17 water damage restoration companies ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Charleston: SERVPRO of North Kanawha and Teays Valley, CR Score 64/100; 4.9★ from 268 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Clean Slate Restoration, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 17.
Most-reviewed: Stanley Steemer, 1,096 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 17 ranked; ranked #5.
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17 Charleston water damage restoration companies are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 10 are open 24/7, 13 open Saturdays and 11 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 17 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SERVPRO of North Kanawha and Teays Valley | 64 | 4.9★ (268) | Nitro, 13 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Clean Slate Restoration | 62 | 4.8★ (78) | South Charleston, 3 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Panhandle Cleaning & Restoration of Charleston | 62 | 5.0★ (28) | Charleston | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Elite Carpet Cleaning & Restoration | 61 | 4.9★ (383) | Charleston | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Stanley Steemer | 61 | 4.9★ (1,096) | Cross Lanes, 8 mi away | 24/7 | Most reviews |
| 6 | Elite Restoration WV | 60 | 5.0★ (13) | Charleston | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Mold Busters Inspection | 60 | 4.2★ (40) | Charleston | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | First Response Restoration | 59 | 5.0★ (41) | Hurricane, 23 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Rainbow Restoration of Kanawha & Putnam Counties | 57 | 4.0★ (20) | Cross Lanes, 11 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Groundworks | 55 | 4.6★ (448) | Nitro, 15 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
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 268 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in South Charleston, 3 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 78 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Charleston
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 28 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Charleston
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 383 Google reviews.
Based in Cross Lanes, 8 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 1,096 Google reviews, the most in Charleston.
Based in Charleston
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Charleston
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.2★ from 40 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Hurricane, 23 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 41 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Fire damage restoration service”.
Based in Cross Lanes, 11 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.0★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Nitro, 15 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.6★ from 448 Google reviews.
Based in South Charleston, 6 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 59 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Huntington, 35 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 29 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Charleston
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Cross Lanes, 13 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 37 Google reviews.
Based in Huntington, 27 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based in Huntington, 33 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Roofing contractor”.
Based in Teays Valley, 18 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “General contractor”.
16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Almost Heaven Roofing | 4.9★ (54) | In Charleston |
| Brogan Painting Inc | 5.0★ (1) | In Charleston |
| Dynamic Restoration | 5.0★ (1) | 36 mi |
| Ed's Home & Commercial Improvement | 4.2★ (5) | In Charleston |
| Fahey Roofing + Contracting | 5.0★ (50) | In Charleston |
| JDB Contracting LLC | 4.9★ (37) | In Charleston |
| MDI Remodeling & Contracting | 4.5★ (24) | In Charleston |
| Monarch Service Corporation | 3.0★ (2) | In Charleston |
| Mr. Handyman of Kanawha Valley | 4.7★ (581) | In Charleston |
| National Roof Restoration and Repair | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| NexAir - Expert Plumbers | 5.0★ (181) | In Charleston |
| Rainstoppers Roofing | 4.9★ (89) | In Charleston |
| Richard Wilbur Builders Inc | 4.0★ (1) | In Charleston |
| Roofing America | 4.7★ (133) | In Charleston |
| Universal Builders of America | In Charleston | |
| W.Q. Watters Company | 4.3★ (13) | In Charleston |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Charleston. 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 17 Charleston 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 23, 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 Charleston 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 |