Emergency Water Removal in The Lakes

The Lakes is one of the valley's original man-made-lake communities, built mostly in the 1990s around private lakes, and U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023 5-year figures show 82 percent of the 25,494 homes in its ZIP code (89117) were built before 2000. Original supply lines and water heaters from that era are now decades old, and they are a common source when a sudden leak or a slow, hidden one finally shows itself in a home or condo here.

Only about 46 percent of housing in The Lakes is owner-occupied, so a meaningful share of our calls run through a landlord, an HOA, or a property manager rather than a single homeowner, and the mix of condos and single-family homes around the lakes means we coordinate differently depending on the property. Homes closer to the water may also see moisture concerns from nearby landscaping and irrigation that we check during our inspection. The Census reports these figures for ZIP code 89117, which takes in The Lakes and its surroundings, so they approximate the community rather than describe it exactly.

We extract standing water with truck-mounted equipment first, then trace anything that has moved into walls or under flooring with moisture meters and thermal imaging. Structural drying generally runs three to five days with daily readings, and we document everything, source, category and drying progress, for your insurance company or HOA. The Las Vegas Valley Water District rates local water as very hard, about 16 to 17 grains per gallon, and that steady mineral load is part of why we check fittings and fixtures throughout The Lakes rather than just the obvious leak point.