Lee's Summit started as a railroad town in 1865, platted along the Missouri Pacific line at what the railroad called its highest point between Kansas City and St. Louis. The old blocks around downtown and the Howard District still have houses from those early decades and the postwar years, with block or stone basements, clay sewer laterals and plumbing that has been patched more than once.
Most of the city came later. The median home here was built around 1989, and the subdivisions that spread out along I-470, US 50 and Missouri 291 are full of finished basements, sump pits and upstairs laundry rooms. In those homes the typical call is a sump pump that quit in a storm, a water heater that rusted out, or a supply line that split behind the washer or fridge.
Then there is the ground itself. The city is hilly and drains toward the Little Blue River, its East Fork and the creeks around Longview Lake, Lake Jacomo and Raintree Lake. Houses built into slopes get walkout basements, and walkouts get water at the lower door when a spring thunderstorm parks over town. The wettest months are late spring and early summer.
Winter brings frozen pipes. When the temperature drops into the single digits, lines in outside walls, garages and bonus rooms freeze, and they start leaking the day things warm up.
Whatever the cause, the order of work is the same. Stop the water, get it out, and dry the structure before mold has a chance. Crews cover 64063, 64064, 64081, 64082, 64086 and the towns around Lee's Summit.
Main and Third, downtownPipes freeze in a hard cold snap and leak once they thaw
While the crew is on the way
1Keep away from electricity. Water near outlets, cords, the furnace or water heater means stay out until power to that area is off.
2Shut off the water. Close the main valve for a plumbing leak. For sewage, stop using every drain in the house.
3Take photos. Get every wet room, the source and damaged belongings before you move anything.
4Lift what you can. Rugs, electronics, papers and keepsakes go somewhere dry.
Downtown and the Howard District, Lakewood, Chapel Ridge, Raintree Lake, Winterset, New Longview, Park Ridge, Stoney Creek, Eagle Creek, Arbor Lake Meadows, Pryor, Blackwell.
Lee's Summit Water Damage is a referral service. Your call is connected to an independent water damage company that works in the Lee's Summit area. That company does the work and sets its own prices.
Can someone come at night or on a holiday?
You can call any hour. Local companies keep emergency crews on call, and the person you speak with will tell you when someone can be there.
Will they work with my insurance company?
Most restoration companies document the damage for your claim, and many bill the insurer directly. Ask on the call, and have your policy number handy if you can find it.
How much does water damage cleanup cost?
It depends on how much got wet, whether it was clean water or sewage, and how long it sat. The company looks at the damage and explains costs before doing anything past emergency water removal.
Which parts of Lee's Summit do you cover?
All of Lee's Summit, including downtown, Lakewood, Raintree Lake, Chapel Ridge, Winterset and New Longview, plus Blue Springs, Raymore, Greenwood and Lake Lotawana.
