Lee County Restoration Services

Lee County was the epicenter of Hurricane Ian’s devastating landfall on September 28, 2022, when the Category 4 storm drove a record storm surge of up to 18 feet into Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel Island, and Pine Island before pushing catastrophic flooding inland through Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and Lehigh Acres. The destruction was historic — entire neighborhoods were leveled on the barrier islands, the Sanibel Causeway was destroyed, Pine Island was cut off from the mainland, and the recovery effort has stretched across years. With over 800,000 residents, Lee County is the most populous county in Southwest Florida, and the scale of damage from Ian alone generated restoration demand that will continue for years to come.

Geography and Flood Vulnerability

Lee County’s geography is defined by water. The Caloosahatchee River — the primary drainage outlet for Lake Okeechobee — bisects the county as it flows from east to west, emptying into San Carlos Bay between Fort Myers and Fort Myers Beach. Cape Coral’s extraordinary network of over 400 miles of navigable canals creates the largest canal system of any city in the world, but it also means that virtually every neighborhood in Cape Coral sits adjacent to water that can rise during storms. The barrier islands of Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Captiva, and Pine Island absorb the full force of Gulf hurricanes, while inland communities like Lehigh Acres and the growing Estero and Bonita Springs corridor face flooding from the Estero River, Imperial River, and the county’s extensive system of drainage canals and retention ponds. FEMA flood zone designations cover enormous portions of the county, from the obvious coastal areas to many inland neighborhoods that experienced their first-ever flooding during Hurricane Ian.

Property Types and Restoration Needs

Lee County’s property landscape spans the full spectrum — from the luxury beachfront homes and resorts on Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach to the working-class neighborhoods of Lehigh Acres, from Cape Coral’s sprawling canal-front subdivisions to the commercial corridors of Fort Myers and the master-planned communities of Estero. Each property type presents distinct restoration challenges that demand professional expertise and commercial-grade equipment.

WrightWay’s Lee County Commitment

WrightWay Emergency Services deployed crews throughout Lee County in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Ian and has continued restoring homes and businesses across the region ever since. From our headquarters in Nokomis, we serve every community in Lee County with full-service restoration including emergency water extraction, structural drying, mold remediation, fire and smoke damage cleanup, and complete reconstruction. Our technicians are IICRC certified, our company is a licensed Florida contractor, and we maintain the commercial-grade equipment needed to handle everything from a single-room water leak to a large-scale hurricane recovery project. We also work directly with all major insurance companies to help property owners navigate the claims process. Call (941) 379-8669 now.