77 water damage restoration companies ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Gainesville: The Best Restoration, CR Score 68/100; 4.9★ from 1,009 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Dreyer's DKI, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 77.
Most-reviewed: Stanley Steemer, 1,373 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 77 ranked; ranked #21.
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77 Gainesville water damage restoration companies are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 42 are open 24/7, 60 open Saturdays and 52 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 77 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best Restoration | 68 | 4.9★ (1,009) | Gainesville | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Dreyer's DKI | 66 | 4.8★ (518) | Gainesville | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Florida Top Notch Services LLC | 66 | 5.0★ (227) | Gainesville | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Gator Carpet Cleaning and Water Restoration | 65 | 5.0★ (193) | Gainesville | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | SERVPRO of East Gainesville | 64 | 5.0★ (83) | Gainesville | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Maven Construction Group | 64 | 4.9★ (96) | Gainesville | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | SERVPRO of Gainesville West, Alachua County West | 63 | 4.8★ (102) | Gainesville | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Brehm Roofing & Restoration | 62 | 5.0★ (295) | Gainesville | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | United Water Restoration Group of Gainesville | 61 | 4.8★ (31) | Gainesville | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | ServiceMaster Restoration By 3 H Enterprise | 61 | 5.0★ (21) | Gainesville | 24/7 | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Scores below: based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,009 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 518 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 227 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 193 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 83 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 96 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Building restoration service”.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 102 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 295 Google reviews.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 31 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 21 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 45 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Newberry, 11 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 46 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Ocala, 34 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 271 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Alachua, 15 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 62 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Alachua, 14 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 85 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 28 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Ocala, 32 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 1,373 Google reviews, the most in Gainesville.
Based in Ocala, 35 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 147 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gainesville
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 39 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Ocala, 34 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 172 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in High Springs, 21 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 191 Google reviews.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 77 ranked water damage restoration companies here; the rest are on their profiles.
20 more water damage restoration companies within 40 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| AAA Tri County Restoration Service | 5.0★ (3) | 36 mi |
| All American Restoration Specialist | 5.0★ (2) | 35 mi |
| Badger Backhoe Service LLC | 5.0★ (16) | 26 mi |
| Citron Clean | 4.7★ (15) | In Gainesville |
| Clean Zone | 5.0★ (180) | In Gainesville |
| CorsPaint Painting Company | 4.9★ (288) | In Gainesville |
| Elemental Crew | In Gainesville | |
| Environmental Protective Solutions | 5.0★ (1) | In Gainesville |
| FINAL TOUCH, LLC | 5.0★ (1) | In Gainesville |
| Insight Restoration | In Gainesville | |
| Leak Detection Gainesville | In Gainesville | |
| Medure Water Damage Restoration & Mold Removal - Gainesville FL | In Gainesville | |
| Pines Plumbing & Remodeling | 5.0★ (2) | 37 mi |
| Pressure Point Waterproofing Inc | In Gainesville | |
| Pro Dry FL | 5.0★ (27) | 34 mi |
| Professional Detail Service LLC GAINESVILLE FLORIDA | 5.0★ (28) | In Gainesville |
| Pure Wave Exterior Cleaning LLC | 5.0★ (197) | In Gainesville |
| Ray Ray's Restoration | 5.0★ (1) | 25 mi |
| US Specialist | 5.0★ (1) | 2 mi |
| ZIELINSKI CONSTRUCTION & RESTORATIONS, LLC | 5.0★ (1) | 32 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Gainesville. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water damage restoration | $1,383 | $3,868 | $6,369 | Per job: typical range of customer-reported restorations. US national range | October 2026 |
We scored 77 Gainesville water damage restoration companies on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 22, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Gainesville data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |