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 University Park
Fire damage restoration in University Park typically runs $2,400 – $12,000 for a standard kitchen fire and $8,000 – $35,000 for whole-home smoke and structural damage, with emergency board-up available within 90 minutes of your call. If you’re standing in a smoke-filled living room off Preston Road or watching water from the fire department pool on original oak floors near Caruth Park, call (254) 857-5210 right now. Our crews know University Park’s 1920s brick Georgians and post-war Tudors inside out, and we don’t send whoever’s available. We send background-checked technicians in uniform who put your price in writing before any work begins.
Why Keegan Restoration Dallas Is University Park’s Preferred Fire Damage Restoration Company
Keegan Restoration Dallas has been part of the Garrison Partners family since 2005, and we work every University Park job to The Garrison Standard: written price before work starts, professional-grade equipment, and a full-year written guarantee on every repair. Homeowners near Highland Park Methodist and along Hillcrest Road have told us the same thing: another contractor walked their house, threw out a number, and tried to move it the day the crew showed up. That doesn’t happen with us. The price we quote is the price you pay, in writing, before we touch a single surface.
Shane Pruitt leads the Keegan Restoration Dallas team, and the standard he sets is simple: 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. We dispatch from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, so response time to University Park is measured in minutes, not days. When a fire leaves your home exposed, you don’t need a callback queue. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Restoration work we handle
Fire and Water Damage Restoration in University Park
Water Damage Restoration in University Park almost always means two jobs in one: the fire itself and the hundreds or thousands of gallons of water used to put it out. In older University Park homes, that water doesn’t just sit on the surface. It soaks into plaster, travels behind lath, and finds its way into solid-sawn floor joists. Our restoration crews treat both problems simultaneously, because a fire cleanup that ignores water damage leaves you with mold in the walls by the time the siding goes back on.
Structural Drying for Plaster-and-Lath Assemblies
A standard kitchen fire in a 1930s Colonial Revival near McFarlin Boulevard usually produces more water damage than fire damage. The fire department puts water where it needs to go, and in an original plaster-and-lath home, that water wicks into walls and floors differently than it does in a drywall tract house. We use Injectidry panels, Phoenix air movers, and Dri-Eaz desiccant dehumidifiers to dry the assembly from the inside out. Moisture readings are taken before, during, and after drying until we hit the target range for the specific material.
Hidden Char and Smoke Migration
Smoke from a fire inside a University Park home travels upward and outward, following electrical chases, plumbing penetrations, and original vent stacks. That means soot and char may be hidden inside wall cavities, under attic insulation, behind original millwork, and in the spaces around copper gutters and clay tile flashings. We don’t just clean the room that burned. We inspect the entire structure with moisture mapping and core samples where needed, because the cost of missing hidden char in a 1920s attic is a rekindle – and that is a risk no University Park homeowner should carry.
Soot Removal in University Park
Soot removal in University Park is a material-specific job. What works on painted drywall will etch original oak flooring, stain plaster, and permanently mar the intricate millwork in a Georgian or Tudor revival. Our crews understand the difference between dry soot, wet soot, and protein soot, and we match the removal method to the surface: HEPA vacuuming for loose deposits, dry chemical sponges for plaster and stone, and controlled washing for sealed hardwoods and tile. Original woodwork that cannot be cleaned in place is packed out to our facility for soot removal, refinishing, and return to pre-loss condition.
Odor Neutralization for Original Plaster and Wood
Smoke odor in a University Park home isn’t just in the air. It’s absorbed into plaster, trapped in solid-sawn lumber, and embedded in fiberglass insulation and ductwork. We use thermal fogging, ozone, and hydroxyl generators after the source materials are cleaned or removed, because masking the smell with an air freshener is what a cut-rate contractor does. The Garrison Standard says you get the odor out of the building, not just out of the conversation.
Matching Original Materials and Profiles
When we replace fire-damaged material in University Park, the repair has to match the original species and profile. That means sourcing quarter-sawn white oak for a 1928 Tudor floor, matching a specific brick blend on Mockingbird Lane, or having custom knives cut for a crown profile that hasn’t been manufactured in sixty years. If the original material can be saved and restored, we save it. If it can’t, we match it properly so the repair doesn’t announce itself every time you walk into the room.
Trusted Brands We Service in University Park
When you buy a home in University Park, you inherit decades of previous work, renovations, and custom modifications. We restore homes with original clay tile and slate roofs, copper gutters, plaster walls, and solid-sawn framing, and we work with the professional-grade equipment those materials demand: Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, XPOWER, B-Air, and Injectidry. Our technicians train to IICRC and RIA standards. The equipment is professional-grade because your original plaster and custom millwork don’t respond to rental equipment from a big-box store. Our Fire Damage Restoration team services every brand and era of University Park construction, and we stock or quickly source the materials local homes need.
Common Fire Damage Restoration Problems We See in University Park Homes
Working University Park fire losses has taught us the specific failure modes these homes produce. Here are the four problems we see most often:
- Hidden char in original attic lumber. A kitchen fire that looks contained can smolder behind plaster-and-lath or inside solid-sawn joists for hours. A contractor who cleans only visible surfaces leaves a rekindle risk that a 1930s Tudor on Caruth Boulevard simply cannot tolerate. We run moisture maps and take core samples anywhere heat traveled, not just where flame was visible.
- Standard drywall drying times applied to plaster walls. Plaster holds water differently than gypsum board. Aggressive dehumidification can crack original finish work that took a plasterer weeks to apply in 1936. We monitor moisture readings before and during drying, and we adjust equipment based on what the plaster tells us, not a chart for drywall.
- Skipping the copper gutter and clay tile inspection. Embers and heat travel through wall cavities into the attic. University Park’s original tile and slate roofs hide small burn-throughs until weeks later, when a rainstorm finds the hole and staining appears on the ceiling. Our post-fire inspection always includes a moisture map of the roof plane.
- Water from the fire department pooling on original oak floors. Hundreds of gallons can drop onto hardwood floors in a University Park living room, and oak floors that are 90 years old curl and cup quickly. We extract and begin structural drying within hours of the fire department leaving, not the next day.
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AfterPricing for Fire Damage Restoration in University Park, TX
A standard kitchen fire in University Park typically runs $2,400 – $12,000 for cleanup, containment, structural drying, soot removal, and restoration of affected surfaces. Whole-home smoke damage and structural repair generally runs $8,000 – $35,000, depending on the square footage affected and whether original plaster, millwork, or custom finishes need pack-out and restoration. Emergency board-up and tarping on a University Park home starts around $450 – $900. Soot removal on painted walls and ceilings runs $3 – $6 per square foot; plaster restoration runs $8 – $18 per square foot when original finish work has to be recreated. Millwork pack-out, stripping, refinishing, and reinstallation runs $1,200 – $6,500 per room, depending on the species and profile. Every estimate is free, and every price is put in writing before any work begins. Call (254) 857-5210 for an exact quote.
We Also Serve Cities Near University Park
Our crews serve University Park and the surrounding metro, including Fire Damage Restoration work in Dallas, Garland, Richardson, and Far North Dallas. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, so crews serving University Park are available across the entire corridor with the same response commitment. If you’re in a neighboring city and need fire damage restoration, the same written standard applies.
Serving University Park, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the University Park 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 University Park
Plaster-and-lath walls hold water differently than drywall and require structural drying with materials-specific monitoring. We use Injectidry panels and Phoenix air movers to dry the assembly from the inside out, and we take moisture readings before, during, and after drying until the assembly hits its target range. Aggressive drying that would be fine on drywall can crack original plaster, so the equipment settings and the timeline are different. Call (254) 857-5210 and we’ll walk you through what your specific home needs.
Because smoke and soot from a garage fire travel through the connecting door, wall cavities, and attic space, and the water used to extinguish the fire sits in the slab and framing. Containment keeps the smoke-damaged area isolated so we don’t pull soot into finished rooms. Air movers accelerate evaporation from saturated materials so mold doesn’t get a head start. In University Park’s summer heat, mold can start within 24 to 48 hours on wet materials, so we don’t wait.
Yes. We source quarter-sawn white oak, rift-sawn fir, and other original species, and we have custom knives cut for profiles that aren’t manufactured anymore. The goal is a repair that disappears into the room. If a board can be saved, cleaned, and reinstalled, we save it. If it can’t, we match it. Shane Pruitt’s standard is that the repair should look like it was always there.
Mold can begin within 24 to 48 hours on wet porous materials in University Park’s summer heat, especially on plaster, insulation, and carpet. That’s why our crews begin extraction and structural drying the same day the fire department leaves. Delaying drying by even a day doubles the damage and drives up the restoration cost. Call (254) 857-5210 immediately after the fire department releases the scene.
Yes. Every post-fire inspection includes a moisture map of the roof plane and a visual check of the attic for ember burn-through, hail damage, and hidden char in solid-sawn lumber. University Park’s original clay tile and slate roofs hide small holes that won’t show inside until the next rain. We find those holes before they find your ceiling.
Get Fire Damage Restoration Help in University Park Now
If a fire has damaged your University Park home, don’t wait for a call-back. Call (254) 857-5210 right now and you’ll speak with a live person who can dispatch a crew to your address. We’ll walk the property, document the damage, put the scope of work in writing, and give you a price before any work begins. The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs every repair in writing for a full year. When your home is one of University Park’s original architecturally significant houses, you can’t afford a contractor who treats it like a generic rebuild.
Written by Shane Pruitt, Owner at Keegan Restoration Dallas, serving University Park since our founding as part of the Garrison Partners family in 2005.