Water in your Darien home? Here's what to do right now.

Tell us what’s happening, and we’ll help you figure out the next step.

Right now, before anything else

1. If water is near outlets, a furnace or a water heater, stay out of it.
2. Shut off the breaker for that area only if the panel is dry and you can reach it safely.
3. Lift what matters off the floor: photos, documents, electronics.
4. Photograph the water before it’s pumped out, including the waterline on the walls.

Water in Darien this year

July 4, 2026 was Darien’s flood day. Heavy late-afternoon storms moved over the area, and a private weather station between Woodridge and Darien recorded 5.19 inches of rain, about 4.9 inches of it in the hour ending 5:30 PM CDT. A U.S. Geological Survey rain gauge along North Frontage Road in Darien measured 4.05 inches in six hours, 2.4 inches of it in one hour.

Flash flooding followed quickly. Drivers reported flooding on I-55 between Lemont Road and IL-83 (about 5:00 PM). A DuPage County DOT camera showed Plainfield Road under several inches of water near Manning Road (about 5:15 PM). Photos showed water spreading across streets and sidewalks into numerous yards in Darien, and dispatchers relayed reports of flooded structures through the evening. South of town, the Waterfall Glen trail washed out near Clarendon Hills Road where a small creek overflowed. *Preliminary National Weather Service reports (NWS Chicago Local Storm Reports): Report 1 · Report 2 · Report 3 · Report 4 · Report 5 · Report 6

Darien is mostly 1970s and 1980s housing. The median home was built in 1978, and about 61% of homes are single-family detached with another 17% attached (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates: Census Reporter).

What we do

• Pump and extract the standing water, then remove any materials that won’t dry in place.
• Dry the structure and take moisture readings in each affected wall and floor, repeating them until the readings show it’s dry.
• Photograph every step: the source, the waterline, the readings.
• Repair what was removed.

If the water came in from above, through a ceiling or upper wall, we document where it came in.

If your lower level took the water, see flooded basement cleanup.

The EPA’s guidance is to dry water-damaged areas and items within 24–48 hours to prevent mold growth, which is why a lower level that only looks dry still gets measured. (Source: EPA)

How it works: You call, and we listen first. We measure, photograph and give you a line-item estimate. You hear from us as the drying progresses.