Fast, Reliable Reconstruction & Cleanup Across Cinco Ranch
Reconstruction and cleanup in Cinco Ranch after a flood, fire, or long-term moisture problem runs anywhere from $3,200 for a single room drywall and flooring repair to $85,000+ for a full first-floor rebuild after water has wicked through slab-on-grade wall assemblies. Most Cinco Ranch homes were built between the mid-1990s and 2010s, and they sit on expansive Katy Prairie clay with no crawlspace buffer. That means water contacts framing and flooring directly, and the slab itself holds moisture for weeks after the surface looks dry. Wade’s Restoration of Houston has rebuilt and cleaned homes across Cinco Ranch’s 77450 zip code for nearly two decades. Call (888) 534-8116 and you’ll get Wade Ferris or someone on his crew who knows exactly what a post-Harvey slab home needs.
Why Wade’s Restoration of Houston Is Cinco Ranch’s Preferred Reconstruction & Cleanup Company
We’re not a franchise with a call center in another state. Wade Ferris started this company in 2007, and his name is on the truck, his cell number is on the estimate, and he’s going to run into you at the H-E-B on Cinco Ranch Boulevard or at a Saturday morning soccer game on Westheimer Parkway. That’s the oldest form of accountability there is, and it matters more in Cinco Ranch than in most places, because this community learned during Hurricane Harvey that the contractor you call after a flood is making decisions you won’t understand until the check clears.
Wade and his crew have rebuilt homes in Cinco Ranch West, along Peek Road, and up through the neighborhoods east of the Grand Parkway after the 2017 Addicks Reservoir controlled releases. We’re the people homeowners call when a national outfit quoted one price on the phone and showed up with a second number at the door. Our pricing is written down before anyone swings a hammer, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is stamped on every contract. If it’s not done right, Wade comes back and makes it right. No argument, no gap in coverage, no fine print.
Response time to Cinco Ranch runs one to two hours from your call, depending on where you are in relation to the Grand Parkway. Calls are answered by a live person, 24/7. Not a voicemail, not an answering service. Often it’s Wade himself. If you’ve got water standing in a first-floor bedroom at 2 a.m. in Cinco Ranch, Wade heads out. That’s the whole model.
Our Reconstruction & Cleanup Services in Cinco Ranch
Full-Service Reconstruction
A Cinco Ranch flood loss means more than drywall. We rebuild the whole room or the whole first floor: framing repair, insulation replacement, drywall hanging and finish, paint, trim, flooring, cabinetry, and bath or kitchen fixture replacement. Because nearly every home here is slab-on-grade brick veneer, we pay particular attention to bottom plates and wall cavities where Katy Prairie clay moisture lingers. We document everything with daily moisture readings, and you get the full log when the job is done. Nobody else in Cinco Ranch hands that over voluntarily.

Drywall & Flooring Repair
Floodwater cuts a four-foot line into drywall, but the real damage often runs below it. In Cinco Ranch’s 1990s and 2000s tract homes, we routinely find missing drainage planes and no capillary breaks behind original walls. Replace drywall without addressing that, and you’re rebuilding again in two years. Our crews cut to the true extent of moisture intrusion using thermal imaging, then replace with cementitious backer board where water’s ever been. Flooring in Cinco Ranch runs from original carpet over slab to engineered wood, tile, and vinyl plank. We match current materials, and we bid the replacement line-by-line so your adjuster sees exactly where the money is going.

Contents Restoration & Pack-Out
When a Cinco Ranch home floods, the contents are part of the loss. We pack out, inventory, clean, store, and return furniture, clothing, documents, and personal items. The pack-out inventory is photo-documented from the first box to the last, and we handle direct communication with your insurance adjuster so you’re not stuck relaying details between two parties. For homeowners in Cinco Ranch who had no flood insurance during Harvey and are paying out of pocket, we sequence contents work to match your budget without sacrificing safety.

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Not every Cinco Ranch water event is a full flood. AC pan overflows, water heater leaks, a dishwasher line that gave out. We clean and deodorize carpet and upholstery with professional-grade extraction equipment, and we’ll tell you honestly when carpet needs replacing instead of cleaning. On slab-on-grade homes, padding is usually the first thing to go. We don’t try to save what shouldn’t be saved. That’s a reputation decision, not an upsell.

What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Cinco Ranch
We’re IICRC-certified and RIA-affiliated, and our drying and air-movement equipment includes B-Air and Injectidry systems sized correctly for large Cinco Ranch living rooms and tight hallways alike. We know the brands and equipment that hold up in Houston’s heat and humidity, because we’ve been running them here for years. When a Cinco Ranch job needs specialty drying mats, injection drying for cavities, or LGR dehumidifiers, we bring the right tool the first time, not the second. That matters when mold colonizes wet drywall within 48 hours in a Houston summer.
Common Reconstruction & Cleanup Problems We See in Cinco Ranch Homes
- Slab-on-grade saturation with no crawlspace buffer: In Cinco Ranch, every flooded first floor is a direct saturation event. The flat, slow-draining Katy Prairie clay holds ground moisture for weeks, and the slab wicks that up into bottom plates and drywall long after the visible water is gone. Reopening a wall too early means hidden mold behind new drywall.
- Out-of-pocket stops mid-project: A large share of Cinco Ranch homeowners don’t carry flood insurance because FEMA maps never flagged the area as high-risk before Harvey. When funds run out, reconstruction pauses, and a partially dried home is a liability. We sequence work to match available budget and document everything so a future claim or FEMA appeal isn’t dead on arrival.
- Original 1990s construction details that hide water: Brick-veneer tract homes built before modern moisture-management codes often lack proper drainage planes or capillary breaks. A wind-driven rain claim can hide a reservoir backflow failure your standard policy excludes. We document the distinction in writing and photos, because that documentation is what separates a paid claim from a denied one in Cinco Ranch.
- Original plumbing valves and one-piece showers that failed after the flood: We’ve pulled early-generation Moen valves and discontinued one-piece fiberglass surrounds from Cinco Ranch bathrooms where floodwater sat against the unit for days. Those parts aren’t made anymore, and retrofitting them correctly means replacing with sealed, modern valves and cement board behind the shower. If you see discoloration at the base of an original tub or shower, call before it becomes a wall-cavity mold problem.
Pricing for Reconstruction & Cleanup in Cinco Ranch, TX
Here’s what we’re seeing on actual Cinco Ranch jobs.
- Single-room drywall and flooring repair: $3,200 – $5,800, including tear-out, drying confirmation, drywall, paint, and flooring over a slab.
- Full first-floor rebuild after a flood: $42,000 – $85,000+, depending on square footage, kitchen and bath fixtures, and how high the water line ran.
- Contents pack-out and cleaning for a typical Cinco Ranch 3-bedroom: $4,500 – $9,000, inventory documentation included.
- Carpet and upholstery cleaning after a water event: $350 – $1,200, depending on rooms and whether padding replacement is required.
What moves the number is the true extent of moisture in the slab and bottom plates, the age of the original materials, and whether there’s asbestos or lead to manage in older sections. Call (888) 534-8116 for a free estimate. If you’ve got a written estimate from another contractor, bring it to Wade for a free second opinion. No trip charge inside our own county.
We Also Serve Cities Near Cinco Ranch
Our Reconstruction & Cleanup crews work across Cinco Ranch and the surrounding communities: Katy, Pecan Grove, Four Corners, and Mission Bend. If you’re a few miles down FM 1093 or just past the Grand Parkway, we’re still your local option for Reconstruction & Cleanup in Cinco Ranch and nearby.
Serving Cinco Ranch, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Cinco Ranch area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Reconstruction & Cleanup in Cinco Ranch
Cinco Ranch sits immediately downstream of the Addicks Reservoir, and during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers executed controlled releases that sent water into thousands of Cinco Ranch homes for the first time. Those homes weren’t flagged on FEMA flood-zone maps as high-risk, so most owners carried no flood coverage. The flooding wasn’t from a storm that overwhelmed the home directly, it was from reservoir management upstream. That’s why your standard policy denied the claim. Call (888) 534-8116 and Wade will walk through what documentation can still separate wind-driven intrusion from reservoir backflow for a possible partial coverage argument.
Yes, and this is a documentation skill we’ve developed because Cinco Ranch has this exact problem at scale. Wind-driven rain typically enters through roof flashing, window seals, or wall penetrations and wets limited areas. Reservoir backflow rises from below and wicks up through the slab. We document the path with moisture readings, thermal imaging, and photos that show the difference. That evidence doesn’t overturn every denial, but it’s the only route to a legitimate partial claim, and we’ve used it successfully on Cinco Ranch homes. Contact Wade directly for a free assessment of your denial letter.
A slab in Cinco Ranch’s expansive Katy Prairie clay can hold elevated moisture for four to eight weeks after surface water recedes. The clay itself drains extremely slowly, and the slab wicks that ground moisture upward into bottom plates and the lower edge of your drywall. If you replace drywall before the slab normalizes, you’re sealing moisture inside the wall cavity. We take daily moisture readings from the slab and wall bases and won’t hang new drywall until the numbers confirm it’s safe. You get the full log when we’re done.
Yes. We’ve rebuilt bathrooms in Cinco Ranch West and other sections where floodwater saturated original one-piece fiberglass surrounds and discontinued early Moen valves. Those parts aren’t manufactured anymore, and we retrofit with sealed, modern valves and cementitious backer board that handles moisture better than the original install. If your shower or tub is original and you see staining, soft drywall at the base, or a valve that won’t hold temperature, call (888) 534-8116. The sooner we open it up, the smaller the repair.
We sequence the work. First, we make the home safe and fully dried, because a partially dried home grows mold and gets more expensive. Then we rebuild in phases that match your available funds, starting with structural integrity and moisture isolation, then drywall, flooring, and fixtures as budget allows. We never pressure you into financing or a bigger scope than you can cover. But we also won’t leave a job in a condition that makes the next problem worse. Wade will give you a written scope for the full job and a phased schedule you can follow. Call (888) 534-8116 and we’ll work it out together.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration of Houston, serving Cinco Ranch since 2007.