
Restorations & Repairs
Fire, water, and storm damage repair — we work with your insurer.
When fire, water, or storm damage hits your home, we repair it and work directly with your insurance carrier — documenting scope, matching the carrier's estimate line for line, and rebuilding to code so you're made whole.
Damage repair is really two jobs: the paperwork and the rebuild, and we handle both. We document the loss, match the carrier's estimate, and file supplements when hidden damage turns up — then our own crew handles demolition, structural drying and repair, and full reconstruction. Because we self-perform, the same crew that stabilizes the home rebuilds it, so there's no gap between one contractor and the next where damage spreads.
What's included
- Water, fire, and storm damage repair
Burst pipes, roof leaks, fire and smoke, wind and fallen trees — we stabilize the home, remove what can't be saved and rebuild what can.
- Structural drying and moisture mapping
Moisture meters and mapping tell us how far the water went, and structural drying runs until the framing and subfloor are actually dry, not just dry to the touch.
- Smoke and soot remediation
Soot and smoke residue removed and sealed before any finish goes back, so the smell doesn't return when the heat comes on.
- Insurance scope documentation and supplements
We document the loss, write the scope to match the carrier's estimate line for line and file supplements when hidden damage turns up behind the walls.
- Full reconstruction to current code
Framing, roofing, siding, drywall, flooring, cabinets and paint rebuilt to current code by the same crew that stabilized the house.
- Direct coordination with your carrier
We talk to the adjuster, answer the carrier's questions and keep the paperwork moving so you're made whole without chasing it yourself.
How it works
- 1Make it safe
Stop the source if it's still active, secure the structure or the roof, and keep people out of unstable areas. Our garage restoration after a car drove through the wall started with structural work within a day of the first visit.
- 2Document and scope
Photographs, moisture mapping and a written scope that matches the carrier's estimate format, so coverage is clear before the rebuild starts.
- 3Dry and demolish
Structural drying and removal of saturated or burned material, with supplements filed when hidden damage appears.
- 4Rebuild to code
The same crew rebuilds framing, envelope, mechanical and finishes, and matches existing materials where it can — or finds the honest alternative when it can't.
- 5Final walkthrough
A walk of the repaired areas with you and the paperwork the carrier needs to close the claim.
The same ten-step process runs every project we build — see how we work.
What it costs
Restoration is priced to the documented scope — what was damaged, what has to come out and what goes back — rather than a per-square-foot rate, and most of it is paid by the carrier under your policy. Hidden damage behind walls and under floors is the usual reason a scope grows, which is why supplements exist; your deductible and anything you choose to upgrade beyond the pre-loss condition are yours.
Price my projectTimeline
- Emergency response
Stabilizing, tarping, drying equipment set — the first days.
- Documentation and carrier approval
Scope written and agreed with the adjuster; supplements filed as hidden damage is found.
- Demolition and drying
Saturated or burned material removed; drying runs until moisture readings are back to normal.
- Reconstruction
Structure, envelope, mechanical and finishes rebuilt in the normal construction sequence, inspected where permits apply.
Permits and codes
Structural repairs, re-roofing, electrical and plumbing replacement and any rebuild of framing need permits in most jurisdictions even when the work is insurance-funded; cosmetic drying and repainting generally don't. Rebuilding to current code — not the code the house was built under — is the standard, and the carrier's scope should reflect it.
We pull the permits, handle the structural engineering when a beam or wall is compromised, and schedule the inspections as part of the claim timeline.
Restorations & Repairs across Washington, Idaho, Montana and Arizona
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