24/7 Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Excelsior

When fire strikes an Excelsior 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 — and in Excelsior’s historic homes, the stakes are higher. Original woodwork, plaster, open staircases, and balloon framing give smoke an unobstructed path through the whole house, and the soot settles into irreplaceable period detail. The close spacing of the older village lots means a fire is a risk to the neighbors, too. We answer live 24/7/365 and get a crew out to secure the property.

What fire recovery involves in Excelsior

• 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. In a historic home, that continuity is everything: the crew cleaning the soot understands what the rebuild has to preserve. 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 Excelsior. A local Twin Cities company since 1977, Ungerman has been putting homes back together for more than four decades.