Water Damage Restoration in Fellows, CA
Fellows is a village of a few dozen people five miles northwest of Taft, surrounded on every side by the Midway-Sunset oil field, the largest in California. A railroad branch reached here on January 1, 1909, the Midway 2-6 gusher blew in the same year and started the boom, and the town that grew up along Highway 33 has been shrinking slowly since. The 2020 census counted 52 residents. The homes that remain are older oil-camp houses and mobile homes at about 1,300 feet on the valley's dry west edge.
It is a long way from a plumber, and a leak here can run for a while before anyone notices.
This site connects Fellows homeowners with an independent local water damage provider by phone. The provider looks at the house and sets the scope.
Fellows water damage, out on the west side
An old galvanized line that finally rusted through is a burst pipe water damage cleanup once the valve is closed. A mobile home with a split line under the floor needs crawl space water extraction and a check of the belly board. After either, structural drying brings the floor and walls back down.
Where to call in Fellows
Water on the west side comes from the West Kern Water District, formed by election in 1959, which serves Taft, Maricopa, Fellows, and the surrounding oil-field communities across a 300-square-mile area and can shut off at the meter. Rebuild permits for this unincorporated community go through Kern County Public Works.
Call (661) 605-4547 to be connected with a local water damage provider serving Fellows.
Services Available in Fellows
Water Extraction
Standing water pumped out of a cabin, garage, or living room, then the first meter readings to see how far it traveled.
Structural Drying
Air movers and dehumidifiers run by the readings until subfloor, framing, and drywall come back to their dry target.
Leak Detection
Finding a hidden supply-line, wall, or under-floor leak on a mountain lot before anyone opens a wall.
Frozen Pipe Cleanup
Cleanup after a pipe froze and split in an exterior wall, crawl space, or empty cabin, then drying what the thaw soaked.
Burst Pipe Water Damage
The rooms, floors, and walls a failed supply line reached, pumped out and dried once the water is shut off.
Roof Leak Water Damage
Wet insulation, ceilings, and walls dried out after snow load, an ice dam, or a summer storm found a way through the roof.
Water Heater Leak Cleanup
A failed tank in a closet, garage, or utility room and the flooring and drywall it soaked.
Crawl Space Water Extraction
Standing water pumped from under a pier-and-post home, then joists and subfloor checked and dried.