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Fire and Water Damage Repair in Fort Worth, TX

Fire and Water Damage Repair · Fort Worth, TX

Burned or flooded buildings, rebuilt and ready to use

Fire and water damage repair is the rebuild after a building burns or floods. Bankston's Builders does this work around Fort Worth and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We tear out what the fire or the water ruined, then rebuild until the building is ready to occupy again. The work covers structural repair, siding, roofing, re-piping, electrical, insulation, drywall, floors and finishes.

Commercial buildings come first, including shops, offices, warehouses and restaurants, and we rebuild homes too. Fire and flood rebuilds are often insurance work, and we work to the insurance scope. The trades match our commercial tenant finish outs, and every rebuild goes in a written quote. Call or text (214) 557-5106 to tell us what happened.

What We Handle

  • Tear-out of whatever the fire or the water ruined, down to sound structure
  • Structural repair and new framing on burned buildings
  • Whole sections of siding replaced, with stucco where the walls call for it
  • Roofing, including membrane roofs on commercial buildings
  • Re-piping where the water lines were cut or damaged
  • Electrical and mechanical work in the rebuilt space
  • Insulation, drywall, floors and finishes back to a usable building
  • A written quote built to the insurance scope

Request a Fire and Water Damage Repair Quote

Tell us about the land or the building project and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.

Fire Damage Restoration From a Burned-Out Shell to a Finished Building

In its Fires in Texas report for 2016, the State Fire Marshal's Office counted 21,390 structure fires reported statewide. Stores and offices had 1,000 of them, and storage buildings had 960. Fire departments in Tarrant County reported 1,571, the third-highest count of any Texas county.

On a job near Bozeman, Montana, a fire had left a commercial building as an empty shell. We ripped out whole sections of burned siding and fixed them. The building came back with new framing, mechanical work, a membrane roof, stucco, a floor pour and drywall. We split the shell into two warehouse spaces with finished rooms and new overhead doors.

Fire damage repair starts with the tear-out, down to the structure that can stay. Structural repair and the roof come next, then the new piping and wiring. Insulation and drywall close the walls, and the floors and finishes go in last. Where the floor needs a new pour, our concrete work covers it on the same job.

Water Damage Repair and Flood Damage Repair for Commercial Buildings

In Fort Worth, we rebuilt an office building that flooded after thieves broke in and sawed through the copper pipes. The water destroyed the inside of the building. We put it all back together, and it was a giant project.

Commercial water damage restoration comes in two parts. A water mitigation company pulls out the water and dries the building first. Once the building is dried out, we tear out the ruined drywall, insulation, flooring and finishes and rebuild the rooms. When the water came from the building's own pipes, re-piping is part of the rebuild.

Fort Worth's stormwater office says heavy rain from local thunderstorms is the main cause of flooding in the city. Those floods can come at any time of year. Where storm water ran in off the lot, the ground around the building may need regrading. That grading is part of our Fort Worth dirt work.

What Permits Does Fire or Flood Damage Repair Need in Fort Worth?

The City of Fort Worth Development Services Department issues building permits. Its commercial permit page requires one for construction that changes, moves or repairs walls, floors, ceilings, windows or doors. Electrical, mechanical and plumbing work need their own permits, and the building permit has to be issued first. Cosmetic work like floor coverings, cabinets, countertops and shelving is listed as exempt.

Homes follow the city's residential rules. Replacing 16 square feet or more of drywall in a wall or ceiling needs a building permit. So does replacing missing or decayed siding, roof sheathing or rafters. Repairs to electrical equipment, plumbing and the heating and air conditioning system each need a trade permit.

Flood hazard areas add one more rule. There, the city's existing building code says a substantially damaged building must be rebuilt to resist flood loads. The city calls a flooded building substantially damaged when repair costs reach 50 percent of its pre-damage market value. The permit office answers what your building needs, and we point you there.

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Ready to get started?

Call or text for a written quote. We work about 300 miles around Fort Worth across DFW, West Texas and the Hill Country.

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How We Work

How a Job With Bankston's Builders Runs

From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.

1

Call or Text

Call or text (214) 557-5106, or send the form. Tell us what the project is, where the land or the building sits and when you need it done.

2

We Look at the Job

We go over the tract or the space, the plans and the access for heavy equipment. On dirt work we also look at the ground and where the water runs.

3

The Quote in Writing

The scope and the price go in writing before any work starts. The quote spells out what gets cleared, cut, built or finished.

4

Equipment Moves In

Machines and crews come in on the set date. On a dirt job the work runs in order: clearing, the pad or the road, the trenches, then the drainage. On a build, the trades follow the schedule.

5

Finished and Ready for What Comes Next

The ground is left graded and compacted to the plan, ready for concrete, a building or a rig. On a finish out or a custom home, the work runs through to the finished space.

FAQ

Fire and Water Damage Repair Questions, Answered

Common questions about fire and water damage repair around Fort Worth and the rest of our Texas service area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.

Call (214) 557-5106

When does the rebuild start after a fire or a flood?
It starts once the building is dried out and cleaned up. That first phase is a mitigation company's work, and so is any mold or smoke cleanup. Then we tear out what the fire or the water ruined and start the rebuild.
Is fire and water damage repair insurance work?
Often, yes, and we work to the insurance scope. The building owner hires the contractor and can share our written quote with the adjuster. For homes, the Texas Department of Insurance says homeowners are entitled to pick who repairs their home.
What does fire and water damage repair cost?
The damage sets the price: how much has to come out and how far the fire or the water reached. Burned framing, a lost roof, re-piping and rewiring each add to the scope. We look at the building and put the quote in writing, matched to the insurance scope.
How long does a fire or flood rebuild take?
The damage sets most of the schedule, along with the permit review and material lead times. A building that lost its roof and framing takes longer than one that needs drywall and floors. We set the schedule after we look at the building, and it goes in the written quote.
Do you repair homes after a fire or a flood?
Yes. We rebuild homes after a fire or a flood, though commercial buildings come first. The scope is the same: tear out what was ruined, then rebuild the house. Ground-up houses fall under our custom home construction work.
Do you take fire and flood rebuilds outside Fort Worth?
Yes. Fort Worth sits at the center of our service area. It reaches across the Dallas-Fort Worth area and out to West Texas and the Texas Hill Country. Call or text (214) 557-5106 with the address and what happened to the building.
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Why Choose Bankston's Builders

Dirt Work and Construction Around Fort Worth

Heavy Equipment on Every Job

Excavators, dozers, compactors and skid steers do the work, run by crews with real expertise on each machine. The jobs are sized to match: multi-acre clearing, commercial pads, long roads and oilfield locations.

Dirt Work and the Build, One Company

The pad, the concrete and the building can all run through the same company. A custom home starts on a pad we cut and compacted. A commercial project can go from raw land to a finished tenant space.

Commercial, Oilfield, Data Center and Ranch Work

Developers, oil and gas operators, data center builders and ranch owners all bring us ground to move. Each site gets its own scope, whether that is a detention pond, a lease road or a campus pad.

The Quote Goes in Writing First

Tell us about the land or the building and where it sits. We look at the job, then put the scope and the price in writing before any work starts.

Request a Quote

Get In Touch With Bankston's Builders

Tell us about the land, the pad, the road or the building and where it sits. Call or text (214) 557-5106, or send the form and we will get back to you with the next step.

  • Call or text (214) 557-5106
  • Serving Fort Worth, TX and DFW, West Texas and the Hill Country
  • Written quotes · dirt work, commercial finish outs and custom homes

Request a Quote

Tell us about the land or the building project and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.

Call (214) 557-5106