Water, Fire and Mold Work in Aptos, CA
Ed's Construction Services works throughout Aptos — from Aptos Village up Trout Gulch, out to Seacliff and Rio Del Mar, and across Seascape, Vienna Woods, Rolling Woods and Day Valley. When a pipe lets go or the rain finds its way in, Everardo Mendoza answers the phone himself and comes out to see what you're dealing with. We cover both ZIP codes here, 95003 and 95001.
What makes homes in Aptos different
Aptos isn't one kind of house, and the damage isn't one kind of problem. Up in Vienna Woods, Rolling Woods and along Trout Gulch you've got older homes tucked under a redwood canopy — a lot of them sitting on crawl spaces rather than slabs, with redwood framing that's beautiful but holds moisture once the marine layer settles in and doesn't burn off for days. That damp collects under the floor, and crawl space mold in Aptos is something we see far more often than most homeowners expect, precisely because nobody goes down there to look.
Closer to the water — Seacliff, Rio Del Mar, Seascape — it's a different fight. Salt air is hard on everything: fasteners, flashing, deck boards, the underside of anything that faces the ocean. Homes down near Rio Del Mar Beach sit low, and when a winter atmospheric river stacks storms back to back, the runoff and the tides don't cooperate. You don't have to look far for a reminder of what that valley rain can do — the Pajaro River levee failed just up the coast in March of 2023. Aptos drains toward the same weather.
Then there's the mix of build eras. Some of these houses went up decades ago with materials and details nobody uses now; others are newer stucco. Both react differently to water, and both need someone who's actually crawled under and behind them before quoting a fix. If your place is in an HOA — common around Seascape and parts of Rio Del Mar — the exterior repair and any waterproofing usually has to match what's already there, and permits through the county are their own timeline. We plan the work around that reality instead of pretending it isn't there.
Services we offer in Aptos
- Water Extraction — standing water pulled out fast, before it wicks into framing and subfloor
- Structural Drying — drying the wall cavities and crawl spaces the marine damp won't
- Burst Pipe Repair — the leak stopped and the wall put back
- Storm Flood Cleanup — for the low-lying stretches that take on water in winter
- Fire Damage Cleanup
- Smoke & Odor Removal
- Emergency Board-Up — securing openings so weather and animals stay out
- Mold Removal
- Crawl Space Mold — the problem redwood-shaded Aptos homes hide underneath
- Crawl Space Sealing
- Foundation Sealing
- Deck Waterproofing — built for salt air and standing water, not a suburban patio
- Drywall Repair
- Flooring Replacement
- Full Home Rebuilds
Local, reliable, and nearby
The thing that matters most about hiring us is boring on paper but saves you a real headache: Ed's Construction Services holds a single California contractor's license that covers both the emergency work and the rebuild. That means when the drying equipment comes out of your Seacliff or Day Valley home, you're not suddenly on your own trying to find a builder to close up the wall we opened. The same crew that extracted the water frames it back, hangs the drywall and lays the new flooring. One number to call, one person who already knows what's behind your wall.
We're close by, so getting out to Aptos isn't a half-day expedition — whether you're near Cabrillo College, over by Polo Grounds Park, or tucked back toward the Forest of Nisene Marks. Everardo runs the jobs and picks up the phone, so when you call you're talking to the person who'll actually be looking at your house, not a call center reading a script.
If you've got water where it shouldn't be, smoke damage, or a musty smell coming up through the floor, call (831) 247-3672. Tell us what you're seeing and where in Aptos you are, and we'll tell you honestly what it'll take to make it right.