Hurricane Isaias storm response · Milton · Destin · Pensacola

Water Damage Restoration & Mold Remediation in Milton, Destin & Pensacola

Q: What is the deadline to file a hurricane claim in Florida?

Under Florida Statute 627.70132 you must give your insurer notice within one year of the date of loss, and for a hurricane that is the landfall date. Isaias made landfall on October 9, 2026, so notice is due by October 9, 2027.

Wet drywall, a ceiling that is still dripping, a smell that was not there last week. AEVO Pro is a veteran-owned Florida water mitigation company, in business since 1977, with drying crews and a mold remediator in the Panhandle now. We extract, dry, contain and document, and the claim paperwork comes with it.

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Who we are

Who's coming to dry your house

AEVO Pro is a veteran-owned, licensed and insured water mitigation and environmental services contractor. Water intrusion, structural drying, mold remediation and decontamination are what we have done for residential and commercial clients across Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Louisiana and Texas since 1977. Every inspection is free, every estimate is itemized, and every moisture reading is logged for your claim.

Water mitigation crew

Extraction, air movers, commercial dehumidifiers and moisture mapping. We dry the structure, not just the surface, and we prove it with meter readings.

Mold remediator

Containment under negative air, removal, HEPA cleaning and clearance. On the same truck as the drying crew, so mold is caught in the same visit.

Sanitizing & decontamination

Storm water is not clean water. Antimicrobial treatment and odor control for everything the water touched, so the house is safe to live in, not just dry.

What we do

From soaked to dry to safe. One crew.

Water extraction & structural drying

Standing water out, then air movers and dehumidifiers on walls, floors and insulation until the meter says dry. Daily readings logged.

Mold remediation & clearance

Containment, removal of what cannot be saved, HEPA cleaning of what can, and a clearance check before anything gets closed up.

Flood cuts & wet material removal

Soaked drywall, insulation, baseboard and flooring removed cleanly at the right height, bagged and documented for the claim.

Moisture mapping & leak tracing

Where the water came in, how far it traveled inside the walls, and what it soaked. Measured, not guessed.

Sanitizing & odor control

Antimicrobial treatment for storm water contamination and the musty smell that comes with it.

Roof leaks & tarping

If the water is still coming in from above, the roofing crew tarps it on the same visit. Storm damage roof repair →

What the storm left behind

"It dried on its own" is how a water job becomes a mold job.

Early mold growth on drywall above a baseboard after storm water intrusion

Most of the water in Panhandle houses right now did not come from a flood. It came through lifted shingles, blown-in windows and torn siding, then down into the attic insulation and the wall cavities. The surface of the drywall dries in a day. The insulation behind it and the bottom plate under it can stay wet for weeks.

That hidden moisture is where mold starts, usually on the back side of the drywall where nobody sees it until the smell shows up or the paint bubbles. In Gulf Coast humidity, with the power out and no air conditioning, it starts faster.

The free inspection puts a moisture meter on every wall and ceiling the water could have reached. If it reads dry, we tell you so and leave. If it does not, you know exactly what needs to come out, what can be dried in place, and what the claim should cover.

How it works

Call. Inspect & map. Extract, dry & contain. Clear & document.

Four steps, one crew, one moisture log from the first visit to the clearance check.

Call

You tell us what you are seeing and smelling. We tell you what to do in the next hour and schedule the inspection.

Inspect & map

Moisture readings on every wall, ceiling and floor the water could have reached. Photos and an itemized scope, written the way an insurer reads it.

Extract, dry & contain

Water out, equipment in, wet materials removed, mold contained under negative air if it has started. Daily readings until dry.

Clear & document

Clearance check on remediated areas, final moisture log, and the full file for your claim. Deadline for notice on this storm: October 9, 2027.

Where the crews are working

Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Escambia counties

Santa Rosa County

Milton, Pace, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Jay and the communities north of I-10 that took the heaviest debris.

Okaloosa County

Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Crestview, Mary Esther and Shalimar, from the landfall point inland.

Escambia County

Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Cantonment, Perdido Key and the neighborhoods that saw the strongest gusts.

Water and mold questions people are asking this week

Straight answers

Does insurance cover water damage from a hurricane roof leak?

Water that came in through wind-damaged roofing, siding or windows is normally covered under the windstorm part of a standard Florida policy as part of the same loss, subject to your hurricane deductible. Rising floodwater from outside is a separate flood policy, which is a different conversation.

How fast does mold start?

The U.S. EPA says mold can begin growing on wet materials within 24 to 48 hours. In Gulf Coast humidity, wet drywall and insulation that is not actively dried is a mold problem within days, not weeks.

Can I just run fans and open the windows?

Fans move air across the surface; they do not pull water out of drywall, insulation or the subfloor, and opening windows in Panhandle humidity adds moisture to the house. Structural drying uses air movers and commercial dehumidifiers together and checks progress with a moisture meter until the materials read dry, not just feel dry.

What does mold remediation actually involve?

Containment of the affected area under negative air, removal of materials that cannot be cleaned, HEPA cleaning of what can, drying to stop regrowth, and a clearance check before the area is closed back up. Florida requires a licensed mold remediator for jobs over 10 square feet.

How long does drying take?

It depends on what got wet and how long it sat. We set equipment, take readings daily, and pull the equipment when the materials read dry, not on a fixed schedule. You see the readings.

What is the deadline to file?

Under Florida Statute 627.70132 you must give notice within one year of the date of loss, and for a hurricane that is the landfall date: October 9, 2026. So notice is due by October 9, 2027. A supplemental claim, if the first payment falls short, gets 18 months.

Are you local?

We are a Florida company, veteran-owned and operated since 1977, with crews staged in Milton and Destin for the length of this recovery. We are not from Milton, and we will not pretend to be. What we will do is show up when we say, measure everything, and leave you with a house that is actually dry.

Free water damage inspection

Call now, or tell us what you are seeing and we will call you.

(850) 407-3140

Milton, Destin, Pensacola and everywhere in between. Extraction, drying, mold, one crew.

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