Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Washington, DC
There's a reason fire & smoke damage restoration in Washington is mostly handled by small shops, not the big franchises: nobody beats a guy who knows the housing stock and answers his phone. Free dispatch in business hours. After-hours fee folded into the job price if you accept the quote.
Local context for Washington
We don't subcontract Washington work. Every job is our own crew, our own trucks, our own warranty.
If you're calling from a property management company, we have separate scheduling and billing for that.
What we cover
Fire damage almost always comes with water damage from the suppression effort. We handle both as a single coordinated restoration.
Soot is acidic and continues to damage materials over weeks if not stabilized fast. We pre-clean affected surfaces within the first 72 hours to lock in restoration potential.
Smoke odor permeates porous materials throughout the building, not just in the fire room. Whole-home thermal fogging and ozone treatment are standard final steps. Sometimes carpet and porous fabrics still need replacement.
Structural drying follows immediately after suppression water — same protocol as standalone water damage.
What it costs
For fire & smoke damage restoration jobs in the Washington area:
- Small-area fire damage (single room): $6,875 – $22,500
- Significant fire damage (multi-room): $22,500 – $100,000
- Whole-home fire damage: $100,000 – $500,000+
What a typical call looks like
Recent Washington job: kitchen grease fire that spread to upper cabinets, with significant smoke damage throughout the home in a any era home. We soot pre-clean, water extraction from suppression, structural drying, cabinet replacement, thermal fog deodorization, full repaint after diagnosing unattended cooking. Cost ran $1812 — pretty middle-of-the-road for that fix.