A fire leaves three kinds of damage
The flames are only part of it. Most houses that have had a fire also have water damage, from the hoses that put it out, and smoke damage, often in rooms the fire never reached. Smoke moves through hallways, wall cavities and ductwork and leaves residue on every surface it touches. Each kind of damage needs different work, in a particular order, and the order is where a lot of restoration jobs go wrong.
Restoration usually runs in this sequence. The building is secured against weather and intruders. Standing water is removed and the structure is dried before mold can take hold. Burned and badly smoke-damaged materials are torn out. Soot is cleaned off what can be saved, and odor is dealt with at its source. Belongings are inventoried, cleaned or written off. Then the rebuilding starts. Skipping ahead, painting over soot, closing up walls that are still wet, is how smoke smell and mold come back months later.
How the connection works
1. You ask for a callback and tell us where the property is. 2. We pass your request to one independent local restoration company serving your area. We don't send it to a list of companies. 3. The company calls or texts you, then walks the property with you. 4. The company gives you a written scope of work directly. You decide whether to go ahead.
We don't do restoration work, we don't employ crews, we don't handle insurance claims and we don't take a cut of your job. Read how it works for the details, and the first 48 hours after a fire if the fire was recent.