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 Wellington
A kitchen fire in Wellington typically costs between $3,200 and $8,400 to restore, depending on how far smoke and soot traveled through the home. Most Wellington homeowners need us within hours of the fire department leaving, because sheetrock that stays wet from firefighting water starts degrading fast in South Florida humidity. If you’re standing in a smoke-damaged home right now, call (728) 220-0713 and a live person answers, day or night.
We know Wellington’s streets, its equestrian neighborhoods, and the way fire behaves in concrete-block and tile-roof construction. Our crews reach most Wellington addresses within 60 to 90 minutes, ready to board up, extract water, and start the documentation your insurance adjuster will need.
Why Keegan Restoration West Palm Beach Is Wellington’s Preferred Fire Damage Restoration Company
Wellington homeowners call us back because we run every job to The Garrison Standard: a written price before any work starts, background-checked technicians in uniform, and a full-year written guarantee on every repair. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work fails within a year, we return and fix it at no charge. No fine print.
Shane Pruitt leads our crew, and he insists on documentation that holds up to adjuster scrutiny. Every job gets photo records, moisture readings, and a written scope of loss. Insurance claims in Wellington move faster when the restoration company shows up with that kind of paper trail.
We’re part of the Garrison Partners family, operating since 2005. Wellington is not a place where you can send an untrained crew into a custom estate and hope for the best. Our technicians run Dri-Eaz and XPOWER drying equipment to IICRC standards, and they explain every step in plain language before touching anything.
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Fire Damage Repair in Wellington
Fire Damage Repair in Wellington starts with a structural assessment, then moves into demolition of charred materials, replacement of damaged framing and drywall, and reconstruction of the finished space. The goal is returning the home to pre-loss condition, not just making it look okay from the doorway. Most structural fire repair in Wellington runs from $4,500 to $14,000 depending on the extent of charring and whether trusses or load-bearing walls were affected. Tile roof homes in communities like Olympia and Buena Vida often hide fire damage in attic spaces that insurance photos miss, so we scope every chase and soffit before writing the repair plan.
Structural Assessment and Demolition
We cut away burned and waterlogged materials until we hit solid structure. In Wellington’s concrete-block homes, that usually means the block survives and the repair focuses on furring strips, drywall, and electrical runs. In older wood-frame sections, we check every stud for char depth before deciding what gets sistered or replaced.
Reconstruction and Finish Work
Once the structure is dry and stable, we rebuild to match existing finishes. That includes matching trim profiles in Wellington’s older custom homes from the 1980s and 1990s, which often feature millwork that big-box stores no longer carry. We have local millwork sources that keep that process moving.
Fire Damage Cleanup in Wellington
Fire Damage Cleanup in Wellington involves removing soot, ash, and smoke residue from every surface the fire touched, then neutralizing the odor so it doesn’t re-emerge when humidity spikes. This is the step that separates a home that smells clean from one that still carries smoke months later. Soot removal and smoke odor cleanup in a typical Wellington home runs $1,800 to $5,200, with larger estates going higher. Soot is acidic and starts etching metals and stone within 48 hours, so speed matters more than most homeowners realize.
Soot and Residue Removal
We use dry chemical sponges on non-porous surfaces and HEPA vacuuming on fabric and carpet. In Wellington’s equestrian homes, we pay extra attention to leather tack, fabric wall coverings, and custom window treatments because soot bonds to those materials aggressively. Pack-out happens early so salvageable items leave the contaminated zone before the oxidation sets in.
Smoke Odor Neutralization
Odor doesn’t leave a home just because the visible soot is gone. It hides in ductwork, behind baseboards, and inside wall cavities. We run thermal fogging and ozone treatments where appropriate, then verify with post-treatment air sampling. In Wellington’s humid air, incomplete odor work comes back within weeks, so we don’t rush this step.
Trusted Brands We Service in Wellington
We run XPOWER air movers and B-Air dehumidifiers on Wellington jobs because they hold up to the long runtimes that high-humidity restoration demands. When we need deep sub-surface drying, Injectidry mats pull water from concrete slabs and hardwood floors that would otherwise stay wet for weeks. We stock replacement filters, hoses, and fittings locally, so a failed component doesn’t stall a drying job. Our equipment follows IICRC usage protocols, and we calibrate sensors before every job rather than trusting a machine’s default settings.
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AfterCommon Fire Damage Restoration Problems We See in Wellington Homes
- Tack room fires that start with electrical heat sources. Barn fans, heated water buckets, and older wiring in Wellington’s equestrian structures ignite more often than people expect. The fire itself may be small, but the smoke bonds to leather saddles and bridles within hours, and wet hay from firefighting water starts molding fast.
- Water damage from fire suppression that gets ignored. Firefighters put hundreds of gallons into a home to stop a fire. That water pools in concrete-block cavities and under tile, where it stays hidden until odor or mold appears. In Wellington’s humidity, that timeline is short.
- Undersized drying equipment on high-latent-load jobs. Contractors from outside the area treat Wellington’s concrete-block homes like inland wood frame. Block walls hold water differently. If the dehumidifier isn’t sized for the moisture load, the walls stay damp behind wallpaper and the job fails silently.
- Smoke that travels through the attic and into rooms the fire never touched. Tile roofs with ridge vents push smoke laterally across the attic, and it drops into bedrooms and closets through can lights and ceiling fans. Homeowners don’t always notice it right away, but guests will smell it on humid days.
Pricing for Fire Damage Restoration in Wellington, FL
Here are honest Wellington numbers, based on what we see day to day. Emergency board-up and tarping runs $500 to $1,200. Fire damage cleanup, including soot and smoke removal, runs $1,800 to $5,200. Structural repair work runs $4,500 to $14,000 for most single-room fires, and whole-home fires in Wellington’s larger estates can exceed $40,000. What changes the number is how far smoke traveled, how much water the fire department used, and whether the fire hit a custom-finished space like a tack room or an arena lounge. Our estimates are free, they’re written, and the number on the page is the number you pay. Call (728) 220-0713 and we’ll schedule the walk-through.
We Also Serve Cities Near Wellington
Beyond Wellington, our crews cover Lake Worth, Greenacres, West Palm Beach, and Palm Beach Gardens. We dispatch the same uniformed, background-checked technicians to every job in the service area. If you’re in a neighboring town and need Fire Damage Restoration help, call and we’ll get a crew moving. Our Fire Damage Restoration in Wellington team handles overflow from surrounding communities during storm season, so we staff for the whole area.
Serving Wellington, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Wellington 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 Wellington
Mold can start in 24 to 48 hours in Wellington’s climate, because hay and shavings hold moisture and the air is already humid. Wet hay generates its own heat and becomes a mold source even without fire damage. The fix is fast pack-out of wet material, airflow, and desiccant or LGR dehumidification inside the structure. Call (728) 220-0713 the same day if firefighting water touched hay or shavings; if it waits, the floor and lower wall cavities usually need remediation as well.
Yes. Equestrian structures in Wellington are often built with open-air design elements, high ceilings, and concrete floors that don’t respond to standard drying the way finished living space does. Arena lounges usually have bathroom plumbing, mini-kitchens, and finished drywall that hides moisture in wall cavities. We map the moisture in both the finished and unfinished zones, and we run drying equipment sized for the open-air volume, not just the square footage. It’s a different calc than a house.
Because the first priority is getting horses safely out and moved to stalls that aren’t contaminated by smoke or wet bedding. Our crew won’t move animals, but we sequence the restoration so the barn manager can work around our equipment without stressing the animals. We’ve been on jobs where two stalls stayed usable because we ran containment and negative air in the damaged section only. That kind of coordination isn’t optional; it’s the difference between a two-week job and a six-week displacement for the horses. Reach us at (728) 220-0713 and we’ll walk you through what’s possible on your property.
Skipping the attic inspection. Tile roofs trap smoke and heat, and the ridge vents push soot into attic insulation and ductwork. If you clean the kitchen but never touch the attic, the smell returns every time the AC cycles or humidity climbs. We scope the attic on every Wellington fire job now, and we find soot in the insulation on more than half of them. Free estimate? Call (728) 220-0713.
You pack them out immediately, before the odor bonds. Fabric and canvas absorb smoke fast, and in Wellington’s humidity, the window treatments become odor reservoirs. We photograph everything, log it, and send salvageable textiles to a cleaning facility that handles high-value items. For horse art and framed pieces, we assess whether the frame itself is soot-bound before cleaning. If it’s already set, thermal fogging in a sealed chamber can release it, but early pack-out is the cheapest and most effective move. Call (728) 220-0713 for specifics on your property.
Fire in a Wellington home, barn, or tack room needs a crew that understands equestrian life, concrete-block construction, and the local humidity that turns a small fire into a mold problem within days. We show up inside the window, put the price in writing before any work starts, and back every repair with a one-year written guarantee. Call (728) 220-0713 now, and a live person will answer.
Written by Shane Pruitt, Owner at Keegan Restoration West Palm Beach.