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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AfterDamage Restoration Before & After in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Photos don’t lie. Moisture meters, thermal images, and drying logs tell part of the story, but the visual proof of a space returned to pre-loss condition is what homeowners and adjusters remember. We’ve documented every job since 2011 because documentation is how claims get paid and how you know the work was real.
Recent Transformations
Water Damage Restoration: Burst Supply Line in Rio Vista
A copper supply line behind the refrigerator failed at 11 p.m. on a Saturday. The homeowner called at 11:47 p.m. and reached Alicia Brennan directly. Our crew arrived by 12:30 a.m., documented standing water across the kitchen and living room with thermal imaging, and set up a six-air-mover, two-dehumidifier drying matrix using Dri-Eaz and Phoenix equipment. Psychrometric data - temperature, relative humidity, and vapor pressure differential, which is the force that actually pulls moisture out of materials - showed we hit the drying goal in 72 hours instead of the five days the adjuster had estimated. We saved the original oak subfloor, replaced only the damaged engineered hardwood with a matched product from the same 2019 mill run, and delivered a 47-photo record with daily moisture logs that the carrier accepted without revision. Haven Standard, Clause 1: the written scope was $4,200 before anyone started work.
Mold Remediation: Attic Growth in Coral Ridge
The homeowner noticed a musty smell in a second-floor bedroom during Fort Lauderdale’s September humidity spike. We found the bathroom exhaust fan dumping moist air directly into the attic for what the roofer estimated was three to four years. Surface sampling confirmed Aspergillus and Cladosporium on the north-facing sheathing. We built a contained work zone, ran negative air pressure with HEPA filtration, removed the contaminated sheathing in two-foot sections to minimize spore release, and treated the remaining structure with an EPA-registered antimicrobial. The corrected exhaust now terminates through the roof with an insulated duct, which matters in Fort Lauderdale because attic temperatures hit 140 degrees and uninsulated ducts sweat. Post-remediation air sampling came back below outdoor baseline. The written scope was $3,800, and the photo record included 63 images from containment setup through final clearance.
Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration: Kitchen Grease Fire in Victoria Park
A turkey fryer overflow on Thanksgiving morning caused a flash fire that the homeowner knocked down with a dry chemical extinguisher. The visible damage was minimal, but protein smoke - the nearly invisible residue from burning animal fats - had penetrated every porous surface in the open-plan kitchen and living area. We used chemical sponges to lift the oily film from painted drywall, ran a thermal fogger with a counteractant specific to protein smoke, and sent the cabinet doors to a contents facility for ultrasonic cleaning. The dry chemical powder complicated everything; it’s corrosive and required HEPA vacuuming of every horizontal surface before wet cleaning could begin. Total affected area was 890 sq ft. The written scope was $6,400, and we coordinated directly with the homeowner’s adjuster who had initially scoped the job at half that figure until we shared the pre-cleaning photo documentation.
Storm & Disaster Restoration: Roof Intrusion from Hurricane Debris in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
A six-foot section of a neighbor’s aluminum fascia became a projectile during sustained 78 mph winds and punched through the clay tile roof. Rain entered for roughly four hours before the homeowner could get emergency tarping in place. We arrived within 90 minutes of the call, extracted standing water from the second-floor hallway that had already migrated to the living room ceiling below, and set up Injectidry hardwood floor drying mats to pull moisture from the 1947 original oak that the homeowner wanted to preserve. The ceiling drywall had to come out - it was too saturated and too old to dry within IICRC timeframes without risking secondary mold growth. We provided the roofer with a moisture-dry attic before they installed the repair, then rebuilt the ceiling with new drywall, matched the skip-trowel texture, and repainted with a color-matched Benjamin Moore formula. The written scope was $8,900 for mitigation and $4,200 for reconstruction, priced separately so the homeowner could choose their own contractor for the rebuild if they preferred. They didn’t.
Sewage Cleanup: Backed-Up Main Line in Dorsey-Riverbend
A municipal main line blockage sent sewage back through the basement floor drain during a heavy rain event. The carpet and pad were total losses - no porous material survives Category 3 water and meets IICRC S500 standards. We removed both, bagged them in 6-mil poly, and disposed through a licensed biohazard waste hauler. The concrete slab got a sodium hypochlorite treatment at 500 ppm, a dwell time of ten minutes, and a clear acrylic sealer to lock any remaining contamination below the surface. Baseboards were removed to expose the bottom plate for inspection; it was pressure-treated and showed no wicking above two inches, so we saved the wall system. The homeowner’s biggest fear was odor recurrence. We ran an ozone generator for four hours post-treatment and left a hydroxyl unit running for 48 hours. Six weeks later, she called to say she couldn’t smell anything but the fresh paint. Written scope: $3,400. Photo record: 71 images.
Reconstruction & Cleanup: Post-Mitigation Full Rebuild in Harbor Beach
This job started as a standard water loss - a failed dishwasher supply line - but the 1987 kitchen had cabinets built in place, not modular, so removal for drying destroyed them. The homeowner used the forced rebuild to reconfigure the layout, moving the sink to an exterior wall for a window view. We don’t promise same-day service on reconstruction; it’s scoped, scheduled, and priced in writing like any remodel. Alicia Brennan met with the homeowner and our project manager for a two-hour selection session at a Fort Lauderdale supply house, locked every material choice in writing, and produced a fixed-price contract with milestone payments. The job ran 14 days from demolition to final walkthrough, with daily photo updates sent to the homeowner who was staying in a nearby rental. Total reconstruction: $34,600. The mitigation portion had been $2,800. Both carried the 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Want Results Like These?
Every photo in our gallery came with a written price before work started, a documented record when the crew left, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise signed by Alicia Brennan. If you’re dealing with damage now, call (754) 254-1257 - a live person answers, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, no voicemail. If you already have a written estimate from another company, we’ll review it for free under our Second Opinion program. Either way, you’ll know exactly what the job costs before anyone picks up a tool.
Written by Alicia Brennan, Owner at DryMark Restoration Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale since 2011.