Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Rolling Meadows, IL

One burned room, a whole house of smoke, in Rolling Meadows

A fire that stays in one room still spreads soot and odor through the house. We start by removing the burned materials from that room and hauling them away. Every other room gets its soot cleaned off, with HEPA air scrubbers running during the work. We take out porous materials that absorbed the smell, seal what stays, dry out the water from firefighting and then rebuild.

Rolling Meadows is on our regular route up Route 53, with Golf Road, Kirchoff Road and Algonquin Road getting us around town in Cook County. If a candle, space heater or lamp started the fire in a bedroom, that room may need to go back to the studs while the hallway and the rest of the house only need cleaning and sealing. We write the estimate room by room, marking which rooms are a rebuild and which are a cleaning, so your adjuster can follow it. That way no room the smoke reached gets left off the scope.

Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration by ONIT Solutions

Room-by-room fire restoration in Rolling Meadows

Room-by-room scope

Each room is marked as a rebuild, a cleaning or both, with photos to back it up.

Back to the studs where it burned

We take the drywall, insulation, flooring and trim in the burned room down to the framing.

Cleaning the rooms that only got smoke

The walls, ceilings, doors and trim in the other rooms get cleaned of soot.

HEPA air scrubbers

They run while the soot is cleaned so it does not land in rooms we already finished.

Odor sealing on framing

Exposed framing in the burned room gets an odor-blocking primer before we rebuild.

Drying and rebuild

We dry the hose water with daily readings, then rebuild the burned room to match the rest.

How we run a Rolling Meadows fire job

We walk every room, photograph it and write the estimate line by line in the pricing format carriers use, split by room. You see the daily equipment rates in writing before setup, and the equipment comes out when the readings show dry. If the adjuster wants to walk it, we meet them at the house, and anything extra we find is priced for your written approval first. The rebuild goes on the calendar once the scope is approved, and we close with a walkthrough.

24/7 line at (815) 585-1750 for calls and texts
Estimate split room by room
Burned room rebuilt from the studs
Smoke-only rooms cleaned and sealed
Adjuster met at the house if they ask
Copies of every photo, reading and estimate

Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration estimate in Rolling Meadows

Tell us about the project and we will set a time to look at it.

FAQ

Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Rolling Meadows: questions

What should I do before you come?

Wait for the fire department to tell you the house is clear. Leave the soot alone in every room, since wiping it smears it. Photograph the burned room and every other room, even the ones that look fine, then call your carrier to start the claim.

Do the rooms that did not burn really need work?

They do if they have soot or smell like smoke. Those rooms need cleaning and sometimes sealing, and they belong in the claim alongside the burned room.

Will I need a permit in Rolling Meadows?

Rebuilding a room with new framing, wiring or plumbing often needs one. We pull what Rolling Meadows requires and schedule the inspections.

How long does a one-room fire repair take?

The cleaning and drying run alongside the tear-out, and the rebuild follows once the scope is approved and materials arrive. Call (815) 585-1750 and we will give you dates after we see it.

What towns near Rolling Meadows do you serve?

We also cover Arlington Heights, Palatine, Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates.

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Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Rolling Meadows