West Seneca, Erie County, New York
Mold removal and water damage help in West Seneca
Mold you can see or smell, a wet basement, a leak? Send a request from anywhere in West Seneca, along Union Road, Seneca Street and the Cazenovia and Buffalo creeks. A local company calls back and puts the scope and price in writing before any work.
- Homes
- 19,196
- Median year built
- 1967
- Built before 1940
- 11%
- Licensed mold firms here (assess / remove)
- 3 / 1
About West Seneca
West Seneca sits along Cazenovia Creek and Buffalo Creek, just upstream of where they feed the Buffalo River, and the town's flood record shows it. ZIP 14224 has 156 federal flood claims on record, among the most in the county, 64 of them from 1979 and 1985. Away from the creek banks it's a postwar town (median built 1967, about 19,196 homes), and most calls are basements that take water in a fast thaw.
Homes and water in West Seneca
West Seneca has about 19,196 housing units according to the Census ACS 2020-2024, with a median year built of 1967. Most homes here are postwar: 55% were built before 1970, but only 11% before 1940. That means block foundations, and plenty of basements finished in the 1970s and 1980s with paneling straight over bare block, which is exactly where mold hides. Basement mold.
West Seneca has 156 federal flood insurance claims on record, and 64 of them came in 1979 and 1985, the county's two worst flood years. Creek and surface flooding is excluded from a standard homeowners policy, and flood policies pay for little in a basement, so ask early which kind of water got in. Insurance in New York.
The state lists 3 active mold assessment and 1 active remediation contractor licenses with an address in this ZIP code. Whoever comes out, ask for the license number and check it on data.ny.gov before you sign anything.
West Seneca ZIP codes
| ZIP | Area | Homes | Before 1940 | Median built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14224 | West Seneca | 19,196 | 11% | 1967 |
Census ACS 2020-2024. Compare all 46 ZIP codes.
Thaw days by month, Buffalo airport
Services in West Seneca
How it works
- Say what you found. The form takes a minute, or text photos. Give a rough size and whether there was a leak.
- A local company calls back. A few questions, then a time to come look.
- The scope and price come in writing first. Over 10 square feet of mold, New York wants a separate licensed assessor's plan, and the company will explain how that part works.
Questions
Do you cover all of West Seneca?
Yes, including ZIP 14224. The company that calls will confirm your address is in its area.
How soon can someone come out?
It depends on the week. The days after a big thaw or a summer downpour are busy for everyone. Say in your request if water is still coming in or if someone in the house has asthma, and the company will tell you when it can come.
Do I need a mold assessor first?
For mold over 10 square feet, New York requires a licensed assessor's plan before a licensed remediation contractor starts, and the two can't be the same company on your property. A smaller patch, or a homeowner doing their own work, needs no license.
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