Master Dry LLC
About us
Family Owned and operated by Nick and Lisa Catalano based in Martinsburg WV. Master Dry, LLC is an owner operated restoration service company situated in the Eastern Panhandle of WV. Master Dry, LLC, provides water damage restoration services to the Eastern and Northern Panhandles in WV as well as serving the Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, surrounding areas. We offer professional certified service backed by years of experience. Our expertise at flood damage restoration is unmatched. We are an Clean Trust Certified firm. As members of the Clean Trust, we are held to very strict standards. We use advanced equipment and state of the art technology to give you the absolute best service available anywhere. We work closely with the insurance industry to provide fast, thorough and cost effective water damage restoration services to the property owner. We strive to achieve optimum results in all situations.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Carpet Cleaning, Fire, Trauma and Crime Scene Cleanup, Water, and Mold Remediation
Amenities
Emergency Services
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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They were fantastic and easy to work with. Very responsive and able to address the water damage ASAP. When the insurance company was giving us flack about payments, MasterDry worked with us to make sure they completed the job, even though the payment didn't happen as quickly as promised. They were very professional - I would highly recommend.
I had an estimate from another well known company who specializes in encapsulation of crawl space and they estimated approximately $12K to do the same job. Additionally, they were also going to require that I have a HVAC tech to remove all of the duct work (at my expense of course) prior to their team coming to do the job and then it would have to be re-installed.
Another local contractor looked at the job and decided it would be too much work and he didn't want to even touch the job.
"I believe this review to be for another company, MasterDry does not waterproof crawl spaces or basements. We do water mitigation or the dry out of basements after some sort of water infiltration."
The next day, I got a phone call from the Master Dry office saying the workers were at the house and no one was home. Fortunately, when I contacted the workers directly, they agreed to wait for my arrival after saying no one had told them to call ahead or given them any contact information. Two men, one clearly a new trainee, checked things out and said they should be able to do the remediation over the weekend, even though it was Memorial Day weekend. I did not get an estimate. (I attribute not noticing that and not asking for a written one to my panicked state.)
On Saturday, the workers did call ahead to let me know they were able to begin the work, which they did: removing wet drywall and paneling and doors. One of the three people working was a middle aged, overweight woman who left exhausted well before the end of the first day, taking with her the truck that was supposed to haul away debris. The debris sat in the side yard of the house for two more days before being removed. The remaining two workers did stack it reasonably neatly as out of the way as possible. They sprayed everything with an organic antimicrobial solution and placed 10 large fans and a very large dehumidifier in the basement, saying they would run for 3 days and that I should then wait for an additional 3 days before beginning repairs. They finished and left at 5 pm on Saturday. On Thursday, the fans were still going with no word from Master Dry to me. By then I had informed my insurance company of the incident, and when I told my agent the remediation was still ongoing, the insurance company sent a representative from a Master Dry competitor to measure moisture left in the basement. They found it to be dry enough to begin repairs. Also, someone who had retired from doing this type of work happened to visit the house during that period, and ventured the opinion that 5 fans would have been enough for such a compact space. This matters since the fans bill at $30 each per day.
I notified Master Dry to finish the job. The woman I spoke with was defensive, denied it had been 5 days (this was late on Thursday), and informed me that, since I was stopping too soon, they would not guarantee the remediation. On the plus side, I got a quick response and a dry basement. The lead worker was knowledgeable, pleasant and proficient, and explained everything to me. The damaged drywall and paneling was also cut out in a way that left neat edges, facilitating repair. Interestingly, in keeping with the phone denial, they ended up only billing me for 4 days, not 5, even though they did not pull the equipment until midday Friday. I am left to wonder, however, how long the fans would have run and been billed for had the duration not been challenged. Hence my hesitation to use them again or recommend them.
For over two hours of work by two men, I felt that their "service call" charge was very reasonable.
I would certainly use this firm if I ever have a mold problem again.
I turned to Angie's List and found MasterDry. The MasterDry team was responsive and reassuring. We were out of the country and required some special hand holding like communicating with the plumber and insurance, but MasterDry didn't hesitate to help out. When we returned we worked with several technicians who were knowledgeable and professional throughout the process. They tore out and removed all the wet carpet and flooring, drywall and cabinets that were damaged then brought in several industrial sized fans and dehumidifiers. They also used some natural mold prevention chemicals that we safe with the kids and pets.
At one point there was a miscommunication with the office about the extent of the damage. With a project this size, this can happen and is excusable when quickly remedied. MasterDry not only quickly remedied it, but went over and above to make sure this was corrected, then they closely monitored the project to completion.
I hope I never need this service again, but God willing and the creek DOES rise... I will call MasterDry. Thanks team!
finished within a couple of hours and even hit a couple of other areas that weren't discussed prior as a precaution. I am very pleased with the work and highly recommend this company, especially Carrie and Ben!
"Thank You (member name removed) it was a pleasure to work for you!"
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