How Much Does It Cost To Recover From a Building Fire?

12/30/2019 (Permalink)

Fire in a Sulphur Springs, TN building

How Much Does It Cost To Recover From a Building Fire?

After your business has been devastated by fire damage, there's a lot of pressing tasks that all seem to be of the most importance. As the owner or manager of a commercial property, it may be up to you to determine the order of those tasks, and you need to make those decisions quickly. Some of the things on this list include

• Contacting emergency responders, the insurance company, a landlord, and a commercial fire damage cleanup and restoration company
  
• Securing the building, so intruders don't take advantage of damages
  
• Making sure that everyone who was in or around the building are safe and that injuries have been treated
  
  
  

While completing these items, you'll also need to get an estimate for the cost of repairs and cleanup efforts.

Get Your Business Operating Again

Fire damage cleanup companies understand that you want to clean up, rebuild, or restore your property as quickly as possible, so you can get back to business. These professionals understand that the longer your business is interrupted, the more costly the interruption will become. Make sure you contact a cleanup and restoration company that provides you with a specific estimate that covers all related costs and details. Be aware that if any companies offer a really low price tag, there's a good chance they haven't disclosed all of the costs.

How Costs Are Determined

There are a number of calculations that professionals make as they determine the cost of cleaning up and repairing a building affected by fire damage. These calculations include the costs of cleaning, repairing, or replacing equipment, structural damages, and furnishings (such as window treatments and carpeting.) In addition to the visible damages, professionals will calculate the costs of cleaning up smoke, odor, and water damages. There may be other costs, such as repairing the roof and repainting the interior or exterior of the building.

Professional cleanup services are available to complete most of the work necessary following a serious fire. Work closely with those professionals and your insurance company to come up with a cost estimate for your Sulphur Springs, TN, business recovery.