PETWORTH
Home Repair & Contractor Services
Water got into the English basement unit, or both units in the rowhouse need turning. In Petworth we rebuild basement units, price each unit's turn separately and refit shops on Upshur Street.
Petworth Is Porch-Front Rowhouses
Petworth is block after block of rowhouses with front porches, built in the 1910s and 1920s, between Georgia Avenue and Rock Creek Park.
Many have English basements, and many of those basements are rental units. That is the house type that drives most of the work here.
The local concept
English Basement Units
An English basement unit is a separate apartment in a rowhouse lower level, partly below grade, with its own door under the front steps.
Below grade means water finds it first: a heavy rain, a clogged areaway drain or a leak from the kitchen upstairs. Rental means it also turns over between tenants.
What people in Petworth hire us for
Basement units after water
When water gets into a basement unit, the wet drywall, insulation and flooring come out, the space dries, and the unit gets rebuilt with photos and measurements for the adjuster.
Insurance Reconstruction →Basement and upper-unit turns
English basement units and the floors above get turned between tenants, each priced separately so you know what each unit costs.
Rental Turnovers →Shops on Upshur Street
Restaurants and shops on Upshur Street and Georgia Avenue change tenants. We gut, frame and finish the space and schedule the licensed trades.
Commercial Contracting →Floors for basement units
Waterproof plank on a prepared slab downstairs, refinished oak upstairs.
Flooring →Petworth Neighborhoods We Serve
Petworth, Park View, 16th Street Heights, Brightwood and the streets around Grant Circle and Sherman Circle.
Central
- Petworth
- Park View
- 16th Street Heights
- Pleasant Plains
North
- Brightwood
- Brightwood Park
- Manor Park
- Takoma DC
South & West
- Columbia Heights
- Mount Pleasant
- Crestwood
- Shaw
Nearby
- Brookland
- Silver Spring
- Takoma Park
- Adams Morgan
Through Downtown to Georgia Avenue
Petworth is about 20 miles from Bryans Road on a straight line, and about 4 from the Capitol.
We go up MD 210 to I-295, over the 11th Street Bridges on I-695, through downtown on I-395, and north on city streets to Georgia Avenue, Grant Circle and Sherman Circle, with President Lincoln's Cottage at the east edge.
Petworth Questions
Can you rebuild an English basement unit after water?+
Yes. We remove what is wet, dry it and rebuild, documented for your adjuster.
Who issues permits in Petworth?+
Petworth permits come from the DC Department of Buildings, as everywhere in the District.
Why does my basement unit keep taking water?+
Common causes are a clogged areaway or stairwell drain, grading toward the house, or a leak from above. Fix the cause first, then rebuild.
Do you work in Brightwood and Park View?+
Yes. Brightwood is north of Petworth and Park View is south.
Start Your Petworth Estimate
Basement unit flooded or coming empty? Send us the address and we will come look.
Towns Near Petworth
- Columbia Heights, DC 1.2 mi south
- Brookland, DC 2.2 mi east
- Trinidad, DC 3.3 mi southeast
- Silver Spring, MD 4.0 mi north
- Hyattsville, MD 4.5 mi east
- Navy Yard, DC 4.9 mi south
Straight-line miles from Petworth. Farther than Navy Yard? See the Washington, D.C. page or the full service area.