Elmira

Rainbow International

Branch

4.1 of 5

Average of 25 Google reviews

Positive and negative reviews

  • Positive 19 reviews, 76% of all reviews
  • Negative 6 reviews, 24% of all reviews
  • Not counted 0 reviews, 0% of all reviews

Google reviews of 4 or 5 count as positive. Google reviews of 1 or 2 count as negative. Google reviews of 3 are not counted.

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About Rainbow International

Services

  • Commercial plumbing
  • Water damage
  • Mold remediation
  • Fire damage
  • Storm damage
  • Cleaning belongings
  • Electrical work

From their website, rainbowrestores.com, as of October 27, 2026.

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What their website says

Commercial plumbing
"Rainbow Restoration® of Elmira is your locally owned and operated emergency service and mitigation company."
Water damage
"Our professional home damage restoration services include water and flood damage cleanup"
Mold remediation
"Our professional home damage restoration services include water and flood damage cleanup, fire damage restoration, mold removal, and specialty cleaning services."
Fire damage
"Our professional home damage restoration services include water and flood damage cleanup, fire damage restoration"
Storm damage
"count on us for 24/7 emergency response for all water, fire, and storm emergencies."
Cleaning belongings
"Our residential contents restoration and emergency contents cleaning services can recover your home’s property after an unplanned event."
Electrical work
"Our professional home damage restoration services include water and flood damage cleanup, fire damage restoration, mold removal, and specialty cleaning services."

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Summary of reviews

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What reviewers like

  1. Courteous, professional staff

  2. Fast responses

  3. Efficient, timely work

  4. Clear communication

  • Written reviews used: 23
  • Made on October 25, 2026

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Hours
  • Every day Open 24 hours
E-mail
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Social media
1 other branch listed

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Reviews

From Google

christine smith 5 of 5

I can not say enough about this company from start to finish they were absolutely amazing . Rachel who would answer the phone was kind, compassionate and caring . I was completely overwelmed with my situation/ home and this company was the only part that was easy . The guys sent out were knowledgeable, compassionate and caring as well. They answered all my questions and concerns. They showed up early every morning and worked efficiently . Reese , I have to mention as , he went above and beyond to get the job done . Reese was beyond understanding to my concerns and frustration. He did not hesitate to address ever request from taking pics of my area rug to removing the bags with wet items . Again, I just want to express my gratitude and thankfulness to this company. They are not just doing a services that they provide ,but going beyond it to make sure their customers feel heard, understood and confident that they are gonna get the job done . Thank you Thank you for making this tragedy a lil easier ... Services Water damage-related cleanup & repair

From Google

Chris Augustine 5 of 5

Reasonable price Fast response, courteous and professional owner and employees. Highly recommend. Services Water damage-related cleanup & repair

From Google

Reece Harriel 5 of 5

Great price Great company recommend 10/10 Cadillac and Andre are perfect employees Services Remodeling, Mold inspection, Water damage-related cleanup & repair

From Google

Jill Benjamin 5 of 5

Reasonable price I am exceptionally pleased. Service was at my door within an hour of my call for water damage mitigation. The first thing laborers did upon reaching my residence was greet me and politely introduce themselves—something important to me as I was home alone at the time. Work was done quickly and thoroughly, and workers explained what they were doing. These guys did a big job and they did it really well! Services Water damage-related cleanup & repair

Business reply

Rainbow International

Thank you for your positive review. I hope you never need us again, but if you do, we will be there.

From Google

Tonya Embury 1 of 5

Business reply

Rainbow International

I’m sorry to receive a poor review from you. I have never done work for you, nor have I ever met you… can’t understand the reason behind this review.

From Google

Andrew Wilcox 1 of 5

These guys were contacted by my insurance company to remediate water damage from a broken pipe. All was well on day one after a weekend of the machine running the affected area was remediate. I even helped cut the flooring and asked if they would stop at the threshold of the master bedroom which was the only room affected. The next Monday at 8am I get a knock on the door and they went right to work. I asked if they got the ok to rip out more of the FLAWLESS oak floor in the hallway and front bedroom. The kid said yes and started removing the floor. Come to find out they didn't have the ok from the insurance company. I have to foot the bill to replace said flooring I would of otherwise kept because it was beautiful. Even one of the remediation workers asked why they were taking it out. This warrants a 1 star luckily I'm a nice guy. In addition during cleanup and prep for the flooring install I found that they left about 10ft of that beautiful oak flooring wedged between my baseboard heat and the wall. The last 4 pictures as evidence of the visible bend in the copper.

Business reply

Rainbow International

Andrew, I am sorry you were less than satisfied. I made every attempt to answer and fix your issues. I even personally went to your home and inspected with your mother. She was lovely and very appreciative. In the defense of my team, I would add that there is some inconsistencies in your review. We did have authorization to pull all of the flooring from your insurance company. We never do any work without going over the scope with the adjuster. See note from adjuster. 1:06 xactanalysis.com ... Notes + Michael Leone, Allstate Oct 28, 2025 9:45 AM Hello, We have been in contact. We authorized to pull flooring, insured stopped pulling the flooring, Insured responded to issue with the washer/dryer, and the heater. Both issues have been resolved. I will field any calls from the insured. I also checked out all of the review you have had…. You gave more than twenty 1 or 2 star review in the past few months. You even gave a 1 star to McDonalds and Wendy’s. I appreciate that you have high expectations and I am the same way, but if the owner is going the extra mile to resolve any issues, I’m giving them the benefit of doubt.

From Google

David Embury 1 of 5

Business reply

Rainbow International

I’m sorry to receive a poor review from you. I have never done work for you, nor have I ever met you… can’t understand the reason behind this review.

From Google

MELISSA CHAFFER 1 of 5

The owner has anger management issues and doesn't know how to treat his employees. You don't reprimand employees in front of other employees, that's bad management. This is 2025, people and businesses get cancelled for much less. How you treat others is a reflection of who you are. I wouldn't ever do business with a man such as yourself. I can't believe that you even have a business, not the way you talk to woman and men, employees and customers. I do not recommend this company.

Business reply

Rainbow International

I’m sorry to receive a poor review from you. I have never done work for you, nor have I ever met you… can’t understand the reason behind this review.

From Google

Emily Thomas 5 of 5

Over the winter I ended up with a really bad leak in my roof that caused water damage to over half of my home. I had just found out I was pregnant and I needed to get it taken care of fast! Thanks to Rainbow restoration they were able to save over half of the damaged walls and quickly tore out all the walls/ceilings that were not able to be saved in a quick and safe manner!! They even did a great job cleaning up the mess when they finished everything! After some back and forth with insurance rainbow was patient and so helpful with my predicament and I’m so grateful for all their hard work and patience to get everything taken care of!! I can not say enough good things about the owner Mike and is team 10/10 recommend them!!

From Google

Krista Allen 2 of 5

Two stars for showing up. Charged for putting up cabinets that should be their job as they’re there to get everything back in order. Instead of getting an electrical box they screwed an outlet cover into the dry wall. To top it all off, they took a microwave from another room, brought it in the kitchen, plugged it in and blew our breaker- then proceeded to do nothing about it even though they had no business moving the microwave let alone plugging it in in the first place. All the food went bad, ty for that and not giving a crap you did it. They left a huge mess, dents in the drywall when they put the baseboards in. They ran up the electricity running High powered fans for drying. The mess, they left cut pieces in the driveway that they said they’d pick up. My sister is having to do all kinds of construction work in her house as they left a lot of work unfinished. The ceiling not put back in, the counters they did ARE UNEVEN!!!! Idc if the insurance wants me to take these halfwits again _ I will certainly fight it and have them refer to this review. I would nvr recommend them to anyone EVER!!!

From Google

Dave Born 5 of 5

Very pleased with all the help. I was completely new at this and every stupid question I asked was answered intelligently and kindly. The staff to a person were professional and personable.

From Google

Wendy 1 of 5

What is scam of a company. Hired them to board up my house several months after the fire and yet they're charging me for emergency visit plus they're charging me for ladders and or scaffolding and they never even pulled a ladder out of the truck because I wanted it done from the inside. Be careful what you sign. They only showed me one page and asked me to sign it not letting me know there was four or five other pages that I was agreeing to at the time of signature. What makes it even worse you can still see the daylight coming through the boards because they did not cut them snug to the window. I don't know how people like this sleep at night knowing they have taken full advantage of somebody who has just been through a major disaster. Lesson learned and this will not be happening again.

Business reply

Rainbow International

Hello Wendy, I am sorry that you were not satisfied with the service that was provided. I would have to disagree with you. We never charged you anything, nor did we send you an invoice. We were hired by your insurance company to perform work to protect your home, from further damage. The work that we completed, was inspected by the insurance company. Because of the nature of the work that we perform, we are considered an Emergency Services Company. Because of that, companies like our have an agreement with the insurance company's that we charge a service fee for being available 24/7. This is the industry standard. We also did a walk through with you, after we completed the services that we were hired to perform. You actually signed a form stating that you were satisfied with the work that was completed. Finally, after the insurance company inspected and review every, they paid us directly. You were never charged anything by us, nor did you pay us one dime. I understand this is a difficult time and there is a lot you are dealing with in this situation, but we really did everything the insurance company asked us to do. Please feel free to call me if you have any further questions. Thank you for your time.

From Google

Aimee Decker 5 of 5

Cannot recommend this company enough. Fast, efficient, polite, trustworthy and great communicators. Made a very bad water damage situation a much easier process!

From Google

Megan Schmidt 5 of 5

Rainbow International did an exceptional job helping us when our basement got water damage due to a failed sump pump. Within 30 minutes of contacting the owner he was out there and had his guys there. They were professional and showed up first thing every day to assess the situation and let us know what was going on. They worked with our insurance and made sure everything was covered before doing anything. I hope to not have to use them again, but I would be more than happy to give my business to them anytime!! Positive Responsiveness, Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism Services Flood restoration

From Google

Samantha Evans 5 of 5

We had the unfortunate pleasure of of using their services twice in 3 months for a flooded basement and a separate issue of mold in the ceiling. They responded quickly, and everything was completed timely. They were understanding and accommodating when our project was halted by covid. Every person we were in contact with was beyond helpful. Positive Responsiveness, Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism, Value Services Flood cleanup, Water damage-related mold removal

From Google

Karl Krauss 5 of 5

They handled a very emotionally charged situation for me with utmost professionalism. Will be my first choice going forward.

From Google

Susan Gilbert 5 of 5

Rainbow Intl. removed sewage water from my cellar floor. They then deodorized the cellar and left several large humidifiers in the cellar over the weekend. They cleaned out a large area of items that were damaged and left the cellar very clean. The 2 workers, named Zakk and Nathan, couldn’t have been nicer or more polite. They were quiet, hard working and certainly knew what they were doing. I would recommend them very highly to others. In short, am very impressed with Rainbow International. Susan Gilbert Positive Responsiveness, Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism Services Water damage-related cleanup & repair, Sewage cleanup, Water removal

From Google

Terry Thompson 5 of 5

On July 1,2021 we had a very bad rain storm in Horseheads Ny, at 11:45 pm, it was so bad water was coming in my Finnish basement flooding everything. I call the fire department and they did what they could but weren’t much help, I notified my insurance around midnight, they called Rainbow International and they were at my house at 1:00 am cleaning up the water and helping me move all the stuff to start the drying process. I cannot say enough about Owner Michael Minichiello and his crew, they care about people there helping. If I could give them 10 stars I would. Thanks for a fast response and caring crew. Positive Responsiveness, Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism, Value Services Water damage-related cleanup & repair

Business reply

Rainbow International

Thank you for the this positive review. I'm sorry you had to deal with this situation. if you need anything else, please feel free to reach out.

From Google

Lisa Flora 5 of 5

They responded immediately and were very professional. Work was top notch and it was comforting to know the work would be done quickly and would be top notch quality. They relieved a great deal of stress during a disastrous time. Positive Responsiveness, Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism, Value Services Sewage cleanup

Business reply

Rainbow International

Thank you for your kind words!

From Google

Michael Cobb 5 of 5

Positive Quality, Value

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About Rainbow International

From their website, rainbowrestores.com, as of October 27, 2026.

These facts are the business's own claims, and FairPipes has not checked them. AI summarized the website and can make mistakes.

What their website says

Commercial plumbing
"Rainbow Restoration® of Elmira is your locally owned and operated emergency service and mitigation company."
Water damage
"Our professional home damage restoration services include water and flood damage cleanup"
Mold remediation
"Our professional home damage restoration services include water and flood damage cleanup, fire damage restoration, mold removal, and specialty cleaning services."
Fire damage
"Our professional home damage restoration services include water and flood damage cleanup, fire damage restoration"
Storm damage
"count on us for 24/7 emergency response for all water, fire, and storm emergencies."
Cleaning belongings
"Our residential contents restoration and emergency contents cleaning services can recover your home’s property after an unplanned event."
Electrical work
"Our professional home damage restoration services include water and flood damage cleanup, fire damage restoration, mold removal, and specialty cleaning services."

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