King Springs is the area of south Smyrna along King Springs Road between Concord Road and the Mableton line, named for a mineral spring that drew visitors here in the 1800s. The name is a clue about the ground: this part of Smyrna is where the ridge gives way to the Nickajack Creek drainage, and water comes out of the hillsides after a wet month. The houses are a mix, with 1960s and 1970s ranches and split-levels on the older streets, and townhome and single-family subdivisions from the 1990s and 2000s filling the land behind them.
A wet spring here is not a metaphor. Crawl spaces on the downhill side of a King Springs lot take groundwater along the block wall, and a finished basement in one of the newer houses weeps at the floor joint in the same weather.
This site puts King Springs homeowners through by phone to an independent local water damage provider. The provider meters the lower level and the crawl space and writes the scope from the numbers.
A crawl space with standing water after a week of rain is a crawl space water extraction, and the vapor barrier comes out with it. A basement that took groundwater along the wall is a water extraction. A house that sat at the bottom of the hill when Nickajack Creek came up is a creek flood cleanup, and the mud is the first job.
The city line with Mableton runs through this area, and a rebuild permit goes to the City of Smyrna on one side of it and to the new City of Mableton on the other. Ask the provider which side the house is on before the rebuild starts. Groundwater and creek water are usually not covered by a homeowner policy, so have the crew note in the log exactly where the water came in.
Call (770) 830-3578 and say what is wet and where it came from. We put you through to an independent local water damage provider serving King Springs.
Standing water pulled off hardwood, tile, carpet, and slab on any floor of a Smyrna house, then the first meter readings on walls and subfloor.
Air movers and dehumidifiers run against daily readings until studs, subfloor, and drywall reach their dry target in a humid Georgia house.
Standing water pumped from under a 1950s ranch or split-level, then the joists, subfloor, and ductwork metered and dried from below.
Cleanup after a supply line split in a crawl space, attic, or exterior wall during a hard freeze, and drying of every room the water reached.
Mud, silt, and contaminated water removed after Nickajack, Rottenwood, or Sweetwater Creek came into a lower level, with wet materials cut out and the shell dried.
A tank that let go in a hall closet, garage, or attic platform, with the floor, walls, and rooms below pumped out and metered.
A stained or sagging ceiling under a second-floor bath or an attic water heater opened, dried above, and made ready for repair.
Wet attic insulation, ceilings, and walls dried after a spring thunderstorm or straight-line winds lifted shingles and let rain inside.