After water, fire or storm damage, the house changes fast. Wet drywall gets dried or thrown out, burned framing gets cut away, and in a week nobody remembers what the room looked like. So we write it down while it is still there. This is how we do that.
Stabilize first
If the house is open, wet or unsafe, that comes before paperwork. We board up, pull water, tarp the roof and set drying equipment, the same day when we can. If it is happening now, Call us. We answer 24/7. See our emergency page.
Then we look at the building
Photos. Every room, wide and close, before and during demolition.
Moisture readings. We read walls, floors and ceilings with meters and mark the spots, so the drying has a starting line.
Thermal camera. It shows cool, wet areas behind a finish that looks fine from the room. It points to where to look, and a meter confirms it. See how thermal cameras find hidden water.
Opened walls and floors. When a wall or floor comes open, we photograph what is inside: wet insulation, a soaked bottom plate, burned studs, soot in the attic.
Daily drying logs. Equipment, readings and what changed, every day. Our water damage and drying page walks through it.
Then we write the scope
The repair list comes from that file: rooms, materials and quantities. If something turned up once a wall was open, it goes in the file with a photo. Our post on why fire damage estimates change after demolition explains why that happens. For fire jobs, start at fire damage restoration.
Then we rebuild
Permanent work starts when the structure is dry enough and we know what the house did. Then we schedule the trades and build from the notes. The last step is a walkthrough and a punch list. See the steps on our process page and the work on recent projects.
Where we work
Fort Worth is home base. We work across DFW, including Westover Hills and Rivercrest, Southlake and Dallas. See all service areas, or contact us.