Evans Water Damage Restoration

Water Damage in Evans: What We Actually See Here

No town in Weld County took the September 2013 flood the way Evans did. When the South Platte pushed past flood stage on the morning of September 13, it went straight for the low ground near Riverside Park, and by that weekend the fire chief was reporting more than 200 mobile homes and roughly 60 site-built houses totaled or severely damaged in east Evans. All 153 homes in Eastwood Village were destroyed. Bella Vista was gutted. The city was under a no-flush order because the 1st Avenue wastewater plant went down, and damaged trailers still sat in those parks more than a year later.

That is the backdrop we work against here. Evans is a working city of about 22,400 that has more than doubled since 2000, with a housing mix unlike its neighbors: a large share of manufactured homes and rentals alongside mid-century ranch houses and newer subdivisions such as Ashcroft Heights and Tuscany on the west side. Each of those housing types fails in its own way.

Manufactured homes trap water under the floor decking and inside belly wrap, where it will sit and grow mold for weeks unless the underside is opened and dried. The older ranch stock around the central and east neighborhoods runs cast-iron and clay drain lines that back up into basement floor drains. The newer west-side homes bring us burst supply lines and water heater failures into finished basements. Rentals bring a fourth problem, which is that nobody notices the leak until the tenant does.

Living Downstream on the South Platte

Evans sits at the low end of the basin. The Cache la Poudre joins the South Platte just upstream, so anything that falls on Fort Collins, Greeley, Milliken or the canyons eventually comes past Evans. In 2013 the river closed the US 85 bridge between Evans and LaSalle. The lesson for homeowners is that river-adjacent risk here is not just about the river cresting — a saturated floodplain raises groundwater across the east side, and that pressure finds slab joints, cracked foundation walls and sewer laterals first.

Manufactured Homes Need a Different Drying Plan

If you live in one of Evans’ mobile home communities, do not let anyone dry your home with a couple of box fans. Water gets between the vinyl-backed floor decking and the underbelly, and the surface can read dry while the cavity is soaked. We open and dry from below, treat the affected framing, and document the whole thing for your insurer. Getting that part right is the difference between a home you keep and a home that has to be condemned for mold.

How Fast We Can Reach Evans

Evans is about 15 miles northeast of our shop at 3787 Ronald Reagan Blvd, Unit 1 in Johnstown — a straight run out CO 60 and US 85. We are typically there in well under an hour, and we take calls 24/7.

Frequently Asked Questions About Water Damage in Evans

Is east Evans still at risk after the 2013 flood?

The low ground near the South Platte and Riverside Park is the same low ground it was in 2013, when more than 200 mobile homes and about 60 houses were totaled. Drainage and infrastructure work has been done since, but river-bottom homes still deal with high groundwater after wet springs and heavy runoff years. Knowing where your home sits relative to that floodplain is the single most useful thing you can do.

Can a flooded mobile home in Evans actually be saved?

Frequently, yes, if the water was clean and someone dries it correctly and quickly. The critical part is the cavity between the floor decking and the underbelly wrap, which holds water invisibly. We open the underside, dry with metered verification and document conditions for the claim. What kills these homes is not the flood itself but weeks of undetected moisture afterward.

Why do older Evans homes get sewer backups?

Much of the central and eastern housing stock dates to the middle of the last century and still drains through cast-iron or clay laterals with root intrusion at the joints. Add a saturated water table from the South Platte and a hard rain, and the line surcharges into the lowest fixture, usually a basement floor drain. Category three water needs containment and removal of porous materials, not disinfectant and a fan.

Should I call insurance before calling Revive?

Call us first. Once we have documented the source, taken moisture readings and photographed the damage, your claim is far better supported than a phone description would be. We are locally owned by Levi, family operated since 2016, and we work with all insurance carriers, so you are not stuck translating between us and your adjuster.

Do you cover the newer west Evans subdivisions too?

Yes. Neighborhoods like Ashcroft Heights and Tuscany are largely post-2000 construction with finished basements, and the calls there are usually burst supply lines, failed water heaters or ice-maker lines rather than river water. Those losses are fast and high-volume, and the drying work concentrates on wall cavities, carpet pad and subfloor rather than anything outdoors.

Water where it should not be is worth a phone call at any hour: (720) 340-3499, free inspection, 24/7 response. More about our water damage restoration process, the full service areas list, and nearby Greeley, LaSalle and Milliken.