Fast, Reliable Reconstruction & Cleanup Across Santa Rosa
Reconstruction and cleanup in Santa Rosa means dealing with two very different kinds of houses: the 1940s-60s ranches that predate the Tubbs Fire, and the post-2017 rebuilds in Coffey Park and Fountaingrove constructed to California Chapter 7A fire-resistant standards. We know both. Wade Ferris has been running Reconstruction & Cleanup jobs across Sonoma County since 2007, and the work here is unlike anywhere else in California. The char odor that lingers in surviving hillside homes, the heavy-duty outbuildings on acreage, the new construction with unfamiliar proprietary siding: it all requires a crew that has actually worked these streets. Call (855) 915-0646 and you’ll get Wade himself, not a call center.
Why Wade’s Restoration of California Is Santa Rosa’s Preferred Reconstruction & Cleanup Company
We publish our name, our address, and our license number. Wade answers his own phone at midnight. That matters more in Santa Rosa than most places, because homeowners here got burned by 2017, and not just by fire. After the Tubbs Fire, thousands of families dealt with out-of-state contractors and national chains that quoted one number on the phone and another at the door. Wade is the opposite of that. He shows up with a written scope before work starts, hands you the moisture log at the end, and if something isn’t done right, he comes back. That’s the 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing on every job.
Ask anyone on your street. Fountaingrove, Coffey Park, Bennett Valley, Rincon Valley: we’ve rebuilt closets, replaced smoke-damaged drywall, and restored contents in half these neighborhoods. The reviews aren’t from strangers in another state. They’re from your neighbors. Wade and his team carry IICRC certification, RIA affiliation, and IFA recognition, and they run professional-grade equipment from Dri-Eaz and Phoenix. But the real difference is simpler: Wade’s name is on the truck, and he’s going to run into you again at the hardware store on a Saturday.
Our Reconstruction & Cleanup Services in Santa Rosa
Full-Service Reconstruction
When a Santa Rosa house needs structural repair after fire, water, or storm damage, we handle the entire rebuild: framing, drywall, insulation, paint, trim, and finish work. In Fountaingrove specifically, we see surviving homes that absorbed months of off-gassing from adjacent burned lots. Standard reconstruction doesn’t fix that. You have to remove the char-saturated insulation, seal the framing, and rebuild the cavity properly before closing the walls. That’s routine for us here. It’s not routine for a crew driving up from the East Bay.
Drywall & Flooring Repair
Santa Rosa’s older housing stock, particularly the 1940s-60s ranches in zip codes 95403 and 95405, often hides original wood lathe, galvanized piping, and decades of layered repairs behind the drywall. When we open a wall for water or fire repair, we know what we’re walking into. We also know how to match texture and flooring without leaving a patch that screams “repair.” And for post-fire rebuilds in Coffey Park, we understand that the Chapter 7A ignition-resistant siding doesn’t bond with standard latex primers, so we spec the right materials the first time.
Contents Restoration & Pack-Out
If your home needs reconstruction, your belongings need somewhere safe to go. We do full pack-outs: documenting, inventorying, packing, cleaning, and storing your contents until the work is done. In Santa Rosa, that often means photographing and cataloguing items that carry the residue of wildfire smoke, even when the fire never touched the house directly. Fine particulate from the Tubbs Fire settled into attics, closets, and wall cavities across the city. We clean it properly and document everything for your insurance claim. For more on how we serve the broader area, see Reconstruction & Cleanup in Santa Rosa.
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Smoke odor lives in fabric. Santa Rosa homes that survived 2017 often have carpet fibers and upholstery that hold char and ash particulate for years, especially when the HVAC system recirculated smoke through the ducts during the event. We use truck-mounted hot water extraction and Phoenix air movers to pull that out. It’s not a quick surface clean. It’s a deep extraction that attacks the particle load embedded in the fibers. This service matters in every neighborhood from Roseland to Fountaingrove.
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 Santa Rosa
We run Dri-Eaz dehumidifiers, Phoenix axial air movers, and other professional-grade equipment on every Santa Rosa job. That’s not brand-name dropping for the sake of it. These machines hold up to the workload that Sonoma County throws at them: wet winters, dry autumns, smoke seasons, and everything in between. We stock parts and filters locally, so a rebuild off Fountaingrove Parkway doesn’t stall waiting on a shipment from Ohio. When we say we can handle your job, we mean the equipment is already here.
Common Reconstruction & Cleanup Problems We See in Santa Rosa Homes
- Post-Tubbs char odor in surviving Fountaingrove homes. Months of off-gassing from adjacent burned lots left HVAC ducts, attic batts, and wall cavities holding fine particulate that standard reconstruction checklists completely miss. Cavity sealing before closure is non-negotiable here.
- Oversized sliding barn doors on acreage properties get residential-grade openers. After one season of Diablo wind cycling, the opener is shot. We rebuild the opening and spec a drive system rated for the wind load, not the cheapest unit at the big-box store.
- Post-fire rebuilds with peeling paint and failing primers. Coffey Park homes built to Chapter 7A standards have ignition-resistant siding that rejects standard latex primers. To wade is what you do through a flooded basement at two in the morning, and it happens to be his name. But peeling siding is a materials mismatch, and we correct it with the right bonding primer before repainting.
- 1960s ranch renovations that expose asbestos or old fire residue. When we open walls in 95403 and 95409, we sometimes find legacy materials that need specialized handling. We document everything for your insurance claim before touching anything, so you’re never stuck explaining it to an adjuster after the fact.
Pricing for Reconstruction & Cleanup in Santa Rosa, CA
Full-service reconstruction in Santa Rosa typically runs $8,000-$25,000 for a single room like a kitchen or bath, depending on the extent of framing repair and finish work. Drywall repair alone lands in the $900-$2,800 range for typical water or smoke damage. Contents pack-out and restoration averages $3,500-$12,000 depending on the volume of belongings and the level of smoke or water exposure. Carpet and upholstery cleaning runs $150-$450 per room, with whole-house packages starting around $1,200. Post-construction cleanup on a rebuilt home is usually $600-$1,800, depending on square footage and the amount of drywall dust and construction debris. What drives cost here: the dual-era housing stock, post-Tubbs char remediation requirements, and the complexity of matching finishes on older builds. Call (855) 915-0646 for a free, written estimate. No trip charge inside our own county.
We Also Serve Cities Near Santa Rosa
We handle Santa Rosa jobs every week, and we regularly work in Roseland, Larkfield-Wikiup, Rohnert Park, and Sebastopol. If you’re just outside the city line and wondering whether we’ll come out, the answer is yes. No trip charge inside our own county, and Wade heads out himself.
Serving Santa Rosa, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa
We remove the affected insulation, HEPA-vacuum the wall cavities, seal the exposed framing with an odor-blocking shellac or encapsulant, and then re-insulate before closing the walls. Skipping the sealing step is exactly why some Fountaingrove homes fail post-remediation air-quality clearance testing again and again. The ash is microscopic and it bonds to porous framing; you can’t just vacuum it out and call it done. We re-test after reconstruction to confirm clearance. Call (855) 915-0646 and Wade will walk you through what’s involved.
Yes. We rebuild oversized door openings on detached shops and barns all over Santa Rosa’s acreage zones, and we spec openers rated for the Diablo wind cycles that slam through every autumn. The residential-grade opener you buy at the home center is not built for a 16-foot door catching crosswind. Wade will give you a written scope and a specific opener recommendation before any work starts. Call (855) 915-0646.
Yes, but it requires more than duct cleaning. The ductwork itself is often fine, but the surrounding wall cavities and return-air plenum are holding char residue that keeps re-contaminating the air stream. We open the affected cavities, seal them, replace the contaminated insulation, and then clean and sanitize the duct interiors. This is the pattern we see repeatedly in the Fountaingrove hillside corridor. Call (855) 915-0646 for an assessment.
Yes. Photo documentation, written findings, and direct adjuster communication are standard on every job. If we open a wall in a 1960s Santa Rosa ranch and find legacy asbestos or char residue from the 2017 fires, we document it before disturbing anything further, then deal with your adjuster directly so you’re not the one relaying information. That’s part of the 90-Day Done Right Promise. Call (855) 915-0646.
Yes. We use cleaning agents and techniques matched to Chapter 7A materials, so the ignition-resistant siding, ember-resistant vents, and Class A roofing don’t get etched or filmed. Standard construction-cleanup crews often use acidic cleaners that dull or streak these materials, and the damage doesn’t show until the first rain. We did a rebuild off Fountaingrove Parkway where the homeowners had already been through two failed clearances with out-of-area contractors. Our crew removed char-saturated fiberglass batts, HEPA-vacuumed wall cavities, sealed exposed framing, and re-insulated before installing new drywall, then re-tested to meet the stricter clearance thresholds these homes require. Call (855) 915-0646 for a free estimate.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration of California, serving Santa Rosa and Sonoma County since 2007.