Fire Restoration Services
24/7 Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration
Cedar Falls Construction servicing Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut
Feeling overwhelmed and need fire damage restoration services upon which you can rely? Cedar falls Construction is a full-service company that can take care of it all anywhere in Western Mass. Our fire restoration specialists can be there within 60 minutes for 24-hour emergency service every day of the year. They have all the training, experience, and equipment needed for top-quality fire and smoke damage repair, smoke and odor removal, and water damage restoration.
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After a fire, there is so much to do, and time is critical. We will work fast to cover any openings to protect against the elements and unauthorized entry. We will also perform extensive debris removal and repairs. Smoke causes its own widespread destruction. Much of that is preventable, but only if we take the right actions in the first few hours. You’re also likely to need water extraction and related services to limit mold and other water damage. The job is more than what a couple of people can handle, and very few people and companies have the necessary training to do things right.
There’s only a one-to-two day window to head off further destruction. We advise you to take the time, however, and make sure the contractor you hire is experienced and has all the necessary qualifications. They must be appropriately licensed and insured. Otherwise, you could end up with unnecessary deterioration, amateur work, and even a workman’s injury lawsuit. Additionally, they should have a long-term presence in the Western mass area so that you can count on them to back up their work.
Our Fire Damage Restoration Process
Even a relatively small fire can present a challenging and complicated situation. Often emotionally devastating for the homeowner or business owner, it’s also technically challenging even for experienced fire and smoke damage restoration professionals. Usually, a large team is needed simply due to the extent of fire damage repairs and the need for speed in mitigating against further water and smoke damage. No two fires are precisely alike, and different combinations of surfaces, materials, and types of smoke require unique cleaning and restoration solutions.
First Steps
Assessment
Recovery begins with our expert’s evaluation and planning. They will create a recovery plan specific to your home or place of business and the fire damage inflicted. That plan will include details of all losses, materials and workmanship standards, and a schedule of all mitigation and remediation steps.
Secure the Building
The first consideration is the safety of our workers and the building’s contents. Accomplishing that may involve structural reinforcements, roof tarp overs, and board-ups for destroyed windows, doors, and walls.
Initial Cleaning
Once the building is safe and secure, our crews can begin debris removal along with initial cleaning and repairs.
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Smoke Damage and Odor Removal
The next priority is preventing further smoke damage and keeping fire odors from becoming permanent. Soot and smoke contain hundreds of harmful compounds that are toxic, corrode metals and glass, stain and discolor, and can lead to long-lasting odors. Dealing with all that requires far more than wiping with conventional detergents. Dry-ice and soda-blasting gear quickly clean large surfaces. For unreachable areas, thermal fog combines with odor-causing substances. Our ozone generators can break those odor compounds apart, even those deep within the structure.
Water Damage Restoration
After fire sprinkler activation, the use of fire hoses, or the use of foam, you’ll need water damage restoration as well. All that water will have soaked deeply into just about everything, leading to mold, wood buckling, and warping, and drywall crumbling in a matter of just a few days. You can avoid much, if not all, of that damage with immediate and thorough water extraction, structural dry out, and mold remediation.
Content Restoration
A similar fire damage restoration process of drying, cleaning, and deodorizing applies to your building’s contents. We’ll take immediate action to remove possessions from wet and contaminated areas for their protection and to speed building drying and cleaning. As with the property, our goal is to return salvageable items to pre-loss condition.
Pack-Out Services
That often means using pack-out services. After pre-treatment, we’ll transport salvageable furniture and other items to our climate-controlled Western Mass facility for full restoration and secure storage. Our pack-out services include a detailed inventory of all items removed, including documentation of their condition for insurance claims and your peace of mind.
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24/7 Water Damage Removal & Restoration
Cedar Falls Construction servicing Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut
Need expert water damage restoration services? Immediate action prevents further deterioration and starts getting your life back to normal right away. We can be at your door anywhere in San Diego County, CA within an hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Why Do You Need Water Damage Specialists?
Whether a burst washing machine hose or flooding from a winter storm, it’s amazing how much water soaks into the building. Water even makes its way upwards inside walls a foot or more above any on the floor and into the innermost structures. After settling in within just a few minutes, water takes weeks to evaporate. All during that time, it’s causing progressive harm to wood, drywall, and more. Some of that damage can be completely hidden. By raising humidity levels, water can lead to mold in as little as 24 hours, damaging furniture and destroying textiles. That’s anytime and anywhere in Western Mass and Southern Conn , not just during the winter . What may not look serious may very well be a big problem.
For anything more than a small amount of water, you need specialized water extraction and structural drying equipment to remove excess moisture from building materials as quickly as possible. Using a shop wet-vac or mopping up isn’t enough, nor are cleaning companies and ordinary general contractors. You need certified experts with all the right drying equipment. Your insurance coverage will most likely require certified experts, as it’s the assurance all necessary prevention and restoration steps have been taken and correctly performed.
Even though it’s a rushed and stressful situation, you need to check out any company you’re considering. Do they have the proper training, experience, and equipment? Are they licensed and insured? If not, you’re likely to find yourself liable for any worker injury and disaster restoration damage. The flood damage restoration company you choose should have a permanent presence near Western mass That way, you can have confidence they’ll be around in the months and years to come. You can also gauge their professionalism by their membership in various cleaning and restoration industry organizations.
Why Choose Cedar Falls Construction?
We’re the real deal. Damage restoration professionals in every sense of the word, we’ve been in business serving Western mass since 2001. That gives us over 20 years of experience in flood services. Our company holds the highest BBB rating of A+ and is a licensed Massachusetts Contractor. We carry $2 million in environmental pollution insurance, $2 million in worker’s compensation insurance, and $1 million in liability and property damage insurance.
We’re the experts. Our company maintains membership in and our technicians are certified by the CRA (Cleaning and Restoration Association), the world-leading IICRC (Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification), and the RIA (Restoration Industry Association).
We have the gear. We maintain a large inventory of cutting-edge equipment for drying and cleaning buildings as well as their contents. And through our DKI (Disaster Kleenup International) affiliation, we have access to additional equipment for major projects, as well as highly specialized gear and more personnel.
With prompt 24/7 emergency response teams and 24-hour customer service, you can count on us for professional water damage restoration services – guaranteed.
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Water Damage Restoration
Water damage may be a slow hidden progression such as from a small plumbing leak inside a wall or a sudden and substantial flood. Following IICRC, CRC, and RIA guidelines, we tailor our water damage restoration process to your specific situation based primarily on the amount of water. We assess the level of damage in a class system – Class 1, a partial room with little wet carpet through Class 4, flooring soaked in several rooms, water-wicking a foot or more up walls, and even hardwood and stonework saturation. We consider these as well as the degree of health hazard – Category 1, directly from drinking-water plumbing through Category 3, storm flooding and sewage backups. The goal of our flood service is always the same – to minimize the cost and time needed for water damage repairs by eliminating harmful levels of moisture as quickly as possible.
Here’s an outline of how we use cutting-edge technology and the latest industry best-practices:
Immediate Water Removal
In cases of flood damage from natural causes, our technicians will first focus their attention on the containment and the isolation of biohazards. They will then follow up with extreme cleaning, disinfecting, and debris removal.
Water Extraction
Our unique truck-mounted extraction gear vacuums surface water out of floors, walls, and ceilings. It’s roughly twice as effective as the equipment used by carpet cleaners and outperforms most of our competitors, cutting a day or more off drying times.
Building Structural Dry Out
Several types of equipment such as refrigerant dehumidifiers, air movers, and turbo dryers are necessary to pull out every last bit of dampness. Our specialists frequently monitor temperature and humidity and make adjustments for the most rapid drying. We will not stop until excess moisture is down to safe levels.
Our experts will also take care of cleaning and disinfecting regardless of the size or source of water damage. As needed, our water damage restoration services can also include mold remediation. All combined, our state-of-the-art equipment, certified technicians, and decades of experience turn weeks of drying under natural evaporation into typically just 3 to 4 days. Just knowing that is a significant relief to many of our clients.
Content Pack Out and Treatment
Content cleaning and restoration in Western Mass
Even without ankle-deep flooding, all the wetness absorbed into a home or place of business leads to high humidity. This humidity, in turn, leads to mold and other damage to furniture, drapery, clothes, bedding, and other possessions. It’s always good to remove building contents from affected areas. In many cases, that means “pack out,” the removal of the items from the premises. Pack out also helps speed the drying of the building. Our pack-out services provide careful preparation, detailed inventory control, transportation, and storage at our secure Western mass facility. Our specialists will also perform cleaning and other water damage restoration under climate-controlled conditions. When you’re ready, we’ll “pack in,” returning everything to where you want it to be.
We will take care of everything!
Insurance Issues
Standard homeowner and business insurance policies almost universally exclude water damage repairs due to natural flooding. You need a special flood rider for that. They’re expensive, so many people choose FEMA’s NFIP (National Flood Insurance Plan). Insurance coverage also excludes preventable damage, and that includes water damage repairs and mold removal that could have been avoided with immediate action from licensed services. Fortunately, the cost of those mitigation steps usually is covered.
Having dealt with pretty much every major insurance company covering Western Mass for two decades, we’ll precisely know what mitigation actions are necessary. We also know what detailed documentation is expected for a smooth insurance claims process. We’ll provide that through email and web communications, including digital photos, for ongoing communication and faster processing of your claim.