How Much Does Water Damage Restoration Cost in Brevard County?

“How much is this going to cost me?” is usually the first thing people ask when they call us, and most restoration companies won’t give a straight answer online. We will. Every job is different, so these are ranges, not quotes, but they’re real numbers from the jobs we do around Brevard County.

What residential water damage restoration costs around here

These ranges are for residential properties: single-family homes, condos, and rentals.

• Small jobs (like a bathroom): $1,700 to $2,000
• Medium jobs (a few bedrooms and a bathroom, or a kitchen and living room): $3,000 to $8,000
• Full-house flood cut: $10,000 to $20,000

Commercial properties are priced after we inspect, since every building is different.

Every job starts with a free moisture evaluation. You’ll know roughly what it costs before we start, and nothing happens until you sign off.

The drying itself barely moves your electric bill, by the way. On a typical dry-out, most customers only see it go up about $15 to $20.

What pushes the price up

• How much got wet. One bathroom is a lot less equipment and labor than three rooms and a hallway.
• How dirty the water is. Clean water from a supply line can usually be dried in place. Gray water (like a washing machine overflow) and black water (sewage or storm water) mean cutting out the bottom 2 or 4 feet of drywall and removing anything the water touched: flooring, baseboards, trim, doors, and insulation.
• How long it sat. Water that sits soaks deeper into drywall, cabinets, and the slab. On our jobs, anything still wet by day four gets treated as contaminated and has to come out.
• What it got into. Cabinets and vanities are usually particle board that soaks water up and won’t let it go. Water under tile means the tile has to come up so the slab can dry. LVP usually can’t go back down once it’s pulled, because the click-lock tabs break.
• Mold. If we pull a baseboard and find mold, that section needs containment and removal, which adds to the job.

What keeps it down

• Calling fast. The single biggest thing you control. The sooner drying starts, the more we can dry in place instead of tearing out.
• Stopping the water. Shut it off at the main if you can do it safely.
• Keeping the house closed up. Don’t open the windows. Florida’s outside humidity usually runs 60 to 80%, and your AC pulls moisture out of the air better than outside air ever will.
• Not tracking water through the house. Wet shoes spread it to rooms that were dry.

How payment works, including insurance jobs

We take a deposit before every job starts. Sometimes it’s 50% of the job, sometimes it’s your deductible. We contract directly with you, the homeowner, so the bill is yours, even if your insurance company doesn’t pay for some reason. That’s the hard truth, and we’d rather tell you up front.

We document everything the way insurance companies want it, and we write our estimates in Xactimate, the same software their adjusters use. Normally the insurance company pays you and you pay us, or you pay us and get reimbursed for the completed work. We can’t promise what your insurance will pay, since that’s between you and your carrier, but our documentation is built to back up your claim.

Two things Florida homeowners should know:

• Water mitigation caps. A lot of policies now cap water mitigation at $3,000. That puts homeowners in a tight spot when a medium job runs $3,000 to $8,000.
• The 14-day rule. Many policies exclude leaks that have been going on for 14 days or more. Don’t sit on a leak.

Every policy is different, so check yours or ask your agent what’s covered.

Why quotes vary so much between companies

Some companies are out to make as much profit as possible on every job, especially when insurance is involved. They charge for every line item, every single time, and honestly, a lot of them have to. They carry far more overhead than a small hometown company with no franchise fees to pay.

Our approach is simple: do a great job for every customer at a price that’s fair for both sides.

What a good estimate shows

A good estimate shows the work actually being done on your property. Some companies write much more detailed estimates to capture every possible line item insurance will cover. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re padded, but it’s a big reason two estimates for the same job can look so different.

Quick answers

How much does it cost to dry out a bathroom? In a home, usually $1,700 to $2,000 for a small job like a bathroom.

Is the moisture evaluation free? Yes. Every job starts with a free moisture evaluation.

Do you need a deposit? Yes, before work starts: sometimes 50% of the job, sometimes your deductible.

Do you offer discounts? Yes, we offer 10% off for veterans and seniors.

Why Brevard homeowners call us

We’re a small-town company, and we’re proud of our Brevard roots. We treat our customers like family, not like a number, and we take care of every home like it’s our own. We’ve never worked for an insurance company. On a claim, we work for you, the homeowner. At the end of every project, we want you to be one of our biggest promoters. That’s how we know we’re winning.

Need a price on your water damage? Call Affordable Water and Mold Removal at (321) 890-2512 for a free moisture evaluation. We serve all of Brevard County, from Mims to Palm Bay and the beaches.

About the author: Ryan Townsend grew up in Port St. John and has spent 15+ years in the restoration field, starting in his early twenties as a helper for a Brevard County restoration company. He worked his way up from technician to lead tech, supervisor, and management, then opened Affordable Water and Mold Removal in March 2018. He has been IICRC certified for 10+ years and holds the WRT (water damage restoration) and AMRT (mold remediation) certifications, plus Florida mold remediator license MRSR3317.