About Whitney
Whitney is an unincorporated town of about 6.8 square miles along Boulder Highway, between Las Vegas and Henderson. It was renamed East Las Vegas in 1958 and changed back to Whitney in 1993, and plenty of residents still use the old name. Sam Boyd Stadium, the former home of UNLV football, sits here.
Whitney mixes older homes along the original Boulder Highway corridor with newer developments built on vacant land since the 2000s. Older homes bring older plumbing. Newer ones bring the same supply line and water heater failures we see across the valley.
The water damage we see most in Whitney
- Older plumbing in homes near the original town streets
- Water heater leaks in garages
- Monsoon runoff in low yards
- Supply line failures in newer homes
Weather numbers that matter in Whitney
| Measure | Normal |
|---|---|
| Days at 100 degrees or more | 78 |
| Rain per year | 4.18 inches |
| Nights at 32 degrees or below | 10 |
Those numbers explain the pattern. Freeze breaks are rare and mostly hit exposed outdoor pipes. Heat is constant, which speeds up how fast standing water goes bad. And most of the year's rain arrives in short monsoon storms, which the county flood district says can flash flood even on sunny days between July and September.
Water and hard water in Whitney
Check the name on your water bill. The Las Vegas Valley Water District serves about 1.5 million people in the valley and rates its water very hard, at 17 grains per gallon. Scale from hard water wears on water heaters and valves.
Permits for repairs
Drying and drywall work usually starts right away. Plumbing, electrical and structural repairs can need a permit from Clark County Building and Fire Prevention, 4701 West Russell Road. This area is unincorporated, so county permits apply even though the mailing address says Las Vegas. The county site has a Which Jurisdiction Am I In tool if you are not sure.
How a Whitney job runs with us
You call or text
Send a photo and the address to (702) 746-6703.
We read the house
Moisture readings around the wet area and a dry standard from an unaffected room.
We dry
Extraction, removal of what cannot be saved, then air movers and dehumidifiers.
We rebuild
Insulation, drywall, texture and paint, by the same crew.