Longboat Key water, mold, and fire damage restoration

About Longboat Key

Longboat Key is a barrier-island town split between Sarasota and Manatee counties, lined with Gulf-front condominiums and resort property. Hurricanes Helene and Milton brought surge and wind to the island in 2024. The U.S. Census Bureau's 2018–2022 American Community Survey estimates about 7,479 residents in Longboat Key. The median year of construction is about 1979, so a large share of the housing stock predates modern Florida Building Code wind and water standards. Longboat Key sits on a barrier island between the Gulf and the bay or Intracoastal Waterway. Many Longboat Key homes are used seasonally, so a leak can run for days before anyone notices.

Services in Longboat Key

• Water damage restoration in Longboat Key. Extraction, structural drying, and moisture mapping.
• Mold remediation in Longboat Key. Containment, HEPA filtration, and removal under Florida license MRSR4195.
• Fire and smoke damage restoration in Longboat Key. Board-up, soot and odor cleanup, and drying of firefighting water.
• Storm damage restoration in Longboat Key. Board-up, extraction, and drying after wind and flood.
• Emergency roof tarping in Longboat Key. Temporary roof cover to stop water until a roofer repairs it.
• Commercial restoration in Longboat Key. Water, mold, and fire restoration for businesses, rentals, and associations.

What we see in Longboat Key

Waterfront and low homes in Longboat Key see both plumbing failures and storm water pushed in under doors and sliders. As a low or barrier location, Longboat Key takes both surge and wind.

In Longboat Key condos and villas, mold often starts above drop ceilings, around shared AC equipment, or where a neighbor's leak wicked through a shared wall..

Longboat Key by the numbers

Roughly 48% of housing units are held for seasonal or recreational use; a slow leak can run for weeks before anyone is home. The median home in Longboat Key was built around 1979 (the Census Bureau's 2018–2022 American Community Survey); at around 47 years, many original supply lines, shutoff valves, and water heaters are at or past typical service life. The Census Bureau's 2018–2022 American Community Survey puts Longboat Key at about 7,479 residents. Longboat Key's median age is roughly 72. If a relative or property manager is handling things for you, we send them the same documentation. About 58% of units are in buildings with 10 or more units, so one unit's leak often reaches the units below.

Longboat Key crosses a county line, so it is also listed under Manatee County.

Neighboring communities

• Sarasota
• Desoto Acres
• North Sarasota
• Desoto Lakes
• Sarasota County