Why this call
What is going wrong in a Claremont house?
Around the Village and the colleges, Claremont houses are older, on small lots, with wood floors and plaster. A supply leak there is a ceiling stain and a floor that cups before the afternoon. South Claremont is later slab housing. The water sits under the concrete and the first clue is a warm room, not a stain on plaster. Those are different losses even when they are ten minutes apart.
- Cupped wood floors in a Village or college-street house.
- A warm slab in south Claremont with dry-looking paint.
- A small-lot bath leak that has already reached the next room.
Say Village wood floor or south-side slab. If the water is still running, say that too. The crew is scheduled for the house you describe, not for a generic Claremont ranch.
The houses
What gets wet in Claremont?
The Village and the streets around the colleges are older houses, many with wood floors, plaster, and small lots. South Claremont is slab housing from later decades. A Village cottage with a running supply line is a wood-floor job. A south-side ranch is a slab job.
The water
How does water usually get into a Claremont house?
The alluvial slope drains toward the south. Storm runoff in the streets is not the plumbing call. Standing water from a pipe, with the owner on the phone, is.
The map
Which parts of Claremont does this page cover?
The Village, the college edges, and the south side below the freeway. La Verne and Pomona are next door. Pomona has its own page. Upland is San Bernardino County and is not on this list.
ZIP codes
Codes covered on this Claremont page
- 91711
A shared ZIP can sit on a city line. Use the city the house is actually in, not only the number on the mail.