Fire Damage Reconstruction in Crystal Lake and nearby communities.
Once the fire is out and mitigation has stabilized the property, someone still has to put the home back together. That is the job Built Solid takes. We rebuild fire-damaged rooms and homes as complete construction projects: damaged framing out, structure corrected, trades sequenced, surfaces and finishes brought back to pre-loss condition or better — with a scope your insurance carrier can actually read.
Project fit
Included scope is defined before work starts.
- Demolition and removal of fire-damaged framing, drywall, insulation, and finishes
- Structural repairs and re-framing, coordinated with engineering where required
- Electrical, plumbing, and HVAC repair sequencing with the right licensed trades
- Insulation, drywall, paint, trim, doors, cabinetry, and flooring through punch-list
- Room-level rebuilds through whole-home reconstruction
Before the estimate
The questions that shape the scope.
- The mitigation handoff: what was removed, what was dried, and what remains
- What the carrier's estimate covers — and where the real scope differs
- Hidden damage: heat-affected framing, wiring, and finishes beyond the burn room
- Code-required upgrades that surface once walls are open
- Whether the home will be occupied during reconstruction
How the work moves
Documentation first. Construction second.
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Walk the loss
We review the property after make-safe and mitigation, room by room, and document the reconstruction scope with photos.
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Price it in Xactimate
The scope is estimated line-by-line in the format your adjuster works in, so review happens on shared ground.
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Align the claim
We walk the estimate with you — and your adjuster when useful — and document supplements when hidden damage appears.
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Rebuild
Demolition, structure, trades, and finishes run as one sequenced construction project with changes handled in writing.
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Closeout
The finished work is reviewed against the agreed scope, punch-listed, and documented for your records and the carrier's.
Serving Crystal Lake and nearby communities.
Tell us where the property is and where the claim stands, and we will explain the scope review, the documentation, and what happens next.
Cities we serve
Straight answers
Fire Damage Reconstruction: common questions.
Frequently asked questions
Do you handle the emergency response after a fire?
Can you work from the insurance company's estimate?
What if more damage shows up once walls are open?
Do you only rebuild the burned room?
Who pulls permits and handles licensed-trade work?
Project discipline
Clear decisions before finishes cover the work.
Written scope
The proposal identifies what is included, the working assumptions, and the responsibilities on both sides.
Existing conditions first
We review the room or property before treating a generic package price or schedule as meaningful.
Trade boundaries identified
Known permit, engineering, and qualified-trade dependencies are surfaced during planning and documented.
Changes in writing
If the agreed scope changes, the effect on work, price, or sequence is discussed before the added work proceeds.
Closeout review
The finished work is reviewed against the written scope with a project punch list before closeout.
Related restoration
The rest of the fire & smoke line.
Smoke & Soot Damage Restoration
Smoke and soot restoration on the structure — cleaning, stain-block sealing, refinishing, and replace-vs-restore decisions.
See how it worksInsurance Claims & Xactimate Estimates
Photo-documented scopes and Xactimate-format estimates, from a contractor who spent eight years inside the restoration industry.
See how it worksStart the review
Tell us where the loss stands.
Mitigation done, carrier estimate in hand, or still sorting out the claim — describe the property and we'll explain the next useful step. Prefer the phone? Call (847) 865-9233.