KIRKLAND NEIGHBORHOOD · FINN HILL

Water Damage in Finn Hill

Water seeping into a daylight basement or pooling against the uphill wall? Get it extracted and dried before it soaks the framing.

Phone (425) 437-2143

Water extraction, drying & repairs
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Kirkland & nearby cities

Steep Lots, Tall Trees and Billy Creek

Finn Hill rises above the northeast shore of Lake Washington, and it became part of Kirkland on June 1, 2011, along with North Juanita and Kingsgate. It's a neighborhood of slopes and big trees, with Big Finn Hill Park at its center and many homes built to catch a view of the water. That terrain shapes its water damage. Rain running down the hill collects against the uphill walls of houses, and lower levels built into the slope take on seepage after long storms. In December 2010 the city monitored flooding of homes along Billy Creek, a tributary of Juanita Creek that runs through the area.

Phone (425) 437-2143

Shingle-sided house up a short flight of steps on a wooded lot in heavy rain

The Houses Here

Finn Hill's housing is a mix of older homes from before annexation, split-levels and daylight basements cut into the slope, and newer view homes with large windows and finished lower floors. Daylight basements are the common thread: one side opens to the downhill view, the other is buried in the hillside, and that buried wall is where water shows up first.

Where Water Comes From in Finn Hill

Hillside runoff pooling against uphill foundation walls during multi-day rain
Daylight basements taking on seepage through the buried wall or slab joint
Gutters packed with fir and cedar needles, overflowing beside the foundation
Creek-side lots near Billy Creek and other drainages when water runs high

Help for Finn Hill Homes

Water damage here usually falls under water extraction, basements & crawl spaces, kitchens, baths & laundry, ceilings & upper floors or drying & repairs. One Kirkland number covers all five.