Fast, Reliable Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Across Beverly Hills
Fire and smoke damage restoration in Beverly Hills typically runs $2,800-$9,500 depending on square footage and materials affected, with emergency board-up starting around $450-$800. We respond to Beverly Hills calls within 60-90 minutes most days, because we know every minute of smoke exposure drives soot deeper into plaster and fabric. Wade Ferris answers his own phone at (855) 915-0646, day or night, and he is the one who shows up to assess what actually happened before anyone touches a wall.
We’re not new to Beverly Hills. Our crews know the Flats and the hills north of Sunset. We know what a 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival on Rexford Drive needs after a kitchen fire, and we know what a Trousdale Estates mid-century with floor-to-ceiling glass needs after a Santa Ana wind event pushes smoke through the canyons. Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Beverly Hills is not a side service for us. It is the work we do every week, under a Building & Safety department that operates by its own rules.
Why Wade’s Restoration of California Is Beverly Hills’s Preferred Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Company
Wade Ferris founded this company in 2007 and put his name on the truck. He publishes his address and license number, and he answers calls himself at (855) 915-0646. That is not a marketing line. If you call at 2 a.m. after a fire, Wade answers. He has been doing this for over two decades, and his crew is background-checked, uniformed, and IICRC-certified. The work is backed by a 90-Day Done Right Promise on every fire job, in writing. If smoke odor resurfaces or soot shows up in a corner we said was clean, Wade comes back. One call brings him back.
Beverly Hills homeowners have told us the same thing over and over: a national chain quoted one price over the phone and a different one at the door. That does not happen with us. We walk the property, we write a scope, we agree on the number before work starts. And because this is a city with its own Building & Safety division, we handle the permit paperwork and inspections directly. You are not stuck relaying messages between an adjuster, an inspector, and a project manager. Wade deals with the adjuster. Wade deals with Building & Safety. You deal with one phone number.
We also keep our prices honest for this market. Senior and veteran discounts are permanent at 10% off. A second opinion on any written estimate is free. There is no trip charge inside our own county. Those are standing offers, not seasonal promotions, because Wade would rather earn the next job than squeeze the current one.
Our Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Services in Beverly Hills
Every fire in Beverly Hills leaves a different signature, and the material composition of these homes dictates how we clean. A grease fire in a Flats kitchen with original lime-and-sand plaster behaves differently than an electrical fire in a hillside home with drywall and floor-to-ceiling glass. Here is what we actually do once the fire is out.
Fire Damage Cleanup
We remove charred drywall, framing, insulation, and flooring, then stabilize what remains through our Reconstruction & Cleanup in Beverly Hills. In Beverly Hills, that often means preserving original plaster and vintage millwork that cannot simply be replaced from a catalog. We use HEPA air scrubbers, Dri-Eaz equipment, and containment barriers to keep demolition dust out of rooms that were not burned. If you have one of the pre-war estates in 90210 or 90211, we photograph everything before, during, and after for your insurance file. That documentation matters when the adjuster asks why a restoration estimate is higher than a typical Culver City job. Custom materials cost more to match. We prove it.

Smoke & Soot Removal
Soot is acidic. The longer it sits on painted surfaces, metal fixtures, and marble, the more it etches and permanently stains. In Beverly Hills, where book-matched marble and unlacquered brass are common, we start soot removal the same day. Our crews use dry-chem sponges on porous surfaces and HEPA-vacuum everything before any wet cleaning begins. On hillside homes north of Sunset, where open glass and canyon airflow affect negative air pressure, we recalculate containment volumes rather than trusting a standard formula. That is the difference between a clean job and a callback six months later when odor resurfaces.

Odor Removal & Deodorization
Smoke odor in Beverly Hills is a particular problem in pre-war plaster walls. Original lime-and-sand plaster is porous and absorbs smoke like a sponge. You can paint over it and smell nothing for a few weeks, then a humid January day brings the odor right back through the new paint. We treat this with thermal fogging, hydroxyl generators, and ozone where appropriate, and we seal the plaster only after the odor is neutralized. For homes in the Wildland-Urban Interface near Coldwater and Benedict Canyons, Santa Ana wind events push fine ash and smoke into attics and wall cavities that never saw flame. We inspect those cavities. Most restoration companies in this area do not look past the visible soot.

Contents Cleaning & Pack-Out
Many Beverly Hills homes contain collections: vintage clothing, first editions, art, wine, textiles. When smoke infiltrates a walk-in closet or a library, we inventory, photograph, pack out, and clean every item at our facility. Silk wall coverings and custom drapery go to textile specialists. Rugs go through a cleaning process matched to fiber and dye stability. We have handled smoke-damaged contents from homes in 90212 and 90210 where the replacement value exceeded the structure itself. The pack-out inventory becomes part of your insurance claim file, with photos and line-item documentation the adjuster can verify. That is how you get paid for what you actually lost.

What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Beverly Hills
We run professional equipment from Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, and XPOWER on every job, and we hold IICRC and RIA credentials that back up the work. For Beverly Hills customers, we also maintain local parts and supply relationships that speed up the process. If your fire-damaged home has a specialty HVAC filter size, a custom-range vent configuration, or plaster-matching material needs, we do not wait a week for a supplier. If you are already working with a specific brand for your kitchen, bath, or mechanicals, tell us. We work around what is already in the house and coordinate with your existing vendors. We are not here to rip out good equipment and sell you something else.
Common Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Problems We See in Beverly Hills Homes
- Missing the separate Beverly Hills dust-control permit. This city requires its own dust-control permit before any demolition or sanding, even after an emergency board-up. Crews that skip this get stopped mid-job by Building & Safety. We pull that permit before we open a wall, and we have done it enough to know the inspectors by name.
- Underestimating smoke penetration in original plaster. Pre-war Flats estates with lime-and-sand plaster absorb smoke far deeper than modern drywall. A standard ozone treatment that works in West Hollywood will fail here. We use thermal fogging and cavity inspection on these older systems.
- Incorrect negative air calculations on hillside properties. Homes north of Sunset with broad glass walls and complex hardscape do not behave like a standard sealed room. Standard containment math leaves soot unsettled. We recalculate airflow volume per room, especially in Trousdale and Benedict Canyon properties.
- Access delays on tight Flats streets. Alley-load garages and narrow driveways in 90211 and 90212 make equipment staging genuinely difficult. Our crews plan truck placement and containment routes before we arrive, so we are not blocking a neighbor’s driveway or racking up street-sweeping citations during a fire emergency.
Pricing for Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Beverly Hills, CA
Here are honest ranges for Beverly Hills, based on what we have billed on real jobs in this city.
- Emergency board-up and tarping: $450-$800 depending on openings and roof damage.
- Smoke and soot cleaning (single room, contents included): $1,200-$3,800.
- Full odor removal and deodorization (2,000-3,500 sq ft home): $2,500-$8,000, more if custom textiles and wall coverings require specialty treatment.
- Contents cleaning and pack-out inventory: $1,800-$12,000 depending on collection size and material sensitivity.
- Structural fire repair and rebuild coordination: $4,000-$25,000, with custom-material matching driving the high end on older Flats and hillside estates.
What drives cost in Beverly Hills specifically is the permitting and material-matching burden. A simple smoke-damage drywall patch on a 1920s Flats estate can trigger full plan review through the city’s Building & Safety division, which enforces California Title 24 standards even on spot repairs. That adds time and paperwork cost that a neighboring Los Angeles job would not have. We quote for that reality up front, not as a surprise change order. Call (855) 915-0646 for a free estimate on your specific property. If you already have a written estimate from another company, bring it. Wade will give you a second opinion at no charge.
We Also Serve Cities Near Beverly Hills
If your fire or smoke damage sits just outside Beverly Hills proper, we serve Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration for our Beverly Hills neighbors in Century City, West Hollywood, Culver City, and Hollywood. Same crews, same 24/7 phone answer, same written-scope commitment. If you are unsure which jurisdiction your property falls under, call (855) 915-0646 and we will sort it out.
Serving Beverly Hills, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Beverly Hills area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Beverly Hills
Yes, Beverly Hills requires building permits through its own Building & Safety division for structural fire repairs, and a separate dust-control permit before any demolition or sanding, even on emergency board-up follow-up work. The city enforces California Title 24 standards on spot repairs, meaning a simple smoke-damage wall patch can trigger plan review. We handle all permitting and inspections directly, so you are not the one scheduling and rescheduling with the department. Call (855) 915-0646 and we will confirm what your specific job needs before we start.
Original lime-and-sand plaster in 1920s-1940s Flats homes requires thermal fogging and cavity inspection, not a quick ozone pass. For silk wall coverings, hand-painted Venetian plaster, and book-matched marble, we bring in specialty subcontractors who match materials rather than patch with modern equivalents. We photograph and document every custom finish before removal so your insurance claim reflects the true replacement cost. If your adjuster questions the estimate, Wade speaks with them directly, photo log in hand. Call (855) 915-0646 to walk your property with us.
Alley-load garages, narrow driveways, and strict street-sweeping enforcement on streets like Rexford, Roxbury, and Bedford Drive make equipment staging genuinely hard. Our crews plan truck placement, containment routes, and dumpster placement before arriving, and we coordinate with Building & Safety on dust-control so we are not blocking a neighbor. On a recent Flats job, we board up and started HEPA scrubbing within 90 minutes without a single parking citation. Call (855) 915-0646 and we will assess your access situation during the initial phone call.
Yes. Santa Ana wind events push extremely fine ash and smoke into attics, wall cavities, and HVAC systems even when the structure never caught fire. This fine particulate behaves differently than smoke from a kitchen fire and requires hydroxyl generators plus cavity inspection, which is why we offer our Sewage Cleanup in Beverly Hills for related contamination risks. Homes in Benedict and Coldwater Canyon corridors, as well as Trousdale Estates, are particularly exposed. We walk every attic and every chase before we tell you what needs cleaning. Call (855) 915-0646 for a free assessment.
We typically arrive within 60-90 minutes of a Beverly Hills call, day or night. The first step is always emergency board-up and tarping, which does not require a permit and starts immediately. Demolition and sanding follow only after the dust-control permit is secured, which we handle same-day where possible. We have done this enough on Flats streets and hillside drives to know what creates delays and what does not. Call (855) 915-0646 and Wade himself will pick up.
If your home has fire or smoke damage anywhere in Beverly Hills, 90210, 90212, 90209, or 90211, call (855) 915-0646 now. Wade Ferris answers. He will tell you what you need, what it costs, and when he can be there. If it is not done right, he makes it right. That promise is in writing.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration of California, serving Beverly Hills and surrounding communities since 2007.