24/7 Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Cottage Grove

When fire strikes a Cottage Grove home

After the trucks leave, the damage keeps working. Smoke and soot are still moving through the structure, and the water used to put the fire out is already soaking into floors and framing. That combination is why fire losses get worse in the days after the fire, not better. In Cottage Grove’s larger suburban homes, open floor plans and forced-air systems give smoke a fast path through the whole house — a fire in the kitchen leaves soot in upstairs bedrooms within minutes, and the odor settles into ductwork, carpet, and drywall until it’s professionally removed. We answer live 24/7/365 and get a crew out to secure the property.

What fire recovery involves in Cottage Grove

• Emergency board-up, roof tarping, and securing the property
• Water extraction and drying from firefighting efforts
• Soot and smoke residue removal from surfaces and contents
• Odor treatment and deodorization, including HVAC and ductwork
• Contents cleaning, inventory, and storage
• Full reconstruction and finish work to put the home back

How we help, start to finish

We stabilize the property first, then clean, deodorize, and rebuild — one team, start to finish, so nothing gets lost in the handoff between a mitigation company and a contractor. We document everything and work directly with your adjuster to support your insurance claim, which on a fire loss is rarely simple: structure, contents, and additional living expenses all get scoped separately, and a thorough record is what gets them paid.

You don’t have to sort this out alone. Call 612-825-2800 for fire and smoke damage restoration in Cottage Grove. A local Twin Cities company since 1977, Ungerman has been putting homes back together for more than four decades.