Water damage drying
Fire & smoke cleanup
Mold remediation
Storm response
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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 Calabasas
Fire damage restoration in Calabasas typically costs between $2,800 and $9,500 depending on the square footage affected, the extent of smoke penetration into stucco and tile, and whether custom finishes need pack-out and cleaning. Most Calabasas jobs we handle start with an emergency board-up and smoke mitigation within hours, not days. We know the terrain from Calabasas Park to Mulholland Highway, and we dispatch crews who understand one thing above all: your home was built to a standard most cities never see, and restoration has to meet that same bar. If you’re standing in a smoke-damaged living room right now, call (805) 309-3324. A live person answers. We’ll give you a written scope and price before any work begins.
Why Keegan Restoration Thousand Oaks Is Calabasas’s Preferred Fire Damage Restoration Company
Calabasas homeowners don’t call the first name that pops up. They call the company their neighbor used after the last Santa Ana event, the one that showed up in a marked truck with background-checked, uniformed technicians and put everything in writing. That’s how we’ve earned our place here. Shane Pruitt leads our crew, and the standard he holds on every Calabasas job is non-negotiable: price in writing before work starts, documentation formatted for your insurance claim, and a full-year written guarantee we call the 365-Day Done Right Promise.
We answer the phone 24/7 because fire doesn’t wait for business hours, and neither does smoke. When a homeowner in The Oaks calls at 2 a.m. with smoke odor bleeding through the upstairs hallway, a live person picks up. No phone tree. No call-back queue. We dispatch from our Los Angeles office and crews serve Calabasas locally, which means the technician who walks your property knows what a Calabasas custom home demands.
What wins repeat calls here is documentation. Every job gets photo records, moisture mapping, and a written scope of loss formatted to hand directly to your adjuster. If your insurance is involved, you want a contractor who speaks that language fluently. We do.
Restoration work we handle
Fire Damage Restoration Company in Calabasas
A Fire Damage Restoration Company working in Calabasas has to do more than demo charred drywall and run air scrubbers. The job here means preserving what’s salvageable in homes where the baseboards were custom-milled and the tile was laid by hand. Homeowners call us after kitchen fires, chimney events, electrical panel failures, and the kind of smoke intrusion that follows brush fires in the Santa Monica Mountains even when flames never reached the property. Expect costs for structural fire repair in Calabasas to run $4,500 to $15,000 on average, with smoke-only mitigation landing between $1,800 and $5,500 for a typical 3,000-square-foot home.
Emergency Board-Up and Structural Stabilization
After a fire, a Calabasas home is exposed. We board up windows and damaged entry points the same day we’re called, using materials that meet city and HOA expectations for a maintained appearance during the restoration window. Structural stabilization comes next: temporary shoring where needed, then a written scope for the rebuild work ahead.
Soot and Residue Removal on Custom Finishes
Soot etches. On the stone counters, the custom millwork, the Italian plaster walls common in Calabasas estates, aggressive cleaning agents do permanent damage. Our technicians use substrate-specific cleaning methods and test in an inconspicuous area before touching a visible surface. The goal is removing soot without removing the finish underneath it.
Smoke Damage Restoration in Calabasas
Smoke Damage Restoration in Calabasas is its own discipline because smoke in this city doesn’t just leave a smell. It migrates into stucco pores, settles in tile roof underlayment, and travels through HVAC ductwork into rooms the fire never touched. Even a home two blocks from a brush fire can hold enough smoke residue to need full mitigation. Pricing for smoke odor removal and surface cleaning in Calabasas generally runs $1,200 to $4,800 depending on square footage and how deeply the smoke penetrated.
Odor Neutralization for Stucco and Tile
Stucco is porous. Tile underlayment traps vapor. When smoke gets into those materials, masking agents fail. We use hydroxyl generators and thermal fogging calibrated to the specific chemistry of smoke from brush fires versus house fires, and we document the process so your insurance claim reflects the full scope.
HVAC and Duct Smoke Inspection
If smoke reached your return air system, it’s now in the ducts. In Calabasas homes with multi-zone HVAC serving 4,000 or more square feet, that means contamination spread on a scale most homeowners don’t see until the smell returns a week later. We inspect, clean, and where needed replace duct runs. The written scope covers this before we touch a register.
Trusted Brands We Service in Calabasas
We run Dri-Eaz desiccant and LGR dehumidifiers, Phoenix air movers, and XPOWER air scrubbers on Calabasas jobs because these are the machines built for the square footage and finish sensitivity this market demands. When your house has a 22-foot ceiling in the great room, the drying equipment has to move air like it means it. We carry the parts and filtration media to get these units running for Calabasas customers without waiting on a warehouse shipment. Our work follows IICRC, RIA, and IFA standards, and the equipment list is part of what your adjuster sees in our documentation.
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AfterCommon Fire Damage Restoration Problems We See in Calabasas Homes
- Smoke trapped in stucco exteriors and tile roofs. Santa Monica Mountains brush fires push fine particulate into stucco pores and under tile. Surface cleaning alone won’t get it. The odor returns within days unless the full envelope is treated.
- HOA-required aesthetic standards conflicting with restoration speed. Many Calabasas communities, including The Oaks and Mountain View Estates, mandate specific stucco color matching and tile profiles. Contractors who ignore these rules finish the job and then the HOA fines the homeowner. We match finishes to HOA specs before the first coat goes on.
- Water damage from firefighting efforts hidden inside walls. The fire department’s water doesn’t always leave visible traces on a tile floor. In hillside homes, it pools in lower levels and behind stucco. Left unaddressed, mold follows within days. Our moisture mapping catches what the eye misses.
- Custom finish damage from aggressive soot removal. The mistake we see most from other crews: using industrial degreasers on handmade tile or custom-stained wood. It strips the finish and leaves the surface worse than the soot did. We test, then treat, then document.
Pricing for Fire Damage Restoration in Calabasas, CA
Fire damage restoration in Calabasas runs on a wider range than neighboring cities because the homes are larger and the finishes are more expensive to match. Here’s what homeowners should expect:
- Emergency board-up and initial mitigation: $800 to $2,500
- Smoke odor removal (single level, up to 2,000 sq ft): $1,200 to $3,800
- Soot and residue cleaning on custom finishes: $1,500 to $5,000
- Structural fire repair (typical room or garage): $4,500 to $15,000
- Full-home fire and smoke restoration (estate-scale): $9,500 to $30,000+
Call (805) 309-3324 for an exact written quote. Estimates are free, and the price we put in writing before work starts is the price you pay. It never moves at the door.
We Also Serve Cities Near Calabasas
Our crews cover Calabasas and the surrounding communities, including West Hills, Topanga, Canoga Park, and Agoura Hills. If you’re in one of those areas and dealing with smoke or fire damage, the same written-scope standard applies. For more on our full service area and approach, see our Fire Damage Restoration page or call us directly.
Serving Calabasas, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Calabasas 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 Calabasas
The short answer: hydroxyl generators and thermal fogging, applied after the stucco and tile underlayment are tested for smoke penetration depth. First, we assess where the smoke went. Stucco is porous, and a Santa Monica Mountains brush fire pushes ultra-fine particulate into those pores. Tile underlayment traps vapor beneath it. We run HEPA air scrubbers with negative air pressure in the affected zones, then treat the stucco surfaces with substrate-specific cleaning, followed by hydroxyl or fogging to neutralize what’s embedded. A surface spray won’t fix this. Call (805) 309-3324 if the smoke smell is returning after rain or a warm day – that means it’s still in the building material.
Most Calabasas HOAs allow emergency mitigation work like board-up, water extraction, and smoke containment to begin immediately after a fire. What they restrict is exterior aesthetic work: stucco repairs, tile replacement, paint colors, and any visible structural changes often require architectural review. In communities like The Oaks and Mountain View Estates, we’ve worked within those review timelines while still completing interior mitigation without delay. We can typically start interior work the same day we’re called, while HOA review happens in parallel on the exterior scope. Call (805) 309-3324 and we’ll tell you what your specific HOA rules mean for your timeline.
Fire damage restoration addresses what flames destroyed: charred framing, destroyed drywall, damaged roofing, compromised structure. Smoke damage restoration addresses what the smoke did to everything the flames never touched: soot deposits on every surface, odor inside walls and HVAC ducts, residue on custom finishes. In Calabasas after a brush fire, most homes that call us need smoke damage restoration only. The flames were never there. The smoke was everywhere. Pricing for smoke-only work starts around $1,200 for smaller homes. Call (805) 309-3324 for a written assessment of which scope you actually need.
First we map the moisture. Hillside homes drain downward, so water from firefighting efforts collects in lower levels, behind stucco, and under tile. We use moisture meters and thermal imaging to find it all, then set LGR dehumidifiers and air movers in the affected zones and run structural drying until moisture levels return to baseline. Stucco holds water differently than drywall, so drying times run longer in Calabasas than in cities with wood siding. Our documentation of this process is what your insurance adjuster needs to see. Call (805) 309-3324 and we’ll walk you through what your specific property likely needs.
Yes, and this is work we take seriously. Old Calabasas ranch-style homes often have original wood paneling, custom mantels, and fixtures that can’t be bought at a big-box store. We pack out salvageable items, clean them with substrate-appropriate methods, and store them in our climate-controlled facility until the structural work is done. If something can’t be restored, we document it in the scope of loss so your insurance claim reflects true replacement cost, not a depreciated value. Call (805) 309-3324 to talk through what’s salvageable in your home.
If you have fire or smoke damage in your Calabasas home, don’t wait for the odor to settle in. Call (805) 309-3324 now. A live person answers, 24/7. We’ll schedule a walkthrough, put the scope and price in writing, and get to work to The Garrison Standard: show up inside the window, price in writing, do it by the book, leave the site clean, and stand behind the work for a full year.
Written by Shane Pruitt, Owner at Keegan Restoration Thousand Oaks, serving Calabasas with fire, water, and mold restoration to The Garrison Standard since 2005.