Restoration Companies in the Pittsburgh Area, PA Compared (2026)
Key Takeaways
- Water damage is on all 8 sites. Mold remediation is on 6 of 8, fire and smoke on 4 of 8, sewage cleanup on 3 of 8 and storm damage on 2 of 8.
- 7 of 8 advertise 24/7 service, but 2 of 8 say how fast a crew arrives.
- Pennsylvania has no state license for most contractors. Anyone doing $5,000 or more of home improvement work a year must register with the Attorney General.
Sources cited in this article: DNS check, Firm's own website, State business registry, and our published methodology.
23 companies reviewed, 8 met the listing bar, 5 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more). Fewer than 8 companies reached the scoring bar, so this is an unranked comparison. The bar is not lowered to make a ranking.
Places covered: companies with an office in Adams, Adamsburg, Aleppo, Aliquippa, Allegheny, Allenport, Allison, Allison Park, Ambridge, Amwell, Apollo, Applewold, Arnold, Arnold City, Arona, Aspinwall, Atlasburg, Atwood, Avalon, Avella, Avonmore, Baden, Baidland, Bairdford, Bakerstown, Baldwin, Beallsville, Bear Rocks, Beaver, Beaver Falls, Bell, Bell Acres, Belle Vernon, Bellevue, Ben Avon, Ben Avon Heights, Bentleyville, Bessemer, Bethel Park, Big Beaver, Blaine, Blawnox, Boggs, Bolivar, Boston, Brackenridge, Braddock, Braddock Hills, Bradenville, Bradford Woods, Brady, Bradys Bend, Brentwood, Bridgeville, Bridgewater, Brighton, Brownsville, Bruin, Buffalo, Buffington, Bulger, Bullskin, Burgettstown, Burrell, Butler, Cadogan, California, Callery, Calumet, Canonsburg, Canton, Carnegie, Carnot-Moon, Castle Shannon, Cecil, Cecil-Bishop, Center, Centerville, Chalfant, Chalkhill, Charleroi, Chartiers, Cherry, Cherry Valley, Cheswick, Chewton, Chicora, Chippewa, Churchill, Clairton, Claysville, Clearfield, Clinton, Coal Center, Cokeburg, Collier, Collinsburg, Concord, Connellsville, Connoquenessing, Conway, Cook, Coraopolis, Cowanshannock, Crabtree, Crafton, Cranberry, Crescent, Cross Creek, Curtisville, Darlington, Daugherty, Dawson, Dayton, Deemston, Deer Lake, Delmont, Derry, Donegal, Donora, Dormont, Dravosburg, Dunbar, Dunlevy, Duquesne, East Bethlehem, East Butler, East Deer, East Finley, East Franklin, East Huntingdon, East McKeesport, East Pittsburgh, East Rochester, East Uniontown, East Vandergrift, East Washington, Eastvale, Eau Claire, Economy, Edenborn, Edgewood, Edgeworth, Eighty Four, Elco, Elderton, Elizabeth, Ellport, Ellsworth, Ellwood City, Elrama, Emsworth, Enlow, Enon Valley, Etna, Evans City, Everson, Export, Fairchance, Fairhope, Fairview, Fallowfield, Fallston, Farmington, Fawn, Fayette City, Fellsburg, Findlay, Finleyville, Ford City, Ford Cliff, Forest Hills, Forward, Fox Chapel, Frankfort Springs, Franklin Park, Fredericktown, Freedom, Freeport, Frisco, Frizzleburg, Gastonville, Georges, Georgetown, German, Gibsonia, Gilpin, Glasgow, Glassport, Glen Osborne, Glenfield, Glenshaw, Grapeville, Green Hills, Green Tree, Greene, Greenock, Greensburg, Grindstone, Harmar, Harmony, Harrison, Harrison City, Harrisville, Harwick, Haysville, Hazen, Heidelberg, Hempfield, Hendersonville, Henry Clay, Herminie, Hickory, Hiller, Homeacre-Lyndora, Homestead, Homewood, Hookstown, Hopewell, Hopwood, Hostetter, Houston, Hovey, Hunker, Hyde Park, Imperial, Independence, Indiana, Industry, Ingram, Irwin, Jeannette, Jefferson Hills, Joffre, Karns City, Kennedy, Kilbuck, Kiskimere, Kiskiminetas, Kittanning, Koppel, Lake Arthur Estates, Langeloth, Latrobe, Laurel Mountain, Lawrence, Lawson Heights, Leechburg, Leet, Leetsdale, Leith-Hatfield, Lemont Furnace, Lenape Heights, Level Green, Liberty, Ligonier, Lincoln, Little Beaver, Long Branch, Lower Burrell, Lower Tyrone, Loyalhanna, Lynnwood-Pricedale, Madison, Mahoning, Mammoth, Manor, Manorville, Marianna, Markleysburg, Mars, Marshall, Masontown, McCandless, McDonald, McGovern, McKees Rocks, McKeesport, McMurray, Meadowlands, Meadowood, Mercer, Meridian, Middlesex, Midland, Midway, Millsboro, Millvale, Millwood, Monaca, Monessen, Monongahela, Monroeville, Moon, Morris, Mount Lebanon, Mount Oliver, Mount Pleasant, Mt Pleasant, Muddy Creek, Munhall, Murrysville, Muse, Naomi, Neshannock, Neshannock Township, Neville, New Alexandria, New Beaver, New Bedford, New Brighton, New Castle, New Castle Northwest, New Eagle, New Florence, New Galilee, New Kensington, New Sewickley, New Stanton, New Wilmington, Newell, Nixon, Noblestown, North Apollo, North Beaver, North Belle Vernon, North Bethlehem, North Braddock, North Buffalo, North Charleroi, North Fayette, North Franklin, North Huntingdon, North Irwin, North Sewickley, North Strabane, North Union, North Vandergrift, North Versailles, Norvelt, O'Hara, Oak Hills, Oakdale, Oakland, Oakmont, Oakwood, Ohio, Ohiopyle, Ohioville, Oklahoma, Oliver, Orchard Hills, Paris, Parker, Parks, Patterson, Patterson Heights, Penn, Penn Hills, Penn Hills Municipality, Pennsbury Village, Perry, Perryopolis, Petrolia, Pine, Pitcairn, Pittsburgh, Plain Grove, Pleasant Hills, Pleasant View, Plum, Plumcreek, Point Marion, Port Vue, Portersville, Potter, Prospect, Pulaski, Raccoon, Rankin, Rayburn, Redbank, Redstone, Renfrew, Rennerdale, Republic, Reserve, Robinson, Rochester, Ronco, Roscoe, Ross, Rosslyn Farms, Rostraver, Rowes Run, Rural Valley, Russellton, S.N.P.J., Saltlick, Saxonburg, Scott, Scottdale, Seven Fields, Seven Springs, Seward, Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills, Shaler, Shanor-Northvue, Sharpsburg, Shenango, Shippingport, Slickville, Slippery Rock, Slippery Rock University, Slovan, Smith, Smithfield, Smithton, Smock, Somerset, South Beaver, South Bend, South Bethlehem, South Buffalo, South Connellsville, South Fayette, South Franklin, South Greensburg, South Heights, South Huntingdon, South New Castle, South Park, South Strabane, South Union, South Uniontown, South Versailles, Southview, Southwest Greensburg, Speers, Springdale, Springhill, St. Vincent College, Star Junction, Stewart, Stockdale, Sturgeon, Sugarcreek, Summit, Sutersville, Swissvale, Tarentum, Taylorstown, Templeton, Thompsonville, Thornburg, Trafford, Turtle Creek, Twilight, Union, Uniontown, Unity, Upper Burrell, Upper St. Clair, Upper Tyrone, Valencia, Valley, Van Voorhis, Vanderbilt, Vandergrift, Vanport, Venango, Verona, Versailles, Volant, Wall, Wampum, Washington, Webster, West Alexander, West Bethlehem, West Brownsville, West Deer, West Elizabeth, West Finley, West Franklin, West Hills, West Homestead, West Kittanning, West Leechburg, West Liberty, West Mayfield, West Middletown, West Mifflin, West Newton, West Pike Run, West Pittsburg, West Sunbury, West View, Westland, Wharton, Whitaker, White, White Oak, Whitehall, Wickerham Manor-Fisher, Wilkins, Wilkinsburg, Wilmerding, Wilmington, Winfield, Wolfdale, Worth, Worthington, Wyano, Wylandville, Youngstown, Youngwood, Yukon, Zelienople (Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (OMB July 2023)). A company elsewhere in Pennsylvania appears on the state page.
How this list is built: Methodology · Disclosures · About · Report a correction
This page covers restoration companies based in the Pittsburgh metro: the city itself plus towns such as Greensburg, McKeesport, Allison Park and Tarentum. Philadelphia and the rest of the state have their own pages. We reviewed 23 companies here and 8 met our listing bar. Each carries an Evidence Score and a coverage figure showing how much of that score we could check. Median coverage is 80%, and the 5 companies that cleared 70% have a median score of 42.
Comparison (unranked, alphabetical)
| Company | Where | Services documented | 24/7 · Insurance | Estimates | Credentials verified | Coverage | Evidence Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Restoration | Greensburg, PA | Water damage, Mold, Fire & smoke, Sewage & biohazard | 24/7 stated · Insurance claims | Not stated | Not verified | 80% | 56 |
| Boyer & Pentek, Inc | McKeesport, PA | Water damage, Fire & smoke | 24/7 stated · Insurance claims | Not stated | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Bulldog Cleaning & Restoration | Valley, PA | Water damage, Mold, Fire & smoke, Sewage & biohazard, Storm | 24/7 stated · Insurance claims | Not stated | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Cahill's Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning | Valley, PA | Water damage, Storm | 24/7 stated · Insurance claims | Free estimate or inspection (stated) | Not verified | 80% | 42 |
| Mold Pros of Western PA | Allison Park, PA | Water damage, Mold | 24/7 stated | Free estimate or inspection (stated) | Not verified | 80% | 40 |
| PENN MITIGATION+ | Pittsburgh, PA | Water damage, Mold | 24/7 stated · Insurance claims | Free estimate or inspection (stated) | Not verified | 37% | Not scored |
| Pure Air | Pittsburgh, PA | Water damage, Mold | Not stated | Free estimate or inspection (stated) | Not verified | 80% | 40 |
| Un-Flood-It Emergency Water Removal | Tarentum, PA | Water damage, Mold, Fire & smoke, Sewage & biohazard | 24/7 stated · Insurance claims | Not stated | Not verified | 80% | 52 |
What the evidence shows
Water first, then a steep drop
Every company here documents water damage work, so a flooded basement gives you 8 options. After that the list thins out fast. Mold remediation appears on 6 of 8 sites and fire and smoke on 4 of 8. Sewage and biohazard cleanup is on 3 of 8 and storm damage on 2 of 8. If your problem is a sewer backup or a tree on the roof, filter the table by service before you compare scores.
Promises on the page
7 of 8 say they answer around the clock, and 6 of 8 mention help with an insurance claim. 5 of 8 name an industry standard such as IICRC S500 for water or S520 for mold, which is the company's own claim and scored as one. Half offer a free estimate.
The detail that matters most in an emergency is thinner. 2 of 8 commit to an arrival time and 3 of 8 describe a warranty on the work. We couldn't confirm a third-party credential for any of them, and none is a franchise location. Ask on the phone when a crew will be at the house and what the company stands behind once the job is done.
Checking a Pittsburgh-area company yourself
Run the company through the Attorney General's Home Improvement Contractor Search, by name or PA registration number. Registration shows the company has filed with the state. It doesn't vouch for the quality of the work. Then use the Department of State's business record search to confirm the legal entity behind the name on the truck. The Pennsylvania page has the statewide rules and the companies outside this metro.
Pittsburgh area in figures
Shares of the 8 companies listed, from accepted evidence only. A company with no evidence for an item counts as not stating it.
| Document water damage work | 100% (8 of 8) |
|---|---|
| Document mold work | 75% (6 of 8) |
| Document fire & smoke work | 50% (4 of 8) |
| Document sewage & biohazard work | 38% (3 of 8) |
| Document storm work | 25% (2 of 8) |
| State 24/7 emergency response | 88% (7 of 8) |
| State they work with insurance claims | 75% (6 of 8) |
| Offer a free estimate or inspection (stated) | 50% (4 of 8) |
| State a response time | 25% (2 of 8) |
| State a workmanship warranty | 38% (3 of 8) |
| Name an industry standard such as IICRC (self-reported) | 62% (5 of 8) |
| Hold a third-party-verified credential | 0% (0 of 8) |
| Belong to a franchise network | 0% (0 of 8) |
| Median evidence coverage | 80% |
| Median Evidence Score (scored companies) | 42 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Why isn't the Pittsburgh list ranked?
We rank a city once 8 companies reach 70% coverage, and Pittsburgh has 5. A website alone can't get a company past 69%, so the rest has to come from an outside record such as a Department of State registry match. We won't lower the bar for one city, so the table stays unranked for now.
Do I need to check a Pittsburgh contractor's license?
Check the registration first. Pennsylvania doesn't license most construction contractors at state level, but home improvement contractors with $5,000 or more in yearly work must register with the Attorney General, and the registration number goes on the contract. Some municipalities add their own license rules, so ask which ones apply to your address.
How big a deposit can a restoration company ask for?
On a home improvement contract over $5,000, Pennsylvania limits the deposit to one-third of the price, plus the cost of any special-order materials named in the contract.
Sources and further reading
Dates are when we checked. Report an error.
- DNS checkChecked Sep 27, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026
- Firm's own websiteChecked Sep 27, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026
- State business registryChecked Sep 27, 2026
- Home Improvement Contractor RegistrationPennsylvania Office of Attorney General
- Home Improvement Contractor SearchPennsylvania Office of Attorney General
- Contractor LicensingPennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
- Record SearchesPennsylvania Department of State
- How the Evidence Score worksRestoration Index methodology
- Commercial disclosuresRestoration Index