Why this call
What is going wrong in a Santa Monica house?
North of Montana and above Wilshire, Santa Monica houses include older homes and rebuilds, some with basements or partial lower levels that hold water after the upstairs valve is shut. The flat grid closer to the coast is apartments and smaller houses where a stack leak is a ceiling, not a basement. A lower level full of water and a neighbor’s ceiling are different losses inside the same city.
- A basement or partial lower level holding water north of Montana or above Wilshire.
- The upstairs supply already off and the lower level still rising from what it stored.
- A flat-grid apartment ceiling wet from a stack, with no basement at all.
Say basement, lower level, or apartment ceiling. If a lower level is involved, say whether the supply is off and the water is what already went down. That is a different schedule from a ceiling that is still dripping.
The houses
What gets wet in Santa Monica?
North of Montana and the streets above Wilshire are older houses and later rebuilds, some with basements or partial lower levels that hold water. The flat grid closer to the coastal plain has bungalows, courtyards, and apartments. A lower-level leak in a north-side house is standing water with nowhere to drain. A courtyard riser wets more than one unit.
The water
How does water usually get into a Santa Monica house?
Indoor plumbing water is the scheduled job. A coastal storm drives rain at west windows and can push street water at garages. That is outside water. Say house or apartment building you own, and which street.
The map
Which parts of Santa Monica does this page cover?
North of Montana, the mid-city grid, Ocean Park, and the Pico neighborhood. Los Angeles is on the east and south and has its own page. Venice is Los Angeles, not Santa Monica.
ZIP codes
Codes covered on this Santa Monica page
- 90401
- 90402
- 90403
- 90404
- 90405
- 90406
- 90407
- 90408
- 90409
- 90410
- 90411
A shared ZIP can sit on a city line. Use the city the house is actually in, not only the number on the mail.
