IICRC Certified Firm: What It Means for You
Certified, licensed and trained to the standards the restoration industry is built on.
You'll see "IICRC certified" on a lot of trucks and websites. Most people have no idea what it means, and honestly, why would you? Here's the plain-English version: what the IICRC is, what being a Certified Firm requires, and the standards our crews follow on every water, mold and fire job.
The short version
The IICRC writes the standards for how water damage, mold and fire and smoke damage should be cleaned up. DRYOUTpro PLUS is an IICRC Certified Firm, which means our technicians are trained and certified, we carry the required insurance, and we've agreed to the IICRC's Code of Ethics and complaint policy. We've been working to these standards for over 30 years.
What Is the IICRC?
The IICRC (Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification) is a nonprofit certification and standards organization for the cleaning and restoration industry. It certifies technicians and firms, and it develops the industry's standards through a consensus process accredited by ANSI, the American National Standards Institute.
In other words, when the industry needs to agree on the right way to dry a flooded home or remove mold safely, the IICRC standards are the reference point.
What It Takes to Be an IICRC Certified Firm
The Standards We Work By
These are the ones that matter most for the work we do every day:
Water Damage Restoration
The playbook for drying out a building correctly. It sorts water losses by how contaminated the water is and how much drying the job needs:
- Category 1: clean water, like a broken supply line.
- Category 2: water with significant contamination, like a washing machine or dishwasher overflow.
- Category 3: grossly contaminated water, like sewage or outside floodwater.
- Classes 1 to 4: how much water is in the structure and how hard it will be to dry, which drives the equipment and drying plan.
Mold Remediation
How to remove mold safely without spreading it to the rest of your home. It describes three conditions:
- Condition 1: normal fungal ecology, what you'd expect in a typical home.
- Condition 2: an area contaminated with settled mold spores from a nearby source.
- Condition 3: actual mold growth.
The goal of remediation is to return affected areas to Condition 1, using containment, air filtration, removal and cleaning, and to fix the moisture problem that caused it.
Fire and Smoke Damage Restoration
How to assess and clean up soot, smoke residue and odor after a fire, including the water left behind from firefighting. Smoke and soot keep causing damage until they're handled properly, which is why fast, correct cleanup matters.
Why we don't do mold testing
The IICRC has a separate standard, S530, for assessing suspected mold contamination. That's the job of an independent, licensed mold assessor or industrial hygienist, and Florida law doesn't allow the same company to both assess and remediate the same project. So we keep those roles separate: an independent assessor tests and writes the protocol, we do the remediation, and the assessor verifies the results. Learn how mold testing and clearance work.
Our Credentials
- IICRC Certified Firm with IICRC-certified technicians
- State of Florida licensed mold remediation
- Licensed, bonded and insured
- Family-owned since 1994, over 30 years in the industry
- Featured in R&R Magazine, the restoration industry's leading publication ( read the article)
- Always learning: national industry conferences and restoration business masterminds
Certification Questions
What does IICRC certified mean?
It means a technician or company has been trained and certified by the IICRC, the nonprofit that sets the cleaning and restoration industry's standards. An IICRC Certified Firm has certified technicians on staff, carries the required insurance, and has agreed to the IICRC Code of Ethics and complaint policy.
Why does IICRC certification matter when hiring a restoration company?
Water, mold and fire damage can get worse, or spread, when they're handled wrong. Certification shows the company has been trained on the industry's accepted standards for drying, mold removal and smoke cleanup, and that it answers to a code of ethics.
What is the IICRC S500?
The ANSI/IICRC S500 is the standard for professional water damage restoration. It covers how to classify water damage by contamination level (Categories 1 to 3) and drying difficulty (Classes 1 to 4), and how to dry structures safely and effectively.
What is the IICRC S520?
The ANSI/IICRC S520 is the standard for professional mold remediation. It explains how to contain and remove mold without spreading it, with the goal of returning affected areas to normal (Condition 1).
Is DRYOUTpro PLUS licensed in Florida?
Yes. DRYOUTpro PLUS holds State of Florida mold remediation licensing and is licensed, bonded and insured. Call 772-288-4222 if you'd like license details for your records.
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Call 772-288-4222 Contact UsIICRC and the IICRC Certified Firm mark are trademarks of the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification. Standards summaries on this page are simplified for homeowners and are not a substitute for the full ANSI/IICRC standards.
