What Happens After the Fire Is Out
Once the fire is out, someone has to decide what stays and what comes down. Burned framing can look solid and be gone inside. We read the structure from the outside before anyone steps in. That read sets the plan for the teardown.
Burned house demolition means the whole structure comes down at once. That work runs like our house demolition jobs, with an excavator and haul trucks. A kitchen or garage fire is a smaller job. We cut out the burned section and leave the sound framing standing.
Burned Buildings Are Hazardous Material Work
Fire does not destroy asbestos or lead. It breaks them up and spreads them through the ash. Older homes hold asbestos in floor tile and pipe wrap, and paint from before 1978 can carry lead. Ash gets wetted down instead of swept or blown.
California has rules for how burned debris is handled and where it can go. A certified asbestos consultant surveys the building, and we handle the removal under our asbestos removal and abatement scope. Crews taking out more than 100 square feet of asbestos must register with Cal OSHA. We carry CAL OSHA #507 and CSLB #247684.
Who We Work For and Where We Go
Homeowners call us after a house fire. Property owners and insurers' contractors call us on commercial buildings and rentals. We give you weight tickets and disposal records from the facilities that take the loads. Those go in the claim file with your other paperwork.
House fires happen year round in the Central Valley, and wildfire debris comes with the foothill and coast jobs. We cover Modesto and Stockton in the Valley, and run west for fire-damaged buildings in Oakland and Fremont. On the Bay side we reach San Jose, San Francisco, Santa Clara and the Peninsula. That same run covers fire cleanup in Santa Cruz on the coast.