What to do afterwater, mold, fire,or a storm.

4 step-by-step guides for Florida property owners, written from what actually goes wrong on these jobs. Every timeline, threshold, and procedure is cited to the standard or agency guidance it comes from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

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Water Damage

What to Do in the First 48 Hours After Water Damage

The window where a water loss is still a drying job instead of a demolition job, and exactly what to do inside it.

5 min read8 steps

Mold

What a Proper Mold Remediation Actually Looks Like

The steps a real remediation has to include, the Florida licensing rule that protects you, and how to tell a proper job from a spray-and-pray.

6 min read9 steps

Fire & Smoke

What to Do in the First Week After a House Fire

Fire damage keeps getting worse after the flames are out, because soot is acidic. Here is the order to do things in.

5 min read9 steps

Storm & Hurricane

What to Do in the First 72 Hours After a Hurricane

Every rain after the storm makes your loss bigger, and the contractors who show up first are not always the ones you want.

5 min read9 steps

Written by the people who do the work.

These are not summaries of other websites. They are the sequences we walk homeowners through on the phone at two in the morning, because in Florida the clock is the whole problem: the drying decision you make on day one is the demolition scope you are paying for in week three.

Technical steps cite the IICRC consensus standards and EPA, CDC, OSHA, FEMA, and NOAA guidance, and Florida licensing and contractor rules cite the statutes directly. Last reviewed in August 2026. Standards and guidance get revised, so follow the source links rather than an older printout.

These guides are general information about restoration and remediation work, not legal advice or a coverage opinion. Swift Response Restoration Inc is a licensed restoration contractor. We do not file, adjust, negotiate, or handle insurance claims, and we are not an insurer, a public adjuster, or a law firm. Questions about your policy or your claim belong with your carrier, a licensed public adjuster, or an attorney.

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