Commercial Water Damage
Extraction and drying for businesses, condos, and common areas.
Short answer
Commercial water damage restoration is extraction and structural drying planned around a working building. Sterling answers every day from 7 AM to midnight, finds how far the water spread across suites and units, extracts it, removes what can't be saved, and dries the structure with daily readings, documenting everything for owners, managers, associations, and insurers.
Also called: commercial water mitigation, commercial water extraction, commercial flood cleanup
What this service addresses
- Water in suites, units, corridors, and back-of-house areas
- Water that traveled between floors or units
- Wet drywall, ceiling tile, flooring, and insulation
- Humidity across the affected spaces
Who needs it
- Property managers and building owners
- Condo associations after a unit-to-unit leak
- Businesses with a burst pipe, sprinkler discharge, or roof leak
- Anyone who needs one loss documented for several parties
- FL Licensed Mold Assessor · MRSA5798
- FL Licensed Mold Remediator · MRSR5761
- IICRC Certified Water Restoration Tech
- NORMI-Certified Assessor & Remediator
- Insured · GL + E&O
- Independent Inspections · FL 12-Month Rule
What's included — and what isn't
Clear scope, honestly stated.
Included
- Emergency response every day, 7 AM to midnight
- Extraction and removal of materials that can't be saved
- Moisture mapping across every affected space, including neighboring units
- Commercial dehumidifiers and air movers
- Scheduling around occupants and operations
- Daily moisture readings and drying records
- Documentation for owners, managers, associations, and insurers
Not included
- Repairs to plumbing, roofs, or fire sprinkler systems, which need licensed trades
- Rebuild, which isn't part of the drying estimate
A calm, methodical process.
Step 1: Respond
Call any time. We get the water stopped and the spread contained.
Step 2: Scope
Every affected space is mapped, including the units next door and below.
Step 3: Extract & remove
Water comes out, and materials that can't be saved are removed.
Step 4: Dry
Equipment is placed around occupants and operations.
Step 5: Monitor & document
Daily readings and records for each affected space until it's dry.
Thermal imaging reveals hidden moisture.
Drag the slider — infrared exposes the cold signature of moisture behind a wall that looks perfectly normal. It's the difference between guessing and knowing.
Methods & equipment
- IICRC S500 procedures
- Water extraction equipment
- Commercial dehumidifiers and air movers
- Pin and pinless moisture meters
- Thermal imaging
- Daily drying logs
What you receive
- Photos and a map of the wet areas for each affected space
- Daily drying records
- A written, itemized invoice
Typical timing
We answer every day from 7 AM to midnight. Drying runs until the readings say dry, with daily visits coordinated with management.
Pricing
Quoted on site
Quoted on site. Invoiced to the owner, association, or manager, as agreed up front.
Financing is available for mold remediation and water damage work; ask about it with your free on-site estimate.
Commercial Water Damage — questions
Whoever hires us, and we document every affected unit either way. When several owners and an association are involved, we agree up front who we're invoicing.
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Water in the house? Call now.
We answer water emergency calls every day from 7 AM to midnight, at (786) 690-0329. The sooner the water is out and the drying starts, the less has to come out of the walls.