Fire & Smoke Restoration · Richmond, TX
From emergency board-up through soot removal, odor treatment and full rebuild — one team from the first call to the final walkthrough.
Fire & Smoke · Historic & new homes
Richmond is really two housing stocks. Around the historic downtown near the Brazos are older homes, some on pier-and-beam foundations, with plaster walls, original wood trim and older wiring. A few miles out, Long Meadow Farms, Harvest Green and Veranda are almost entirely built in the last twenty years.
Fire restoration looks different in each. In an older Richmond home, smoke settles into the crawl space and into original millwork that is often worth cleaning and saving rather than tearing out. In a newer subdivision it is usually drywall, carpet and builder-grade finishes, where replacement is frequently faster and cleaner than restoration.
Building Edge Construction makes that call room by room, documents it for your insurer, and rebuilds to match what was there — whether that is a 1920s door casing or a 2019 builder finish.
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Know the Signs
Soot and odor in a pier-and-beam crawl space beneath the floor
Smoke-stained original trim, doors or hardwood that may be restorable
Plaster walls that hold odor differently than drywall
Older wiring that should be inspected after heat exposure
Builder-grade drywall and carpet that are simpler to replace
Firefighting water soaked into subfloors and insulation
Not sure how far the damage goes? Request a free inspection or call (832) 951-8777.
Richmond Specifics
Gutting a room is the fastest way to clear fire damage, but in an older Richmond home it can throw away materials that cannot be bought new. Insurance is meant to return your home to its pre-loss condition, and for an older house that can mean cleaning and refinishing original wood rather than replacing it with something generic. We make that case in the scope, with photos, before demolition starts.
How It Works
Make the structure safe the same day.
Each material assessed before anything is torn out.
Including crawl spaces and original millwork.
Finishes matched to what the house had.
Why Homeowners Choose Us
Our restoration work draws on IICRC-certified experience in water, fire and structural mitigation.
Owner John Baudry inspects and supervises personally — not a call center or a rotating crew.
We document the damage, meet your adjuster on site, and work directly with your insurance.
One accountable team from the first tarp to the final walkthrough — no hand-offs.
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Common Questions
Often, yes, when the damage is smoke and soot rather than charring. Original millwork and hardwood can frequently be cleaned and refinished. We assess each piece before demolition so nothing restorable is thrown away.
It can. Smoke and the water used to fight the fire both reach the crawl space, where odor lingers in the subfloor and insulation. We inspect underneath the house as part of the assessment, not just the rooms above it.
Policies are written to restore your home to its pre-loss condition, and in an older home that can include matching or restoring original materials. Coverage depends on your policy, so we document what was there and why it matters before the scope is finalized.
Yes. Heat can damage wiring inside walls even where the room looks fine. We recommend having a licensed electrician inspect any circuits near the fire before the walls are closed back up.
Yes — Long Meadow Farms, Harvest Green, Veranda and the rest of Richmond. In newer homes the work is usually faster, because builder-grade finishes are straightforward to replace and match.
24/7 emergency disaster response. If life safety is involved, call 911 first.