20 certified water damage firms serve Chicago, Illinois — 7 certified across the full water-mold-fire stack. Every certification below is verified against IICRC's registry.
Certifications verified against the IICRC Certified Firm registry. Last checked August 14, 2026. Ordering is by verified credentials only — never by payment.
Showing the 20 firms with a verified street address. Click a marker for the firm's name, credentials and phone number.
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20 certified water damage firms in Chicago, IL
Ordered by verified credentials only — cross-verified firms first, then active state licences, then breadth of certification. Payment never affects this order.
How many certified water damage companies are in Chicago?
20 firms in Chicago hold verifiable credentials for this work.
What should I do in the first 24 hours?
Stop the source if it's safe, photograph and video everything before touching it, keep damaged materials as evidence, and notify your insurer the same day. See our first-24-hours checklist for the full sequence.
How is this list ordered?
By verified credentials only: cross-verified firms first, then active state licences, then breadth of certification. Payment never affects order.
Housing here
1,268,199 housing units in Chicago city, Illinois, of which 76% were built before 1980 and 39% before 1940. 54% of occupied homes are rented.
Why this is on the page: older housing has had longer to accumulate water events, and its plumbing and building envelope are closer to end of life — so age is a reasonable proxy for how often local firms meet older construction, not a statement about any individual property. It does not mean older homes have mold. With 54% of homes rented, a large share of water and mold problems here are a landlord repair duty before they are a contractor decision.
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates — tables B25001 (housing units), B25034 (year structure built), B25003 (tenure). Retrieved August 14, 2026.