South Florida water damage restoration, from Fort Lauderdale to Miami
A supply line fails in a Miami high-rise, a summer storm floods a ground floor in Coral Gables, wind-driven rain gets past a balcony door in Fort Lauderdale — Restoration Doctor of South Florida answers around the clock, extracts and dries to IICRC standards, and documents the loss so every stakeholder gets a record that holds up.
Restoration Doctor of South Florida answers 786-213-9489 at any hour. A crew can be on-site in as little as 60 minutes in Miami-Dade. Broward and Palm Beach dispatches take somewhat longer.*
*Response times vary based on crew availability and demand.
Restoration Doctor of South Florida serves Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and the rest of Broward County 24 hours a day at (786) 213-9489.
Six ways a South Florida property gets hurt
Water, storm, mold, sewage, fire, and the contents inside — each mitigated and documented end to end.
Water Damage Restoration
Extraction, structural drying, and moisture verification for supply-line failures, drain-stack leaks, and unit-to-unit water migration in South Florida buildings.
Storm & Hurricane Damage Restoration
Emergency board-up, tarping, storm-water extraction, and post-hurricane structural drying for homes and buildings across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach.
Mold Remediation
S520-based mold remediation: containment, HEPA-filtered removal, moisture-source correction, and post-remediation verification for South Florida homes and condos.
Sewage Cleanup
Category 3 water mitigation: sewage extraction, contaminated material removal, disinfection, and structural drying for backups and drain failures.
Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration
Structure securing, soot and smoke residue removal, odor treatment, and combined fire-and-water mitigation for South Florida properties.
Contents Restoration & Pack-Out
Full-chain contents handling: barcode-tracked inventory, pack-out, restoration cleaning, climate-controlled storage, and organized pack-back.
Water at three in the morning is a different job from a scheduled estimate. This is what 24/7 emergency restoration in Miami looks like from the moment the phone is answered.
Built for how this market floods
Restoration playbooks written for northern markets do not translate here. Ours is written for concrete towers, slab-on-grade homes, and a climate that punishes delay.
Hurricane season, June through November
Named storms drive two very different losses — storm surge pushing water in at ground level, and wind-driven rain forced through roofs, windows, and balcony doors. Each is scoped, dried, and documented differently, and telling them apart cleanly matters for your records.
Humidity that never lets up
Year-round dew points in the 70s mean a wet wall in South Florida does not get a grace period. Microbial growth that might take days elsewhere can start within 24 to 48 hours here, which is why drying starts the same day the water does.
High-rise and condo losses
A failed supply line on the 30th floor of a Brickell tower can travel through a dozen units before anyone sees it. We trace unit-to-unit migration, coordinate access with condo associations and building management, and keep unit-level documentation separated so each stakeholder gets a clean record.
Slab-on-grade and ground-floor flooding
South Florida homes sit on concrete slab, so heavy rain events mean ground-floor flooding, garage flooding, and slab-level wicking into walls — not the below-grade losses northern contractors train on. Tile over slab and wood-frame assemblies each get a drying plan built for how they actually hold water.
What happens after you call
The same five-stage sequence runs on every South Florida loss — condo tower or single-family, burst supply line or hurricane intrusion.
Call (786) 213-9489 — any hour
One call reaches our South Florida dispatch, day or night, hurricane season or not. We log the loss, help you shut the water source or make the unit safe, and stage the nearest crew toward you.
A crew dispatches across the metro
Crews are dispatched across our South Florida service area in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. In Florida's heat and humidity the microbial clock runs faster than anywhere in the country, so mobilization starts the moment dispatch hangs up.
Extract, contain & dry to a standard
We remove standing water, set containment where units share walls or risers, and build a drying system matched to the structure — tile over concrete slab dries very differently from wood framing — verifying progress with daily moisture readings, not a calendar.
Document every phase of the loss
Time-stamped photos, moisture maps, psychrometric logs, and a line-item scope you may share with your insurer or condo association. You keep a complete record of what happened, what we did, and why.
Verified dry, documented hand-off
Once materials verify dry, our mitigation work is complete and you receive the drying documentation. If your property needs repairs after drying, we can refer you to licensed contractors.
Miami-Dade, Broward & Palm Beach counties
Crews are dispatched across our South Florida service area, covering 12 communities from coastline to suburbs.
Miami, FL
Water, storm, mold, and sewage restoration with local building-type detail.
Miami Beach, FL
Water, storm, mold, and sewage restoration with local building-type detail.
Brickell, FL
Water, storm, mold, and sewage restoration with local building-type detail.
Coral Gables, FL
Water, storm, mold, and sewage restoration with local building-type detail.
Coconut Grove, FL
Water, storm, mold, and sewage restoration with local building-type detail.
Key Biscayne, FL
Water, storm, mold, and sewage restoration with local building-type detail.
Pinecrest, FL
Water, storm, mold, and sewage restoration with local building-type detail.
Aventura, FL
Water, storm, mold, and sewage restoration with local building-type detail.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Water, storm, mold, and sewage restoration with local building-type detail.
Hollywood, FL
Water, storm, mold, and sewage restoration with local building-type detail.
Boca Raton, FL
Water, storm, mold, and sewage restoration with local building-type detail.
West Palm Beach, FL
Water, storm, mold, and sewage restoration with local building-type detail.
In Broward, start with water damage restoration in Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood; in Miami-Dade, water damage restoration in Miami.
A multi-state operation, accountable locally
Restoration Doctor of South Florida is part of the multi-state Restoration Doctor network, headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. That means national-standard documentation discipline — time-stamped photos, daily moisture logs, line-item scopes — applied to South Florida losses by a local operation you can call at (786) 213-9489. Reviews for the network are published on our independent reviews hub.
See the work and the standard behind it
Documented projects, before-and-after evidence, reviews, our commercial capability, and answer-first guides for South Florida homeowners.
Documented projects
Real restoration files, photographed from arrival to verified dry-out.
Before & after
Side-by-side pairs straight from the CompanyCam photo log.
Reviews
Our live Google aggregate, source-linked — never retyped numbers.
Commercial & high-rise
Large-loss and multi-floor capability for managed South Florida properties.
Guides & field notes
Hurricane, water, and mold answers written for South Florida.
Frequently asked
Straight answers on process, timelines, and cost.
Tell us what happened
For an active loss, call the dispatch line — it's the fastest path, answered live 24/7. For quotes, mold assessments, condo association inquiries, and follow-ups, send the details and we follow up.
We invoice the property owner. You are responsible for payment under your signed agreement, whether or not your insurer pays. We provide our photos, moisture readings and invoice to you and, at your request, your insurer. We do not interpret your policy, negotiate with your insurer, or represent you in your claim.
Call (786) 213-9489Active water, mold, fire, or sewage event?
Connect directly with the Restoration Doctor team for your region. Crews are on standby 24/7 with documented response protocols.