I had a flooding mishap in my home a couple years-ago and we were referred to Superior Restoration by our plumber who did our initial repair. He seemed trustworthy. Having never experienced a home flood before, I panicked and worried about the mold and mildew affecting our air quality. In hindsight, I would have done my own home repairs because the cost that went into this was very extensive, with poor quality of work,and just as time consuming as if I had done it myself or sub-contracted it out. While they're very kind, friendly, sympathetic, and prompt and professional in the beginning, their initial representative is who assured us everything would be handled efficiently. It took a few weeks to handle everything and while they were very prompt in collecting funds for the repairs along the way, we had a few hiccups along the way that is still a direct reflection of Superior Restoration.
My major complaint is that they killed our terrarium pets because they didn't make us aware to remove any pets while they did the texture repairs. I even asked the repair technician before I left my home if I needed to remove them and he said no it was fine. They apologized but nothing was compensated.
The upside with Calling Superior Restoration:
They're PROMPT and at your door within moments. They assure us they will handle everything start to finish.
Clean up crew is fantastic and efficient!
My repairs started immediately with a moisture detection documents for the insurance claim and immediately began with cutting out water damage areas (wall, ceiling, moldings) machines placed and damaged area separated from the home to start the drying process.
The downside: inconsistent communication during the repair
From their own contracted repair technicians and inconsistent communication from billing and collections before a job was completed
If I recall correctly, repair technician was a different person from a different company; prep guy, texture and paint guy, molding repairs, floor repairs.
What I would use from Superior are the following:
Get a quote and see if it seems fair to you. Assess what is a priority on the repairs. For me, my priority was making sure all the moisture was gone from the floor and walls and no moisture could be detected after 3-4 days of these loud machines drying everything. I would definitely hire a professional clean up crew as Superior has on staff. In hindsight I wish I had stayed in a hotel as I learned after the fact that I'd be reimbursed from my home insurance company had I done so.
From there, I wish I had subcontracted the other repairs and used my own repair company sources. They first cut out the damage to assess what is affected; they seal off the damaged area well with large plastic sheets, then place drying machines to remove as much water from the walls and flooring as possible; re sheet rock the repairs (they do not repair crown moldings!); paint repairs; re-texturing (in my opinion it was an inconsistent job and did not blend with my existing walls either); finally the flooring wood and carpet, and molding had to be repaired and our wooden floor could not be matched so the flooring had to be replaced and another major expense I learned later could be done much less than initially quoted. (I could have had a friend help me with the paint and sheetrock/texture as it would have saved me/insurance so much money.) Yes I went through my insurance, but they would have reimburse me just the same.
The overall experience with Superior Restoration left me frustrated. Yes, they assess and comfort you with assurance and confidence that they'll handle everything from start to finish. At the end of the day, they're profiting greatly by these somewhat overpriced repairs. That is how I felt after it was all said and done. I wish I hadn't gotten so paranoid about the damage. It happened. And it could be repaired with time. If you are not as affected by the time consuming factors involved in a home repair and it is not a major floor (mine was an upstairs bathroom to my kitchen, but no damage to appliances) then I can suggest getting a quote/quotes and letting your insurance company know the costs assessed. Then, be reimburse from your insurance directly and contract out the repairs yourself to find reputable and qualified technicians. The quality of work I received did not make me happy after it was all said and done. I didn't even bother to take finished photos, but I do know we tried to match the texture better ourselves. They should have re-textured all the walls if that was the case. That, and explaining to our 9-yr-old why his pets died is not a favorable memory. read more