Before & After Gallery - Wendell Restoration Yonkers

Damage Restoration Before & After in Yonkers, NY

We could describe what professional drying and mold remediation looks like, but honestly, the photos tell the story better than we ever could. Below are real project scenarios we handle in Yonkers week after week: flooded basements, ceiling collapses, hidden mold behind walls. Each one follows the same rule at Wendell Restoration Yonkers: a written price before any work starts, photo updates texted to you throughout the job, and a written guarantee on every repair.

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Recent Transformations

Burst Supply Line in a Ludlow Park Finished Basement

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The problem: a copper supply line let go behind the basement wet bar while the homeowner was asleep. By morning, water had traveled across roughly 400 square feet of laminate flooring and wicked up into drywall. We extracted standing water, pulled the affected flooring and baseboards, and set up Dri-Eaz and Phoenix air movers with a low-grain refrigerant dehumidifier. The result: the space tested dry in four days, with new flooring and trim installed and painted. The homeowner tracked our crew’s live arrival time, got photo updates by text, and paid from a digital invoice link when the job was done.

Mold Behind a Shower Wall in Cedar Knolls

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The problem: a slow leak at the shower pan had been feeding mold behind the wall for months, hidden until the homeowner noticed a musty odor and a soft tile spot. We contained the bathroom under negative air pressure, removed the affected drywall and insulation, and treated the framing with an antimicrobial before HEPA-vacuuming every surface. The result: clearance testing passed, new cement board and tile went in, and the bathroom stopped smelling like a damp basement. This is a job where the written guarantee matters: if mold returns within 365 days, we’re back at no charge under the 365-Day Done Right Promise.

Ice Dam Soak in a Park Hill Second-Floor Ceiling

The problem: a February ice dam backed water under the shingles, saturating attic insulation and collapsing part of a bedroom ceiling in Park Hill. We stabilized the area, removed the wet insulation, and set up drying equipment before rebuilding the ceiling. The result: a fully dried attic, new insulation, a fresh drywall-and-paint ceiling, and a homeowner who now knows what an ice dam looks like before it becomes a ceiling casualty. We weren’t on a roof doing patch work here; we handled the inside the way it should be handled, with psychrometric drying (tracking the air’s moisture level so we know when your home is truly dry, not just surface-dry).

Sump Pump Failure in a Dunwoodie Crawlspace

The problem: a heavy storm took out the sump pump in a Dunwoodie home, and water rose high enough to hit floor joists. That’s fiberglass insulation and wood sitting in standing water, which means a mold clock starts ticking immediately. We pumped the water out, removed the ruined insulation, and dried the joists with an Injectidry injection system the same brand large commercial loss sites use. The result: moisture levels down to dry-standard, a new vapor barrier, and a backup pump wired in so the next storm doesn’t repeat the show.

Washing Machine Hose Burst in a Getty Square Apartment

The problem: a rubber washing machine hose gave out while the tenant was at work, and water ran for hours through a Getty Square apartment, soaking the kitchen floor and seeping into the hallway. We arrived fast, extracted the standing water, lifted the vinyl planking, and set up XPOWER air movers and a Phoenix dehumidifier. The result: a three-day dryout, new underlayment and flooring reinstalled, and a landlord who told us it was the least painful water loss he’d handled in years. Open 24/7 with a live person answering every call means the tenant wasn’t routed through a voicemail tree while the water kept spreading.

AC Condensate Overflow in a Runyon Heights Hallway

The problem: a clogged condensate drain sent water overflowing from the attic air handler and down through a Runyon Heights hallway. The damage wasn’t dramatic, but water inside a wall cavity is a mold incubator if you just paint over it. We opened the affected wall, dried the cavity with verified moisture readings, and put the hallway back together. The result: clean paint, straight baseboards, and a written report showing the wall was truly dry before we closed it up. It’s the kind of job where a fast fix and a slow mold problem look identical on the outside, which is exactly why we document everything and never skip the drying step.

Want Results Like These?

If your Yonkers home is dealing with water damage or mold right now, call Wendell Restoration Yonkers at (631) 646-2175. A live person answers every call, 24/7. We’ll book the visit, give you a live arrival time, put the price in writing before any work starts, and text you photos and updates while we dry you out.

Written by Blake Sorensen, Owner & Lead Restoration Technician at Wendell Restoration Yonkers. Blake founded the company in 2006 and still walks every job site in Yonkers personally.