When fire, water or storm damage occur your insurance company will usually schedule an adjuster to inspect and assess the damage upon filing a claim. If you’ve read through some of our other resources, you will know that can happen after a fire in as little as a few hours or up to several days depending…

  At this point, your mortgage company will require documentation from your contractor. It will vary depending on the mortgage company, but the goal is to ensure that you have hired a qualified and insured contractor such as one of our rē:network specialists. It also serves to protect all parties financially during the repair process.  Once the mortgage…

  If everything has gone well to this point–hopefully you should have the initial scope of repair from the insurance company. The scope should also come with a check for the repair–minus any depreciation but don’t sweat that right now. Most policies allow for you to recover the depreciation once the repairs are complete. Most…

During this time, the restoration company will finish the pack-out of the contents and the initial debris cleanup.Typically you will talk to or meet  with your restoration company representative to discuss the rebuild portion of the claim. This is a great time to discuss the process and timeline of the restoration. Your insurance company owes you to put your home…

  Your insurance company will send an adjuster to your home to assess the damage. Often this is an employee of your insurance company or a third party adjusting firm. Depending on the severity of the fire, the first adjuster may be able to create a scope of repair on the home. Often larger fires require…

  24 to 48 hours –Your insurance company will send an adjuster to your home to assess the damage. Depending on the severity of the fire, the first adjuster may be able to create a scope of repair on the home. At this time you can choose a restoration company such as one of our…