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 Sunrise
Fire damage restoration in Sunrise typically costs between $3,200 and $18,000 for a full cleanup, smoke odor removal, and structural repair, with smaller kitchen fires starting around $2,500 and whole-home events exceeding $30,000. Most Sunrise homes we assess are back to pre-loss condition within 7 to 21 days, depending on how far the smoke traveled through those 1970s and 1980s wall cavities that many local houses share. We serve every Sunrise neighborhood, from Springtree and Welleby to the streets around Sawgrass Mills. Call (754) 354-1250 and a live person answers, 24 hours a day.
Why Dryden Restoration Fort Lauderdale Is Sunrise’s Preferred Fire Damage Restoration Company
Dryden Restoration Fort Lauderdale is an independently owned and operated Kingswell company, founded in 2005. We have spent years walking through Sunrise homes built in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and we know the construction patterns those repetitive planned subdivisions share. When a fire breaks through a wall in Springtree, our technicians already know where to look behind the original stucco, because we have seen the same void spaces in Welleby and the neighborhoods near the Sawgrass Mills area dozens of times. That local knowledge shortens the assessment, which shortens the total time you are displaced.
Every Sunrise job follows The Kingswell Way: say the price before the work, show up in the window we gave, leave the place cleaner than we found it, put the guarantee in writing, and come back if it fails. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, so you know exactly who is walking through your front door at 2 a.m. after a kitchen fire. We run Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, and B-Air drying equipment on these jobs, the same professional-grade machines large commercial restoration crews trust. And our dispatch is coordinated from the Miami (South FL) office, but we staff local crews who know Sunrise roads, Sunrise permits, and Sunrise building codes.
When you call (754) 354-1250, you get a person, not a voicemail tree. We give you a written price before any tool touches your home. That number does not change at the door.
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Fire Damage Repair in Sunrise
Fire damage repair in Sunrise means rebuilding the structural and surface damage left after flames, heat, and firefighting water have done their worst to a home that was likely built between 1960 and 1989. In these houses, the repair scope usually includes cutting out charred drywall, replacing burned ceiling joists or roof decking, sealing smoke-stained framing, and matching new stucco to the original exterior. In Sunrise, a standard room-and-contents repair after a small fire runs $3,000 to $8,000. A full rebuild after a major fire in one of the city’s concrete-block homes can run $15,000 to $30,000, especially when the fire involved the flat roof and original roof penetrations.
Our Fire Damage Restoration team writes the scope in plain English before work starts. You will see a line-item price, not a vague estimate.
Structural framing and roof repair
Sunrise homes built in the 1970s and 1980s often have wood truss roofs over concrete-block walls. Fire climbing into those truss spaces can weaken the lumber without making the damage visible from the living room. We open the ceiling, map the char depth, and replace only what the fire actually compromised. On flat-roof homes, we check the original penetrations, because firefighting water pools in those low-slope areas and rots the decking from above while the fire has already dried out the underside.
Stucco patching and exterior matching
Matching 40-year-old stucco is not a paint-matching exercise. Sunrise’s original exterior finishes have faded in a particular way under decades of subtropical sun, and our crews know how to blend a patch so it does not read as a permanent scar on the side of the house. If the fire burned through an exterior wall, we rebuild the sheathing, apply new stucco in lifts, and let it cure properly before finishing. In Sunrise’s humidity, a rushed stucco patch fails within a year. We do not rush it.
Fire Damage Cleanup in Sunrise
Fire damage cleanup in Sunrise covers the first-phase work that makes a home safe to enter and safe to rebuild: removing charred contents and debris, carting out fire-damaged drywall and insulation, vacuuming soot from every horizontal surface, and capturing airborne smoke particles before they settle into fabrics and ductwork. A typical whole-home cleanup in Sunrise runs $2,500 to $7,000, depending on square footage and how far the smoke traveled. For a single-room fire in a Springtree home, expect the cleanup portion to run $1,800 to $3,500.
We never skip the air quality step. In Sunrise’s concrete-block homes, smoke travels through concealed wall cavities, and if you only clean what you can see, the house will smell like a campfire every humid afternoon for years.
Soot and smoke residue removal
Soot from a synthetic-material fire is greasy and acidic. Left on metal fixtures, it etches the finish within days. Left on drywall, it bleeds through new paint. Our crews use HEPA vacuums and chemical sponges on every surface, then wipe walls and ceilings with the right cleaner for the material. In Sunrise’s older homes, we check behind switch plates and outlet covers, because smoke travels along wiring chases in those repetitive wall assemblies and deposits soot where no homeowner ever looks.
Category 3 water extraction after fire suppression
Firefighting water is not clean water. It has picked up soot, chemicals from burned synthetics, and whatever else was in the wall cavities. In Sunrise homes near Sawgrass Mills, the original cast-iron drain pipes under the slab are often corroded, and the added water load from a fire hose causes sewage backups through floor drains during suppression. That means the water standing in your kitchen after the fire can be Category 3, or grossly contaminated. Our cleanup crew extracts it, sets up containment, and then runs structural drying with Dri-Eaz dehumidifiers and air movers to bring the slab back to pre-loss condition before we touch any rebuild work. Skipping this step leaves sewage contamination behind drywall and studs, and that is a mold problem waiting three months to appear.
Trusted Brands We Service in Sunrise
We work on all makes and models of fire-damaged equipment and building systems, and we stock common local parts for Sunrise customers so we are not waiting on a distributor in another county. When we replace a fire-damaged HVAC blower or a heat-damaged electrical panel, we use Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, and B-Air equipment for the drying and air-scrubbing phases, the same professional-grade brands commercial restoration crews run on large loss jobs. If your fire-damaged water heater or furnace needs a swap, we source it locally and install it to IICRC, RIA, and IFA standards. You do not need to call a separate contractor.
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AfterCommon Fire Damage Restoration Problems We See in Sunrise Homes
- Concealed smoke travel through identical wall cavities. Sunrise’s 1970s and 1980s planned subdivisions, like Springtree and Welleby, share the same floor plans and framing patterns. Once our technicians map smoke travel in one house, they know exactly where to check in the neighboring house. Untreated adjacent rooms fail post-fire air quality tests because the smoke moved through shared void spaces nobody opened.
- Water pooling on flat and low-slope roofs after firefighting. Many Sunrise homes have original flat-roof penetrations that allow water to pool in low areas after a fire is extinguished. Incomplete moisture mapping after a fire leads to hidden mold growth under the same stucco ceilings, which is why we dry every roof assembly before we close it back up.
- Corroded cast-iron pipes backing up during suppression. In the older sections of Sunrise around the Sawgrass Mills area, the original cast-iron drain pipes under slab foundations have corroded after decades in South Florida soil. When a fire hose adds hundreds of gallons of water to the system, those pipes back up through floor drains and bring sewage into the fire zone. Crews that skip Category 3 water extraction leave contamination behind drywall and studs.
- Fire-stopping gaps in repetitive floor plans. Builders in the 1970s and 1980s did not fire-stop wall cavities the way modern code requires. In Sunrise homes, a fire in one room can send smoke through the same gaps into every adjacent room on that floor. We open those cavities and seal them properly during the rebuild so a future fire cannot travel the same path.
Pricing for Fire Damage Restoration in Sunrise, FL
Here is what Sunrise homeowners can expect to pay. A single-room cleanup and pack-out runs $2,500 to $4,500. Full-home soot and smoke removal on a 1,800-square-foot concrete-block home runs $5,000 to $9,000. Structural fire repair including framing, drywall, stucco, and paint runs $8,000 to $25,000 depending on how far the fire traveled. Category 3 water extraction and sewage cleanup after fire suppression adds $3,000 to $8,000. Every Sunrise job starts with a written price before any work begins, and that number does not change at the door. Call (754) 354-1250 for a free estimate. We will come out, map the damage, and hand you a written scope.
We Also Serve Cities Near Sunrise
If you are just outside Sunrise, we serve homeowners in Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Lauderhill, and Coconut Creek as well. The same written-price-before-work guarantee and 365-Day Done Right Promise apply on every job. If you are searching for Fire Damage Restoration in Sunrise or the surrounding communities, call (754) 354-1250 and we will get a local crew headed your way.
Serving Sunrise, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sunrise 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 Sunrise
Concrete-block walls slow fire spread better than wood framing, but they also trap smoke and moisture inside wall cavities that are hard to access. Restoration in these Sunrise homes typically takes 2 to 5 days longer than a comparable wood-frame house because we open more wall sections to verify smoke did not travel through concealed void spaces, dry the block itself, and seal fire-stopping gaps that were never properly built in the 1970s or 1980s. Call (754) 354-1250 for a timeline specific to your home.
If a fire damaged an exterior door or its frame in Sunrise, South Florida building code typically requires replacing it with a wind-rated or impact-rated door that meets current Miami-Dade or Broward County standards. Fire often warps the door frame, which compromises the wind-load rating even if the door slab looks fine. Our fire damage repair team replaces damaged entry doors with compliant units and reinforces the framing so the next storm season does not push wind-driven rain through a weakened opening. We coordinate the permit with Sunrise’s building department and include the door in your written restoration scope.
Sunrise homes near Sawgrass Mills sit on original cast-iron drain pipes that have corroded underground after 40 to 50 years in South Florida soil. When fire hoses pour hundreds of gallons into the house, those weakened pipes back up through floor drains and bring sewage, called Category 3 water, into the fire zone. Our crew checks the slab plumbing immediately on every fire job in that part of Sunrise, extracts the contamination, and sets up containment before structural drying. Skipping this step leaves sewage behind drywall and studs, and the mold that follows is worse than the fire. Call (754) 354-1250 if you had a fire in that area and no one has checked your slab pipes.
Smoke odor in Sunrise homes with original stucco and flat roofs requires treating the wall cavities and roof assembly, not just the room where the fire burned. Smoke rises into the flat-roof void and settles into the original stucco ceilings, where it re-releases odor every time the humidity climbs. We open the affected ceiling areas, run hydroxyl or ozone treatment inside the cavity, seal the framing with an odor-blocking primer, and then dry the roof assembly so moisture does not lock the smoke smell into the materials permanently. In Sunrise’s year-round humidity, a surface-level air freshener will not hold. Call (754) 354-1250 for a smoke odor assessment on your home.
Yes, structural fire repair in Sunrise typically requires a building permit through the city’s Building Division, especially when the work involves framing, roof repair, electrical replacement, or exterior wall reconstruction. Dryden Restoration Fort Lauderdale pulls the permit, schedules the inspections, and makes sure the work meets Sunrise’s current wind-load and fire-stopping codes. Cleanup-only work like soot removal and water extraction does not require a permit, but any rebuild work does. We include permit fees and inspection coordination in your written scope so there are no surprises. Call (754) 354-1250 to find out what your specific repair will require.
Written by Carl Brandt, Owner at Dryden Restoration Fort Lauderdale, serving Sunrise with the Kingswell Guarantee: written pricing, committed arrival windows, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise on every restoration job.