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 · Richmond
A house fire leaves behind four separate problems at once. There is the flame damage you can see. There is smoke that traveled through the HVAC into rooms the fire never reached. There is acidic soot residue that keeps etching metal, glass and finishes long after the trucks leave. And there is the suppression water — often thousands of gallons — sitting in flooring, wall cavities and the level below. Treating only the burned room leaves the other three working.
That secondary damage is why speed matters even after the emergency is over. Soot corrodes. Smoke odor sets deeper into porous materials with every day it sits. Water that is not extracted keeps moving through the structure. Getting the property secured, dried and cleaned early is what keeps a contained fire from turning into a whole-house rebuild.
Building Edge Construction works throughout Richmond — Pecan Grove, Long Meadow Farms, Aliana, Harvest Green, Grand River and the 77406 and 77469 zips — and our restoration work draws on IICRC-certified experience in water, fire and structural mitigation. Owner John Baudry oversees these projects personally. Fire claims are among the most complex an insurer handles, spanning structure, contents and living expenses at the same time, so we document everything as we go and work directly with your carrier on covered losses.
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Scope of Work
Emergency board-up and site security
Soot and smoke residue cleanup
Odor treatment and deodorization
Water damage from fire suppression
Contents and structural cleaning
Full reconstruction
Property damaged by fire or smoke? Call (832) 951-8777 or reach us here.
How It Works
Board-up, tarping and site security so the property stops taking damage.
Fire, smoke, soot and suppression water documented room by room.
Soot removal, odor treatment, drying, and removal of unsalvageable material.
Rebuilt back to pre-loss condition, then a final walkthrough with you.
Why Building Edge Construction
Fires don't keep business hours. We answer around the clock and can secure the property quickly — often same-day.
Soot removal, odor treatment, drying and full reconstruction handled by one team under one contract — no handoff to a second contractor.
Fire claims are complex, and we document thoroughly and coordinate covered repairs with your carrier. We are your contractor, not a public adjuster, so coverage decisions stay with your insurer.
Common Questions
We answer around the clock and, for an active loss in Richmond, often same-day. The first visit is about securing the property — board-up, tarping and shutting the structure to weather and entry — so the damage stops growing while the claim gets started.
Yes, when it is treated properly rather than covered up. Odor lives in porous materials and in soot residue, so removal means cleaning or removing the affected material first, then treating the space and the HVAC system. Air fresheners and sealers alone do not solve it, and the smell returns with the next humid week.
Fire losses are commonly covered, and the claim usually spans structure, contents and additional living expenses at the same time — which is part of why fire claims are more complex than most. We document the damage thoroughly and work directly with your insurance company on covered losses. We are your contractor, not a public adjuster, so coverage decisions stay with your insurer.
It depends on how far the fire, smoke and suppression water traveled. Board-up happens immediately. Cleanup and mitigation are usually measured in days to weeks, and reconstruction depends on the scope — a single damaged room is very different from a structure that needs framing work. We give you a written scope and a realistic schedule after the assessment.
Water used to put out a fire is generally treated as part of the same loss, and it is a real part of the job — thousands of gallons can end up in flooring, wall cavities and the level below. We extract and dry that water as part of the restoration rather than leaving it for someone else, and we document it with the rest of the claim.
Both. Building Edge Construction is a construction company, so cleanup through rebuild happens under one contract — board-up, soot and smoke removal, odor treatment, drying, then framing, drywall, trim, cabinetry, flooring and paint. You are not handed off to a second contractor halfway through.
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