After the storm in Bradenton Beach: board-up, tarps, and drying

How storms hit Bradenton Beach

Hurricane wind and summer thunderstorms reach every street in Bradenton Beach. We board up broken openings, tarp damaged roofs, extract water, and dry the structure. Roof repairs go to a licensed roofer.

Bradenton Beach is the city at the south end of Anna Maria Island, with the Historic Bridge Street Pier. Helene's surge in 2024 damaged many ground-floor homes and businesses. The U.S. Census Bureau's 2018–2022 American Community Survey estimates about 737 residents in Bradenton Beach. The median year of construction is about 1973, so a large share of the housing stock predates modern Florida Building Code wind and water standards. Bradenton Beach is on a barrier island exposed to Gulf storm surge and wind-driven rain. Recent hurricanes have pushed water into ground floors and low streets.

Local facts that shape the job in Bradenton Beach

About 31% of units are in buildings with 10 or more units, so wind-driven rain gets in around sliders and windows on upper floors. Roughly 49% of housing units are held for seasonal or recreational use; storm damage is often found days later by a neighbor or manager. About 12% of housing units in Bradenton Beach are mobile or manufactured homes, where manufactured homes are among the most wind-exposed structures in a storm. Median year built: 1973. That matters because homes built before 2002 predate the statewide Florida Building Code and its stronger wind provisions.

Who pays, and who keeps the claim

Wind damage is usually a homeowners claim; rising water usually needs a flood policy. We document each source separately with photos, readings, and a written scope. You keep the claim; we are not a public adjuster.

After the storm passes

• Run generators outdoors, well away from doors and windows.
• Report the claim to your insurer as soon as you can.
• Move valuables out of wet rooms.

Our storm response

1. Board up broken windows, sliders, and doors with metal panels.
2. Pull standing water out of the building.
3. Remove soaked drywall, insulation, and flooring that cannot be dried.
4. Set air movers and dehumidifiers and track moisture readings until dry.
5. Record each source of water apart, because wind and flood are often different policies.

Also in Bradenton Beach

• Water damage in Bradenton Beach: extraction, structural drying, and moisture mapping.
• Mold remediation in Bradenton Beach: containment, HEPA filtration, and removal under Florida license MRSR4195.
• Fire and smoke in Bradenton Beach: board-up, soot and odor cleanup, and drying of firefighting water.
• Emergency tarping in Bradenton Beach: temporary roof cover to stop water until a roofer repairs it.
• Commercial restoration in Bradenton Beach: water, mold, and fire restoration for businesses, rentals, and associations.
• All services in Bradenton Beach

Nearby cities

• Cortez storm damage
• Holmes Beach storm damage
• Anna Maria storm damage
• West Bradenton storm damage
• Manatee County