Dealing with water damage or a mold infestation isn't pleasant. When your South Florida home has been impacted by plumbing leaks and backups or acts of nature such as floods and hurricane damage, you need to fix the problem and fast. Why? Water and mold damage can cost you thousands of dollars in property damage to your home...not to mention the health implications if damage isn't rectified immediately ( Black mold comes to mind ).

But who do you turn to? Water damage and mold remediation specialists...that's who! Restoration experts are are trained to mitigate water and flood damage before it worsens, eliminate mold damage and fix and repair and restore your damaged property.

But are all restoration and remediation experts the same?
Be sure your restoration specialist has proper insurance, licensing, certifications and proper training.

Remediation certification training courses are taught by OSHA. Certifications are available from IICRC and PMII for example. Look for these certifications before hiring yoru specialist.

Make sure your specialist is licensed in the State of Florida for each type of contracting they perform. For instance, if your water damage specialist performs plumbing contracting work to make repairs they should be certified by a group like PHCC.

Look for warranties or guarantees on workmanship as well. Also make certain they have workers comp insurance and liability insurance for themselves and their staff.

Is the company you are evaluating doing well in their Facebook reviews? Their Google Reviews? Are they rated with the BBB?

All of these factors combined should be evaluated before you hire your mold remediation and water damage mitigation specialist.