Guadalupe County, TX
Water Damage Restoration and Structural Drying in Seguin
Seguin's housing comes from two eras: nearly four in ten homes date from before 1980, yet 9.4% went up in 2020 or later, a bigger share than in any other city on this site. That spread shapes water damage restoration in Seguin.
Restoration for Seguin homes, old and new
Water damage restoration leads, then structural drying, the step that decides when a wall of any age is dry.
From Walnut Springs to 41,000 residents
The Handbook of Texas dates the townsite to August 12, 1838, near Walnut Branch, under the name Walnut Springs; in 1839 it took the name of Juan N. Seguín. The housing has age too. The Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2020-2024 counts 13,397 housing units in Seguin; 19.2% of them predate 1960, and the median home dates to 1990.
Then came the growth. Seguin went from 29,460 residents in 2020 to an estimated 41,048 in 2025, up 39.3%, the fastest growth of any city on this site, per Census Bureau estimates. Brand-new houses and pre-1960 ones share one city, and they don't dry the same way.
What the Guadalupe River has done before
On September 26-27, 1973, a frontal system dropped 2 to 12 inches of rain across Guadalupe County overnight, and a U.S. Geological Survey county summary puts flood damage in the Seguin area at 2.5 million dollars. In October 1998, the National Weather Service reported the river washing homes off their foundations from Canyon Lake to Seguin, and one NWS photo from that flood names Pecan Grove Estates, near Seguin.
That's history, not a forecast. Our water damage restoration handles clean-water losses that start indoors, like a pinhole leak in an old copper line or a washer hose that bursts, from extraction to the final moisture reading. Closer to Schertz, farther west, or in one of Cibolo's newer neighborhoods? Those pages carry their own detail; our Guadalupe County coverage takes in the rest.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. An older house can hold water in layers added over the decades, like new flooring over old or paneling over plaster, and each layer needs its own reading. A newer build leans on drywall and engineered wood, which can look fine while staying wet inside. Either way, structural drying follows the moisture readings, not the calendar.
Other communities we serve
Schertz and Cibolo, both west of Seguin, lead the list below.
Older Seguin house or a new build?
Call 24/7 and tell us roughly how old the house is. It shapes the drying plan.