Water damage drying in New Rochelle: get the walls reading dry
Heavy rain, a lake overflow or a split supply line can soak a New Rochelle home. The choice of drying company shapes how much has to be torn out.
Signs this job fits a building in New Rochelle
Rain flooding on a low-lying street
The county annex names low spots where insufficient storm drain capacity floods the area in heavy rain.
Lake or stream overflow
Chatsworth Place, Ashland, Crestview, Donald Drive and Winding Brook Road are named for overflow or bank overtopping.
Backwater near the Hutchinson River
The city's own plan cites an undersized culvert north of Hutchinson Boulevard that produces significant backwater.
A repetitive loss history at your address
New Rochelle has 286 repetitive loss properties on record, the most of the four Westchester places this site covers.
Common questions
Does New Rochelle keep a list of flood damaged properties?
The city told the county it is only considering one, so your own photographs and invoices are the working record.
Does New Rochelle flooding mean a mold assessment too?
Only if growth appears or the area exceeds ten square feet. Drying and a record of the readings are the first step.
Dry-Out in New Rochelle
The county plan records 599 flood insurance policies in New Rochelle, 719 claims and $9,599,635 in total loss payments, on FEMA data current to July 2021. The flooding it describes includes lake overflow near Chatsworth Place, Ashland and Crestview; upstream drainage flooding at Inwood Place; stream bank overtopping near Donald Drive and Winding Brook Road; and an undersized culvert by the Hutchinson River that backs water onto private property.
The city told the county that it is only considering keeping a list of flood damaged properties and has declared no substantial damage determinations to date. If you want a record of what happened to your home, make it yourself: dated photographs, invoices, and the moisture readings the drying company records for each room.
The EPA's target for wet building materials and furnishings is 24 to 48 hours, to head off mold growth. A window that short makes the choice of drying company the first decision, not the last. Tell it whether the water was clean or came from a drain, because the work differs. For a hired mold job over ten square feet, state law calls for an assessor who holds the state license plus a separate remediation company; an owner working on their own home is exempt.
For a hired mold job over ten square feet, Article 32 calls for an assessor holding the state license and a different remediation company; one company may not do both. Source: City of New Rochelle annex, Westchester County Hazard Mitigation Plan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New York State Senate