Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Lockport

Lockport fire and smoke restoration

Soot is oily and fine, and it clings to paint, grout and fabric more than dust does. That is why we clean it with methods matched to the surface instead of wiping it around, and why surfaces that cannot be saved get replaced. Burned and heat-damaged materials come out, HEPA air scrubbers run throughout, and the materials holding smoke odor are removed while the framing that stays is sealed. Hose water is dried with equipment checked daily, and then the rebuild begins.

We work in Lockport every week, from State Street and downtown Lockport out along Route 7, Route 171 and Farrell Road, near the I&M Canal. If your Lockport house has original wood trim, we clean and keep what the soot only coated and replace only what burned, matching the profile as closely as we can. And if the walls turn out to be balloon framed, with cavities open from the basement to the attic, we open and check them higher up, because smoke follows that path. When those walls are rebuilt, fire blocking goes in where code calls for it, under a City of Lockport permit.

What our Lockport fire restoration includes

How a Lockport fire restoration job runs

We photograph the house before touching anything and write an itemized estimate in the format insurance carriers use. Air scrubber and drying equipment rates are in writing before setup, and the equipment comes out as soon as the readings show dry. If we open a wall and find more damage, we stop, price it in writing and get your approval before going further. The job ends when we have walked the finished rooms with you.

• Calls and texts taken around the clock
• Original trim saved where soot only coated it
• Wall cavities checked for smoke
• Fire blocking where code calls for it
• Equipment out as soon as it is dry
• Walkthrough of the finished rooms