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Water in your house?Ray is already loading the van.

Locally owned, 20+ years in the Puget Sound. Tell us what's wet in 30 seconds — or call and Ray, the owner, picks up himself, day or night. Extraction is usually running inside the hour, and we bill your insurance direct.

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Step 1 of 3 · The problem

What's happening?

Ray calls back fast, 24/7 · We bill your insurance

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On site in under an hour
IICRC certified crews
We bill your insurance
20+ years in Puget Sound
Daniel Grabstein

Daniel Grabstein

Seattle, WA · Storm damage

“Had a tree fall on my roof, nightmare situation but Ray helped out more than Allstate ever did!”

Google review

10 five-star reviews

  • 24/7 emergency response
  • On site in under an hour
  • IICRC certified
  • We bill your insurance direct
  • 5-star rated by Puget Sound neighbors
  • Locally owned · 20+ years
  • Ray answers his own phone
  • Water · Fire · Sewage · Mold

20+

Years restoring Puget Sound homes

< 60 min

Typical arrival, day or night

65+

Communities covered

24/7

Owner-answered phone line

On camera · real jobs

Don't take our word for it. Watch Ray work.

No stock footage and no actors — this is Ray on actual Puget Sound losses. Tap for sound on any clip.

Real job · 0:18

Extraction, up close

Black water pulled straight off the subfloor at the toilet flange — the wand doesn't stop until the meter reads dry.

Real job · 0:05

What was behind the drywall

Opened one wall, found this. Mold starts in days — this is why we check every cavity before anything gets closed up.

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  • Same-night response
  • Insurer-ready file
  • On site < 1 hr
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Turn the sound on — it's the real job site.

01

Do not wait for insurance

You have full rights to stop the progression of water without an estimate. Waiting is what turns a claim into a fight.

02

5 days to mold

In the Northwest a wet structure will not dry on its own. Mold can start growing in as little as five days.

03

Secondary damage isn't covered

If drying isn't started promptly, carriers can deny the damage that follows. Speed protects your money.

What we handle

Water, fire, sewage, mold. One crew that has seen all of it for 20 years.

Each loss needs different equipment and a different protocol. We are IICRC certified across all four, and Ray runs every job personally — tap yours to see exactly what we do.

The six-step process

Exactly what happens after you hang up the phone.

No mystery, no surprise invoice. This is the same sequence we have run on thousands of Puget Sound homes, using the latest equipment and IICRC-published standards.

  1. 01

    You call Ray directly

    No call center, no dispatch queue. The owner's cell rings, 24 hours a day.

  2. 02

    Inspection & assessment

    Infrared cameras and moisture meters find the water you cannot see — including behind walls and under floors.

  3. 03

    Water extraction

    High-powered commercial vacuums, or submersible pumps in extreme cases. The faster it's out, the less you lose.

  4. 04

    Sanitize the area

    Anti-microbial biocide applied to affected surfaces to stop bacteria and mold before they start.

  5. 05

    Drying: air movement & dehumidification

    Air movers, dehumidifiers and heat set to a real drying plan — not guesswork.

  6. 06

    Monitoring until it's actually dry

    Daily readings, documented for your insurance, until every material hits dry standard.

Water won't wait. Neither does Ray.

Every hour standing water sits, the repair gets bigger. Call now, or start your request in 30 seconds.

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Before & after

Two houses Ray was called into on their worst day.

Same homes, a week or two apart. No staging, no stock photography — just what a documented drying plan and a crew that shows up in the first hour actually produces.

Before and after comparison of a water damaged living room restored by Absolute Water Damage

7 days

water out to finished room

Lynnwood · supply line failure

Two inches of water on the floor Friday night. Family back in the room the next week.

A second-floor supply line let go while the homeowners were at dinner. Water came down through the ceiling and across the entire living room. When Ray walked in, the carpet was floating and the baseboards were already wicking.

  • Truck-mount extraction started within 40 minutes of the call
  • Ceiling opened only where readings demanded it — the rest dried in place
  • Six air movers and two LGR dehumidifiers on a documented drying plan
  • Daily moisture logs sent straight to the adjuster; claim approved without a fight
Before and after comparison of a mold damaged basement remediated by Absolute Water Damage

0

square feet unnecessarily gutted

Everett · long-term basement seepage

The basement nobody wanted to go into — cleared, sealed and handed back.

This one had been wet for months before anyone called. Microbial growth had spread across the framing and the smell hit you at the top of the stairs. Two other companies quoted a full gut.

  • Containment and negative air before a single piece of material moved
  • Antimicrobial treatment on every square inch of salvageable framing
  • Non-salvageable porous material bagged and disposed of to IICRC standard
  • Air quality and odor verified before the containment came down

Neighbors who called Ray

The reviews all say the same thing: he showed up.

5.0

Rated by Puget Sound homeowners

“Had a tree fall on my roof, nightmare situation but Ray helped out more than Allstate ever did!”
Daniel Grabstein

Daniel Grabstein

Seattle, WA · Google

“Our water heater let go at 11pm and Ray answered his own phone on the second ring. Crew was in the driveway inside the hour with extractors. He walked me through the insurance claim line by line and we were dry in five days.”
Megan Ellsworth

Megan Ellsworth

Lynnwood, WA · Google

“Supply line burst under the kitchen sink while we were out of town. Ray found water two rooms away with an infrared camera that nobody else would have caught. Saved us from a mold problem, no question.”
Marcus Whitfield

Marcus Whitfield

Bothell, WA · Google

“What I appreciated most was how little they tore out. Other companies wanted to gut the whole basement. Ray dried it in place, documented every reading, and the insurance adjuster accepted it without a fight.”
Grace Tanaka

Grace Tanaka

Mill Creek, WA · Google

“Sewage backup in the downstairs bath — awful. They showed up in full gear, sealed it off, sanitized everything and the smell was completely gone. Ray checked in on us for a week after. Genuinely kind people.”
Alicia Moreno

Alicia Moreno

Edmonds, WA · Google

“Christmas morning, dishwasher line split, water under the whole kitchen floor. Ray picked up on a holiday and was here in 45 minutes. Who does that? He never once talked about money until the claim was already approved.”
Brett Callahan

Brett Callahan

Everett, WA · Google

“Our crawl space had standing water for who knows how long. Ray crawled under there himself with a light, showed me photos of every joist, and explained what was salvageable. Zero pressure, zero upselling.”
Linda Nakamura

Linda Nakamura

Shoreline, WA · Google

“Upstairs toilet overflowed into the ceiling below. They had containment up in twenty minutes and the drying equipment running before I finished making coffee. Daily readings emailed to me and to the adjuster.”
Diego Ramirez

Diego Ramirez

Kirkland, WA · Google

“I am 71 and I was panicking. Ray talked me down on the phone, told me exactly which valve to shut off, and stayed on the line until he pulled into the driveway. He treated my house like it was his mother's.”
Carol Whitby

Carol Whitby

Mountlake Terrace, WA · Google

“Small kitchen fire, smoke through the entire house. The odor was gone completely — not covered up, gone. They cleaned the ducts, sealed what needed sealing, and coordinated the rebuild with a contractor they trusted.”
Renée Adjei

Renée Adjei

Bellevue, WA · Google

Most claims we handle are billed straight to the insurer.

Ray documents everything the adjuster needs — moisture readings, photos, drying logs. Call now or start your request.

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Insurance, handled

We bill your carrier. Not you.

We use Xactimate — the same pricing structure the insurance industry uses as its standard — so our scope holds up with adjusters instead of getting picked apart. In most cases we bill your insurance company directly. No insurance? We will work with you.

  • Documented moisture readings, daily
  • Xactimate industry-standard pricing
  • Direct carrier billing in most claims
  • Scope review so nothing is left off
  • Photo documentation of every affected area
  • Guidance on what to file and when
Technician documenting moisture readings on a damaged wall
Ray, owner of Absolute Water Damage, extracting water from a hardwood floor

20+

Years in the
Puget Sound

Meet the owner

“My name is Ray. When you call, you get my cell phone.”

Absolute Water Damage is family owned and locally operated — not a franchise with a call center in another state. Ray answers 24/7 and is on site at every job personally to guarantee the quality of the work.

Owner answers the phone

Call and you get Ray's cell — 24/7, holidays included. He is on site at every job personally.

On site in an hour or less

Emergency response across the Puget Sound. Water damage costs multiply by the hour.

IICRC-certified technicians

Trained to the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification standard.

We bill your insurance, not you

Xactimate pricing — the industry standard carriers use. In most cases we bill them directly.

20+ years, family owned

Locally owned and operated, serving Puget Sound homeowners since 2003.

Green products

Environmentally safe products, safe around kids and pets.

Service area

Based in Alderwood Manor. Rolling across the whole Puget Sound.

From Stanwood to Federal Way, Camano Island to North Bend. If you are inside this footprint, we are typically at your door in under an hour.

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Straight answers

The questions homeowners ask at 2am.

If yours isn't here, just call. Ray would rather talk you through it than have you guess.

(206) 856-3173

No — call us right away at (206) 856-3173. You have full rights to stop the progression of water without waiting for an estimate. An estimate is only required by insurance for putting the house back together. Delaying can actually work against your claim: carriers can find a homeowner negligent for knowing about water and not acting.

In most cases we are on site within an hour, anywhere in the greater Puget Sound area. We answer 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year.

Most sudden-loss water damage is covered. We use Xactimate — the same pricing structure the insurance industry uses — and in most cases we bill your carrier directly instead of you. If you have no insurance, we will work with you.

Most water damage situations dry within five to seven days, often faster. We monitor moisture daily and document readings so nothing gets closed up while it is still wet.

Only what genuinely has to come out. We specialize in minimal-disruption drying techniques and dry in place wherever the materials allow. Category 3 (contaminated) losses are different — porous materials there must be removed for health reasons.

That is the single biggest mistake homeowners make. Water travels, and most water damage is not visible to the naked eye. We bring infrared cameras and moisture detection equipment to find it behind surfaces before it becomes mold.

Mold can begin growing in as little as five days after a water loss. If growth has already started, it needs professional remediation — we will assess it and tell you honestly what you are dealing with.

We work with several trusted general contractors across the area and can recommend the right one for your situation once the structure is dry.

Every hour costs money

Tell us what's wet. We'll be there before it gets worse.

Fill this out and we'll call you right back. If water is moving right now, skip the form — call Ray directly and he'll dispatch while you're still on the phone.

Open 24 hours — every day of the year · Alderwood Manor, Washington · 20+ years serving the Puget Sound

Step 1 of 3 · The problem

What's happening?

Ray calls back fast, 24/7 · We bill your insurance

Active flood right now? Call (206) 856-3173