Water damage drying
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Mold remediation
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The scope we write is the scope we bill. Anything new gets shown to you, in writing, before we touch it.
Get your free estimateFast, Reliable Fire Damage Restoration Across Lantana
Fire damage in Lantana moves fast, and so do we. When a kitchen fire or electrical blaze leaves soot across your walls and smoke inside your ductwork, you need a crew that understands Lantana’s specific risks: salt air that corrodes metal framing, low-lying homes west of US-1 that hold moisture in wall cavities, and humidity that turns wet drywall into a mold problem within 24 to 48 hours. Our Fire Damage Restoration team responds to Lantana homes the same day you call, with written pricing before any work starts, and we treat your house the way we’d treat our own. Call (728) 231-8456 any hour, and a live person will answer.
Why Tidemark Water Damage West Palm Beach Is Lantana’s Preferred Fire Damage Restoration Company
We’ve walked through enough Lantana homes to know what a fire leaves behind here. The 1960s wood-frame houses off Hypoluxo Road, the concrete block ranches near Lantana Road, the older multi-family buildings off Dixie Highway. Each one tells a different story when smoke has moved through it. Our technicians are IICRC and RIA credentialed, background-checked, and uniformed. They arrive with shoe covers on at the door and drop cloths down before the first piece of equipment rolls in.
Rick Sumner leads our crew with a simple standard: explain the price before the work, name what we’re protecting and how, and clean up like it’s our own home. That’s why Lantana families keep our number. We answer live, 24/7, and we show up fast, because a fire doesn’t wait for business hours and neither should you. We’re independently owned and operated, working to the Cedarwell Care Promise, which means every job carries a 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right. No fine print.
Restoration work we handle
Soot Removal in Lantana
Soot removal in Lantana is rarely a simple wipe-down. The oily, acidic residue left behind after a fire bonds to painted drywall, tile, and metal surfaces fast, and in Lantana’s humid air it can etch finishes permanently if it sits more than a few days. We use professional-grade equipment from Dri-Eaz and XPOWER to capture soot particles rather than push them deeper into porous materials. In a typical Lantana home, soot removal runs $1,200 to $3,800 depending on square footage and how far smoke traveled.
Cleaning and Sealing Painted Surfaces
Dry chemical sponges lift the first layer of soot without smearing oils into the paint. After that, we wash surfaces with a degreasing agent and apply a stain-blocking primer before repainting, so the brown staining doesn’t bleed back through in a month. This is standard on our Lantana jobs, not an upsell.
Hard Surface Soot and Metal Corrosion
Salt air changes the game on metal fixtures. Soot settles on door tracks, hinges, and cabinet hardware, and when it mixes with the salt already in Lantana’s air, corrosion accelerates. We treat metal surfaces with a corrosion inhibitor after cleaning to slow that damage down and keep your door tracks moving freely.
Fire Damage Restoration Company in Lantana
As a full-service fire damage restoration company serving Lantana, we handle the whole mess, not just the visible parts. That means removing charred drywall, drying the framing behind it, treating smoke odor at the source, and coordinating with your insurance adjuster using photo documentation from every step. A standard fire restoration in Lantana runs $4,500 to $18,000 for a contained kitchen fire, and larger whole-home fires can exceed that. You’ll see the written number before we start.
Structural Drying After Fire Suppression
The water used to put out your fire is often the biggest hidden problem. In Lantana homes west of US-1, that water sits in wall cavities and works its way into concrete block, where hydrostatic pressure builds against the slab. We dry past the tide mark, using moisture mapping and Dri-Eaz dehumidifiers until readings return to pre-loss condition.
Pack-Out and Contents Cleaning
We ask before we move or touch anything. Salvageable furniture and personal items get packed out, cleaned, and stored while structural work happens. Every box is logged, every item photographed. You know where your things are and how they’re being treated.
Trusted Brands We Service in Lantana
We work on all makes and models of kitchen appliances, electrical panels, and HVAC systems common in Lantana homes, including LG, Whirlpool, Bosch, and Carrier. We also install and restore impact-rated doors and windows from winds-rated manufacturers like Andersen and PGT, and we stock common replacement parts locally so Lantana customers aren’t waiting on a truck from Miami. If your fire involved an electrical panel from Square D or Eaton, our techs can assess corrosion and heat damage on site. We don’t sell you a new panel unless yours is actually unsafe. We show you the photo and explain the reading.
Common Fire Damage Restoration Problems We See in Lantana Homes
- Trapped moisture in concrete block walls. Homes west of US-1 often sit at lower elevations without modern flood vents, so water-based fire suppression can’t drain. Without structural drying, mold starts inside the block within 24 – 48 hours.
- Salt-air corrosion on door and window tracks. Fire heat warps metal tracks, and the salt already eating at those tracks from Intracoastal air makes them seize faster. We use corrosion-resistant fasteners when rebuilding.
- Smoke odor hiding wet drywall smell. The smoke smell masks the musty odor of wet drywall, so homeowners don’t realize water is sitting behind the wall. We check with moisture meters on every job.
- Mobile home and older multi-family stabilization. Lantana has a significant number of mobile homes and 1950s-1970s structures. Charred framing in these buildings requires careful shoring and antimicrobial treatment before any rebuild work begins.
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A kitchen fire contained to one room in Lantana typically costs $4,500 to $9,000 for full restoration, including soot removal, structural drying, odor treatment, and repainting. A larger fire affecting multiple rooms runs $12,000 to $25,000. Soot removal alone runs $1,200 to $3,800. Smoke odor removal runs $800 to $2,500 depending on whether we use hydroxyl generators or thermal fogging. Emergency board-up services, if needed, run $400 to $1,200. What changes your price: square footage, how far smoke traveled through ductwork, whether water sat in wall cavities, and whether salt-air corrosion has weakened metal framing. Call (728) 231-8456 for an exact quote. Estimates are free, and the written number comes before any work begins.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lantana
Tidemark’s crews work throughout Palm Beach County. We serve Lantana and the surrounding communities: West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Boynton Beach, and Royal Palm Beach. If you’re in one of those areas and a fire has left you standing in a sooty kitchen, call us. We’ll get a crew moving.
Serving Lantana, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lantana area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Fire Damage Restoration in Lantana
In Lantana’s humid subtropical climate, mold can begin growing on wet drywall within 24 to 48 hours, and homes near the Intracoastal often reach that threshold faster because the air holds more moisture. If your drywall got wet during fire suppression and the smoke odor is masking the musty smell, you may not notice it until it’s already spread. We check with moisture meters on every job, not just our noses. Call (728) 231-8456 and we’ll map the moisture and tell you exactly what we found.
Because the water behaves differently. Homes west of US-1 sit at lower elevations and often lack modern flood vents, so water from fire hoses pools inside wall cavities and presses against the slab. That requires structural drying combined with soot and smoke removal. Along the Intracoastal, the bigger threat is saltwater intrusion corroding electrical components and metal framing. Both areas need a moisture map before any rebuild work starts, but the sequence of drying, corrosion treatment, and contents pack-out changes based on where your home sits.
Yes. Salt air along the Intracoastal accelerates corrosion on metal tracks and hardware, and fire heat warps those same components. When we rebuild a door or window track, we use corrosion-resistant fasteners instead of standard hardware, which can fail within a season near the water. We also treat metal surfaces with a corrosion inhibitor after cleaning soot off them, a step that isn’t needed in inland communities but matters a lot in Lantana.
Water trapped inside concrete block walls can cause hydrostatic pressure damage, cracking, and long-term mold growth behind the paint. In Lantana’s humidity and low-elevation housing stock, that trapped water doesn’t evaporate on its own. You’ll get a home that looks restored but hides a moisture problem inside the walls. We dry past the tide mark and pull moisture readings until they match the home’s pre-loss condition. That’s the whole point of calling a restoration company instead of a painter.
It depends on how far the fire traveled and how much water suppression damaged the subfloor, but mobile homes in Lantana are not automatically total losses. We’ve restored mobile homes where the fire was contained to the kitchen and the framing remained sound. What we look at is whether the char has weakened the structural members and whether water has delaminated the flooring. We’ll give you a straight written assessment, and if it’s not worth restoring, we’ll tell you that too. Call (728) 231-8456 and we’ll come take a look.
Call Tidemark for Fire Damage Restoration in Lantana
If a fire has left soot on your walls, smoke in your air, and water in your walls, call us now. We answer live, 24/7, at (728) 231-8456. Rick Sumner and our Lantana crews will get to your home fast, explain the price before any work starts, and stand behind the job with our 365-Day Done Right Promise. Shoe covers go on at the door. Drop cloths go down before the first piece of equipment comes in. And a photo of the cleanup is shared before the crew leaves, so you see exactly what was done and how it was left.
Written by Rick Sumner, Owner at Tidemark Water Damage West Palm Beach, serving Lantana with fire, water, and mold restoration built on the Cedarwell Care Promise.