Rebuilding Your Home After Fire Damage

9/15/2020 (Permalink)

After a fire has damaged your home, restoration and repairs will need to occur for a home to return to preloss conditions. Based on the size of the fire and what areas in the home were affected, homeowners will need to decide on whether they will rebuild parts of their home and understand what that entails.

What Does An Inspection Of My Fire Damaged Home Entail?

At this point in the process, the property’s insurance provider has been contacted and will likely require a full inspection of your home.

Based on the damage, an inspection may be conducted by your restoration company, an engineer, or general contractor who may evaluate all of the following and more:

• Foundation
• Roof
• Flooring and Walls
• Piping
• Electrical circuits/wires
• Windows, Doors, Door Frames
• Systems in the home like water heaters, pumps, HVACs

What Does Restoration Look Like?

After consulting with the restoration company or third party vendor, your insurance will likely provide an estimated coverage per your policy. 

• Any areas of the home that need to be secured like broken windows, exposed roofing, or enter ways will be boarded and tarped. This will help to prevent any other elements from entering in your home and causing further damage.
• Water removal is typically always necessary as water is used to extinguish a fire. Smoke, soot, and odor removal will also occur in affected areas.

Some homeowners may choose to sell their home for what is valued at after a fire, should their insurance provide coverage for this. However, that is not always an option. Repairing more than just drywall and floors is necessary for maintaining your home’s structural integrity. As fire can weaken and warp certain building materials replacement may occur

SERVPRO of West Palm Beach has the ability to provide repairs/reconstruction for your home where needed whether it is structural, drywall, or flooring damage. In fact, our team is highly experienced when it comes to many reconstruction projects, working with many insurances and homeowners throughout West Palm Beach. A fire can be devastating but does not always amount to complete loss of your home. Reconstruction is possible and can have your home back to comfortable living conditions.