Water Damage Restoration and Leak Repair in Westwood
Absolute Maintenance & Consulting provides mold remediation, water damage restoration and leak repair serving Westwood, Los Angeles, including the condo towers on Wilshire Boulevard, the apartment buildings of North Village and the older homes of Westwood Hills. In Westwood, we plan around leaks that cross floors in high-rise buildings, mold in rented apartments, and tile roofs and stucco that date back to 1929.
Schedule an inspection in Westwood: call (310) 678-4345 or request an inspection online.
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Water or mold in a Westwood condo or apartment? Book an inspection.
Our Services in Westwood
Absolute Maintenance & Consulting provides all seven of its services serving Westwood.
Mold Remediation
Mold in a Westwood condo or apartment often starts with water from outside the unit: a window wall, the balcony above or a shared exterior wall. Our mold remediation work contains the area so neighboring units stay clean, removes the mold and fixes the source.
Water Damage Restoration
In a Wilshire condo tower, the wet ceiling can be several floors below the leak. Our water damage restoration work dries every affected unit, then follows the water up to where it got in.
Water Intrusion and Leak Detection
Window walls high on a tower are hard to reach from outside, so our water intrusion work starts inside the unit with thermal imaging and moisture mapping. When a board or insurer needs proof, we use ASTM E1105 water testing.
Waterproofing
Our waterproofing work covers condo balconies and terraces that sit over someone else’s ceiling, and the tile roofs of older Westwood homes.
Stucco Repair
Stucco on Westwood’s older homes and Village buildings tends to crack at arches, trim and parapets. Our stucco repair work closes those cracks before rain gets behind the wall.
Fire and Smoke Damage Restoration
In a high-rise, smoke travels through shared hallways, and the water used on a fire runs down to the floors below. Our fire damage restoration service cleans units that never saw flame and dries the ones underneath.
Commercial Restoration and Waterproofing
Our commercial restoration and waterproofing work serves condo HOA boards, North Village building owners and managers, and the landlords of Village shops and Wilshire office towers.
Why Westwood Buildings Take On Water
Westwood buildings take on water in three local ways: through high-rise window walls and balconies, through unreported leaks in rented apartments, and through tile roofs and stucco nearly a century old.
High-Rise Condos on the Wilshire Corridor
Leaks in Westwood’s condo towers often cross floors, so the owner who finds the stain may not be the one with the problem. Wilshire Boulevard from Westwood Boulevard east to the Beverly Hills line is lined with condominium towers, a run that began with the Wilshire Terrace in 1958. Rain that gets past a window wall, a terrace door or a balcony can travel down through the building before it shows. We trace it floor by floor to the entry point.
Student Apartments in North Village
In North Village, a slow leak can go unreported until it becomes mold. Its blocks between Gayley and Veteran avenues, north of Weyburn, are mostly apartment buildings where many UCLA students live, and renters hold nearly two thirds of Westwood’s housing. A tenant who moves out may never mention a small stain. The next one finds the mold. We inspect across the building and give the owner a written record.
Tile Roofs and Stucco From 1929 On
Westwood’s oldest buildings date from 1929, when the Janss Investment Company opened Westwood Village with a Mediterranean theme of clay tile roofs and stucco, and developed Westwood Hills as part of the same project. Clay tiles can outlast the underlayment beneath them, so a roof that looks fine from the street can still leak. We find the layer that failed and repair it.
Window walls and old tile roofs hide leaks. We trace yours to the entry point.
What Mold Remediation and Leak Repair Cost in Westwood
An inspection in Westwood costs $375 to $1,500, and small mold remediation jobs cost $2,275 to $2,900. Larger repairs are priced in a written estimate once we know where the water gets in.
| Westwood situation | What it needs | Price |
|---|---|---|
| A leak or mold in one condo, apartment or home | Basic Inspection / Detailed Inspection | $375 to $575 / $575 to $775 |
| A leak that crosses floors or units in a tower or apartment building | Multi-Unit / Larger Property Inspection (up to 5 units or properties) | $975 to $1,500 |
| A window wall or terrace door that has to be proven | Water Intrusion Testing / Complex Water Testing | $1,275 to $1,850+ / $1,950 to $2,600+ |
| Mold in an occupied condo or apartment (up to 3,000 sq. ft.) | Small mold remediation, containment included | $2,275 to $2,900 |
| A tile roof or stucco wall on an older building | Small / medium waterproofing or weatherproofing project | $2,275 to $2,600 / $3,000 to $10,000 |
Book a Westwood inspection: call (310) 678-4345 or schedule it online.
Westwood Neighborhoods We Serve
We serve all of Westwood, and each part of it has its own kind of building.
Wilshire Corridor
The Wilshire Corridor has condominium towers east of Westwood Boulevard and office towers west of it.
North Village
North Village is mostly apartment buildings where many UCLA students live.
Westwood Village
Westwood Village, just south of the UCLA campus, keeps several 1929 to 1937 buildings, including the Fox Theater and the Janss Dome, that are Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments.
Westwood Hills
Westwood Hills has 605 single-family homes west of the campus, between Veteran Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard.
Holmby Westwood
Holmby Westwood, from Hilgard Avenue east to the Beverly Hills line, takes in the part of Holmby Hills south of Sunset.
Just south of Santa Monica Boulevard, West Los Angeles has its own page, with different building stock. The other Westside communities we serve are on our areas we serve page.
Get a written Westwood estimate once we find where the water gets in.
University Housing Experience
Cameron Figgins, our founder, led leak detection, specification development and quality control for the San Francisco State University Dormitory Restoration in 2004, a waterproofing system covering 1,125,000 sq. ft. that followed major mold remediation. It wasn’t at UCLA, but it’s the same mix of student housing, water intrusion and mold that North Village deals with.
Westwood FAQs
Water is coming through my ceiling from the condo above. Who fixes it?
That depends on where the water got in and on your building’s CC&Rs, which usually say whether a window wall or balcony is the owner’s or the association’s to repair. We trace the water to its entry point and write up what we find, so you, your neighbor and the HOA board work from the same facts.
Can you remove mold from a Westwood condo without spreading it to other units?
Yes. We set up containment around the affected area and, when the job requires it, run HEPA air scrubbers and negative air machines so spores stay inside the work zone. We also find and fix the water source first, which in a tower is often in a wall, window or unit you don’t control.
Who issues permits for repairs in Westwood?
The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) does, because Westwood is part of the City of Los Angeles. In a condo tower, work on common areas may also need the HOA’s approval first. Ask us at the inspection whether your repair needs a permit.
Water Coming In? Call Now
Call (310) 678-4345 or book an inspection online anywhere in Westwood.