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Fire damage and smoke damage to your home or business can be devastating and disruptive to your life.  Having been in business for over 100 years, you can trust National Fire & Water Repair to help you in rebuilding your home or business, restoring your contents and getting you back to your life.  Our strength and expertise in Insurance Restoration work means we will effectively and efficiently help you navigate the process from beginning to end. 

The most immediate needs at this time will be for emergency services such as boarding up the structure, tarping, shoring fire damaged structures, emergency pre-cleaning smoke damage, deodorizing, water damage clean up, water extraction, water dry out, pre-cleaning and moving of your contents (furniture) and cleaning textiles and clothing.  Our technicians will identify the needs based on your unique circumstances and act to minimize damages while ensuring your needs are met.

Once the emergency services are performed, the next step is to evaluate the damage and prepare an estimate.  When you hire us our trained professionals will quickly and accurately estimate the cost to repair your home or business back to pre-loss condition.  They will also work with your adjuster to make sure all damages are recognized by your insurance company for consideration for payment.  Since our company is older than most insurance companies, we are well versed in this work and have worked with ALL insurance companies.  We know the insurance process and will help you in making the best decisions for your specific needs.

Once the scope of repairs is approved, our skillful and knowledgeable craftsman will quickly rebuild and restore your home or business.  We will also pack, move, clean and store your contents and clothing until the work is complete.  With your complete satisfaction, we return all your contents back to you.  And all of this work is performed by our workers who are background checked and drug tested.  The work itself comes with a 5 year guarantee on workmanship and a Lifetime guarantee against smoke odor.  No wonder we have been business since 1913!

BEFORE ENTERING THE AFFECTED AREA - check to see If any dangers remain from:

  1. Water in the area from fighting the fire
  2. Possible shock or electrocution hazards from affected electrical systems, light fixtures affected by water, etc.
  3. Exposure to dangerous chemicals or biohazards or material released during the event (soot is a carcinogen)
  4. Possible collapse of structural or sagging finish construction materials such as drywall ceilings, etc.

If you are uncertain about any of these conditions. DO NOT enter the area.

OTHERWISE, IF IT IS SAFE TO ENTER:

  1. Shut down your furnace or HVAC system to limit the spread of soot and odor.
  2. Do not touch anything with bare hands (the oils on your skin will react with the soot and cause damage to contents, walls, upholstery, etc.).
  3. Do not attempt to clean anything.
  4. Do not operate any electrical appliances, switches or outlets affected by water, soot, heat or fire.
  5. Limit the number of trips in and out of the affected area and place clean linens on the floor where you intend to walk to limit damage to the carpet.
  6. Do not remove any food or medicines until a professional can assist you in determining if they are salvageable (food and medicines inside a refrigerator or sealed packaging can still be dangerous).
  7. Wash off live household plants as soon as possible.
  8. Do not remove any clothing affected by soot or heat. Only specially trained dry cleaners can successfully clean fire and smoke damaged garments.
  9. If it is cold and heat cannot be restored, drain all items retaining water such as water heaters and boilers and pour antifreeze in toilets (bowl and tank) and in all sink traps.
  10. Secure the property by boarding up windows and doors and securing any items that could cause personal injury such as hanging glass or siding.