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Fire damage restoration in Tampa typically runs $2,800 – $7,500 for a contained kitchen fire with smoke cleanup, and $15,000 – $45,000 or more when structural framing, roofing, and full-content pack-out are involved. Most Tampa homes we’re called to after a fire need the same thing first: water extracted from the slab, air moving within hours, and a written scope of work before anything else happens. We serve every Tampa neighborhood from Seminole Heights to South Tampa to New Tampa, and our crews arrive with the equipment already loaded. Call (850) 367-1316 any hour, day or night. A live person answers.

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Why Keegan Restoration Tampa Is Tampa’s Preferred Fire Damage Restoration Company

Keegan Restoration Tampa runs every job to the Garrison Standard: written price before any work starts, background-checked and uniformed technicians on site, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every repair. That’s the kind of accountability Tampa homeowners tell us they couldn’t find from the last contractor they called. Shane Pruitt leads the crew, and he holds every tech to the same written standard: show up inside the window we gave you, document everything, and leave the site clean when the job is done.

Tampa’s older housing stock, much of it built between the 1950s and 1980s, responds differently to fire and water than newer construction. Concrete block and stucco homes in Tampa Heights and Seminole Heights hold smoke in ways wood-frame homes don’t, and slab-on-grade floors wick firefighting water into original wood flooring fast. We know what that looks like because we’ve worked it, and we document every step to support your insurance claim.

Smoke Odor Removal in Tampa

Smoke Odor Removal in Tampa is not a one-pass job in most of the older concrete-block homes we service. Smoke particles embed in block walls, attic insulation, drywall, and HVAC ducting, and Tampa’s humidity keeps those particles releasing odor long after the fire is out. The job typically involves thermal fogging, hydroxyl generation, and cleaning or sealing of duct runs. For a standard 1,200 to 1,800 square-foot Tampa home, smoke odor removal runs $1,200 – $3,800 depending on how far the smoke traveled and whether contents need off-site treatment. We don’t mask odors; we remove the source, then verify with a post-job air sample before we call it done.

Thermal Fogging and Duct Treatment

Thermal fogging drives a deodorizing fog into the same pores where smoke settled during the fire. In Tampa’s masonry homes, that means fogging the block, the ceiling joists, and the duct system separately. Duct cleaning and sealing alone adds $400 – $900 on most Tampa jobs, but skipping it is the fastest way to have the smoke smell return within a month.

Content Cleaning and Soft-Goods Treatment

Clothes, upholstery, and bedding hold smoke deeply, and Tampa’s humidity makes them more prone to mildew during storage. We pack out salvageable items, run them through ozone or hydroxyl treatment in a controlled space, and document everything for the adjuster. Typical content cleaning adds $500 – $1,500, and it’s often the difference between a full loss settlement and a salvage credit on your claim.

Fire and Water Damage Restoration in Tampa

Fire and Water Damage Restoration in Tampa always starts with the same reminder: the fire department used hundreds or thousands of gallons of water, and that water is now inside your walls and under your slab. In South Tampa’s historic bungalow districts, slab-on-grade construction with original wood floors means even a small kitchen fire followed by firefighting water can force water under the slab and wick up into flooring within hours. That requires immediate containment and structural drying before irreversible cupping and mold take hold. The water extraction and drying portion of a fire job in Tampa runs $1,800 – $5,000 as a standalone scope, though it’s usually folded into the full fire mitigation estimate.

Slab-On-Grade Water Extraction

In slab-on-grade homes, water doesn’t just sit on the surface; it travels under the slab and wicks up through the flooring system. We drill weep holes at the baseboards to release trapped water, then run Phoenix and Dri-Eaz air movers and dehumidifiers to pull moisture out of the wood before it cups. Missing this step in a Tampa bungalow means permanent floor damage within 48 hours.

Structural Drying After Fire Suppression

Once the visible water is out, the structure is still wet: studs, sill plates, subflooring. We use psychrometrics to track relative humidity and moisture content daily until every affected cavity reads dry. Running dehumidification long enough matters more in Tampa than almost anywhere else; our humid climate keeps drying times longer and mold growth risk higher. We run the equipment until the numbers say it’s done, not until the calendar says it’s been long enough.

Trusted Brands We Service in Tampa

Our Tampa crews run Dri-Eaz and Phoenix drying equipment because those are the brands built for high-humidity, fast-mold-climate work like Tampa throws at us. We also stock XPOWER air movers for fast, focused drying in tight spaces like closets and under-stair cavities. Parts and filters for these units are kept on our trucks, so there’s no waiting on a shipment from out of state when you’re already inside a 24-hour mold clock. We maintain and calibrate our own equipment, and every unit gets inspected before it rolls to your Tampa job site.

Common Fire Damage Restoration Problems We See in Tampa Homes

• Slab-on-grade water wicking: In South Tampa and Seminole Heights, firefighting water trapped under original wood floors cups and warps the boards within a day or two. Weep holes and aggressive structural drying have to happen in the first 24 hours or the floor is a loss.
• Humidity-driven mold behind walls: Tampa’s humid air means mold can start in fire-damaged wall cavities within 24 – 48 hours if dehumidification isn’t running long enough. Hidden mold in stud bays is the most expensive surprise on a fire claim, and it’s entirely avoidable with proper drying protocol.
• Compromised wind-rated door and window seals: Fire heat and smoke can deform weatherstripping and seals on impact-rated doors and windows. Before hurricane season, those openings need to be checked and re-sealed or storm-driven rain will compound the damage.
• Smoke permeating block walls: Older Tampa concrete-block homes hold smoke in ways that don’t show on a visual inspection. Odor keeps coming back if the block isn’t fogged or sealed properly, especially in humid months when the pores open up.

Pricing for Fire Damage Restoration in Tampa, FL

We Also Serve Cities Near Tampa

Our crews handle Fire Damage Restoration in Oldsmar, Clearwater, Largo, and Holiday with the same written-price guarantee and 365-Day Done Right Promise we bring to Tampa. If you’re just outside the city line and wondering whether we cover your neighborhood, call and ask. Chances are the answer is yes, and the response time is about the same as it is inside Tampa proper.

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