Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Wood Dale, IL

Fire and smoke repair for Wood Dale houses

Once the house is cleared, we take out the burned drywall, insulation and flooring and carry the debris off. The surfaces that stay are cleaned of soot, with HEPA air scrubbers pulling the fine particles out of the air as we go. To control the odor, we remove the porous materials that absorbed it and seal the framing left behind. Hose water gets extracted and dried before the rebuild starts.

We cover Wood Dale in DuPage County, along Route 83, Irving Park Road, Thorndale Avenue and Wood Dale Road. If the fire started in a basement laundry or utility room, the joists and subfloor over it take the heat, and the stairwell carries smoke up into the main floor. We check those joists for charring, replace or reinforce what burned, and clean and seal the framing that stays. Then we work up the stairs and clean each level the smoke reached.

Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration by ONIT Solutions

What we do after a Wood Dale house fire

Basement ceiling and joists

We replace or reinforce burned joists and subfloor, then clean and seal the rest.

Laundry and utility room rebuild

The walls, ceiling and floor of the room where it started get rebuilt once the cleanup is done.

Stairwell and upper-floor cleaning

Soot comes off the stairwell and the rooms above, wherever the smoke traveled.

Debris removal

Burned drywall, insulation and flooring are cut out and hauled away.

Scrubbers and sealing

HEPA air scrubbers run during cleanup, and odor-blocking primer goes on the framing that stays.

Water drying

We extract the firefighting water and dry it with readings every day, since basements hold it.

How a Wood Dale fire restoration runs

After we walk the house and photograph each level, you get a written estimate built line by line in the format carriers use. The daily equipment rates are spelled out before setup, and the equipment leaves as soon as the readings show dry. Any extra repair we uncover is written up and priced, and nothing happens until you approve it. We book the rebuild around the dates we gave you and walk every level with you at the end.

Emergency line open 24/7
Basement joists checked for charring
Smoke cleaned from the stairs up
Water dried until the readings say dry
Extra repairs written up before they start
Every level walked with you at the end

Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration estimate in Wood Dale

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

FAQ

Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Wood Dale: questions

What should I do before you come out?

Wait until the fire department clears the house. Do not wipe soot off the walls, the stair rail or the appliances, because it smears into the finish. Take photos of the basement, the stairs and every room above, then call your insurance carrier to open the claim.

Why does the main floor need cleaning if the fire was in the basement?

Smoke rises up the stairwell and through openings around pipes and ducts. Rooms above a basement fire often have a film of soot even when nothing upstairs burned.

Is a permit required to rebuild in Wood Dale?

Structural repairs to joists, plus any electrical or plumbing, usually need one. We pull what Wood Dale requires and schedule the inspections.

How long until we can use the basement again?

Basements take longer to dry because water collects on the slab and in the bottoms of the walls. The readings tell us when it is dry, and the rebuild is scheduled after the scope is approved. Call (815) 585-1750 and we can go over your timing.

What other towns near Wood Dale do you cover?

We also take fire and smoke calls in Itasca, Addison, Elmhurst and Rosemont.

Other work we do in Wood Dale

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Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Wood Dale