Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Bellevue, WA
After a fire, every hour of smoke contact makes restoration harder. We secure the structure, remove soot and odor, and coordinate the rebuild with your insurance.
Every fire & smoke scenario, handled end-to-end
You get one crew for the whole job — mitigation, dry-out, and reconstruction — so the work doesn't bounce between contractors and your insurance sees one clean scope.
Situations we respond to
- Kitchen fires (most common)
- Electrical and appliance fires
- Chimney and fireplace damage
- Vehicle fires in attached garages
- Wildfire smoke intrusion (summer PNW)
- Puff-back from furnaces and boilers
What's included in the scope
- Emergency board-up and tarp services
- Soot, ash, and smoke residue removal
- Thermal fogging and ozone treatment for odor
- Content cleaning and pack-out
- Full reconstruction from drywall to finish
How we handle fire & smoke jobs
Clear steps, same crew from start to finish, full documentation for your adjuster.
- 01
Secure the structure
Board-up windows, tarp the roof, prevent further loss.
- 02
Assess damage
Structural, content, and smoke intrusion scope for insurance.
- 03
Content removal
Pack out salvageable items for off-site cleaning.
- 04
Soot and smoke cleaning
HEPA vacuuming, chemical sponges, surface detergents.
- 05
Odor neutralization
Ozone, thermal fog, and HVAC cleaning.
- 06
Reconstruction
Drywall, paint, flooring — back to pre-loss condition.
Typical pricing for fire & smoke in Bellevue
Real ranges based on typical Eastside jobs. The scope on your property is what decides the final number — we give you a written scope before any work starts.
Emergency board-up
$500–$2,500
Soot cleaning (per room)
$800–$3,000
Full fire restoration
$10,000–$50,000+
Almost always insurance claim
We bill your insurance — you pay your deductible.
We document the scope in the format adjusters expect (Xactimate, moisture logs, before/after photos, itemized line items) and work directly with your carrier on the claim. Major insurers we regularly work with: State Farm, Allstate, USAA, Liberty Mutual, Farmers, Nationwide, Pemco, Safeco, American Family, Travelers.
If you're not sure whether your loss is covered, we'll look at your declarations page with you before you file. Read our insurance claims overview →
Fire & Smoke — Bellevue FAQs
Real answers to the questions we hear every week.
Do you work with insurance?
Yes — we bill your insurance directly. We handle the photo documentation, moisture readings, scope sheets, and Xactimate line items that adjusters need. You pay your deductible; we invoice your carrier for the rest. If an adjuster pushes back on a line item we know is covered, we stay on the file until it's resolved.
Are your technicians licensed and insured?
Every technician on a Complete Restoration of Bellevue job is licensed or IICRC-certified, with a minimum of 5 years of field experience. We carry general liability and workers' comp insurance, and we'll provide proof on request before we start work.
Do you charge for an estimate?
No. Emergency assessment and scope estimate are free. If the job is going through insurance, we bill the carrier and you pay your deductible. If it's out of pocket, we give you a written scope and price before any work starts.
What should I do in the first hour after a house fire?
Once the fire department clears you back in: (1) Don't touch surfaces with soot — oily smoke residue sets fast and smears. (2) Open windows only if the weather is dry — you don't want to add rain to a fire-damaged structure. (3) Photograph everything, then leave everything where it is. (4) Call your insurance carrier to open the claim, and (5) call a restoration company to board up openings and start the mitigation clock. The first 24 hours after a fire have the biggest effect on total restoration cost.
Can smoke odor really be removed completely?
Yes, for nearly all structural and content smoke odor. Our process combines source removal (burned and soot-contaminated materials), HEPA air filtration during cleaning, sealer primer on framing where needed, and either thermal fogging or ozone treatment to neutralize residual odor molecules. A small category of items — certain porous fabrics, some electronics — may not be salvageable. We'll identify those during content inventory.
Fire & Smoke emergency in Bellevue right now?
Call us — we'll dispatch a crew before we get off the phone.