What fire restoration includes
- Emergency board-up and tarping — securing openings the fire or the firefight created.
- Water extraction and drying — firefighting water soaks everything below and beside the fire area.
- Smoke and soot removal — different soot types (dry, wet, protein) require different cleaning chemistry; using the wrong one sets stains permanently.
- Odor elimination — hydroxyl or ozone treatment and sealing, because smoke odor doesn't wash out.
- Contents cleaning — pack-out, cleaning and storage of salvageable belongings.
Even small kitchen fires spread smoke everywhere
A stovetop fire contained in minutes can still push smoke through the HVAC into every room. Soot settles on walls, inside electronics, into closets and HVAC ducts. If your house smells like smoke days later, it needs treatment — the odor compounds are physically present in porous materials.
Water in your home right now? Every minute matters.
Call (703) 952-9589Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week · Serving Mesquite and the eastern DFW metro
Frequently asked questions
Can smoke smell be removed or does everything need replacing?
Much is salvageable. Hard surfaces clean well; textiles often recover with ozone or specialized laundering; some porous items (mattresses, particle board furniture) generally don't. Professional odor treatment addresses the structure itself — sealing and treating rather than replacing everything.
The fire was small but the house smells terrible. Worth a claim?
Smoke damage alone is claimable and often substantial once HVAC contamination and whole-house cleaning are counted. Get it assessed before deciding the damage is minor.
What happens to all the water the fire department used?
It behaves exactly like any other major water intrusion — soaking floors, ceilings below, and wall cavities — except it arrived through fire-damaged openings. Extraction and structural drying happen alongside the fire cleanup.