Water Damage Restoration in Escalante, Tempe, AZ

Escalante's homes, like most in east Tempe, keep the air handler up in the attic, and that is where a lot of our summer calls start. The unit produces a steady stream of condensate that runs to a drain line and a backup pan. When that primary line clogs with algae — which it does in our heat — the water overflows the pan and comes straight down through the ceiling drywall into the rooms below.

The frustrating part is how quietly it happens. The first sign is often a brown ring or a sagging patch of ceiling, by which point the insulation is soaked and the drywall is done. We dry the attic, the ceiling cavity, and the wall below, and we check the pan and drain line so the same overflow does not repeat in the next heat wave.

We cover the Escalante area from the community and multi-generational center out to the streets around McClintock Drive, Price Road, and Broadway Road. We know the east-Tempe ranch and split-level plans and where their attic units and condensate lines run.

A typical Escalante summer job: a clogged condensate line overflowed into a hallway ceiling while the family was away for a weekend. We pulled the ruined drywall, dried the framing and insulation, cleared the drain, and had the ceiling ready to close back up without a mold issue.