Rain sits on this ground and doesn't leave. The Blackwater comes up slow from the swamp side, and by the time water's in a crawlspace under a 1920s frame house, the joists and subfloor have been drinking a while. The job is pulling standing water, then drying the structure before framing cups and mold sets in. Nobody in Franklin needs the flood risk explained — Floyd put about twelve feet over Main Street in '99.
Burst supply lines and failed water heaters are most of what we actually run. We come out of Suffolk on 58; past that it's two-lane through timber toward Courtland, so tell us the turn.
Riverine water, not tidal surge
My crawlspace held water after heavy rain. Does the floor come out?
Usually not. Insulation and vapor barrier come out, and the framing dries in place with equipment set under the house. Subfloor replacement is a call we make on moisture readings.
Is river flooding covered by my homeowners policy?
Rising water from the Blackwater generally isn't — that's separate flood coverage. A burst supply line usually is. Either way we document it for the adjuster.