Fire & Smoke Damage
Rebuilding after fire and smoke
After the fire department and the mitigation crew are done, a fire loss becomes a rebuild project: structural repairs, full-room gut-and-replace where the fire burned, and finish restoration where smoke traveled. GS Construction rebuilds fire-damaged kitchens, rooms, and whole floors with the same crews and finish standards as our remodels — with an itemized scope your adjuster can review line by line.
What to do first
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Wait for the all-clear, then let mitigation handle soot, odor, and pack-out first.
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Photograph every room — including ones that only smell of smoke.
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Ask your insurer about ordinance-or-law coverage before the rebuild scope is finalized.
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Get the itemized rebuild estimate early — fire scopes are long, and line-by-line clarity prevents disputes.
Worth knowing before the adjuster visit
Burn zone vs. smoke zone
The rooms that burned and the rooms smoke reached are usually scoped differently — cleaning and sealing vs. full replacement. Odor that survives cleaning is a common reason smoke-zone scopes get revisited.
Code upgrades
Rebuilding often triggers current-code requirements (hardwired smoke detectors, AFCI circuits) that didn't exist when the house was built. Many policies carry ordinance-or-law coverage for exactly this — worth checking yours.
Contents vs. structure
Cabinets and built-ins are structure; furniture is contents. They're separate claim categories — make sure built-ins land on the structure scope.
What we rebuild
Structural framing repair with engineered specs, full electrical and plumbing replacement in burn zones through our licensed trade partners, insulation and drywall, kitchens and bathrooms rebuilt to remodel standard, flooring, trim, doors, and complete repaint — brought to current code with permits and inspections handled.
One contract, one project lead, and our written warranty — see how the process works and the licensed trade partners who deliver it.
GS Construction & Remodeling is a licensed, bonded, and insured general contractor — not a public adjuster, attorney, or insurance company. What your policy covers is determined by your policy and your insurer. The notes on these pages are general information, not coverage advice.
Fire & Smoke Damage — common questions
- Do you do the smoke and soot cleanup?
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No — soot removal, odor treatment, and pack-out are mitigation specialties that come first. We take the project from there: the structural and finish rebuild that turns the house back into your home.
- Will the rebuilt rooms match the rest of the house?
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That's the point of using a remodeling contractor for the rebuild — trim profiles, floor species, and paint are matched or intentionally upgraded, not approximated. Fire rebuilds get the same finish standard as our full remodels.
Start with a free damage assessment
We'll document what happened, give you an itemized rebuild estimate, and walk you through what comes next — no obligation.