How the Green and White Rivers Reach Auburn Homes
Two dammed rivers, one valley floor, and the places that have taken water.
AUBURN NEIGHBORHOOD · DOWNTOWN AUBURN
Water Damage in Downtown Auburn
Water under an older house near Main Street, or a supply line that finally gave out? Make the call.
- Restoration, mitigation & flood cleanup
- Auburn-area restoration companies
- King & Pierce County
Downtown Auburn Fact Sheet
- Ground: valley floor, between the Green and White rivers
- Nearest river: both are close; the White runs south of downtown
- Typical homes: older one-story and two-story houses near the historic Main Street core and the rail line, many over crawlspaces
- What usually gets wet: crawlspaces in long wet spells, original supply lines, older bathroom floors
Older Houses on the Valley Floor
Downtown Auburn is the old town. The streets around Main Street grew up with the railroad, and many of the houses within walking distance of Auburn Station are decades older than anything on the hills. That age shows up in how they take on water. Original galvanized or copper supply lines corrode and pinhole. Bathroom subfloors that have seen years of small leaks give way. And because the neighborhood sits low on the valley floor, groundwater under the houses rises in a long run of winter rain, so crawlspaces that are dry in August hold water in January.
Getting Help in Downtown Auburn
Most calls here are under the house or in a bathroom. Ask the company that takes the job to look in the crawlspace even when the leak seems to be upstairs; older homes often have both problems at once.
Calls from here usually involve ceiling water damage, wet drywall and floors, basement and crawlspace water, water removal, flood cleanup or the whole restoration and mitigation job. One number covers all of it.
If an older downtown house smells damp after a rainy week, the crawlspace is the first place to check.
Reading for Downtown Auburn
Crawlspace Water on the Valley Floor
What's going on under older houses near the rivers.