In short: A note on this list: RMO wrote it and put itself first. That is our own opinion, based on our work and on what customers who have used other companies have told us. What we say about the other four companies comes from their own websites, and we haven't rated or criticized anyone.
In short: Our pick for water damage restoration in Warren is RMO Mitigation & Restoration: locally owned and not a franchise, a person answers 24/7, a crew is on site in about 60 minutes, and our own crews handle the job from the water to the rebuild. We keep a residential response team and commercial teams for Warren, and many of its commercial buildings have us on standby.

Our pick for Warren
1. RMO Mitigation & Restoration
RMO is a locally owned restoration company in Southfield, 11.8 miles from Warren. The owners work with clients directly, a person answers every call, and one company handles the whole job, from the first hour to the last repair.
- Phone answered
- 24/7, by a person
- On site
- About 60 minutes
- To Warren
- 11.8 mi, about 23 min
- Ownership
- Local, not a franchise
Why RMO is first in Warren
We keep two kinds of teams for Warren: a residential response team for homes, and commercial teams for the plants, offices and warehouses along Van Dyke, Mound Road and the I-696 corridor. Many of those buildings keep us on standby, so a crew is already assigned when something happens. Large losses need people as much as equipment: when two buildings flooded in Dearborn seven hours apart, we sent 30 people and worked both at once.
Locally owned, not a franchise
RMO belongs to the people who run it, here in Metro Detroit. There is no franchise office between you and the owners.
The owners on your job
Vadym, George and Jackson come out to jobs, work with clients directly and answer for the quality themselves.
A person answers, 24/7
Call 248-845-0000 at 3 a.m. and someone who can send a crew picks up. Not a recording, not a message service.
A crew in about 60 minutes
Across Oakland, Wayne and Macomb counties. When two office buildings flooded in Southfield, we had 15 people there in 20 minutes.
An IICRC-certified team
Trained to the industry's standards: ANSI/IICRC S500 for water damage and S520 for mold.
One company for everything
Water, sewage, fire, smoke, mold, storm and biohazard work, and the contents, by our own crews; asbestos and lead by licensed abatement partners we've worked with for years.
The rebuild, too
Framing, drywall, flooring and finishes by our own crews, so the job ends with the company that started it.
Crews for any size of job
When two Dearborn buildings flooded seven hours apart, we sent 30 people, worked both at once and saved both.
Commercial-grade equipment
Truck-mounted and portable extractors, LGR and desiccant dehumidifiers, air movers, air scrubbers, moisture meters and thermal imaging.
Dry by the numbers
Moisture readings every day and a drying log, until every wet material measures the same as a dry one.
Insurance, handled
We work with any carrier you use and document everything an adjuster needs. Many of our clients have paid nothing beyond their deductible.
Cleaning in the same call
Our sister company, RCO Cleaning, works from the same office, so the cleaning before and after is one more call to the same people.

Locally owned, not a franchise
Many of the restoration names around Metro Detroit are franchises: a national brand on a locally owned office. RMO isn't one. It belongs to the people who run it, from our office at 18000 W. Nine Mile Road in Southfield, so there is no franchise layer between you and the owners. Vadym, George and Jackson come out to jobs, meet the people whose homes and buildings we're working in, and answer for the quality themselves.
“We, as owners, come in and work directly with our clients.”
Vadym MakoveyFounder & General Manager, RMO Mitigation & RestorationWhat we handle in Warren
For Warren homes and businesses
- Basements after a storm: water and sewage out, cleaned, disinfected and dried
- Sewer backups through floor drains, removed safely by a crew in protective gear
- Plants, offices and warehouses: extraction and drying with the work kept running
- Large losses in industrial and commercial buildings, with a crew to match
- Burst pipes and failed supply lines, extracted and dried
- Mold after a flood, removed to the IICRC S520 standard
And everything around it: board-up and tarping, contents packed out and cleaned, odor removal, mold work, asbestos and lead abatement through our licensed partners, biohazard cleanup, HVAC and duct cleaning, electronics and equipment cleaning, and the rebuild. If it happened to a building, we handle it.
Getting to Warren fast
From Southfield, crews take I-696 east, straight across Warren, with exits at Mound Road and Van Dyke. Warren knows floods. On August 11, 2014, four to six inches of rain fell in about four hours, officials estimated that about 18,000 Warren homes had flood damage, and I-696 closed near Van Dyke with cars under water. On January 26, 2024, rain on saturated ground flooded basements again while the city's basins were full. More than four in five Warren homes were built before 1980.
What happens when you call
A person answers
Call 248-845-0000, day or night. Someone who can send a crew picks up.
A crew in about 60 minutes
With extractors, dehumidifiers, air movers and meters already on the truck.
The water out, the damage mapped
We stop the source, extract the water, and find where it went with moisture meters and thermal imaging.
A plan you can follow
What we found, what we're doing and how long drying should take, with photos and readings for your insurer from the first hour.
Dry, then rebuilt
We measure every day until it's dry, then our own crews do the repairs. One company, start to finish.
Insurance, handled
We will work with any insurance carrier you use. Over the years we've worked through claim after claim for homeowners, property managers and building owners. We document the damage from the first hour with photos, moisture readings and drying logs, and we work with your adjuster on the scope, so the claim can be settled on the facts and cover the whole job. Many of our clients have paid nothing beyond their deductible.
The other four on our list
These companies also serve Warren, described by what they say on their own websites.
2. Anytime Restoration Services
Chicago Road, Warren
A local restoration company with offices in New Baltimore and northern Michigan.
3. Emergency Response Services (ERSI)
Schmeman Avenue, Warren
An independently owned restoration company.
4. 1-800 WATER DAMAGE of Royal Oak and Sterling Heights
Dequindre Road, Warren
A franchise office of a national network.
5. Action Extraction
Macomb Township
A locally owned company that says it has served Macomb County since 1988.
Questions Warren property owners ask us
Is RMO a franchise?
No. RMO Mitigation & Restoration is locally owned and run from our office at 18000 W. Nine Mile Road in Southfield. The owners work with clients directly.
How fast can RMO get to Warren?
Our office is about 11.8 miles from Warren, about 23 minutes by road in light traffic. A person answers 248-845-0000 around the clock, and a crew is on site in about 60 minutes.
Will you work with my insurance company?
Yes, with any carrier. We document the job for your adjuster from the first hour, and many of our clients have paid nothing beyond their deductible.
Do you do the repairs, too?
Yes. Our own crews handle the rebuild, from framing and drywall to flooring and finishes, so you never have to find a second contractor.
Who is responsible for my sewer line in Warren?
Warren owners maintain the sewer line from the building to the city main, and the city warns that most homeowner policies don't cover sewer backups. Check your policy for backup coverage, and report a backup to the city the same day.
Can my commercial building keep RMO on standby?
Yes. Many Warren commercial buildings already do. A crew is assigned to your property, so when something happens, we already know the building.
Whoever you call, ask
- Who answers the phone at 3 a.m.?
- How soon can a crew be here, and how many people?
- Are your technicians IICRC-certified?
- How will you document the job for my insurer?
- Who does the repairs once it's dry?
- Does my policy cover sewer backups? (Warren warns that most homeowner policies don't, and owners maintain the line from the house to the city main.)
Red flags, according to Michigan's insurance department
- A demand for full payment up front
- Pressure to sign on the spot
- A request to sign your insurance check over to the contractor
- Unsolicited door-to-door offers after a storm
Sources
- Anytime Restoration Services: Restoration in Warren
- Emergency Response Services: Warren
- 1-800 WATER DAMAGE of Royal Oak and Sterling Heights
- Action Extraction: Water damage restoration in Warren
- CBS Detroit: Communities start assessing flood damage from historic storm
- City of Warren: Flood response, January 26, 2024
- City of Warren: Property owner sewer responsibility (PDF)
- U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey
- Michigan DIFS: Disaster preparedness and recovery









