Water damage drying
Fire & smoke cleanup
Mold remediation
Storm response
Sewage cleanup
ReconstructionFree visual inspection and a written scope of work before any mitigation begins - photos, moisture readings, and drying logs go in your claim file
The scope we write is the scope we bill. Anything new gets shown to you, in writing, before we touch it.
Get your free estimateTrusted Water Damage Restoration for Orlando Homeowners
When a supply line bursts in College Park or a summer storm pushes water through the door of your Thornton Park bungalow, every hour the water sits, the damage compounds. Drywall wicks moisture upward, laminate buckles, and hidden cavities grow mold that you won’t see for weeks. Wendell Restoration Orlando has handled thousands of water losses across Orlando since 2006, and we answer the phone with a live person 24/7 at (850) 771-2670. You get a written price before any work starts, a live technician arrival time you can track, and before-and-after photos sent to your phone. No vague windows. No surprise invoices. That’s the Relay Visibility Guarantee.
Water Mitigation
Water Mitigation is the controlled reduction of moisture in a structure after water intrusion, and it’s the most time-sensitive step in protecting your Orlando home. We deploy commercial air movers, dehumidifiers, and Injectidry injection systems to dry wall cavities and subfloor spaces that ordinary fans can’t reach, following IICRC, RIA, and IFA standards on every job. In Orlando, mitigation typically runs $1,200 to $4,500 depending on affected square footage. The written price you receive before we begin is the number you pay, period.
Controlled Structural Drying
Our crews run psychrometric drying, which tracks the air’s moisture content and grain depression so we know when materials are actually dry, not just surface-dry. Injectidry systems push air through sealed wall cavities, an approach that often saves trim and drywall from removal.
When Mitigation Alone Isn’t Enough
If water sat for more than 48 hours or soaked insulation, mitigation shifts into selective demolition and replacement. Blake Sorensen and our Orlando team walk you through that boundary line in plain words before anyone cuts a single piece of drywall.
Restoration work we handle
Flooded Basement
Basement Water Removal calls are common in Orlando, though what we call a basement is often a sunken garage, a converted lower level, or a slab home where water channels into a low room. Standing water in these spaces wrecks stored belongings fast, and if it touches electrical outlets or a water heater, you need immediate action. Wendell Restoration Orlando handles these calls daily, with pumps and extractors arriving alongside a written scope of work. A typical flooded lower-level cleanup in Orlando ranges $2,000 to $6,000 based on water volume and contamination level.
Category 3 Water and What It Means
When groundwater or sewage enters, that’s Category 3 water, and it requires antimicrobial treatment and full material removal, not just drying. We tell you which category you’re dealing with before we touch a tool, and the price reflects the actual scope, not a guess.
Sump and Perimeter Failures
Many Orlando flooded lower levels happen after a sump pump fails during a heavy afternoon storm or a French drain clogs with sand and pine needles. Our technicians identify the entry point during extraction so the repair addresses the cause, not just the aftermath.
Water Extraction
Emergency Water Extraction is physically removing standing water before drying can begin, and speed here sets the ceiling for how well your home recovers. Wendell Restoration Orlando runs truck-mounted and portable extractors from Phoenix and XPOWER, pulling hundreds of gallons per hour from floors and carpets. Most Orlando homes pay $800 to $2,800 for extraction as the first phase of a larger mitigation job. We include the extraction line item in your written estimate up front, so there’s no add-on surprise.
Extraction Enough, or More?
Sometimes extraction plus targeted drying is all a spill on tile needs. Other times, water hides under vinyl plank or behind baseboards, and we show you moisture meter readings before recommending the next step. You decide with real data in front of you.
Belongings and Contents
We move saturated contents to dry spaces, document everything with photos, and send you a digital inventory if insurance will be involved. Direct adjuster coordination is part of the service, not an upsell.
Emergency Water Removal
Emergency Water Removal means someone is at your door fast, with pumps and extraction equipment running within hours of your first call. A water heater rupture in Azalea Park or a washing machine supply line failure in Winter Park doesn’t wait for business hours, and neither does Wendell Restoration Orlando. Emergency calls in the Orlando area typically run $1,000 to $3,500 for extraction and initial equipment setup. Call (850) 771-2670 any time, and a real person answers.
The First Sixty Minutes
Our technician arrives, walks the affected area with you, and documents the loss with photos before touching anything. You receive a written price and a live arrival time, not a four-hour window.
What We Do Before the Adjuster Arrives
We isolate the water source, begin extraction, and photograph every impacted surface so your insurance documentation is solid. Having been through hundreds of Orlando claims, Blake Sorensen knows what adjusters need to see.
Flood Damage Restoration
Flood Damage Restoration goes beyond drying and into rebuilding: drywall replacement, baseboard repair, flooring restoration, and paint. Orlando’s summer deluges and, increasingly, storm surge from hurricane season put many homes in this situation around August through October. Wendell Restoration Orlando and the relay team perform the full restoration under one roof, with the same written pricing and 365-Day Done Right Promise you’d expect from a company that’s been doing this since 2006. Expect $3,000 to $8,000 for a typical Orlando flood restoration, with the number fixed in writing before work starts.
Clean Water vs. Contaminated Water
Floodwater that came from rain through a Ceiling & Roof Leak Water Damage is usually Category 1 or 2, but water from a street or drainage swale is treated as contaminated. We test and tell you which kind you have, and our approach changes accordingly.
Building Materials and Mold Risk
Flood-soaked drywall in a humid Orlando August can support mold growth in 24 to 48 hours. Our process includes antimicrobial treatment on remaining framing, and we use Phoenix and B-Air equipment to reach true dryness before reconstruction begins.
Water Damage Cleanup
Water Damage Cleanup in Orlando means everything after the standing water is gone: carpet cleaning, pad replacement, sanitizing, deodorizing, and mold prevention on at-risk surfaces. Wendell Restoration Orlando treats this as a documented, standards-based process, not a mop and a prayer. Most cleanup jobs run $600 to $1,800 in the Orlando market, often as the final phase of a mitigation job. The price is in writing before we begin, and the number on your screen is the number you pay.
Sanitizing and Odor Control
Water that sat for a day or two starts to smell, and that smell means microbial growth. We apply EPA-registered antimicrobial treatments to affected surfaces and run air scrubbers where needed to restore indoor air quality.
Carpet and Padding Decisions
Sometimes a carpet can be saved with extraction and fast drying. Other times the pad is saturated and must go. We’ll show you moisture readings and replacement costs line by line, then you choose.
Emergency Water Damage Restoration
Emergency Water Damage Restoration is the full sequence, extraction through final repair, executed on an emergency timeline. If a Burst Pipe Restoration floods your Doctor Phillips kitchen at 2 a.m., you get a live person on the phone, a crew dispatched, and water coming out before sunrise. Emergency restoration in Orlando generally falls between $1,500 and $5,000 for a single-room event, and the 24/7 dispatch is real: every call answered by a person, never a voicemail tree. The written price comes before any work starts.
Photo Updates by Text
As the crew works, you receive before-and-after photos on your phone, along with a live arrival time so you know when the next phase begins. The Relay Standard is built for people who want to see proof, not promises.
Direct Insurance Coordination
We work directly with your adjuster, providing photo documentation, moisture logs, and itemized scopes so your claim moves without you chasing paperwork. Our crew has handled hundreds of Orlando claims through every major carrier.
Brands We Service
Wendell Restoration Orlando runs equipment from Phoenix, and we’ve put thousands of field hours on their desiccant and LGR dehumidifiers in Orlando’s high-humidity environment. Our crews know exactly how to place and tune Phoenix units for maximum grain depression in closed spaces, including the humidity-plagued homes around Wekiwa Springs and Longwood. We use XPOWER air movers and axial fans as our go-to for rapid surface drying, selected for their reliability on multi-day restoration jobs. Whether your job calls for Phoenix, XPOWER, or a combination of equipment, the written scope we provide tells you exactly what’s being deployed and why. If you have an existing system from another brand, we can still help, and we service all makes of restoration equipment through our network of Orlando-area technicians.
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AfterSigns You Need a Pro Right Now
- Water is spreading toward walls or electrical outlets. Water that reaches electrical outlets or the backside of drywall becomes a shock hazard and doubles the affected square footage within hours. Kill power at the breaker if you can do so safely, and call us.
- Your floors feel spongy or are lifting. Laminate, engineered wood, and vinyl plank that feels soft underfoot means water is trapped in the subfloor. The longer it sits, the more material that has to come out and be replaced.
- You smell a damp, musty odor. That smell is microbial activity, and in Orlando’s heat it accelerates quickly. If you can smell it, the affected area is usually larger than what you can see.
- Water appeared suddenly and the source is unclear. A sudden pool with no obvious source often means a slab leak or a supply line failure inside a wall. The clock is running on your flooring, drywall, and cabinetry.
- It’s been more than 24 hours since the leak started. Even if the surface looks dry, moisture trapped in wall cavities or under cabinets is doing damage. A moisture meter reading takes minutes and tells us exactly where the water is hiding.
Our Process, Step by Step
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Immediate assessment and written scope. We arrive, map the affected area with thermal imaging and moisture meters, and document everything with photos. You receive a written price before any work starts.
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Water extraction and source isolation. We shut off the water source if possible, then pull standing water with truck-mounted and portable extraction units. The goal is to stop active damage within the first hour.
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Structural drying and monitoring. Commercial air movers and dehumidifiers from Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, and XPOWER go into place, with daily moisture readings tracking progress. We send you photo updates by text as drying progresses.
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Antimicrobial treatment and cleaning. Once moisture levels hit target, we treat affected surfaces with EPA-registered antimicrobials, clean and deodorize, and prep the space for whatever repair phase comes next.
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Repair, rebuild, and final walkthrough. If drywall, flooring, or trim needs replacement, that work is scoped in writing and scheduled like a remodel. Every job carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right.
How Much Does Water Damage Restoration Cost in Orlando?
A typical single-room water extraction and drying job in Orlando runs $1,200 to $3,000. A flooded lower level or whole-home mitigation usually lands between $3,000 and $6,500. Full flood restoration that includes drywall replacement and flooring can reach $8,000 or more depending on square footage and material costs. The biggest factors are how long the water sat, whether it’s clean or contaminated, and how much material must be removed. We avoid the overpaying trap by giving you a written scope with line items: you see exactly what’s included and what’s not. Every free estimate includes moisture mapping, a category assessment, and a fixed price. Call (850) 771-2670 for an exact quote, and a real person will pick up.
Our Service Area Near Orlando
Wendell Restoration Orlando covers the full metro area, including Water Damage Restoration in Orlovista and Water Damage Restoration in Maitland, with typical response times under 90 minutes for most neighborhoods. We regularly serve Altamonte Springs, Winter Park, Ocoee, Four Corners, Horizon West, and Doctor Phillips. If you’re anywhere in greater Orlando, we can usually have a technician on site within two hours, day or night. You can also learn more about our Water Damage Restoration in Orlando coverage area or start at our home page to see the full range of what we handle.
Serving Orlando, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Orlando area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
Frequently Asked Questions About Water Damage Restoration in Orlando
Water damage restoration is the process of extracting standing water, drying the structure, sanitizing affected surfaces, and repairing or replacing building materials that were compromised. The goal is to return your home to its pre-loss condition while preventing secondary damage like mold growth or structural rot. In Orlando’s humid climate, professionally monitored drying is essential because natural evaporation alone often leaves enough moisture for problems to return.
Most single-room water damage jobs in Orlando take 3 to 5 days from extraction to dry, with repair work scheduled separately. Larger flooded spaces or Category 3 water events can run 7 to 14 days including reconstruction. Your written scope includes a day-by-day timeline so you know when each phase finishes.
Expect $1,200 to $3,000 for a typical single-room extraction and drying, $3,000 to $6,500 for a flooded lower level, and up to $8,000 or more for full restoration with material replacement. Every Wendell job includes a written price before any work starts, so the number is fixed before we begin. Call (850) 771-2670 for a free, itemized estimate.
Yes, our crews run Phoenix and XPOWER equipment daily and know their operational characteristics in Orlando’s high-humidity environment. We use both brands for structural drying and extraction, selected for each job based on the space and moisture profile. The equipment list is included in your written scope.
Yes, a live person answers every call at (850) 771-2670, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Water damage doesn’t keep business hours, and neither do we. There’s no voicemail, no callback queue, and no phone tree.
Every repair carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right, and this is stated in writing on every single job. We also include a free second visit if the repair fails. No fine print, no exclusions beyond what’s clearly listed in your written scope.
Move small valuables and documents out of the affected area if you can do so safely, and turn off power to the space at the breaker if water is near outlets. Don’t walk through standing water if it’s touching anything electrical. Our technicians handle everything else, including contents moving and documentation.
Schedule Your Water Damage Restoration Service in Orlando Today
A live person answers at (850) 771-2670 right now, day or night. We’ll give you a written price before any work starts, a live arrival time you can track, and before-and-after photos by text. The estimate is free, the number on your screen is the number you pay, and every job is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. Call Wendell Restoration Orlando, and we’ll handle the rest.
Written by Blake Sorensen, Owner at Wendell Restoration Orlando, serving Orlando since 2006.