Leak and flood cleanup in Broward County, 33312

Broward's Quick Facts count 866,019 housing units. In the east, that means Fort Lauderdale canal homes and beachfront condos; to the west, suburban single-family neighborhoods in Pembroke Pines, Miramar, Coral Springs and Davie.

A canal home and a suburban house on a slab flood in different ways. Waterfront properties face high tides along the canals, while inland neighborhoods take water when heavy rain simply has nowhere to drain. Condos along the beach add the familiar unit-to-unit leaks from AC lines and supply hoses.

On April 12, 2023, Fort Lauderdale's airport recorded 25.91 inches of rain, a city single-day record, with damage estimated at $1.1 billion. About 600 residents were displaced, and one Edgewood resident said only her mattress stayed above water. On June 12, 2024, Broward joined Miami-Dade under a flash flood state of emergency, with more than 40 rescues in Dania Beach.

The tides are a separate threat. Fort Lauderdale's hundreds of miles of tidal canals bring king-tide flooding to Victoria Park, the Southeast Isles and Las Olas, so the city keeps about 200 tidal valves and requires seawalls with a 5-foot minimum top elevation. Hurricane Irma pushed about 3 feet of surge from Hallandale Beach to Fort Lauderdale.

After a big rain event, the first job is sorting what can be dried from what has to go. Water from streets and canals counts as contaminated, so carpet, pad and the lower drywall it soaked usually come out, while clean water from a burst supply line can often be dried in place. We cut walls at a clean line, run drying equipment and log readings until the structure is dry.

Beach and Intracoastal condos run on association rules, so we book elevator time and parking with management. For mold, we remove the growth under containment and fix the moisture behind it; any lab sampling or clearance testing is done by an independent assessor.

We work in Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Miramar, Hallandale Beach and Davie, and in the neighborhoods between them. Hallandale Beach and Hollywood, at the south end of the county, are usually the shortest drive from our office.

Crews and equipment come from our office at 1428 Brickell Avenue in Miami. On a storm night when every crew is already on a job, we pass the call to another trusted local restoration provider so your home still gets help.