Family owned · Lake Mary, Florida
The person you hire is the person who does the work.
Ready 2 Inspect is John Foutz. He is licensed by the State of Florida as a mold assessor and a mold remediator, he spent close to a decade as a home inspector before that, and he runs the company that carries those licenses.
- FL Mold Assessor MRSA4802
- FL Mold Remediator MRSR4767
- InterNACHI Certified 17122207
Ready 2 Inspect is a family owned mold, water, and fire restoration company based in Lake Mary, Florida, serving Seminole, Orange, Volusia and Lake counties. Owner John Foutz holds Florida licenses as a mold assessor (MRSA4802) and mold remediator (MRSR4767), and worked as a Florida home inspector for close to a decade before that. The company handles the cleanup, the reconstruction, and the insurance claim rather than stopping at demolition.
Licensed by the State of Florida
Numbers you can check without taking our word for it.
Every one of these is a public record. Restoration is a state licensed trade in Florida and plenty of operators working in it are not licensed for what they are selling.
How we work
“I do everything backwards.”
John’s own description of the business, and it is the most accurate sentence anyone has written about it. Every competitor in this category leads with speed and equipment. He leads by taking the financial risk off the homeowner before any work starts.
Nothing comes out until you know who is paying
The industry norm is to start demolition on day one and file the claim afterwards. If the carrier denies it, the homeowner is left with a torn open house and a bill they never agreed to. We find out where you stand first.
You get the cash price before the claim
So you know the worst case in dollars from the first conversation, not after the walls are open. Every possible outcome gets laid out, including the one where insurance pays nothing.
You work directly with the owner
Not a call center, not a dispatcher, not a franchise queue. The licensed professional who runs your job is the one you deal with, from the first conversation to the last coat of paint.
We will tell you how to do it yourself
If you would rather handle it on your own, you get the real instructions and the honest thresholds for when to stop and call someone. That holds whether you hire us or not.
Mold
Containment
Structural drying
Reconstruction
Four photographs from real Central Florida jobs.
See recent jobsIn his words
John Foutz, owner
We do not tear anything out until we know who is paying for it. Most companies open your house up first and hand you a bill if the claim gets denied. We tell you the cash price before we start, so you know the worst case on day one.
John Foutz, on how the work is sequenced
Being this careful has cost me work. I am fine with that.
John Foutz, on what the approach costs him
In Florida I cannot be the assessor and the remediator on the same job. That rule exists to protect you, and I will explain how it works before you spend a dollar.
John Foutz, on Florida licensing
Talk to the owner, not a call center.
Water or fire emergency, or a musty smell you cannot place. Either way, the person who answers is the person who does the work.
MRSA4802 · MRSR4767