Fast, Reliable Reconstruction & Cleanup Across Burbank
If you’re dealing with fire, water, or storm damage in Burbank, you need a contractor who understands that reconstruction here isn’t like rebuilding in a newer subdivision. Most Burbank homes went up between 1940 and 1965, which means pre-1978 materials, original wiring, and floor plans that were never designed for modern drying equipment. Our Reconstruction & Cleanup team works in Burbank every week, from the ranch houses off Olive Avenue to the hillside properties above the 134. We know what testing gets triggered, what the building department asks for, and how to keep a rebuild moving. Call (855) 915-0646 and you’ll talk to a live person who can answer questions about your specific street.
Why Wade’s Restoration of California Is Burbank’s Preferred Reconstruction & Cleanup Company
Wade Ferris started this company in 2007 and his name is still on the truck. That matters in a city like Burbank, where a bad contractor doesn’t just disappear into a metro area’s worth of other companies. They have to keep passing you on the street. We’re locally owned and owner-operated, and our Reconstruction & Cleanup in Burbank work is done by background-checked, uniformed crews who Wade himself has trained.
Burbank homeowners call us because they’ve talked to someone who already used us. A drywall patch we did in a Magnolia Park bungalow leads to a call from a neighbor on Chandler. A carpet cleaning in the Rancho District turns into a full reconstruction referral from a property manager on Verdugo. That’s how Burbank works. It’s not a big anonymous metro market. It’s a place where your roofer knows your plumber, and word gets around fast when someone does it right.
Every water, fire, and mold restoration job we do carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, Wade makes it right. No fine print, no “that was the subcontractor’s fault.” One call brings him back.
Our Reconstruction & Cleanup Services in Burbank
Full-Service Reconstruction
This is the work that confuses most homeowners: the rebuild after the emergency is over. In Burbank, that rebuild almost always runs into pre-1978 material issues. The 1940s ranch on a tree-lined street in 91504 has asbestos floor tile under the peel-and-stick vinyl. The 1950s bungalow near the Chandler Bike Path has lead paint under three coats of latex. We handle the abatement coordination, the permit pulling, and the rebuild itself, from framing to finish trim. You don’t juggle three contractors. One crew, one schedule, one person who answers the phone.
Drywall & Flooring Repair
Water intrusion in a Burbank home often means cutting out lower wall sections, drying the framing, and patching with drywall that matches the existing texture. Burbank homes from the 40s through 60s frequently have hand-troweled plaster walls rather than modern drywall, which changes the patching approach entirely. Our crews match that texture so the repair doesn’t announce itself. Hardwood floors in older Burbank ranches are usually oak original to the house. We sand, stain, and refinish in place rather than ripping out what was built to last.
Contents Restoration & Pack-Out
Smoke damage doesn’t stay in the room where the fire started. It gets into clothing, upholstery, books, and the box of family photos in the hall closet. We do full contents pack-outs for Burbank homes, inventorying every item, cleaning what’s restorable, and storing it until the rebuild is finished. For commercial losses near the Warner Bros. or Disney lots, we coordinate pack-outs around production schedules and security protocols. We’ve moved set pieces, archive materials, and office contents out of damaged buildings without disrupting a single shoot day.
Post-Construction Cleanup
After the rebuild is done, someone has to make the place livable. Post-construction cleanup isn’t cosmetic. It’s HEPA-filtered air scrubbing, wiping down every surface to remove fine drywall dust, cleaning the ducts so your HVAC system isn’t recirculating construction debris, and shampooing or replacing carpet that got walked on by crew boots for six weeks. We leave a Burbank home looking like a home, not a job site. That means clean window tracks, no dust on the ceiling fan blades, and floors you’d let a grandkid crawl on.
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 Burbank
We use professional-grade equipment from Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, Injectidry, XPOWER, and B-Air, and our crews carry IICRC, RIA, and IFA credentials. What that means for a Burbank homeowner is that the drying equipment we put in your house is the same class of gear used on commercial studio losses. We don’t rent carpet fans from a big-box store and hope for the best. We read moisture levels daily, log every reading, and hand you the full log at the end of the job. Almost nobody in this trade does that. We do it because Wade would rather show you what happened than tell you it’s fine.
Common Reconstruction & Cleanup Problems We See in Burbank Homes
- Pre-1978 materials triggering abatement. Almost every water or fire loss in a 1940s-1960s Burbank home surfaces asbestos floor tile, lead paint, or vermiculite insulation. Contractors who don’t plan for this lose a week or more. We plan for it from the first walkthrough.
- Sequential fire-then-flood damage in 91504. Hillside homes near the Verdugo Mountain interface burn during Santa Ana events, then the burned-out drainage channels on the slope fail during winter rain and turn into debris flows. Scoping only the fire and missing the drainage is a rookie error that leaves homeowners with a second loss.
- Studio-adjacent access restrictions. Commercial buildings near Warner Bros. or Disney require facility management sign-off for dumpster placement, equipment staging, and sometimes even parking. Companies without studio relationships lose days waiting for approvals. We have them.
- Asbestos-wrapped ducting in older forced-air systems. Homes built with original gravity furnaces or early forced-air systems often have asbestos tape on duct seams. Opening a wall for drying can disturb it. We test before we cut.
Pricing for Reconstruction & Cleanup in Burbank, CA
Reconstruction pricing in Burbank runs higher than outlying areas, and it’s not because contractors are greedy. It’s because labor rates are set by proximity to the studios, and material delivery has to navigate one-way streets and parking restrictions that don’t exist in newer suburbs. A small drywall patch and texture match typically runs $350-$700. Flooring repair on original hardwood runs $1,800-$4,500 depending on footage and refinishing scope. Full reconstruction after a fire in a 1,200 square foot ranch often falls in the $35,000-$75,000 range once abatement, permits, and finish work are included. Contents pack-out and restoration for a whole house runs $4,000-$12,000. Carpet and upholstery cleaning starts around $180 and goes up with square footage. Call (855) 915-0646 for a written estimate. We offer a free second opinion on any written estimate, no trip charge inside the county, and $40 off any repair over $200. Seniors and veterans always get 10% off.
We Also Serve Cities Near Burbank
We work throughout the San Fernando Valley and the hills above it. If you’re in Universal City, North Hollywood, Glendale, or Studio City, the same crew that handles Burbank reconstruction work covers your street too. Call (855) 915-0646 and ask Wade which days he’s in your neighborhood.
Serving Burbank, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Burbank 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 - Reconstruction & Cleanup in Burbank
No, but in practice it almost always happens anyway. If we’re just drying a flooded floor and the water never touched walls or ceilings, testing may not be required. The moment we cut into drywall, lift flooring, or open a ceiling cavity in a pre-1978 Burbank home, state law and common sense both say test first. Asbestos floor tile and lead paint were standard in 1950s construction. Testing takes 24-48 hours and costs a few hundred dollars. Skipping it can cost six figures and a lawsuit. Call (855) 915-0646 and we’ll tell you based on your specific house whether testing is likely to come up.
Because the lots control their perimeter. A water loss in a commercial building on Riverside Drive or Alameda near the studio lots often means the dumpster has to sit on a street or alley that studio security monitors. Facility management has to sign off on staging areas, sometimes on loading dock use, and occasionally on credentialing for crew members. Companies without those relationships lose 2-3 days waiting for approvals. We’ve worked with studio facility teams enough that we know who to call and what paperwork they want before we show up.
We look past the structure. A fire in a hillside home near the Verdugo Mountain interface burns slopes, drainage channels, and retaining walls, not just the house. If we rebuild the wall but ignore the burned-out drainage above the property, the first winter rain turns loose soil into a debris flow aimed at the foundation. So our scopes include slope stabilization, drainage repair, and erosion control when the fire touched the hillside. That’s not over-scoping. It’s the difference between one claim and two. Call (855) 915-0646 for a walkthrough that actually looks at the ground your house sits on.
Yes. We do it as one job with one project manager, which is the only way it should be done. The pack-out has to happen before reconstruction can start. The reconstruction has to finish before contents can come back. If two companies handle those pieces, you’re stuck coordinating two schedules, two insurance documents, and two sets of excuses. We photograph everything, log every item, store it securely, and deliver it back when the space is ready. For studio-adjacent work, we handle the credentialing and the facility coordination on both ends.
Get the fire department’s clearance and call a restoration company that knows Burbank’s housing stock. Before any demolition starts, the house needs material testing: asbestos, lead, maybe vermiculite. Before any rebuild starts, the scope needs to account for original construction methods. A 1940s bungalow was built with different framing, different plaster, and different wiring than anything built after 1980. Skipping testing or treating it like a modern house is how you end up with a two-month project that takes five. Call (855) 915-0646. We’ll walk the house with you, explain what we’re seeing, and give you a written scope before any work starts.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration of California.
Get Straight Answers About Your Burbank Reconstruction
You don’t need a sales pitch. You need someone who can look at your house, tell you what’s actually wrong, and give you a written plan. That’s what we do. Call (855) 915-0646 and ask for Wade. He answers his own phone, he’ll talk through what you’re seeing, and if it makes sense, he’ll come out himself. No answering service, no call center, no high-pressure closer. If you’re already holding a written estimate from another company, bring it up. Wade will look at it and give you a straight second opinion, no charge. That’s how we’ve worked since 2007, and it’s why people on your street already know our name.