Bethany Was Built Twice. I'm Here to Make Sure It Doesn't Need a Third.

A lot of Bethany's housing stock was rebuilt after the 1930 F4 tornado leveled a quarter of the town. The homes that went up in the 1940s and 1950s were built solid — but they're running on 70-year-old plumbing. Cast-iron drain lines corrode from the inside. Galvanized supply lines narrow with mineral deposits until pressure drops and a joint gives out. The warning signs are subtle: slow drains, occasional low water pressure, a faint musty smell near an exterior wall. If you're noticing any of those, get a plumber to scope the lines before a pipe ruptures. If water is already showing — stains on walls, bubbling paint, soft spots in flooring — call me. I'll bring thermal imaging and a moisture meter. I can map exactly where the water is without cutting into anything.

The June 14, 2010 event dumped over 7 inches of rain in a few hours across the metro. Bethany's storm drains were overwhelmed. Dozens of homes here took water through the floor. The problem is what happened after the water receded. If the crawl space or subfloor wasn't dried professionally — with dehumidifiers and air movers, not just fans and open windows — moisture likely stayed trapped for weeks. That's plenty of time for mold to colonize on floor joists, insulation, and the underside of subflooring. If your home still has a musty smell, especially when the HVAC kicks on, there's a good chance mold is present. I can inspect the crawl space, take moisture readings, and if needed, send air samples to a lab. Mold doesn't go away on its own. But it does get worse.

In 2023, hail as large as 2.75 inches was reported near Bethany. That's baseball-sized — big enough to puncture shingles, crack ridge caps, and compromise flashing around vents and chimneys. The tricky part is that hail damage to a roof doesn't always cause an immediate visible leak. What happens instead is the shingle's granule layer gets stripped, the felt underneath absorbs moisture, and over weeks to months, water slowly migrates through the decking and into the attic. By the time you see a ceiling stain, the damage behind the drywall is already established. If your roof was in a hail zone and you haven't had it professionally inspected — not by a roofer looking to sell you a replacement, but by someone checking for water intrusion — I'd get on it. I use FLIR thermal cameras to detect moisture in ceilings and walls without tearing anything open.

Almost certainly. The February 2021 arctic blast was the worst freeze event in Oklahoma in decades. Pipes burst in homes all over the metro — including plenty in Bethany. When a pipe bursts inside a wall, it can dump gallons of water into the wall cavity before anyone notices. Most homeowners called plumbers, fixed the pipe, wiped up the visible water, and moved on. But the water that saturated the insulation and drywall inside the wall? That stayed. Insulation holds moisture like a sponge. In a sealed wall cavity, that moisture never evaporated — it became the perfect breeding ground for mold. A musty smell is your nose telling you what a moisture meter would confirm. I'll open a small inspection hole, take readings, and if it's mold, contain and remove it properly. The longer it sits, the further it spreads.

It can. Homes on Bethany's western edge near Lake Overholser and the Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge area sit in a microclimate with higher ambient humidity than homes further east. Water bodies raise local humidity, and when you combine that with Oklahoma's already warm, moist summers, the indoor relative humidity in lakeside homes can creep above 60% — which is the threshold where mold growth becomes likely without active dehumidification. If you have a crawl space, that below-grade space is especially vulnerable. Moisture from the soil below and the humid air above can create conditions where mold grows on floor joists and insulation for years without anyone knowing. I recommend running a hygrometer check in your crawl space and any below-grade rooms during June and July. If readings are consistently above 60%, talk to me about commercial dehumidification — it's cheaper than a mold remediation job.

Yes. I've worked with Farm Bureau, Shelter, State Farm, Allstate, USAA, and every major carrier that writes policies in Oklahoma. Here's what matters more than which carrier you have: documentation. Insurance adjusters approve claims based on evidence — moisture readings, thermal imaging, line-item breakdowns in Xactimate, photographic proof of every affected area. I document every job to that standard. When I submit a claim package to your carrier, it's not something they have to argue with — it's evidence. I also understand the difference between replacement cost and actual cash value policies, which affects what your carrier will cover for materials and labor. If your adjuster has questions, I'll answer them directly. My job is to make the process as straightforward as possible for you.

Yes. When you call 405-896-9088, you're calling my phone. Not a call center. Not a dispatcher. Not a regional franchise manager in Tulsa. I'm Phil Sheridan — I founded 4D Restoration on January 3rd, 2024. I'm IICRC certified. I'm a service-disabled veteran — Oklahoma Army National Guard, six years, Afghanistan 2011–2012. I show up to your home, I assess the damage, I run the equipment, and I monitor the job until it's done. I don't hand it off to a technician I've never met. That's the difference between a franchise and an owner-operated company. Your neighbor can tell you exactly what to expect, because every job gets the same thing: me.

It already did happen — and it wasn't a one-off. In January 2022, someone broke a fire sprinkler head at Bethany High School during a freeze, and the resulting water flood ruined the gym's wooden floor. The school had to relocate basketball games for weeks while repairs were made. If your home has a fire sprinkler system — which is more common than people realize in newer Bethany construction — a similar failure could flood an entire level in minutes. Sprinkler heads can also freeze and burst during arctic blasts, just like regular plumbing. The volume of water from a broken sprinkler is enormous — we're talking gallons per minute. If you have a sprinkler system and the temperature is dropping below freezing, make sure your home's heat is set to at least 55°F even if you're away. If a sprinkler breaks, kill the main water supply immediately and call me. Time is the variable that determines whether you're replacing carpet or replacing subfloor.