260 water damage restoration companies ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Chapel Hill: Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, CR Score 66/100; 4.9★ from 2,224 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 260.
Most-reviewed: Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, 2,873 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 260 ranked; ranked #46.
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260 Chapel Hill water damage restoration companies are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 140 are open 24/7, 198 open Saturdays and 153 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 260 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 66 | 4.9★ (2,224) | Durham, 10 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 65 | 4.9★ (973) | Durham, 7 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | 24 Hour Flood Pros | 63 | 5.0★ (636) | Castaic, 16 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | RestorePro Reconstruction | 63 | 4.8★ (542) | Durham, 9 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | NC Water and Fire | 63 | 5.0★ (529) | Cary, 19 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | United Water Restoration Group of Triangle | 62 | 5.0★ (60) | Chapel Hill | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Voda Cleaning & Restoration of West Raleigh | 62 | 5.0★ (216) | Morrisville, 14 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Carolina Restoration Services | 62 | 4.7★ (626) | Morrisville, 15 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Professional Restoration Services | 62 | 4.9★ (350) | Apex, 18 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Voda Cleaning & Restoration of Chapel Hill - Durham | 61 | 5.0★ (43) | Chapel Hill | 24/7 | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Scores below: based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 2,224 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Durham, 7 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 973 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Castaic, 16 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 636 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Durham, 9 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 542 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cary, 19 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 529 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Chapel Hill
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 60 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Morrisville, 14 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 216 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Morrisville, 15 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 626 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Apex, 18 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 350 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Chapel Hill
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 43 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Carrboro, 2 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 46 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Raleigh, 25 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 485 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Durham, 13 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 118 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Durham, 11 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 188 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Raleigh, 22 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 184 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Chapel Hill
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Raleigh, 22 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 188 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Raleigh, 18 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 149 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Apex, 19 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 145 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Chapel Hill
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 113 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cary, 18 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 87 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Raleigh, 26 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 180 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cary, 18 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 101 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Apex, 17 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 117 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Durham, 9 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 260 ranked water damage restoration companies here; the rest are on their profiles.
20 more water damage restoration companies within 40 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Absolut solutions | 5.0★ (2) | In Chapel Hill |
| APR | 4.5★ (221) | 27 mi |
| Bud Matthews Services | 4.8★ (650) | In Chapel Hill |
| CE Restoration | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Cederberg Kitchens & Renovations | 4.9★ (55) | In Chapel Hill |
| CertaPro Painters of Chapel Hill, NC | 4.9★ (229) | In Chapel Hill |
| Craftsman Direct, Handyman | 4.6★ (22) | In Chapel Hill |
| DR Restore - Cleaning and Restoration | In Chapel Hill | |
| Excalibur Restoration | In Chapel Hill | |
| Fiferum Construction | 5.0★ (32) | In Chapel Hill |
| Hauser Building Co Inc | 5.0★ (1) | In Chapel Hill |
| JC Solutions | 5.0★ (66) | In Chapel Hill |
| Mitchell Restoration | In Chapel Hill | |
| Paul Davis Restoration of Raleigh-Durham | 4.7★ (196) | 30 mi |
| Restoration Experts of NC | 4.7★ (64) | 21 mi |
| Storm Guard Roofing and Construction Durham Chapel Hill | 5.0★ (335) | In Chapel Hill |
| Tar Heel Painters | 5.0★ (88) | In Chapel Hill |
| The Chapel Hill Roofing Professionals | 5.0★ (2) | In Chapel Hill |
| The Solutions Group | 5.0★ (1) | In Chapel Hill |
| Triangle Remodeling Service | 5.0★ (3) | In Chapel Hill |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Chapel Hill. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water damage restoration | $1,383 | $3,868 | $6,369 | Per job: typical range of customer-reported restorations. US national range | October 2026 |
We scored 260 Chapel Hill water damage restoration companies on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 22, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Chapel Hill data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |