works in Denver
We answer 24 hours every day for water removal and drying. The rebuild is scheduled once the room is dry. To rebuild a bathroom after water damage, we follow the same order in Congress Park's 7th Avenue Historic District, in Highland north of Speer Boulevard and in Sunnyside:
- Inspect and map the moisture. Moisture mapping and thermal imaging show how far the water traveled, often past the visible damage.
- Dry the structure. Structural drying and dehumidification run until meter readings show the subfloor and framing are dry. Our team holds IICRC Certification, and the IICRC publishes the S500 Standard for Professional Water Damage Restoration, which covers drying technology.
- Remove what cannot stay. Wet wall board and insulation come out, and we haul them away. Damaged flooring comes up too.
- Repair the subfloor and framing so the floor is solid again.
- Rebuild and waterproof. Wall board and backer board go up, with a waterproofing layer around the tub and shower before tile.
- Finish and walk through. Tile, vanity, trim, flooring and paint go in, then we walk the room with you.
Lead-Safe Repairs and Permits for Older Denver Bathrooms
Many Denver bathrooms are in homes built before 1978, the cutoff year in the EPA's lead paint rule. Capitol Hill's buildings average a construction year of about 1920, and Athmar Park's brick ranches date mostly from the 1940s and 1950s.
Under the EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting program, a firm paid to disturb paint in pre-1978 housing must be certified. Minor jobs that disturb six square feet of paint or less per room inside are not covered, but window replacement and demolition of painted surfaces are covered whatever the size. That means tear-out in an older bathroom can fall under the rule. ARC Restoration holds EPA Lead-Safe Certification.
Permits depend on scope. Denver's residential interior remodel guidance generally requires a permit for structural changes and for new or relocated plumbing fixtures, while like-for-like replacement of flooring, cabinets and fixtures is generally exempt. We assess the scope at the free inspection, and the city has the final say.
Insurance Paperwork for Bathroom Leak Damage in Denver
ARC Restoration works directly with insurance companies and documents the water damage for your claim. Contact your insurer promptly and get its instructions before permanent repairs begin. Our documentation puts the damage on record first. Many policies treat a sudden leak differently from a slow one, so read your own policy.
Shared buildings need more records. In Capitol Hill's apartment and condo buildings, between East Colfax Avenue and 7th Avenue, a shower leak can reach the unit below, and the owner, tenant and property manager may each need the paperwork. We work with homeowners, businesses and property managers, so one set of records can go to each of them.
Why Denver Property Owners Call ARC Restoration for Bathroom Repairs
Bathroom repair is the rebuild step of our water and fire restoration work, so one company handles the drying and the finished room. From our base at 1100 S Kalamath St, we reach homes and businesses across the city by Alameda Avenue, Federal Boulevard, Colorado Boulevard and I-25, from Sloan Lake to Platt Park.
- Open 24 hours every day for leaks that are still spreading.
- IICRC Certification and EPA Lead-Safe Certification.
- Free inspections to assess the damage and plan the repair.
- Insurance support: we work with you and your insurer to agree on costs.
- 4.9 stars on Google from more than 70 reviews. One reviewer wrote, "Chris is professional, honest, and clearly cares about doing the job right, not just fast."
- In business since March 2020.
Call ARC Restoration at (720) 799-2434 to book a free inspection and get your bathroom rebuilt.
