Water Damage Restoration & Mold Remediation in Orlando, FL

Orlando gets about 51 inches of rain a year, and most of it arrives in one stretch: the wet season runs from late May to mid October and delivers about 61% of the annual total, largely as afternoon sea-breeze thunderstorms (NWS Melbourne). Add the Atlantic hurricane season, June 1 to November 30 with its peak from mid August to mid October (NOAA), and water finds its way into homes through roofs, windows, garage doors and street flooding.

The recent storms show the scale. Hurricane Ian in September 2022 dropped about 16 inches of rain on Orange County, with 17.24 inches recorded at Union Park; the county reports that 9,911 housing units were damaged and homes in low-lying areas and near lakes flooded (Orange County). Hurricane Milton in October 2024 brought 4 to 8 inches, locally 10, and "substantial urban, street, and low-lying type flooding" (NWS).

Between storms, the everyday causes are indoors: a clogged air conditioner condensate line overflowing into a ceiling (Florida's mechanical code requires an auxiliary drain or shutoff for exactly that reason), a supply line failing behind a washing machine or fridge, a water heater letting go, and slab or irrigation leaks around the slab-on-grade foundations that are the norm in Florida construction.

Summer relative humidity in Orlando averages about 80%, and early mornings sit above 90% (NCEI climate normals). That is why mold follows water damage so quickly here: the EPA's guidance is that wet materials dried within 24 to 48 hours usually won't grow mold, and in an Orlando August that window is real (EPA).

Florida licenses mold work. Assessment and remediation of growth over 10 square feet are licensed professions regulated by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, and the same company cannot assess and then remediate the same property within 12 months. Our mold remediation and mold inspection pages explain what that means for you and how to check a license.