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 estimateFast, Reliable Fire Damage Restoration Across Orlando
Fire damage restoration in Orlando typically costs between $3,200 and $8,500 for a moderate kitchen or utility-room fire, with smoke odor removal adding roughly $900 to $2,400 depending on square footage and how far soot traveled. The work usually spans two to five days from board-up to final odor verification. We know Orlando homes because we work them every week: the 1970s concrete-block ranch in Conway with a flat roof, the two-story frame house in Azalea Park, the newer stucco build out near Winter Garden. Call (850) 786-4472 day or night and a live person answers, not a voicemail tree.
Why Dryden Restoration Orlando Is Orlando’s Preferred Fire Damage Restoration Company
We are an independently owned and operated Kingswell company. That means something specific in Orlando: a written price before a tool is touched, a named arrival window, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job. Homeowners who have been burned before, by a contractor who no-showed or a price that inflated at the door, tend to call us because the commitments are on paper.
Our technicians are background-checked and arrive in Dryden uniform. They carry IICRC, RIA, and IFA aligned training and run Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, and Injectidry equipment, the same professional-grade machines large commercial crews use. Carl Brandt, who leads Dryden Restoration Orlando, has built the team around one standard: say the price before the work, show up in the window we gave, leave the place cleaner than we found it, and come back if anything fails inside a year. Serving Orlando means knowing that a fire in a slab-on-grade ranch behaves differently than a fire in a raised-frame home, and that afternoon thunderstorms do not wait for a restoration crew to finish.
Restoration work we handle
Smoke Odor Removal in Orlando
Smoke odor removal in Orlando has to account for the city’s year-round humidity, because odor particles bond to moisture in stucco, drywall, and concrete block and then re-release when humidity spikes. A fire does not need to be large for smoke to travel. Soot can push through HVAC ducts, into closets, behind baseboards, and into the pores of painted block walls. When we arrive, we first identify every surface that absorbed smoke, then we clean what can be cleaned, seal what cannot, and run professional dehumidifiers until the air tests neutral. Ranges in Orlando run $900 to $2,400 depending on how far smoke traveled and whether structural materials need sealing.
Stucco and Concrete-Block Considerations
Orlando’s concrete-block homes hold smoke differently than wood-frame construction. Soot settles into stucco texture and into the gaps where block meets slab. Treating stucco cracks as a cosmetic issue is a mistake, because humidity-driven moisture wicks into those cracks and reactivates smoke odor weeks later. We seal the penetrations and address the block before final deodorization.
HVAC and Duct Odor
Smoke drawn through an air handler leaves residue along the full duct run. If the ducts are not addressed, the smell returns whenever the air kicks on. We inspect the system, clean accessible duct surfaces, and recommend filter replacement before final air testing.
Fire and Water Damage Restoration in Orlando
Fire and water damage restoration in Orlando almost always means both, because firefighters put hundreds of gallons of water into a burning room, and Orlando’s subtropical summers add rain on top of that. In homes with flat or low-slope roofs, the fire department often opens the roof for ventilation. If those openings are not sealed the same day, an afternoon storm pours water back onto a structure already saturated. That is the most common call we get after the initial emergency. Water extraction, structural drying, and smoke odor removal have to happen together, not sequentially, or mold starts within 24 to 48 hours in Orlando’s climate.
Typical combined fire and water restoration in Orlando runs $4,000 to $9,500 for a single room, more if multiple rooms or roof structure are involved. The number is written down before work starts and it does not change at the door.
Flat Roofs and Fire Ventilation
We responded to a kitchen fire in a 1978 concrete-block ranch in Conway where the original flat roof had been repeatedly patched. Our crew set up containment and structural drying after water extraction, while using Injectidry to force dry the stucco and slab. Smoke odor removal required sealing the open roof penetrations before final dehumidification, and the home returned to pre-loss condition in one trip. That is the kind of detail generic restoration checklists miss.
Slab Drying and Humidity Control
Slab-on-grade homes in Orlando hold water in the concrete and under the flooring, and high ambient humidity slows drying. Under-specifying air movers and dehumidifiers here means the slab stays damp and a musty smell lingers. We size the drying plan for Orlando’s humidity, not for a national average.
Trusted Brands We Service in Orlando
We work on and around equipment from B-Air and Injectidry, and our technicians train to IICRC and RIA standards. Orlando homeowners do not need to know what psychrometric drying means or how relative humidity affects drying time. They need to know the home is dry, the odor is gone, and the structure is sound. We explain what we are doing in plain English as the job proceeds, and the equipment we run is the same professional-grade fleet used by large commercial restoration crews.
Common Fire Damage Restoration Problems We See in Orlando Homes
- Flat-roof patches left unsealed after fire ventilation. Orlando’s afternoon thunderstorms reintroduce water into the structure within hours, and that restarts mold growth within a day or two.
- Stucco cracks treated as superficial during smoke cleanup. Humidity-driven moisture wicks into the cracks and into the block behind them, which reactivates smoke odor weeks after the job appears finished.
- Under-spec’d drying equipment on slab homes. Concrete slabs in Orlando hold water, and high year-round humidity means a smaller air mover count stalls drying and leaves a persistent musty smell.
- Soot pushed into HVAC before the system is evaluated. Once particles circulate through the ducts, the odor releases into every room the next time the system runs.
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Expect a small kitchen fire in an Orlando home to run $3,200 to $6,500 for cleanup, odor removal, and structural drying. A fire that breaches the roof or involves multiple rooms lands between $7,000 and $12,000 or more, depending on roof sealing, stucco work, and contents restoration. Smoke odor removal alone for a single-story ranch typically runs $900 to $1,800. For a two-story home where smoke traveled through the HVAC, figure $1,800 to $2,400. Every estimate is written before work starts and includes the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Call (850) 786-4472 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Orlando
Our crews work throughout the Orlando metro. We regularly run Fire Damage Restoration calls in Casselberry, Apopka, Winter Springs, and Winter Garden. If you are on the edge of those service areas, call (850) 786-4472 and we will tell you straight whether we can reach you today.
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.
FAQs About Fire Damage Restoration in Orlando
We seal roof penetrations the same day they are made, before any drying or odor work continues. If a storm is already moving in, we tarp and secure the opening immediately, then resume sealing once the weather clears. Leaving a flat-roof opening unsealed overnight in Orlando is how secondary water damage happens.
Yes. In Orlando’s humidity, mold can start within 24 to 48 hours on wet drywall, flooring, and behind baseboards. We treat fire water the same way we treat any water damage: extract, dry, and monitor moisture levels in the slab and walls before we consider the structure stable.
Usually yes. We clean the stucco surface, seal any cracks that are letting moisture into the block, and then apply an odor-sealing treatment where needed. Replacement is only necessary when the stucco is structurally compromised from the fire itself.
We inventory, photograph, and box the salvageable contents, then move them to a clean storage area while structural work proceeds. Items that can be restored are cleaned and deodorized, and ones that cannot are documented for your insurance claim. Photo documentation is built into every pack-out.
Category 3 water is treated as contaminated. We contain the affected area, remove damaged materials, sanitize hard surfaces, and run professional drying equipment until moisture readings return to normal. Technicians wear proper protective gear throughout that work, and we document everything for the insurance file.
Call Dryden Restoration Orlando
If you have fire damage in Orlando, call (850) 786-4472 now. A live person answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We will schedule a crew, give you a written price before any work starts, and put the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing on your job. Fire damage does not wait for business hours in Orlando, and neither do we.
Written by Carl Brandt, Owner at Dryden Restoration Orlando, serving Orlando and surrounding communities.