Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Warrenville, IL

Fire, smoke and the water that comes with it in Warrenville

Most people picture the burn damage, but a house after a fire is also a wet house, because the hoses that put it out soak floors, walls and anything below. We start by pulling out the water and the burned materials, then set air movers and dehumidifiers and take moisture readings every day. While the house dries, soot comes off the surfaces worth saving, and HEPA air scrubbers keep it from drifting into clean rooms. Smoke odor gets handled by removing the porous materials that hold it and sealing what stays. When it reads dry and clean, we rebuild.

Warrenville is on our regular route, off I-88 and Route 59, with Butterfield Road and Winfield Road getting us across town in DuPage County. If the fire was on the main floor of a house with a finished basement, the basement ceiling often ends up holding the water from upstairs. We open that ceiling, dry the joists and the insulation, and check the drywall below the wet line before anything gets closed back up. Fixing the burn and skipping the water underneath is how a rebuild ends up being done twice.

Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration by ONIT Solutions

Fire and smoke restoration in Warrenville, room by room

Water extraction after the hoses

We pull standing water out of floors, carpet and the level below before it spreads.

Drying with daily readings

Dehumidifiers, air movers and wall-cavity drying run until the moisture numbers say the materials are dry.

Tear-out of damaged materials

Burned and soaked drywall, insulation, carpet and pad come out and get hauled off.

Surface soot cleanup

We clean soot from walls, ceilings, trim and hard surfaces that do not need to be replaced.

Air scrubbing and odor sealing

HEPA scrubbers clean the air during the work, and the framing that stays gets an odor-sealing primer.

Rebuild to match

Drywall, insulation, flooring, trim and paint are replaced to match what the house had before.

How we run a fire restoration in Warrenville

First we see the house in person and photograph the damage, room by room and level by level. The written estimate follows the line-by-line format carriers use, and we will meet your adjuster at the house if they want to walk it together. Daily equipment rates are written down before setup, and the equipment comes out as soon as the readings show dry. Anything new we find behind a wall is priced in writing and waits for your OK, and the job ends with a walkthrough.

Emergency calls and texts answered 24/7
Hose water extracted and the house dried
Moisture readings logged on every visit
Daily equipment rates written before setup
HEPA air scrubbers running during cleanup
One company from cleanup to the last coat of paint

Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration estimate in Warrenville

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

FAQ

Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Warrenville: questions

What do I do before your crew arrives?

Stay out until the fire department clears the house, even if the damage looks limited to one room. Leave the soot alone, since wiping it pushes it into the paint. Take photos of every room, every damaged item and the outside of the house, and call your insurance carrier to start the claim.

Why is there so much water damage from a fire?

Putting out a house fire takes a lot of water, and it runs into floors, wall cavities and the level below. That water needs the same extraction and drying as a burst pipe, or it causes its own damage after the fire is out.

Do rebuilds in Warrenville need a permit?

Framing, electrical and plumbing work often does. We pull the permits Warrenville requires and set up the inspections as the rebuild goes.

How long until the house is back together?

Drying runs until the readings say dry, and that depends on how much water went in. The rebuild starts once the scope is approved and the materials arrive. Call (815) 585-1750 and we can talk through your timeline.

What other towns do you cover near Warrenville?

We also take fire and smoke work in Naperville, Wheaton, Lisle and Aurora.

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Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Warrenville