Five Star Restoration & Construction serves Northern California homes and businesses with water, fire, smoke, mold and storm damage recovery and reconstruction. It also lists carpet and upholstery cleaning, contents restoration and emergency board-up. Its website now appears under the name Kustom US.

Listed since 07/28/2015

Restoration and rebuilding in Sacramento

Sacramento sits where the American and Sacramento rivers meet, and it has been called the most at-risk major city in the country for river flooding, with more than half a million people in the floodplain. In February 1986 about 10 inches of rain fell in 11 days, Folsom Dam exceeded its planned flood storage, and levees came close to failing. That storm led to the creation of the region's flood control agency in 1989. Levee work has continued since, though a 2022 state report still rated most levees on the Lower American River and on the Sacramento River in the metro area as substandard.

Away from rivers, the Central Valley has short, damp winters with tule fog and long summers with stretches above 100 degrees.

What a restoration and reconstruction job involves

Large losses run in two phases. Mitigation comes first: water removal, board-up, drying and moving contents out. Reconstruction follows, and it is ordinary building work, from drywall and flooring to roofing.

In California, work totaling $1,000 or more in labor and materials, or any work that needs a permit, requires a license from the Contractors State License Board, so ask for the license number and verify it. Ask for a written scope that separates mitigation from rebuild, who pulls permits, and how contents will be handled. Our guides on the adjuster's visit and choosing a restoration company and the first 24 hours after water damage help before you sign.