Water damage drying
Fire & smoke cleanup
Mold remediation
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ReconstructionFree 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.
Get your free estimateFast, Reliable Storm Damage Restoration Across Lake Mary
Storm damage restoration in Lake Mary typically runs $1,200 – $4,800 for a standard residential cleanup and structural drying job, with most crews on-site within 60 – 90 minutes of your call. When an afternoon thunderstorm dumps three inches of rain in an hour and your flat roof section starts ponding water, you need someone who knows Lake Mary’s specific housing stock and won’t make you wait. Our Storm Damage Restoration team serves the entire Lake Mary area with trained technicians who arrive by name and photo, a written price before any work begins, and the equipment to dry your home properly. Call (850) 446-8938 any hour, any day, and a live person answers.
Why Marsh Water Damage Orlando Is Lake Mary’s Preferred Storm Damage Restoration Company
Lake Mary homeowners keep our number saved for one reason: we tell you exactly who is walking through your door before they arrive. Every technician on our crew is background-checked, identity-verified, and sent to you with a name and photo through our Threshold Verified protocol. They show a photo ID badge at the door. Every time. If you are home alone with young kids or helping an older parent in Heathrow, that matters more than any sales pitch.
We have been part of the Threshold Group family since 2005, and our technical team holds IICRC, RIA, and IFA credentials. Tobias Reyner leads our restoration crews, and he insists on the same standard for every Lake Mary job: written price, written guarantee, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise printed on the work order. Not as marketing language. As a stamped commitment.
Our response time to Lake Mary neighborhoods like Heathrow, Magnolia Plantation, and the communities off Lake Mary Boulevard runs under 90 minutes in most cases, because our crews stage equipment for the I-4 corridor. When stormwater is spreading across your open great room, that speed is the difference between drying engineered hardwood and replacing it.
Restoration work we handle
Storm Damage Cleanup in Lake Mary
Storm damage cleanup in Lake Mary often starts with water where it should not be: a flat roof section ponding after a heavy downpour, a clogged gutter sending Category 2 grey water down an exterior wall, or a failed window seal during wind-driven rain. This is work we do daily across Lake Mary, and most residential storm cleanup jobs run between $1,200 and $3,600 before structural drying equipment is set. The faster we extract standing water, the less chance mold has to establish in your air-conditioned interior.
Water Extraction and Containment
We remove standing water with truck-mounted extraction units, then contain the affected area to stop moisture from migrating into dry rooms. In Lake Mary’s open-plan floor layouts, this step is critical because water travels across continuous flooring fast.
Structural Drying and Moisture Mapping
Our techs use Dri-Eaz probes and thermal imaging to map exactly where moisture has moved, including inside wall cavities and under tile. Psychrometric readings, which simply means measuring the moisture in the air, tell us when your home is genuinely dry, not just dry on the surface.
Flood Cleanup in Lake Mary
Flood cleanup in Lake Mary becomes urgent when water rises fast, and here that usually means stormwater overwhelming gutters, flat roof sections, or the low-lying conservation-area lots scattered around the city. Most Lake Mary flood cleanup jobs run between $2,000 and $4,800 depending on how much flooring and drywall the water reached. If water has been standing overnight, we treat it as contaminated and follow Category 2 or Category 3 protocols for sanitizing before drying begins.
Category 2 Grey Water Handling
Grey water from overflowing gutters or failed roof flashing can carry bacteria and should be removed with proper containment, not mopped up with towels. We dispose of it safely and sanitize affected surfaces before structural drying. Our technicians follow IICRC water damage standards on every job, and that means treating grey water as the health risk it is.
Rapid Structural Drying for Large Floor Plans
Lake Mary’s master-planned homes, especially in Heathrow with their open great rooms and two-story ceilings, need commercial-grade air movers and dehumidifiers, not household fans. We run Phoenix air movers and XPOWER dehumidifiers positioned using moisture-map data. That targeted approach dries your structure faster and often means we can save drywall that would otherwise be torn out.
Trusted Brands We Service in Lake Mary
We work on homes with equipment and systems from every major brand, and our trucks carry parts and fittings sized for Lake Mary’s typical 1980s – 2010s construction: stucco over wood-frame or block, tile or shingle roofs, and the polybutylene piping still present in many older sections off Lake Mary Boulevard. Our crews are trained and credentialed by IICRC, RIA, and IFA, and we run equipment from Injectidry for hard-to-reach cavities, B-Air for focused drying, and Phoenix for whole-room air movement. If your home has original 1980s – 90s plumbing, we know what to look for before it fails during the next storm season.
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AfterCommon Storm Damage Restoration Problems We See in Lake Mary Homes
- Flat-roof ponding on two-story homes. Many Lake Mary homes built in the 1990s and 2000s have flat roof sections over patios or entries that hold water during heavy downpours. That water finds its way under flashing and into ceiling cavities, and you won’t see the damage until a stain appears or drywall sags.
- Polybutylene slab leaks behind pristine walls. Lake Mary’s original 1980s-90s polybutylene piping is now at peak failure age. We regularly see slab leaks that go unnoticed until hardwood floors buckle or baseboards swell weeks after a storm has passed.
- Grey water from clogged gutters flowing into wall cavities. The city’s mature tree canopy plus intense summer thunderstorms means gutters fail fast. When they overflow, the water runs down exterior walls and into wall cavities, where it soaks insulation and drywall behind the stucco.
- Tile-over-wood-frame floors trapping moisture beneath. Many Lake Mary homes have tile set on wood-frame subfloors. Water trapped underneath can sit there for weeks, and DIY attempts to dry the surface won’t reach it. We use Injectidry systems to pull moisture from those hidden spaces without tearing out finished flooring.
Pricing for Storm Damage Restoration in Lake Mary, FL
An honest look at what you will pay for Storm Damage Restoration work in Lake Mary: a focused storm cleanup with extraction and containment runs $1,200 – $2,800. A full flood cleanup with structural drying across multiple rooms runs $2,000 – $4,800. If water has been standing over 24 hours or has reached wall cavities throughout an open great room, expect the upper end. What affects your price most is square footage of affected area, category of water, and whether flooring or drywall needs removal. Every quote is written before work begins, so there is no ballooning after demo. For an exact number, call (850) 446-8938 and we will assess your home and give you a line-item scope you can review before we touch anything.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lake Mary
Our crews cover Storm Damage Restoration in Lake Mary and the surrounding communities. We also respond to storm calls in Sanford, Oviedo, Goldenrod, and Orange City, often with the same sub-90-minute arrival window. If you are near the Seminole County line and water is rising, call us. We will tell you who is coming and when they will be there.
Serving Lake Mary, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lake Mary 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 About Storm Damage Restoration in Lake Mary
Mold can begin growing within 24 to 48 hours after water intrusion in Lake Mary’s high-humidity climate, especially in air-conditioned interiors where trapped moisture feeds fungal growth. Water that reaches drywall, carpet padding, or wall cavities and is not professionally dried within that window often requires remediation, not just drying. Call us the same day you notice water, and our technicians can begin structural drying before mold has a chance to establish. For immediate dispatch, call (850) 446-8938 anytime.
Category 1 is clean water from a supply line or rainwater that has not touched contaminants. Category 2 is grey water, like gutter overflow, that carries some bacteria and requires sanitizing. Category 3 is black water from sewage or ground overflow that carries serious contaminants and requires full containment and disposal protocols. Most Lake Mary thunderstorm damage starts as Category 1 or 2, but if water has sat overnight or mixed with ground runoff, it often moves to Category 3. Your insurer will ask us to document the category, and we do through written moisture logs and photo documentation that goes directly to your adjuster.
Yes, and here’s why. Lake Mary’s 1980s-90s homes with original polybutylene piping are at the age where pinhole leaks and slab bursts are common, and storm-season ground movement and water pressure changes can trigger failures that were dormant. We have seen slab leaks in these homes go unnoticed for weeks until flooring buckles after a heavy rain changes soil moisture. If you know or suspect you have polybutylene plumbing, have a plumber assess it before storm season peaks in August. If a leak happens, our team can extract and dry the affected area, but the pipe itself needs a licensed plumber.
In Lake Mary’s stucco-over-wood-frame homes, fan-drying carpet often just dries the surface while moisture remains trapped in the subfloor and wall cavities beneath. Professional moisture mapping with Dri-Eaz probes shows exactly where water has migrated, including places you cannot see, and our drying plan targets those areas with Phoenix air movers and XPOWER dehumidifiers. Household fans cannot move enough air through a cabinet toe-kick or behind baseboards to prevent mold and warping. The cost of mapping and targeted drying is almost always less than replacing buckled hardwood or tearing out moldy drywall later.
We run moisture mapping first to determine exactly which wall sections actually absorbed water, then we dry the structure using targeted air movement and dehumidification rather than blanket demolition. In a large open great room with two-story ceilings, we place Phoenix air movers to create continuous air exchange across the wet area and run XPOWER dehumidifiers sized to the room volume. We drill small access points behind baseboards when necessary to dry wall cavities without removing entire drywall sheets. The goal is to save your finishes, and our 365-Day Done Right Promise means if moisture returns within a year, we return free.
Written by Tobias Reyner, Owner at Marsh Water Damage Orlando, serving Lake Mary since 2005.