We rapidly extract water, dry your property, and stop the damage so you can secure your building and prepare for repairs. Commercial and residential, restoration is all we do.
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Toyota Production System
28+ years of service
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On all workmanship
When water invades your property, every minute matters. Mold colonization can begin within 24 to 48 hours, and standing water warps subfloors, saturates drywall, and drives up repair costs fast. Lovett’s crews deploy industrial extraction equipment, truck-mounted drying systems, and antimicrobial treatment to stop the damage at the source.
We handle restoration and cleanup only. No structural repairs, no drywall replacement, no plumbing fixes. That singular focus means faster mobilization, a tighter scope, and a dry, sanitary property handed back to you and your repair contractor without delays. Across the Portland metro and SW Washington, restoration is all we do, and the services below show exactly how we deploy.
Delaying water extraction by even a few hours can turn a manageable cleanup into a major structural loss. Water travels fast, saturating drywall, warping subfloors, and displacing tenants. Our restoration response is designed for property managers who need urgent, large-scale solutions and homeowners who need their lives back.
By treating the problem immediately with industrial equipment, we salvage building materials, halt mold colonization before it starts, and prepare your property for your chosen repair contractor, minimizing total recovery cost and timeline.
Mold can begin developing within 24 to 48 hours in damp, unventilated spaces. Rapid drying halts this process before it requires highly invasive remediation that can cost 10x more.
Prolonged exposure to water weakens drywall, warps hardwood flooring, and compromises the foundational framework of your property, turning a containable loss into a structural repair.
By removing water quickly, you salvage valuable materials that would otherwise need to be completely demolished and replaced. Fast restoration is the single biggest factor in reducing total restoration costs.
For commercial and multifamily property managers, fast restoration means getting businesses back open and tenants safely back into their units without prolonged displacement and revenue loss.
Comprehensive water damage response backed by advanced technology and 28+ years of restoration expertise across Portland and the Pacific Northwest.
Our crews dispatch 24/7 for burst pipes, flooding, sewage backups, and severe weather events. We arrive fast, assess the scope immediately, and deploy containment and extraction equipment to stop damage from spreading into adjacent units or floors.
Using industrial-grade pumps and powerful vacuum units, we remove standing water from floors, carpets, concrete slabs, and hard-to-reach areas. Rapid extraction dramatically reduces the drying time and helps salvage original building materials, lowering your overall recovery costs.
Even after visible water is removed, hidden moisture lurks in walls, subfloors, and ceilings. We deploy high-velocity air movers and commercial dehumidifiers, monitoring humidity levels and material moisture content daily until everything meets our strict verified-dry standard.
A structured, Lean-driven protocol that stops damage fast and prepares your property for full restoration, every time.
Our 24/7 dispatch team deploys immediately upon your call. On arrival, we assess the scope of water intrusion, identify safety hazards such as electrical risks or contaminated water, and create a targeted action plan to stop the spread.
Where necessary, we establish physical barriers and negative air pressure systems to isolate the affected area. This critical step ensures unaffected parts of your property remain clean, dry, and protected during extraction and cleanup.
We immediately remove all standing water using specialized, high-powered extraction equipment, preventing further water absorption into subfloors, drywall, and structural framing.
Industrial dehumidifiers and air movers are strategically placed throughout the space. We continuously monitor moisture levels in the air and materials, making daily adjustments until everything meets our strict dry standard.
Once verifiably dry, the area is fully sanitized with commercial-grade antimicrobials, odors are eliminated, and the site is prepped and handed back to you, ready for your chosen repair contractors to begin work without delay.
Portland’s varied housing stock demands crews who know what they’re walking into. Older eastside homes carry water behind original plaster walls and need deeper moisture mapping than modern drywall construction. Concrete multifamily buildings downtown share stack risers, where one unit’s leak threatens multiple floors and requires fast containment to limit tenant displacement. From our NE 42nd Ave headquarters, our crews reach most of the Portland metro within 20 to 30 minutes. All work is performed under Oregon CCB #125507, Category 3 sewage events meet Multnomah County Health Department notification requirements, and BES stormwater rules are factored into every drainage-related scope we document.
Founded in 1997 by Dale Lovett with one excavator and a dump truck, the company has grown into a four-division operation under CEO Gary Cosmer (Partner since 2018). Every job runs on Lean, Toyota Production System, and Six Sigma principles, keeping scope tight, eliminating unnecessary steps, and getting your property back to pre-loss condition faster. Our 1-year workmanship warranty covers every restoration job, so you have a named point of accountability long after the dryers roll out.
Every job is different. Our process adapts to the scale, complexity, and urgency of your specific situation, from 200-unit apartment complexes to single-family pipe bursts.
We understand that operational downtime means lost revenue, frustrated tenants, and compliance obligations. Our restoration process is built for the complexity of multifamily complexes, commercial offices, hospitality venues, industrial warehouses, and municipal facilities.
By establishing secure containment zones and clearly marked safe-access paths, we keep unaffected areas operational wherever possible. We communicate clearly with your management team throughout, so you always know the project status and timeline to full occupancy.
A water emergency in your home is stressful and disorienting. Our crews arrive with clear, calm professionalism, explaining every step of the restoration process so you always know what’s happening and what comes next.
We stop the damage, extract the water, dry your home to a verified dry standard, and sanitize the space, leaving it clean, safe, and ready for your chosen repair contractor to complete the rebuild. Our 1-year warranty covers our restoration and cleanup workmanship on every residential job.
Water damage often comes with secondary hazards. Our related services address the full restoration picture.
Moisture from water events is the leading cause of mold growth. Our certified mold inspection and remediation team identifies and eliminates mold before it spreads, using air quality testing, physical moisture mapping, and safe containment procedures.
Physical barriers, negative air pressure systems, and hazardous material containment plans for properties where damage must be isolated from tenants, occupants, or adjacent spaces during active restoration work.
Lean restoration specifically designed for multifamily, hospitality, industrial, and municipal portfolios. We handle the scale and coordination complexity of large commercial property losses with structured efficiency.
Family-owned since 1997. Trusted by property managers and homeowners across the Portland Metro and SW Washington.
“From the moment Daniel Chesney, Jeremy Petty, and their crew arrived, their professionalism, efficiency, and attention to detail gave us peace of mind during what could have been a very stressful time. They clearly explained every step of the mitigation process. Tom Suter, the Mitigation Business Unit Manager, kept us updated throughout.”
Homeowner · Portland, OR
“After accidentally flooding my upstairs laundry room I was panicking. Steve Eickhoff and his team came out within hours to assess the damage, make a plan, and put me at ease. He was calm, professional, knowledgeable, and a great communicator. I have only gratitude toward Steve, Willy, Jose and the whole team who gave me a dry clean home again.”
Homeowner • Portland Metro
“The Lovett team, under Daniel Chesney’s lead, was beyond quick, helpful, and professional. They communicated with my family the entire time. Everything was left as clean or cleaner than when they arrived. They truly treated our home as if it were their own. Hands down the most professional company I’ve ever interacted with.”
Residential Customer • Portland Metro
Water restoration focuses entirely on stopping the active damage, extracting the water, drying the structure, and sanitizing the area to prevent mold growth. Water damage repair involves the actual rebuilding, new drywall, flooring, or paint. Lovett Restoration specializes strictly in restoration and cleanup to prepare your property for the repair phase. We do not perform structural repairs or reconstruction.
We offer 24/7 emergency response. Because water damage is highly time-sensitive, we dispatch our crews immediately to your commercial, multifamily, or residential property across the Portland Metro and Vancouver areas to halt the damage as fast as possible.
Yes. While we serve residential homeowners, our expertise is deeply rooted in the commercial, multifamily, hospitality, industrial, and municipal sectors. We understand the complexities of managing large-scale losses and minimizing downtime for your tenants and business operations.
Depending on the severity of the water intrusion, the volume of water, and the specific materials affected, the drying process typically takes between 3 to 5 days. We use advanced moisture mapping and equipment monitoring to track progress and only conclude drying once the structure meets a strict, verified dry standard.
No. Our services are strictly limited to damage restoration, water extraction, drying, and sanitation cleanup. You will need a licensed plumber to address the active leak source, while we handle the critical task of removing the water and stabilizing the surrounding structure, leaving your property ready for your chosen repair contractor.
Every hour of delay compounds the damage. Lovett Restoration delivers 24/7 emergency restoration for commercial, multifamily, and residential properties across Portland and SW Washington.
