Metairie homes along Metairie Road and Bonnabel Boulevard often sit on older slabs or raised foundations from the 1950s and 1960s. When heavy rain backs up the 17th Street Canal or Lake Pontchartrain surge reaches the western edge of Orleans Parish, water enters crawl spaces and garages first. Our crews arrive from the Prytania Street base within the posted hours to extract standing water before it reaches sheetrock in these brick and frame houses.
Drainage along Veterans Memorial Boulevard and Clearview Parkway moves slowly during subtropical downpours. Properties near Lafreniere Park and East Jefferson General Hospital frequently see water pool against driveways because the flat lots lack elevation. We use truck-mounted pumps sized for the narrow side streets common in the 70001 and 70002 sections so equipment does not block school buses or daily traffic on Airline Drive.
Nearby Metairie residents in zip 70005 also call after storms that track through Harvey or Metairie itself. We focus on rapid drying of hardwood floors and insulation under raised cottages so mold does not take hold in the high local humidity.
Around Metairie
We regularly work near:
- 📍Lafreniere Park
- 📍Metairie Cemetery
- 📍Lakeside Shopping Center
- 📍Veterans Memorial Boulevard
- 📍East Jefferson General Hospital
- 📍Metairie Road
Water Damage Restoration in Metairie — Local Notes
- •Many 1950s-1960s raised cottages in the 70001 zip have low crawl spaces that trap water against pier-and-beam foundations after canal overflows.
- •Flat lots along Veterans Memorial Boulevard drain poorly, so extraction equipment must often be staged on the street rather than driveways.
- •Hurricane winds push water from Lake Pontchartrain straight into western Metairie neighborhoods before pumps can keep up.
- •Narrow residential streets near Lafreniere Park require compact drying equipment so work does not block school routes or daily traffic.