Water or mold emergency?Emergency?
24/7 Hotline: (717) 928-3545Listed contractors scored from on-file facts — not star ratings
Lake-effect snow, ice dams, and attic moisture make Erie a winter water market as much as a basement market. Four shops have Erie HQs or Erie pages: Erie Restoration, DRS of Erie, Buk Restoration, and SERVPRO of Erie and Warren Counties.
Ice-dam jobs need drying of the roof deck and insulation, not only a tarp. Burst pipes in unheated rooms follow the usual shutoff-then-extract playbook. Commercial losses (Erie Restoration and DRS advertise commercial) need a different equipment count.
Ice-dam and roof leaks can be sudden if ice/snow damage is abrupt; long-term attic condensation is often treated as maintenance. Burst pipes in unheated rooms are usually covered if the rest of the house was heated. Lake-effect overland flooding is flood insurance.
Attic access, insulation replacement, and whether a commercial space is involved move cost. Statewide $1,500–$5,000 is a house-basement planning range, not an ice-dam attic bid.
Scores use only facts already stored on each RestorePA listing. We do not invent ratings, reviews, or credentials. Featured is placement (editorial today, or purchased). It is not a merit rank and is not used in the 2026 score.
1. IICRC certification
+30 if the listing self-reports IICRC. Verify on the IICRC Global Locator — RestorePA does not re-test firms.
2. 24/7 response
+20 if the listing advertises 24/7 emergency response. We have not sat on every after-hours line.
3. HQ in this city
+15 if the address city on file matches this metro. Suburban HQs that still cover the city do not get this bonus.
4. Years in business
+1 per stated year, capped at 40. Missing years score 0 — we do not guess founding dates.
5. Verified license on file
+15 if a PA HIC (or other license) number is already stored on the listing. Confirm on the PA DLI HIC search.
6. BBB rating on file
+10 if a BBB letter grade is already on file from a public listing. Cited as BBB, not a RestorePA star rating.
7. Sewage, mold, website
+5 sewage, +3 mold, +2 public website. Extra service flags only when already listed.
Featured is placement (editorial today, or purchased). It is not a merit rank and is not used in the 2026 score.
Erie, PA
Independent / locally listed
Erie-based disaster restoration company providing 24/7 water, fire, mold, storm, and commercial restoration across the Erie market.
Numbered order is the 2026 directory score. Featured badges here still mean placement, not a higher rank.
| Rank | Company | IICRC | 24/7 | HQ here | Years | License | BBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SERVPRO of Erie and Warren Counties | On file | Advertised | Yes | — | — | — |
| 2 | Buk Restoration | — | Advertised | Yes | — | — | — |
| 3 | DRS of Erie | — | Advertised | Yes | — | — | — |
| 4 | Erie RestorationFeatured placement | — | Advertised | Yes | — | — | — |
Erie, PA
Directory facts used for this rank: IICRC on file · Advertises 24/7 · HQ in this city · Mold listed · Website on file
Erie, PA
Directory facts used for this rank: Advertises 24/7 · HQ in this city · Mold listed · Website on file
Erie, PA
Directory facts used for this rank: Advertises 24/7 · HQ in this city · Mold listed · Website on file
Erie, PA
Directory facts used for this rank: Advertises 24/7 · HQ in this city · Mold listed · Website on file
First hour
This is practical safety and insurance hygiene — not a promise that anyone is already on the way.
Shut off the water if you can reach the valve. Stay out of rooms with standing water near outlets. Sewage: keep kids and pets out.
Video a slow walkthrough. Photograph the source. Then lift furniture onto blocks — not before you have pictures.
A plumber fixes the pipe. A restoration company extracts and dries. Most sudden plumbing losses in PA are claimed on homeowners insurance.
Erie Restoration, DRS of Erie, Buk Restoration, and SERVPRO of Erie and Warren Counties. Start with whoever answers; we have not sat on every winter after-hours line.
None of the four Erie listings advertise sewage / Category 3 on RestorePA. We will not publish an empty sewage template. Send a match request if you have black water.
The 2026 numbered list is a directory score from facts already on each of the 4 listed shops: self-reported IICRC, advertised 24/7 response, whether the HQ city matches Erie, years in business (capped at 40), a PA license number on file, a BBB grade on file, sewage/mold services, and a public website. Featured placement is not part of the score. RestorePA does not invent star ratings or reviews.
Featured is placement (editorial today, or purchased). It is not a merit rank and is not used in the 2026 score. A Featured shop can still appear in the numbered list at whatever score its on-file facts earn.
No. RestorePA does not publish consumer star ratings. If a BBB letter grade appears, it is copied from a public listing already on file and cited as BBB — not a RestorePA score. Call more than one shop in an active emergency.
These are general Pennsylvania estimates for planning, not a bid and not an average from RestorePA jobs. Actual cost depends on square footage, water category, how long materials stayed wet, and what your insurer authorizes. Ask every shop for a written scope.
$1,500–$5,000
General PA estimate. Size, how long water sat, and water category change the invoice.
Higher than a clean-water dry-out
Sanitization, regulated disposal, and extra tear-out usually cost more. Ask for a written scope.
Also see the Erie city directory and Erie County.
