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A kitchen fire, a baseboard heater too close to the curtains, or wildfire smoke can leave soot through your home. Our crew handles fire and smoke damage restoration in Seattle, WA, from soot cleanup to repairs. Call any time, day or night.
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We work with all major insurance carriers
Fire damage help
Soot is acidic. Left on a surface, it keeps staining paint, yellowing grout, tarnishing metal, and over time etching glass. Surfaces that clean up well in the first few days can stain for good if the soot sits.
Many Seattle homes and condos are heated with electric baseboards or wall heaters. Furniture, bedding, or curtains placed too close can scorch or ignite, filling a room with smoke before anyone notices.
Late summer often brings wildfire smoke into Puget Sound. On bad days, fine ash slips through window frames and building ventilation and settles inside homes far from any fire.
Homeowners, property managers, and business owners across King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties call us after fires all year round.
Call Now (206) 804-8149Board-up, soot and wildfire ash cleanup, odor treatment, damp-weather drying, and repairs.
Smoke-only cleanups can wrap up in days. A burned kitchen or rebuilt walls takes several weeks.
We look at the reach of the smoke, condo or building coordination, what can be saved, and the rebuild.
A free inspection and estimate before any work starts.
The first 24 hours
The Seattle Fire Department, or the department that responded, decides when it’s safe to go back in. After that, these steps protect your family, your belongings, and your claim.
Not sure what’s safe to touch? Call and walk through it with our crew.
Call (206) 804-8149Fire can weaken floors and ceilings in ways you can’t see. Stay out until the fire department says it’s safe.
Take photos and video of every room, closet, and the garage before anything is moved or thrown out.
Open a claim and write down the claim number and your adjuster’s name. Ask the Seattle Fire Department for the incident report too.
Hotel stays, meals, and supplies may be covered by your policy’s loss-of-use coverage.
Wait until the fire department, and in a condo the building, clears your unit.
Water and household cleaners smear soot into paint and fabric and can set the stain for good.
It can pull soot from one room and blow it through the whole house. Leave it off until the ducts are checked.
The USDA says to throw out food exposed to heat, smoke, or firefighting chemicals, including food in the fridge, since the door seal isn’t airtight.
Heat, water, and soot can damage them inside. Have them checked first.
Leave that to Seattle City Light, Puget Sound Energy or a licensed electrician.
Common fire damage
Electric heat, dense condo living, and late-summer wildfire smoke shape the fires we see around Seattle.
Heaters too close to bedding, curtains, or furniture can scorch or ignite, filling a room with heavy smoke and soot.
Cooking fires in compact condo kitchens coat cabinets and ceilings with greasy residue, and smoke can reach the hallway.
Early-1900s wiring, crowded outlets, and worn cords can spark fires inside Seattle walls.
Cascade and regional fires can leave smoke over Puget Sound for days, with ash in vents and carpets.
Lint in a stacked Seattle washer-dryer or a long vent may catch and fill the unit with smoke.
Sprinklers and hoses soak floors and walls and can reach units below. In damp weather, it needs fast drying.
How we clean
Smoke smell stays when residue clings to paint, plaster, cabinets, insulation, or carpet pad. Fresheners only mask it.
We test surfaces first. Painted drywall, old plaster, and fabric each respond differently, so we try a small spot.
Loose soot and ash come up with HEPA vacuums. That keeps particles out of the air before any washing.
Then we deodorize at the source. Framing, subfloor, and any ductwork are treated, and saturated insulation is replaced. Some treatments need the unit empty for a time, so we coordinate with you and the building.
Usually fromSmoke from regional fires
How it behavesFine gray powder on sills and in vents.
Usually fromA baseboard or space heater fire
How it behavesDark staining on walls and ceilings near the heater.
Usually fromA pan of food left on the stove
How it behavesA faint yellow film with a stubborn smell.
Usually fromSmoldering plastics and wiring
How it behavesGreasy coating that smears.
What can be saved
In Seattle homes and condos, the material, its distance from the fire, and how fast drying starts in damp weather decide the outcome. Here’s a general guide, and the inspection confirms it.
Window glass, tile, and fixtures usually wipe clean if soot is removed within days. Metal hardware can pit if it waits.
In older Seattle houses, plaster and painted walls usually wash clean. Leftover smoke shadows are sealed and repainted.
Smoke-stained drywall can often be washed and primed. Panels soaked by sprinklers or burned are cut out.
Fir floors and trim in older Seattle homes, and cabinets in newer condos, often clean well. Heat-damaged finishes may need refinishing.
Rain jackets, clothes, and bedding usually come back after smoke-odor laundering, but melted items don’t.
Couches and rugs with light smoke can be deodorized. Sprinkler-soaked pieces usually have to go.
Damp air and soot corrode electronics, so have them tested before use.
Store photos and papers flat and dry, away from Seattle’s damp. Specialists can often recover them.
Framing with only surface char can be cleaned and sealed. Wood the fire weakened is replaced.
Attic and wall insulation, along with mattresses and carpet pad, soaks up smoke and moisture and is replaced.
Food near the fire belongs in the trash, and medicine from that room should be checked with a pharmacist.
If rooms need heavy cleaning or a rebuild, we can pack out your belongings as a separate service. Ask about it during your free inspection.
Anything we can’t restore is photographed and logged on a separate sheet for your adjuster and building management.
Help beyond the fire
Every job starts with a free inspection and estimate. Fire damage rarely comes alone, so the same team handles what comes with it.
Water from sprinklers and hoses may reach the units below and stay damp in Seattle’s weather. We extract the standing water, set up dehumidifiers and air movers, and take moisture readings every day until the floors and framing test dry.
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Seattle’s damp months give mold an easy start in wet walls after a fire. We find the moisture source, contain the area, remove the mold, and dry the space out.
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Windstorms and atmospheric river rain can bring down trees and damage roofs. We dry the structure, remove damaged materials, and repair the ceilings and walls inside.
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A Fremont shop or a Pike Place restaurant with smoke damage may stay closed until cleanup ends. We extract, dry, and clean on a plan built around reopening, and we document each step for your carrier.
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When you’re ready to rebuild, the same crew puts it back together, from drywall to cabinets to the final coat of paint, so there’s no second contractor to hire.
More about ReconstructionCall and talk to our crew about what happened. The call is free, and so is the inspection.
Our process
Call (206) 804-8149 any time, day or night, including weekends and holidays. Tell us what happened and whether the fire department has cleared the house. We’ll send a crew right away.
We board up broken windows and doors and tarp openings in the roof, so rain and intruders stay out while the work is planned.
The 24 Hour Flood Pros team traces how far the soot and smoke went, room by room, including closets, the attic, and the ducts. We use moisture meters to find hose water inside walls and under floors. We photograph all the damage for your insurance. The inspection is free.
We pump out standing water and set up drying equipment. Rooms the smoke didn’t reach get closed off with plastic, so soot doesn’t follow us through the house.
Materials that can’t be saved, like charred drywall and soaked insulation, come out. If you need belongings packed out, we can do that as a separate service.
Soot comes off with dry methods first, then wet cleaning matched to each surface. With the residue gone, we treat the smell in the materials and ducts that soaked it up.
When you’re ready, the 24 Hour Flood Pros team fixes the damage. We replace drywall, install cabinets, and finish with fresh paint. Our goal is to make your home look the way it did before.
Before we sign off a room, we check surfaces in strong light and wipe-test them for leftover residue. Then we walk through with you, with the furnace running for a smell check, and send the final records to your insurance company to close out the claim.
Even a small baseboard heater fire can coat a room in soot. Leave the heater off and call us for a free inspection.
Insurance and claims
We work with all major insurance carriers, including State Farm, Allstate, Liberty Mutual, Farmers, American Family, Travelers, and Nationwide. Documentation starts on the first visit, and your adjuster can call us directly with questions.
Your policy decides what’s covered, not us. Our job is keeping the paperwork clear enough that your claim doesn’t stall. We bill your insurance directly for damage your policy covers.
Many homeowners policies also include loss-of-use coverage, sometimes called additional living expenses, for a hotel or rental while the house is repaired. Ask your adjuster what yours includes before you book anything.
If a claim stalls, you can file a complaint with the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
Where we work
We serve Seattle and communities across the Puget Sound region.
Don’t see your area listed? Call us and we’ll tell you right away.
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Common questions
A crew can be there within 45 minutes. We work 24/7, including nights, weekends, and holidays. If the fire department hasn’t cleared the house yet, we’ll talk you through what to do until it does.
Not until it’s been checked, and often not in the rooms closest to the fire. Soot in the air irritates your lungs, and burned floors, ceilings, and wiring can be unsafe. After the inspection, we’ll tell you which areas are safe to use and whether it makes sense to stay somewhere else during the work.
In most homes, yes, once the residue is cleaned off and the materials that soaked up smoke are treated or removed. A smell that keeps coming back usually means residue was missed, often in the ducts, the insulation, or inside cabinets. That’s why our final walkthrough includes a smell check with the heat or air running.
A light film on a small area, maybe. Anything more, we don’t recommend it. Wiping soot with water or household cleaners usually smears it into paint and grout and can set the stain. Soot is also acidic and irritating, so it shouldn’t be handled without gloves and a respirator.
Your condo or homeowners policy usually covers your unit and belongings. The building’s master policy usually covers shared areas. Policies vary, so check both or ask your agent.
It depends on how far the soot and smoke spread, what can be cleaned or has to be replaced, how much water needs drying, and how much has to be rebuilt. One smoky room costs far less than a kitchen fire that reached the attic. The inspection and estimate are free, so you know the cost before any work starts.
Light smoke damage in a room or two can take a few days. A fire that needs walls, cabinets, or floors rebuilt can take several weeks or longer, depending on the scope, permits, and insurance approvals. Your estimate includes a schedule.
For fires inside the City of Seattle, request the incident report from the Seattle Fire Department. Many nearby cities and counties run their own fire departments, so ask the department that responded.
Yes. We restore offices, restaurants, shops, and other commercial buildings, and we plan the work around getting you reopened. See our commercial restoration page for more.
Available 24/7
Day or night, weekend or holiday, call (206) 804-8149. A crew can be there within 45 minutes to start your free inspection.
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