Mold & Mildew Cleanup in Hudson, FL

What happens when you call

The number connects you with an independent local company. Say whether the home is site-built or a mobile home, whether it took water in Idalia or Helene, where the mildew is and how much there is. Expect the company to check moisture in walls, floors and, for a mobile home, the underbelly, then lay out what it will clean, what has to be removed and what needs another trade. Under Florida's s. 468.8419, any assessment you order separately will come from a different company than the one doing the cleanup.

What drives cost

• How high floodwater reached and how much drywall, insulation or flooring has to come out
• Whether a mobile home's belly wrap and insulation are wet
• Number of rooms and the containment needed
• Furniture, cabinets and stored belongings that must be cleaned or removed

Angi lists Tampa-area mold remediation at $1,347 to $3,778 for most jobs, with crawl-space work around $525 to $2,150, and whole-house projects much higher.

Hudson's moisture history

Hudson sits at about 7 feet of elevation on the Gulf at the western end of Pasco County, with residential canals around the Port of Hudson and Hudson Beach. About 27 percent of homes are mobile homes, and many along the canals were built from the 1980s on. Idalia's 2023 surge put a reported 3 to 5 feet of water into the Sea Ranch community. A year later Helene left a 42-inch water line in a canal home off Sea Ranch Drive, a Maryland Avenue home took at least five feet, and almost every home in the Gulf Breeze Mobile Home Park flooded. Repeat flooding means mildew may be from either storm, or from materials that never fully dried in between.

DOH-Pasco advises discarding soaked items that can't be cleaned and dried within 24 to 48 hours and removing visible mold before painting or caulking. Pasco County Building Construction Services handles permits for repairs in unincorporated Hudson.

Before the visit

• Photograph water lines, stains and growth
• Note which storm brought water in and how long it took to dry
• Clear access to skirting panels or the crawl area under a mobile home
• Check the remediator's license on DBPR's online licensee search