Lewisville sits on the south shore of Lewisville Lake in Denton County, with the Elm Fork of the Trinity River running below the dam. It's a mix of older neighborhoods near Old Town, apartment communities along I-35E and newer subdivisions toward Castle Hills. That range of housing means a wide range of water damage.
North Texas weather and water damage
Spring in North Texas brings strong storm lines, hail and heavy rain. Hail can crack roof shingles and skylights, and the leak may not show until the next rain, when water stains the ceiling. Intense rain can overwhelm gutters and grading and push water under doors and into garages. Winter brings the opposite problem: occasional hard freezes that split pipes in attics and exterior walls, as many DFW homeowners saw in February 2021.
Emergency restoration calls
A lot of Lewisville searches are for emergency restoration, and most emergencies here are plumbing: a water heater that lets go, a washing machine hose that bursts while nobody's home, or an upstairs bathroom leak coming through a downstairs ceiling. Shut off the water at the main, turn off power to wet rooms and call. The sooner the water is extracted and drying starts, the more can be saved.
Apartments and condos
If you rent, call your property manager first. Water from one unit often affects the one below. If you own a condo, check whether your association's policy or your own covers the damage. A restoration company can document the source and the extent for both.
Lewisville Lake and the Elm Fork
Lewisville Lake is a flood-control reservoir as well as a recreation lake. After very wet periods, the lake rises and releases from the dam raise the Elm Fork of the Trinity downstream. Most Lewisville homes aren't affected by the lake directly, but low-lying areas near the Elm Fork and local creeks can see high water during long rain events.
Older and newer neighborhoods
Neighborhoods around Old Town and the older parts of the city along Main Street and Mill Street include homes from the 1960s to the 1980s, with aging plumbing and sewer lines. Castle Hills and the newer developments are mostly 2000s construction, often two stories, where upstairs leaks come through ceilings. Lewisville also has many apartment communities along I-35E, where a leak in one unit often affects the units below.
Lewisville through the year
- SpringSevere storms with hail, high wind and heavy rain. Roof and window leaks are common afterwards.
- SummerLong AC season, with condensate overflows in attics and slab movement on dry clay.
- FallHeavy rain events can raise creeks and test drainage.
- WinterOccasional hard freezes burst pipes in attics and exterior walls.
Local resources
The City of Lewisville provides water and wastewater service. Contact the city if the problem is on the street side of the meter or in the city sewer main. Denton County and the city publish floodplain information.
A typical Lewisville call
One example: a resident in a second-floor apartment finds water spreading from under the water heater closet. The tank has failed. The water has also come through the ceiling of the unit below. The crew extracts both units, measures moisture in the shared floor and ceiling, removes wet ceiling drywall downstairs, and dries both units while documenting the damage for the property manager and both insurers.
ZIP codes
We connect callers in Lewisville ZIP codes 75057, 75067 and 75077.
Around the lake we also take calls in The Colony, and further out in McKinney and Keller.