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Water damage restoration for Florida homes
About the service
Water damage restoration for Florida homes
Water damage restoration in Florida starts with the source of the water. A hurricane surge, a flash flood, a split supply line and an overflowing AC drain pan each call for a different cleanup.
Most Florida houses sit on a concrete slab. Water spreads under tile, laminate and baseboards instead of draining down. Block exterior walls with drywall on wood furring strips can hold water where nobody sees it.
A call starts with two questions: where did the water come from, and how long did it run? The restoration crew then maps the wet areas with moisture meters and writes an estimate before work starts. Drying continues until the readings show the materials are dry.
Calls come from Atlantic coast towns such as Palm Beach, Stuart and Vero Beach, Gulf coast towns from Tarpon Springs down to Marco Island, and inland places such as Lutz and Belle Glade.
- The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, according to NOAA.
- The EPA advises drying wet materials within 24 to 48 hours to keep mold from growing.
- A standard homeowners policy does not cover outside flood water. Flood coverage comes from a separate policy, such as one through the NFIP.
- New NFIP flood policies usually wait 30 days before coverage starts, so buying one when a storm is already named is too late.
- Florida requires mold assessors and mold remediators to hold a state license under Chapter 468, Part XVI of the Florida Statutes.
