Post-Flood Mold Removal in Largo, FL

Largo's flood picture

During Hurricane Milton in 2024, McKay Creek overflowed and flooded homes, including along Crescent Drive, and residents near Church Creek reported similar flooding. More than half of Largo's housing was built before 1980, about a third of it in the 1970s, and roughly 26 percent of units are mobile or manufactured homes, about as many as detached houses. Older construction and manufactured-home floors give creek water plenty of places to hide.

What to do now

1. Wait until it's safe. Stay out until power to wet areas is off and the structure is sound.
2. Photograph before removing. Capture the waterline, every room and damaged items for your flood policy.
3. Pull out wet contents. Pinellas County's advice after Milton was to remove wet contents as soon as possible and clean and disinfect everything that got wet.
4. Look underneath. In a manufactured home, check whether the underbelly wrap is sagging with water or insulation is hanging wet.
5. Leave the AC off if the air handler or ductwork took water, as EPA advises for systems that may be contaminated.
6. Call before the 48-hour mark. Materials still wet past 24 to 48 hours should be treated as moldy.

Signs and likely causes

Cost factors

Angi reports typical Tampa-area mold remediation at $1,347 to $3,778, about $10 to $25 per square foot, with crawl-space-type work at $525 to $2,150. HomeAdvisor puts the typical Tampa job at $1,248 to $2,550. These are regional ranges, not quotes. A Largo job turns on the waterline height, the number of rooms, access under a mobile home, ductwork and how long the home sat wet. Inside city limits, the City of Largo Building Division on West Bay Drive permits rebuilding; unincorporated addresses with a Largo mailing address go to Pinellas County. Under Florida's s. 468.8419, any clearance check after the work comes from a separate mold assessor rather than the company that removed the mold, so budget for that visit too if you want written proof the job worked.