What makes Washington County different
- Newer homes. The median home was built in 1997 in Hillsboro, 1987 in Beaverton and 1990 countywide. Fewer than 3% of the county's homes date to before 1940, compared with about 27% in Portland (U.S. Census ACS).
- Water starts inside. In newer houses, common sources include failed washing machine hoses and supply lines, water heaters, dishwashers, refrigerator ice-maker lines and upstairs bathrooms. Those leaks often run inside walls and ceilings before anyone sees them.
- The Tualatin River. The river at Farmington set its record crest of 37.2 feet on February 9, 1996, and reached 34.02 feet, a moderate flood, in December 2015 (NWS). In Tualatin, the 1996 river level reached 125.2 feet against a flood stage of 118 (City of Tualatin).
Washington County wasn't included in the federal disaster declarations for the 2021 or 2024 ice storms (FEMA, Oregon OEM), but hard freezes still split pipes in garages, crawlspaces and exterior walls here.
For landlords and property managers
Washington County has a lot of rental housing in newer complexes, where one upstairs leak can reach the unit below. Request help once with every affected unit in the details, and ask the crew for separate documentation per unit so each tenant's renters claim and your own claim stay clean.
What we line up crews for in Beaverton, Hillsboro and Washington County
- Water damage: extraction, drying and moisture documentation
- Burst and frozen pipes
- Fire, smoke and wildfire ash cleanup
- Sewage backup cleanup
Areas we cover
- Beaverton
- Hillsboro
- Tigard
- Tualatin
- Sherwood
- Forest Grove
- Cornelius
- Aloha and Bethany
Beaverton, Hillsboro and Washington County questions
Do you cover Tigard, Tualatin and Sherwood?
Yes, along with Beaverton, Hillsboro, Forest Grove, Cornelius, Aloha and Bethany.
My washing machine hose burst upstairs. What now?
Shut off the water at the machine or the main, then get the water out of the ceiling and walls below quickly. The EPA's window to dry materials before mold usually grows is 24 to 48 hours (EPA).