Water damage drying
Fire & smoke cleanup
Mold remediation
Storm response
Sewage cleanup
ReconstructionFree visual inspection and a written scope of work before any mitigation begins - photos, moisture readings, and drying logs go in your claim file
The scope we write is the scope we bill. Anything new gets shown to you, in writing, before we touch it.
Get your free estimateFast, Reliable Fire Damage Restoration Across Dallas
Fire damage restoration in Dallas typically costs $2,400 – $8,500 for a standard room-and-contents job, with smoke odor removal alone running $900 – $2,800 depending on square footage and how deep the soot penetrated. Structural repair and rebuild work gets scoped and priced in writing after we assess the full extent, including any water the firefight left behind. We’re local to Dallas, we answer the phone day and night at (254) 857-5210, and we show up with a written scope before any tool comes off the truck.
The city’s Dixie Alley storms mean we arrive at Dallas homes with a different checklist than crews in drier markets. Wind-driven rain often breaches windows or roof before the fire department finishes, so moisture mapping has to account for Category 2 or 3 water that entered the structure independent of the firefighting effort. That’s a Dallas-specific reality, and it changes the drying plan, the antimicrobial treatment, and the scope your adjuster sees. When you call, you’ll talk to a live person who can dispatch a crew to your neighborhood, not a call center routing you to a queue.
Why Keegan Restoration Dallas Is Dallas’s Preferred Fire Damage Restoration Company
Keegan Restoration Dallas has been part of the Garrison Partners family since 2005, and the same standard governs every job we run in Dallas: written price before work starts, background-checked and uniformed technicians, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every repair. Dallas homeowners who’ve been burned before, figuratively speaking, appreciate that the price we quote is the price on the invoice. No movement at the door. Shane Pruitt leads our Dallas operation with a focus on documentation that supports your insurance claim from the first truck roll to final clearance.
Our Dallas customers routinely tell us two things. First, they value that a live person answers the phone at (254) 857-5210 any hour, including the middle of the night after a kitchen fire. Second, they appreciate that we document every job the way an adjuster needs to see it: photo records, drying logs, moisture readings, and a written scope before demolition starts. The Garrison Standard is not a slogan. It’s the operational rule: show up inside the window, price in writing, do it by the book, leave the site clean, stand behind the work for a full year.
Restoration work we handle
Smoke Odor Removal in Dallas
Smoke odor removal in Dallas is one of the most common requests we handle after structure fires, and it’s also the one homeowners underestimate. Soot from a Dallas fire embeds in drywall, carpet padding, HVAC ductwork, and even behind baseboards where the fire never visibly touched. A surface wipe-down doesn’t remove it. The job requires HEPA vacuuming, thermal fogging, ozone or hydroxyl treatment where appropriate, and in many Dallas homes, sealing behind walls and replacing insulation that absorbed volatile compounds. Typical cost in Dallas runs $900 – $2,800 depending on square footage and how far the smoke traveled through the house.
Thermal Fogging and HVAC Cleaning
Thermal fogging is a standard part of smoke odor removal in Dallas because the heat and humidity of our summers push odor compounds deeper into porous materials. Our technicians fog each affected room with a heated deodorizing vapor that matches the particle size of the smoke residue, letting it penetrate the same surfaces the smoke did. We also clean and seal ductwork where odor particles collected, because running the AC in a Dallas August will otherwise recirculate smoke odor through the house for months.
Content Cleaning and Pack-Out
Some Dallas homeowners ask whether their furniture and clothing can be saved after a smoke event. The answer is usually yes, but only with the right equipment. We pack out salvageable contents, clean them with HEPA vacuuming and ultrasonic or hand-washing as appropriate, and store them off-site until the home is ready. The written inventory we provide at pack-out is the same document your adjuster uses to verify the claim, which keeps the process moving without back-and-forth.
Fire and Water Damage Restoration in Dallas
Fire and water damage restoration in Dallas is not two separate jobs; it’s one integrated scope because the firefight itself leaves water behind, and in Dallas the storm that helped cause the fire may have added more. We treat the fire-damaged water for what it is: often Category 2 or 3, meaning it may carry contaminants from outside the home, not clean supply line water. That changes the antimicrobial treatment, the drying targets, and the clearance testing. For a combined fire and water scope in Dallas, homeowners typically see $2,400 – $8,500 for the mitigation phase, with rebuild pricing scoped separately and in writing after demolition exposes the framing.
Category 2 and 3 Water Handling
After a Dallas thunderstorm or tornadic event, the water that entered through a breached roof or window is not clean. It’s carried roofing debris, attic insulation, and whatever the storm picked up. We treat that as Category 2 or 3 per IICRC standards, which means antimicrobial application before drying, controlled demolition of saturated materials, and clearance testing before reconstruction. Crews that treat every gallon of fire-related water the same end up with mold behind drywall six months later.
Moisture Mapping the Windward Side
In Dallas, the windward side of a structure takes the brunt of any storm, and after a fire that means broken windows or missing roof decking on that elevation. We moisture-map every affected wall cavity, not just the obvious wet spots, using meters and thermal imaging from brands like Dri-Eaz. The goal is a drying plan that accounts for water the fire department never saw, so your Dallas home doesn’t pass a visual inspection and then grow mold behind the baseboards.
Trusted Brands We Service in Dallas
We service and operate equipment from the professional-grade brands Dallas homeowners and adjusters know: Dri-Eaz for extraction and drying, Phoenix for desiccant and LGR dehumidifiers, XPOWER for air movement, B-Air for specialty drying, and Injectidry for cavity and hardwood floor drying systems. Our Dallas warehouse keeps common parts and consumables on hand, which means less downtime when a job runs long or an unexpected second room requires equipment. We follow IICRC, RIA, and IFA standards on every Dallas job, and our documentation reflects that.
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AfterCommon Fire Damage Restoration Problems We See in Dallas Homes
- Hidden water intrusion on the windward side: Dallas storms drive rain horizontally, and after a fire, crews often miss water that entered through broken windows on the upwind elevation. We moisture-map those walls specifically because the mold clock starts within 48 hours.
- Pier-and-beam rot from pre-existing leaks: Older Dallas neighborhoods like Lakewood and East Dallas have 1920s – 1950s pier-and-beam homes, and we often find joist rot from previous plumbing or roof leaks that the fire exposed. The original galvanized supply lines in those homes rust from the inside, leaving pinhole leaks that soak the subfloor for months before anyone notices.
- Slab foundation movement affecting door frames and walls: Dallas’s expansive clay soil shifts with every drought and downpour cycle, which means door frames, window jambs, and drywall already have hairline stress before a fire. We document pre-existing movement so the fire rebuild scope is accurate and the adjuster sees the real pre-loss condition.
- Improper classification of storm-driven water: A common failure we correct is fire-damaged water treated as clean water. In Dallas, water that entered through a roof breach during a storm is Category 2 or 3 and requires antimicrobial treatment and clearance testing, not just extraction and air movement.
Pricing for Fire Damage Restoration in Dallas, TX
For the mitigation phase only, Dallas homeowners generally see $2,400 – $8,500. Smoke odor removal alone runs $900 – $2,800. Emergency board-up typically falls between $500 – $1,200 depending on openings and the security hardware needed. Structural fire repair and reconstruction are priced in writing after demolition exposes the framing, and that number depends on materials, code requirements for wind-rated doors and windows, and the condition of the foundation. Every Keegan Restoration Dallas estimate is free, and the written price is delivered before any work starts. Call (254) 857-5210 for a scope from a crew that documents everything for your adjuster.
We Also Serve Cities Near Dallas
Our crews run daily from the Dallas-Fort Worth metro office to communities across the area. Dallas is our home market, but we also cover Addison, Lancaster, Richardson, and Garland, with the same written-scope standard and 24/7 live answer on every job. If you’re in a nearby suburb and dealing with fire damage, call (254) 857-5210 and we’ll confirm dispatch to your address.
Serving Dallas, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Dallas area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Fire Damage Restoration in Dallas
We treat all water that entered the structure as potentially contaminated, not just the water from the fire department’s hoses. In Dallas, storm-driven water that entered through a breached roof or broken window is typically Category 2 or 3, meaning we apply antimicrobial treatment to affected materials, remove saturated drywall and insulation that cannot be economically dried, and run clearance testing before reconstruction starts. The written scope you receive before work begins will state the water classification and the treatment plan, and our drying logs document every 12-hour moisture reading for your adjuster. Call (254) 857-5210 to have a Dallas crew assess the actual water category in your home.
The City of Dallas building permit office re-inspects fire restoration work against current wind-load requirements, and any window or door track or panel that was damaged by storm debris, or that fails to meet the wind rating for the exposure, will fail that inspection. We verify every opening after a fire and before we hang drywall, so a re-inspection does not come back with a fail that stalls your rebuild. That includes checking for bent tracks, cracked glazing, and missing impact-rated hardware on the windward elevation, which is the side we map first after any Dallas storm-related fire.
Dallas’s expansive clay soil shrinks and swells with drought and rain cycles, which means pier-and-beam homes may already have settled door frames, cracked plaster, or slightly out-of-square openings before a fire ever happens. We document that pre-loss condition with photos and measurements so the fire rebuild scope reflects actual fire damage, not foundation movement that existed for years. For slab-on-grade homes, the same soil movement can create hairline drywall cracks that look fire-related but are seasonal, and the written documentation protects your claim from adjuster disputes over what the fire actually caused.
Yes, and this is something we see regularly in Lakewood and East Dallas. Original galvanized supply lines in 1940s pier-and-beam homes rust from the inside out, leaving pinhole leaks that soak floor joists for months or years without visible signs. A fire, especially a kitchen fire, often exposes that pre-existing damage when we pull up flooring or open walls for restoration. We document what we find, separate pre-existing condition from fire damage for the adjuster, and recommend the leak repair as a separate written scope rather than folding it into the fire claim, which keeps the claim defensible.
Because Dallas sits in Dixie Alley, severe thunderstorms and tornados can hit at any hour, and the business-first density of the metro means property owners cannot wait until morning to secure a breached structure. We answer calls live 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (254) 857-5210, and dispatch emergency board-up and mitigation crews to Dallas neighborhoods at any hour. The faster we contain and dry, the less the claim costs and the sooner your family or business can return, which is the whole point of the 365-Day Done Right Promise and The Garrison Standard.
Written by Shane Pruitt, Owner at Keegan Restoration Dallas.