Water Damage Estimator for Fort Lauderdale Homes
Eight quick questions about the water in your Fort Lauderdale home or condo. The result names the likely water category and drying class, gives a range for air movers, lists the line items a written estimate should show, and writes out what to say when you call. It is an estimate, not a quote, and it never shows a price.
The rules come from the ANSI/IICRC S500 Standard for Professional Water Damage Restoration (categories and classes), the IICRC air mover worksheet, and EPA guidance on mold and indoor humidity; today's humidity comes from the National Weather Service. Your answers are not stored or sent anywhere. They only sit in the result page's web address so you can print or save it.
A worked example
The AC drain line in a ground-floor condo in Middle River Terrace (33304) backed up overnight. By morning about 120 square feet of tile across the AC closet and the hallway was wet, and the bottom of the closet drywall was soft. No mold is visible yet.
- Category 1 (clean water), likely Class 2 drying because carpet, pad, cabinets or the bottom of the walls absorbed water.
- About 4 to 5 air movers: the IICRC worksheet puts one air mover in each affected room, then adds one for every 50 to 70 square feet of wet floor, rounding up.
- EPA guidance is to get water-damaged materials and belongings dry within 24 to 48 hours so mold can't take hold.
- The written estimate should itemize extraction, air movers and dehumidifiers by the day, daily moisture checks, and drywall removal only where the wall can't be dried as it stands.
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Rules and sources: IICRC Airmover and Gallons Calculation Worksheet (rev. 7.1.22); EPA: A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home; ANSI/IICRC S500 Standard for Professional Water Damage Restoration.