Free visual inspection and a written scope of work before any mitigation begins - photos, moisture readings, and drying logs go in your claim file
The scope we write is the scope we bill. Anything new gets shown to you, in writing, before we touch it.
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AfterFast, Reliable Storm & Disaster Restoration Across Miami
Storm damage in Miami moves fast, and so do we. When a named storm or afternoon squall punches through a jalousie window or lifts a section of flat roof, you need a crew that already knows what Miami water does once it’s inside a CBS wall. DryMark Restoration dispatches teams across Miami-Dade from our South FL office, and a live person answers at (629) 213-4606 around the clock. We document every reading, every photo, and every dollar before work starts, because in this city, the difference between a paid claim and a denied one is the paperwork.
Why DryMark Restoration Is Miami’s Preferred Storm & Disaster Restoration Company
Homeowners in Miami research before they call. They read the three-star reviews, they ask about drying logs, and they want a written price before a crew walks in the door. That’s exactly how we’ve operated since 2011, when Alicia Brennan, a former claims adjuster, built this company around the documentation gap that costs homeowners their claims. We’ve restored 12,000+ homes since, every one with a written scope and a photo record when the crew left.
Miami’s restoration market has a known problem: crews that rush mitigation, skip the moisture mapping, and hand the homeowner a bill the insurer picks apart. We work the other way. Our technicians carry Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, and XPOWER equipment, document to IICRC, RIA, and IFA standards, and deliver daily drying logs that read like an adjuster’s checklist. The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs every job under The Haven Standard, Clause 1: a written price before any work begins. No exceptions.
You can read more about how we serve the broader region on our Storm & Disaster Restoration in Miami page, or see the full scope of what we do under Storm & Disaster Restoration.
Our Storm & Disaster Restoration Services in Miami
Storm Damage Cleanup
Miami’s June-to-November wet season overlaps completely with hurricane season, which means storm damage here arrives with a biological clock attached. We begin with moisture mapping and thermal imaging to find water that hasn’t shown itself yet, because in a CBS home, water hides in wall cavities and migrates through the slab. Our crews remove saturated drywall, carpet, and insulation, then set containment and run professional-grade drying systems until readings match pre-loss conditions.
Flood Damage Restoration
Flood restoration in Miami is different from anywhere inland. The water table sits 2 to 4 feet below grade across much of Miami-Dade, so surface flooding can wick upward through the slab and reappear days later on the opposite side of the house. We dry the structure, not just the room, using psychrometric data, meaning we track temperature, humidity, and vapor pressure differential, to confirm the slab and wall cavities are actually dry before we close the job. Then we apply antimicrobial treatment to stop mold before the 48-hour mark.
Emergency Board-Up
When a window goes, Miami’s tropical rain bands don’t wait for business hours. We board up fast, but we also reinforce. Pre-Hurricane Andrew homes in Coral Gables, Little Havana, and Westchester often still have original jalousie windows that fail under wind-driven rain pressure. A standard board-up that doesn’t account for that pressure collapses, and then you’re back where you started. We secure openings to hold through the next cell, not just until the adjuster arrives.
Roof Tarping
Miami’s dominant housing stock, CBS homes built from the 1950s through the 70s, runs heavily toward flat and low-slope roofs. Those roofs pond water, and ponding water finds its way through and keeps finding its way through after a mediocre tarp job. Our tarping accounts for Miami’s drainage realities: we secure water to flow off, not pool against the patch, and we document the tarp coverage with photos before any precipitation returns. In a city with 62 inches of annual rainfall, the tarp has to work the same day it goes on.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
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We’re not brand-locked. Miami homes run everything from original 1950s jalousie frames to modern impact-rated systems, and we work across all of it. Our equipment fleet includes Dri-Eaz and Phoenix drying systems and XPOWER air movers, and our techs document to IICRC standards. When you call after a storm in Miami, the crew that shows up carries what your specific structure needs, and the paperwork that follows matches what your insurer expects to see.
Common Storm & Disaster Restoration Problems We See in Miami Homes
- Saltwater surge accelerates rebar corrosion. Miami is the only major U.S. metro where restoration crews routinely handle saltwater storm surge intrusion, not just freshwater flooding. Salt saturates the concrete block, reaches the rebar, and corrosion begins. Freshwater drying protocols don’t cut it; we use chloride-mitigation steps that inland crews never learn.
- Slab-wicking surprises homeowners days later. Water enters at one end of the structure, travels through the slab, and shows up as high moisture readings on the opposite wall. A roof leak in Allapattah can present as a wet baseboard near the kitchen three days after the rain stopped. We map the full envelope, not just the visible damage.
- The 24-to-48-hour mold window. Miami’s ambient relative humidity sits above 75% most of the year. That compresses mold colonization to a single day or two after water intrusion, not the three to five days common in drier markets. Speed matters here in a way it simply doesn’t in Orlando or Atlanta.
- Pre-Andrew construction lacks wind-load standards. Homes built before 1992 weren’t required to meet modern wind-load and water-intrusion codes. Original jalousie windows, single-pane glass, and roof-to-wall connections that were never strapped down all fail predictably under tropical rain-band pressure. We see the same failure modes in Hialeah, Little Haiti, and the Miami River corridor every storm season.
Pricing for Storm & Disaster Restoration in Miami, FL
Written pricing before work starts is Haven Standard, Clause 1. Here are real Miami market ranges:
- Emergency board-up in Miami typically runs $450-$900 per opening, depending on window size and whether reinforcement is needed for legacy jalousie frames.
- Roof tarping for a flat or low-slope CBS roof generally lands between $800 and $1,600, with the higher end reflecting larger ponding areas and additional tie-downs.
- Storm damage cleanup with full water extraction, demo, and structural drying ranges from $3,500 to $9,000 for a typical single-story Miami home with Category 2 water intrusion.
- Flood damage restoration involving slab-wicking and full containment work typically runs $6,000-$15,000 depending on affected square footage and whether saltwater mitigation is required.
For an exact written scope, call (629) 213-4606. Estimates are free, and a real person answers. Bring us a competitor’s written estimate and we’ll review it at no charge.
We Also Serve Cities Near Miami
Our Miami crews also cover Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Hialeah, and Miami Gardens. The flooding realities shift slightly from barrier island to inland suburb, but the documentation standard doesn’t. Same written price before work starts, same photo record on every visit, same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Miami, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Miami area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Storm & Disaster Restoration in Miami
The water table in much of Miami-Dade sits 2 to 4 feet below grade, which means flood water can wick upward through the slab and reappear days later on the opposite side of the house from the original intrusion. Our drying protocol includes slab and wall-cavity verification before we call a job complete, not just surface readings. Call (629) 213-4606 if you’re seeing moisture in an unexpected area after a storm.
Miami’s ambient relative humidity stays above 75% nearly year-round, which compresses mold colonization to 24-48 hours after water intrusion. In drier markets, crews have three to five days to begin mitigation. In Miami, the clock starts the moment water enters the structure, which is why we prioritize same-day dispatch and set antimicrobial treatment as part of the initial mitigation, not a follow-up. Call (629) 213-4606 for a same-day assessment.
Most CBS walls can be dried in place if the intrusion is caught and treated within the first 48 hours. We use moisture mapping and thermal imaging to identify saturation levels, then run Dri-Eaz LGR dehumidifiers and XPOWER air movers to drive vapor pressure differential, which is the measurable difference in moisture between the wall cavity and the surrounding air that determines whether drying is actually occurring. If readings don’t trend down to pre-loss condition, we recommend selective removal. Call (629) 213-4606 for a moisture assessment before anyone puts a hammer through your wall.
Miami’s flat and low-slope roofs need tarping that accounts for ponding water, not just rain runoff. We secure tarps with a drainage slope, add tie-downs across the entire surface, and document the coverage with photos before the next afternoon thunderstorm. A tarp that pools water will reintroduce it into the structure within days. Call (629) 213-4606 and we’ll have someone on the roof the same day.
That’s slab-wicking, and it’s one of the most common failure modes we see in Miami’s older CBS stock. Water enters at one point, travels through the slab, and presents as elevated moisture on the far side of the structure days later. Our crew responded to a storm damage cleanup in Allapattah where a legacy jalousie window had failed under tropical rain-band pressure, allowing Category 2 water to saturate the CBS wall cavity. Using moisture mapping and thermal imaging, we found the water had migrated through the slab and was showing up as high moisture readings on the opposite wall, a classic Miami slab-wicking signature. We set containment, ran Dri-Eaz LGR dehumidifiers and XPOWER air movers, and performed structural drying until drying logs matched pre-loss condition, then completed antimicrobial treatment to stop mold before the 48-hour mark. If you’re seeing moisture where the storm didn’t hit, call (629) 213-4606 before you call your adjuster. We’ll document what’s happening in writing.
Call DryMark Restoration for Storm & Disaster Restoration in Miami
We built this company in 2011 because Alicia Brennan, our founder, saw too many Miami homeowners lose claims to sloppy paperwork. So we do it differently: a written price before any work begins, a photo record on every visit, drying logs an adjuster can actually read, and a signed 365-Day Done Right Promise under The Haven Standard. When storm water is moving through your home, the first call is the most important one. Call (629) 213-4606 now. A live person answers, day or night.
Written by Alicia Brennan, Owner at DryMark Restoration, serving Miami since 2011.
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