Drain backups in garden units
Floor drains overflow when rain meets high tide.
Hoboken
Mold inspection and flood cleanup for Hoboken homes and condos
Hoboken is one square mile, and most of it sits low. Tides, heavy rain and a combined sewer all meet in the same basements, which is where most of our work here starts.
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Short answer
In Hoboken, NJ our mold work is shaped by flooding: basements that take water when heavy rain meets a high tide, sewer backups through floor drains on the combined system, and walls that stayed wet after past storms. We come from our Newark office, map the moisture, clean up to the right standard and remove mold under containment.
Hoboken conditions
A low city on a combined sewer
About 80 percent of the one-square-mile city flooded during Sandy. Even on ordinary rainy days, the risk is built in: about 75 percent of Hoboken sits in the 100-year floodplain and about 20 percent is at or below mean high tide. When heavy rain meets a high tide, the combined sewer backs up into basements and streets.
The North Hudson Sewerage Authority treats Hoboken's wastewater through combined pipes shared with its neighbors, and when that system is overloaded, rain and sewage back up together. So in Hoboken, water in a basement is usually sewage water, and the cleanup has to be done to that standard.
What we find
What we find most in Hoboken buildings
Old waterlines behind new walls
Renovated basements that were closed before drying.
Shared-wall moisture
Water that crosses from one unit or basement to the next.
Jobs we handle here
The jobs Hoboken calls us for most
Sewage Backup Cleanup
Floor drain backups when rain and high tide overload the sewer.
See the jobApartment & Condo Mold Inspection
Unit and common-area findings for condo boards and tenants.
See the jobBasement Flood Cleanup
Extraction and drying in garden-level units and basements.
See the jobDrywall Mold Removal
Walls opened above old waterlines under containment.
See the jobWater Damage Mold Assessment
Readings in the first days after a storm.
See the jobMold Clearance Testing
Proof the unit is clean before walls go back up.
See the jobHow a visit works
What a Hoboken visit looks like
We ask early whether the water came in during a storm or up through a drain, because on a combined sewer both usually mean contaminated water. Then we read the lowest level first, trace water under shared floors, and check the unit or basement next door when access allows.
Parking and building access are part of planning here, so we sort them out on the call.
Questions from Hoboken
Hoboken mold questions
On the combined system, treat it as sewage and keep people out of it.
Yes. We coordinate with the board or manager and document common areas separately.
If walls were closed quickly afterward, readings behind them are worth taking.
It is close to our Newark office. We give you a realistic time on the call.
Nearby coverage
Coverage around Hoboken
Hoboken is part of Hudson County, along with Jersey City and Union City, which we cover too. Across the Passaic is Essex County and our Newark office. The areas we serve page explains the rest.
Talk to an inspector
Inspector line(973) 913-7658Answered 24/7Water in a Hoboken basement? Call the line
Tell us whether it came from a storm or a drain, and how deep it is. We will tell you what to do first.