Contents pack‑out and cleaning for Miami homes and condos
Your furniture, clothes and boxes are sitting in a wet room, the floor and walls need to come apart to dry, and you do not know what can be saved or where it all goes meanwhile.
A pack-out moves your belongings out of the way so the structure can dry and be repaired. Each item is listed, photographed and handled based on what it is made of and how wet it got. When the rooms are ready, everything comes back.
At a glance
- Service
- Contents Pack-Out & Cleaning
- Group
- After the Cleanup
- Hours
- Phones answered 24/7
- Office
- 1428 Brickell Avenue, Floor 3, Miami
- Covers
- Miami-Dade and Broward
On the call we ask which rooms are affected and roughly what is in them. A crew arrives, photographs and lists each item, moves dry things away from the water and packs the rest for cleaning or storage. The EPA advises drying wet items within 24 to 48 hours to prevent mold, so the sooner belongings move, the more you keep.
What a pack-out covers
A pack-out is the careful removal of contents from rooms that need drying, demolition or repair. We pack, label and move furniture, clothing, electronics, books, kitchen items and personal keepsakes. Items are tagged by room so they come back to the right place.
Not every job needs a full pack-out. Sometimes moving furniture to a dry room and lifting it on blocks is enough. We tell you which approach fits after seeing how far the water spread.
- Furniture and area rugs
- Clothing, linens and bedding
- Books, papers and photos
- Small electronics and lamps
- Kitchen items and decor
Sorting what can be saved
Items are sorted by material and by water category. Hard goods like glass, metal and sealed wood usually clean up well. Porous items like mattresses, upholstery and paper soaked in Category 3 water, such as sewage or rising floodwater, are usually not worth saving.
The CDC notes that mold can grow on paper, cardboard, wood, carpet, fabric and upholstery. That is why soft goods get dried or cleaned first, and why damp cardboard boxes are repacked into new ones.
The inventory you get
Every item that leaves the home is listed and photographed, with notes on its condition and where it went. Items we recommend discarding are photographed in place, and nothing is thrown away without your say. You get a copy of the list.
That inventory matters for insurance. It gives the adjuster a clear record of what was damaged, what was cleaned and what was lost.
- Photo of each item or group
- Room it came from
- Condition and water category
- Clean, store or discard decision
Cleaning and drying belongings
Hard goods are cleaned by hand. Soft goods are dried with air movers and dehumidifiers in a controlled space so they do not sit damp. Items that need a specialist, such as artwork or valuable rugs, are flagged so you can decide how to handle them.
Electronics are kept dry and set aside, not powered on. Whether a wet device is safe to use again is a question for a repair technician.
Bringing everything back
Once drying and repairs are done, we schedule the move-back with you. Items return to the rooms they came from using the tags and inventory. We check the list with you as things come in.
If repairs take longer than expected, belongings stay stored until the rooms are ready. You will not be asked to take things back into a space that is still wet.
Miami averages about 2.32 persons per household, and roughly seven in ten City of Miami households rent. In a smaller apartment or condo unit, there is often no dry room to stage belongings during drying, so moving them out of the unit is usually the practical choice.
When to call about contents pack-out & cleaning
Furniture legs in water
Wood and particleboard legs wick water up fast and can stain carpet or swell if left standing.
Rugs soaked through
A wet area rug traps water against the floor and keeps the room from drying.
Boxes on the floor
Cardboard boxes lose strength when wet and can tear apart with their contents inside.
Closet floor flooded
Shoes, bags and stored clothes on a wet closet floor are prime places for mold to start.
Rooms need flood cuts
If drywall must be cut and removed, furniture has to move so the crew can work safely.
Sewage in the room
Belongings touched by Category 3 water need careful sorting, since many porous items cannot be saved.
What happens after you call
Walk-through and plan
We look at each affected room and agree on what moves, what stays and where it goes.
Photograph and tag
Items are photographed, listed and tagged by room before anything is packed.
Pack and move out
Belongings are packed in fresh boxes and moved to a dry area or to storage.
Clean and dry
Hard goods are cleaned, soft goods are dried in a controlled space, and specialty items are flagged.
Hold until ready
Contents stay stored while the structure dries and repairs are finished.
Return and check
Everything comes back to its room, and we go through the inventory with you.
What contents pack-out & cleaning usually costs in Miami
Pack-outs are usually priced by crew time and the equipment used to dry belongings. These are typical Miami-area ranges for those line items.
| What is priced | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Pack-out crew labor, per hour | $76 to $189 |
| After-hours emergency call fee | $55 to $185 |
| Air mover for drying soft goods, per unit per day | $23 to $34 |
| LGR dehumidifier in the drying area, per day | $87 to $123 |
Price moves with how many rooms are packed, how many items need cleaning and how long storage lasts. Storage and specialty cleaning are quoted after an on-site look. See every cost range we publish.
Contents Pack-Out & Cleaning: common questions
Do I have to be home while you pack my things?
It helps to be there at the start so you can point out valuables and anything you want handled a certain way. After that, the tagged inventory and photos let you follow along without standing over the crew.
Who decides which belongings get thrown away?
You do. We recommend which items cannot be saved and photograph them in place, but nothing is discarded without your approval.
In a condo, whose insurance covers my belongings after a leak?
A Florida law firm's reading of the condo statute is that interior finishes, fixtures and contents generally fall to the unit owner's policy after a sudden leak. Your agent or adjuster can confirm your own coverage.
Can you save family photos and important papers?
Often some can be saved, especially if they are separated and dried quickly. We set these aside first and keep them flat and apart so they do not stick together.
What happens to my electronics after a leak?
We move them to a dry spot, keep them unplugged and list them on the inventory. Whether a device is safe to turn on again is a call for a repair technician.
Often needed on the same job
Water Damage Restoration
Extraction, drying and repair after any water event in a home or unit.
See the serviceFlood Damage Cleanup
Rising water and street flooding cleaned out, with flood cuts where needed.
See the serviceSewage Backup Cleanup
Category 3 water removed, porous materials cut out, surfaces disinfected.
See the serviceInsurance Claim Documentation
Photos, moisture logs and scope notes organized for your adjuster.
See the serviceWater where it should not be? Call now.
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.