Bloomington became a city in 1960 and was already at 82,000 people by 1970, which makes it the older, bigger neighbor across the river from Eagan. The east side is 1950s and 1960s ramblers and split-levels on small lots near the old Met Stadium site, where the Mall of America opened in 1992; the west side is 1970s and 1980s two-stories and walkouts on the bluffs. The city sits at about 827 feet, and the whole south edge drops to the Minnesota River flats.
A 1958 Bloomington rambler has a full basement with block walls, a floor drain, and a furnace room where three generations of plumbing meet. The west-side walkouts have the same sump-pit-and-hillside-wall problems as Eagan.
This site connects Bloomington homeowners with an independent local water damage provider by phone. Readings come before any scope.
A block basement that seeped through the wall during the spring thaw is a basement flooding cleanup. A west-side walkout whose pump lost power in a July storm is a sump pump failure cleanup. A brown ring on a rambler ceiling under a foot of eave ice is roof leak and ice dam water damage.
The low ground along the river is the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, with its visitor center on the Bloomington bluff and more than 45 miles of trail down on the flats that go under water in a big spring. Bloomington is Hennepin County, so rebuild permits go through the city's own building inspections desk.
Call (651) 433-7589 and say whether the house is a rambler or a walkout. We put you through to an independent local water damage provider serving Bloomington.
Water pumped out of a finished lower level or walkout basement, then carpet pad, drywall, and framing metered to see what stayed wet.
Cleanup after the pump lost power in a storm or could not keep up with a spring thaw, and drying of the floor and walls the pit overflow reached.
Standing water pulled off carpet, tile, and concrete on any level of the house, followed by the first moisture readings.
Air movers and dehumidifiers run by daily readings until subfloor, studs, and drywall reach their dry target in a cold or humid house.
Cleanup after a supply line froze in a garage wall, rim joist, or unheated corner and split, then drying of what the thaw soaked.
Wet attic insulation, ceilings, and exterior walls dried after an ice dam, a hail-torn roof, or a summer storm let water inside.
A failed hose or drain on the lower level, the laundry room floor, and the family room carpet next to it pumped out and dried.
A sized dehumidifier set up for a below-grade level that stays damp through a Minnesota summer or after a drying job wraps up.