Water removal and mold cleanup in Miami Springs, 33166
Miami Springs homes sit inside a ring of canals just north of the airport, so slow drainage after heavy rain and aging plumbing in 1920s and 1950s houses keep water and mold problems close to home.
The city began in 1926 as Country Club Estates, and many of its early Pueblo Revival and Mission-style houses still stand beside postwar single-family homes. Both kinds of house hold moisture in plaster, wood framing and old drain lines once a leak gets going. We pull the water out, dry the structure and remove any mold that has started.
At a glance
- Area
- Miami Springs
- From our office
- 1428 Brickell Ave, Floor 3
- Phones
- Answered 24/7
- Most calls
- Water Damage Restoration
Yes, Kelda Restoration covers all of Miami Springs from our Brickell office. Most calls here involve rain water getting into older homes, leaking supply lines and drains, and mold that follows a slow dry-out. Call (786) 947-0034 at any hour. A person answers, and a crew from our own team comes out to extract, dry and clean up.
Curtiss-era houses and postwar blocks
Glenn Curtiss and James Bright laid out the original city in Pueblo Revival style, with flat roofs, parapet walls and thick stucco. Flat roofs behind parapets tend to hold water after a storm, and a small crack near a scupper or roof drain can feed a ceiling leak for weeks before a stain appears.
The 1940s and 1950s homes that filled in later are mostly single-family houses with original or partly updated plumbing. The city counted 5,397 housing units in 2020, and roughly six in ten are owner-occupied, so most of the people we meet here are deciding repairs for a house they own.
How water reaches the inside of a Miami Springs home
The Miami Canal runs along the northern and eastern edge of the city and the Ludlam Canal along part of its western edge, with the Esplanade and Melrose canals in between, all tied to Biscayne Bay. When those canals run high during a long rain, yards drain slowly and water can push under doors and across low slabs.
History shows how bad it can get. The September 1947 hurricane flooded about half the homes here, and Hurricane King left waist-deep water that October. Most losses we see today are smaller: a split water heater line, an overflowing AC drain pan or a leak hidden behind a shower wall.
Drying older homes without tearing out more than needed
Plaster and old wood framing dry differently from modern drywall, so we map moisture with meters and a thermal camera before deciding what has to come out. Where plaster can be dried in place, we leave it up and aim air movers and dehumidifiers at the wall.
When mold has grown past a small patch, we build containment, remove the affected material and treat the framing behind it. If you want lab sampling or a clearance test afterward, we arrange it through an independent assessor and lab, so the person checking the work is never the crew that did it.
Neighboring areas on the same route
Our crews also work in Hialeah, Virginia Gardens, Doral and Medley, and in homes and businesses around Miami International Airport. Okeechobee Road, LeJeune Road and the Dolphin and Palmetto expressways connect these places, so moving a crew between them is simple.
On a busy storm night when every one of our crews is already committed, we pass your call to another trusted local restoration provider so you are not left waiting for help.
Where water and mold start in Miami Springs
Ring of tidal canals
The Miami, Ludlam, Esplanade and Melrose canals surround the city and connect to Biscayne Bay, so long rains leave yards slow to drain.
Flat Pueblo Revival roofs
Early Curtiss-era homes often have flat roofs behind parapets, where ponding water finds small cracks and works down into ceilings.
Two floods in 1947
A September hurricane flooded about half the homes in the city, and Hurricane King left waist-deep water a month later.
Evacuation Zone D
Miami Springs sits in Evacuation Zone D, so a strong hurricane can still bring orders to leave. Day to day, most losses start with rain and plumbing.
Services we run most in Miami Springs
Water Damage Restoration
Extraction, drying and repair after any water event in a home or unit.
See the serviceEmergency Water Extraction
Truck-mounted and portable extraction to pull standing water out fast.
See the serviceRoof Leak Water Damage
Wet ceilings, insulation and walls under a leaking roof dried and repaired.
See the serviceCeiling Water Damage
Stains, sagging drywall and leaks from the unit or attic above.
See the serviceMold Removal
Containment, removal and cleaning of mold, with the moisture source fixed.
See the serviceWater Heater Leak Cleanup
Tank failures in closets and garages cleaned up before they spread.
See the serviceMiami Springs: questions we hear
Can you dry plaster walls in an older Miami Springs home without removing them?
Often, yes. Plaster over masonry can usually be dried in place if we get to it early and the water was clean. We take readings over several days, and only cut out sections that stay wet or show mold.
My Miami Springs house backs onto a canal and water came in under the door. What should I do first?
Move valuables off the floor, turn off power to any outlets near the water if you can do it safely, and call us. Water from outside is treated as contaminated, so wet carpet and the bottom of affected drywall usually need to come out.
Who handles mold testing on a Miami Springs job if you are doing the removal?
An independent mold assessor and lab. Florida keeps mold assessment and remediation separate on the same project, so we set up the testing with an outside assessor and focus our own work on removal and drying.
Do you cover homes around the Circle and Curtiss Parkway in Miami Springs?
Yes. We work throughout the city, including the streets around the Circle, the golf course and the canal edges. Call (786) 947-0034 any time and tell us the cross streets, and a crew will be on the way.
Other places our crews cover
Water damage in Miami Springs? Call our crew lead.
A person answers every call, day or night. Tell us what got wet and when it started, and we will tell you what happens next.