Hurricane Cleanup in Fort Myers When the River and the Sky Both Come In

Three Kinds of Water, One Storm

• Surge and river water carries salt, silt and whatever it picked up on the way. Porous materials it touched generally come out.
• Rain through a damaged roof starts clean but soaks attics, insulation and ceilings from above.
• Wind-driven rain finds its way past windows and doors, often wetting walls that look fine from the outside.

We note which rooms took which water, because the treatment, and often the insurance claim, differ.

Before You Go Back Inside

Wait for officials to clear your area. Keep the main breaker off if water reached outlets, and don't run flooded appliances or air handlers. Photograph waterlines, damaged contents and the exterior before anything moves. If a ceiling is sagging, stay out of that room.

What We Remove and What We Dry

After surge or river flooding, we strip wet drywall to above the waterline, remove soaked insulation and carpet, then wash and sanitize the exposed framing and slab before drying. Salt keeps attracting moisture, so rinsing matters. Rain-only areas can often be dried in place if we reach them early, and roofs get a tarp first so the drying isn't undone by the next band of storms.

Older houses in Dean Park and Edison Park, with plaster and wood floors, get a slower drying plan so materials don't crack or cup.

Paperwork That Helps

Lee County emergency managers counted more than 50,000 damaged buildings after Ian. When that many claims are open, clean documentation moves yours along. We provide dated photos, a room-by-room scope and daily moisture readings.

If the job is mostly standing water from a clean source, our water removal page explains the faster path. For everything else we do, see water damage help across Fort Myers.