Fire and Smoke Reconstruction Los Angeles County
Fire and smoke repairs,cleared before we close the walls.
Framing, sheathing, drywall and finishes put back after a fire. Every cavity is tested and read while it is still open.
- Aimed at the house still standing, not a ground-up rebuild
- Nothing closes until what is behind it has been read
- A written scope your adjuster and your own reading can both follow
Licensed CSLB 1009639 Insured
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New sheathing and wrap going on over the rebuilt structure.
30years rebuilding in Los Angeles
52reviews from finished jobs
One project manager writes your scope, runs the job and answers the phone while it is running. The same person, from the first walkthrough to the last.
The house is standing. That is a different job.
A total loss is a ground-up build with an architect and a long permit road. A house still standing with smoke through it is the job on this page: what burned gets rebuilt, what absorbed smoke gets addressed, and the rest gets proven clean before it disappears behind drywall.
- Charred structureFraming, sheathing or roof members burnt at one end of the house and sound at the other.
- Smoke where the fire was notRooms with no fire damage that still smell, or surfaces that keep coming back grey.
- A contested scopeYour adjuster and your own reading of the damage do not describe the same job.
From the framing out
Structural framing and sheathing, roof and exterior envelope, insulation, drywall and texture, trim, doors and cabinetry, flooring, and the electrical and mechanical that has to be put back. Where a cavity was open to smoke, the surfaces inside it get addressed and read before anything covers them.
Three jobs inside one claim
A smoke claim is rarely one kind of work
Most standing houses need all three of these in different rooms, and the scope is clearer once they are named separately rather than priced as one number.
Which of these your rooms needWhen and how
Structural rebuild
When it is the right call. Where members actually burned: charred framing, sheathing, roof structure, anything that lost section.
How it runs. Burnt members are cut back to sound material and sistered or replaced, new sheathing and wrap go on, and where the repair is structural it carries a permit and an inspection.
Smoke-affected interiors
When it is the right call. Where nothing burned but the room still smells, or a surface keeps coming back grey after cleaning.
How it runs. Porous material that holds odour is removed rather than treated repeatedly, cavities are opened where smoke travelled, and the finishes go back once what is behind them has been read.
Selective repair
When it is the right call. Where the room tested clean and the damage is cosmetic, and taking more out would cost more than it returns.
How it runs. We hold the line at the boundary, say exactly where it falls, and tell you what stopping there means for the room next to it. Nothing is removed to inflate a scope.
The scope is what you hold us to
Which rooms are structural, which are smoke, which are cosmetic, and the photographs behind every one of those calls.
We do not perform the testing ourselves, and we do not tell you what a test will find before it is run.
The decisions that change the result
- What gets read before close-up
- Once drywall is on, the cavity behind it is somebody else's problem in two years. Cavities are inspected and documented while they are open, and the photographs go to you.
- Sealed or replaced
- Sealing framing is legitimate in some rooms and a shortcut in others. Which one applies depends on what the surface reads, and we say which we are proposing and why in the scope.
- Ducts and mechanical
- Smoke travels through the return before it travels through a wall. Whether the duct run is in this scope or somebody else's is worth settling early, because it decides whether the smell comes back.
- Matching the rooms that were untouched
- Half a house rebuilt to a new finish beside half a house that was not is the most common way a smoke rebuild ends up looking like a repair.
Four statutes, checkable in ten minutes
Four things California already gives you
You can check every line of this before you call anyone. It is the law, not our policy.
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You can cancel. Three business days on an ordinary contract, and seven where the damage came from a declared disaster.
California Business and Professions Code 7159 -
You choose the contractor. Your insurer cannot require you to use theirs, and has to tell you so in writing before it recommends one.
California Code of Regulations, Title 10, 2695.9(b) -
The last money comes on completion. Your insurer holds back the depreciation until the work is done, and you have at least twelve months to finish and collect it.
California Insurance Code 2051.5 -
Your deposit is capped. No more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less.
California Business and Professions Code 7159.5
We are a licensed general contractor and not a public insurance adjuster. Your claim stays between you and your insurer.
Situations
Four ways people arrive here
Pick the one that sounds like your house and the form starts from there.
Picking one here does not commit you to it.
Four stages
How a fire rebuild runs
Four stages, and you see the house at every one of them.
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We walk what is open
Room by room, separating what burned from what absorbed smoke, photographed while the cavities are still open.
You get the photographs the same day
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You get the scope in writing
A line-by-line repair scope and the photographs, in a form your adjuster can work from.
Structural, smoke and cosmetic, priced apart
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One project manager
The same person who wrote the scope runs the job and answers the phone while it is running.
One name and one number throughout
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We close it and walk it
Nothing closes up until you have seen behind it, and we walk the finished rooms together.
You sign off room by room
Start with the walkthrough That first stage starts here. Send us the ZIP and what is still standing, and we will come and read the job.
What it depends on
What moves the price of a smoke rebuild
A standing house with smoke through it has the widest price spread in this trade. These are the things that decide where yours falls.
Where the number comes from
- How much of the structure actually burned, as against how much absorbed smoke.
- Whether the repair is structural, because that brings permits and inspections with it.
- How far the smoke travelled through cavities, ducts and the return.
- How much of the untouched house has to be matched so the finish reads as one house.
- Whether the contents and the building are being handled under one scope or two.
We will not price a smoke rebuild from photographs. Anyone who does is pricing a guess.
Recent fire and smoke rebuilds
Los Angeles houses, opened up and put back.
After the last walkthrough
Rebuilds that finished, in the words of the people who lived through them.
A flooded townhouse, rebuilt in three months
Noam and his crew turned a flooding nightmare into a dream kitchen. When my townhouse bathroom flooded this summer, taking out the bathroom, the kitchen, dining room, AND the basement laundry, I had to make some quick decisions about all of those rooms and get it done in about 3 months. You...
Noam and his crew turned a flooding nightmare into a dream kitchen. When my townhouse bathroom flooded this summer, taking out the bathroom, the kitchen, dining room, AND the basement laundry, I had to make some quick decisions about all of those rooms and get it done in about 3 months. You know what's not fun? Emergency remodeling where you have to decide what you want in a couple of days for what you're going to have to live with for years. Noam's taste is impeccable and has great attention to detail: he will call to double check about what you want, give you options and the whys for each one. He and his crew were always prompt, courteous, and patient with explanations. I highly recommend.
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They worked with our HOA
They were efficient and helped us renovate quickly. They worked with our HOA and made the process really smooth. Thank you for all your help! (Now we just need to get our new refrigerator!)
Zohar A.
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He explained the mold and checked the house
Dave arrived immediately after our phone call. He gave a thorough explanation of the issue of the mold, checked around my house. He was very polite, soft spoken and directive as well as very...
Dave arrived immediately after our phone call. He gave a thorough explanation of the issue of the mold, checked around my house. He was very polite, soft spoken and directive as well as very professional over the phone and in person. His demeanor is pleasant and not-pushy like many I've came across dealing with construction Companies to assist with my homes issues. Thank you Dave.
Anita X.
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If I could give this company 6 stars I would, they saved the day from day 1 and continued to save the day throughout our water evac, demo, reno, and a pandemic! Soly especially was our saving grace, providing excellent service, advice, marital counseling...
If I could give this company 6 stars I would, they saved the day from day 1 and continued to save the day throughout our water evac, demo, reno, and a pandemic! Soly especially was our saving grace, providing excellent service, advice, marital counseling (lol) you name it! And on top of all that they did incredible work, listened to us, kept us on schedule. Everything you could ask for, they delivered!
Amanda S.
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The estimate held to the final bill
Excellent work by this reconstruction/construction Company. We had white glove service by Idan!! He answers the phone when you call and discuss any concerns big and small. The estimate was close to the amount...
Excellent work by this reconstruction/construction Company. We had white glove service by Idan!! He answers the phone when you call and discuss any concerns big and small. The estimate was close to the amount we paid at the finish of the job. The choice of tiles, backsplash, flooring and paint was nicely picked out for our kitchen and 2 bathrooms. We wanted to cut cost on certain things and he helped give us the best for the money. We had no complaints through the entire process and are highly recommending this business.
Syeda P.
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Straight answers about the damage
We contacted Green Planet Restoration after our home was broken into. The intruder shattered a window, hid in our gym room, and left blood on our equipment and belongings. It was late at night...
We contacted Green Planet Restoration after our home was broken into. The intruder shattered a window, hid in our gym room, and left blood on our equipment and belongings. It was late at night on a weekend, and after calling several other companies with no response, Green Planet was available and came out promptly. The representative and employees were very pleasant and professional. There was a discrepancy regarding the billing; however, they were very responsive and eager to help me understand the charges and resolve the issue. I truly appreciated their willingness to address my concerns. I would highly recommend them to anyone in need of biohazard cleanup services.
Maria F.
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We had a major flood in our downstairs and it took our house to the studs in several areas. I have a baby and a toddler and was so overwhelmed. Green Planet came out the same night the leak happened and from there they've...
We had a major flood in our downstairs and it took our house to the studs in several areas. I have a baby and a toddler and was so overwhelmed. Green Planet came out the same night the leak happened and from there they've held my hand through this entire (several Month) process. They've handled everything to help me with the insurance claim (huge relief), and while it's been a long process we've have SUCH a great Project Managers (Ezequiel and Shauloi) who has set clear expectations and checks in with me multiple times a week. We aren't quite finished yet but almost there and this whole process has been a lot! Green Planet has done an amazing job with communication as well as quality of work. Couldn't be happier with their help!
Cherisse L.
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Mitigation and rebuild under one company
Green Planet did an amazing job, and contributed significantly to making a very trying situation easier on me and my family. After waking up to extensive water damage caused by the condo above us...
Green Planet did an amazing job, and contributed significantly to making a very trying situation easier on me and my family. After waking up to extensive water damage caused by the condo above us and a ruptured toilet, Green Planet was on the scene within hours. Denny and his team immediate began the drying process, packed out our possessions into storage, and scheduled waterlogged sections of our home for demolition. Once demolition was finished (on time!), Dekel and his crew took over for the rebuild. From working directly with insurance, helping us choose new flooring, tile, and paint colors and materials, fixing small details we pointed out, and dealing with the inevitable bumps in the road, Dekel's team made our condo look like new again. In all, the job was done well, smoothly, and as on time as can be expected when dealing with insurance companies. Having one company to work with from initial response to finished remodel was fantastic, and their staff were always very responsive to our questions and concerns. While we hope we never need Green Planet's emergency services again, they were a pleasure to work with.
Jason R.
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Demo to touch-ups in about two weeks
I can't tell you how happy I am with my brand new kitchen. I was able to get everything that I wanted within a short period of time. From the day they started demolishing...
I can't tell you how happy I am with my brand new kitchen. I was able to get everything that I wanted within a short period of time. From the day they started demolishing and repairing, installing and measuring, and painting and doing touchups, it took about two weeks. Dekel and his team were very sweet and accommodating to my needs. No one likes to drive out to my neck of the woods for repairs, but all of the guys always showed up to my house right on time and never complained about anything extra I requested for them to do. They actually did a lot more touchups than I expected them to and I was very pleased with their attention to detail. Dekel always answered my calls and calmed my nerves whenever I felt nervous about something, or other. This is actually the second time we've had to use this company for repairs in my home since there was not one, but two major leaks that occurred over the past year, and we had to file claims through our home insurance company. Along with the new upgrades and repairs, my husband and I decided to get all brand new appliances and that has made a huge difference, not only to how everything looks in the kitchen, but to how we were preparing food previously. Just know that you and your home are in good hands and you can trust the workers to do their job right, and thoroughly the first time. By the way, there is a woman by the name of Linor, on this team of contractors and she is the one who did all of the measurements for the cabinets in our kitchen. She is a very firm and precise business woman, who definitely made sure that our cabinets were done right. She uses a magical laser that takes precise measurements of the cabinets needed for your space and I still don't know how she did it, but everything came out to an exact matching point! Top notch.
Michaela CWebsite
Where else to look
The overview, plus water damage and mold. Same crew, same written scope.
Before you hire anyone
Fire and smoke rebuild questions
The company How do I know you were here before January 2025?
Our licence is 1009639 and you can look it up on the Contractors State License Board site in about a minute, including the issue date. We have been rebuilding in Los Angeles for thirty years. Checking the issue date is a reasonable thing to do with any contractor you are talking to right now.
Scope Do you handle total losses?
This page is the standing house: what burned gets rebuilt, what absorbed smoke gets addressed, the rest gets tested before it closes. A ground-up rebuild after a total loss is a different job with an architect and a long permit road, and we will say so rather than take it on to keep the conversation going.
Money How much can you ask me for up front?
No more than $1,000 or ten percent of the contract price, whichever is the smaller number. That is California Business and Professions Code 7159.5, it binds every licensed contractor in the state, and the contract has to say so in bold type.
The work The room still smells and it has been cleaned twice.
That usually means odour is held in something porous that stays, or that smoke reached a cavity or a duct run that was never opened. It is a scoping question, not a cleaning question, and it is one of the first things we look for on the walkthrough.
Insurance Do you deal with my insurance company?
We write and document our own repair scope and give you the photographs and the line items, so you and your adjuster are describing the same job. We are a licensed general contractor and not a public insurance adjuster, so your claim stays between you and your insurer.
Insurance What if my insurer will not pay for part of the scope?
It happens on smoke claims more than on any other kind, and it is better to find out before a wall closes than after. We price the full scope, mark what we expect to be contested, and tell you what leaving something out means for the work around it.
The work How long will the rebuild take?
It depends on the scope, the permits and how quickly the money is released, and any contractor who gives you a date before walking the job is guessing. We give you a schedule once we have seen what is open, and we tell you when it moves.
Coverage Where in Los Angeles County do you rebuild?
Across the San Fernando Valley, the Pasadena and Glendale side, Long Beach, and the communities between them. The cities on this page are examples rather than a boundary. Put the property ZIP in with your request and we will tell you plainly whether we cover it.
Get the fire and smoke rebuild scoped.We will walk it either way.
Tell us what is standing and what has been tested. You get the scope, the line items and the photographs, and they are yours whether or not you hire us.
Or call(888) 585-9157Somebody answers this line at any hour.