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Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Etobicoke & the GTA

YAREX Renovation & Restoration provides emergency fire and smoke damage restoration across Toronto and the GTA from Etobicoke. We are licensed and insured, handling emergency board-up, smoke and soot cleanup, odor removal, and complete rebuild while managing your insurance claim. Costs range from a few thousand dollars for smoke cleanup to $100,000+ for structural rebuilds. Most losses are insurer-paid.

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What’s included

  • Emergency board-up & tarping
  • Smoke & soot removal
  • Odor neutralization & air scrubbing
  • Water damage from firefighting
  • Contents cleaning & pack-out
  • Structural repair & full rebuild

Fire and smoke restoration across the GTA

A fire loss is really three losses at once: the burn damage, the smoke that travels through the whole house, and the water the fire department used to stop it. YAREX handles all three from Etobicoke, across Toronto and the GTA, and every call to our emergency line at +1 343-947-2298 is answered. We take kitchen fires, electrical fires in century-home knob-and-tube, garage fires, and full structural losses — from the first sheet of plywood over a window to the final coat of paint.

Dealing with your insurer? Start with how a fire insurance claim works in Ontario.

How the work runs

We follow the industry-standard sequence: secure, assess, mitigate, clean, rebuild. Emergency board-up and roof tarping happen the day of the loss. Then a room-by-room assessment: what burned, where smoke traveled, what the firefighting water soaked. Mitigation runs on two tracks at once — drying the water damage before mold starts, and removing charred material before soot etches into finishes. Cleaning covers every surface smoke reached, including duct systems. Odor is neutralized at the source, and affected framing is sealed before closing walls. Damaged wiring is repaired under ESA inspection. Structural repairs are permitted through the City of Toronto and built to the Ontario Building Code.

Then the rebuild — and because YAREX is a renovation contractor first, the rebuild is where we are strongest. Many families use the reconstruction to improve the house rather than merely put it back, and insurers routinely accommodate upgrades where you pay the difference.

Fire damage restoration in Etobicoke, Mississauga and Brampton

Our base is in Etobicoke, so the west end of the GTA is home ground. We restore fire- and smoke-damaged homes and condo units in Etobicoke, Mississauga including Malton, Brampton, Toronto, Vaughan and Oakville. Post-war bungalows and split-levels across these areas often still have original wiring, attic insulation and plaster behind later finishes, which changes how smoke travels and what has to come out. We assess that before quoting.

After the fire: water and mould

Most fire losses are also water losses. The water used to put the fire out soaks floors, wall cavities and basements, and anything not dried within a day or two can start to grow mould. We run drying alongside the soot work, using the same methods as our water damage restoration, and check hidden cavities with moisture meters before anything is closed up. If mould has already started, see what to do in the first 48 hours and our mould remediation service.

Insurance claims, managed

Fire is covered on essentially every Ontario homeowner policy, along with smoke, firefighting water damage, contents and additional living expenses while you are out of the house. We photograph and document to adjuster standards, produce itemized scopes, meet the adjuster on site, and can bill the insurer directly. One thing worth knowing: the choice of restoration contractor is yours, not your insurer’s. For the full sequence, read how a fire insurance claim works in Ontario and what can be saved after smoke damage.

Why YAREX

Licensed and insured, one company from board-up to final paint — no gap between the mitigation firm and the rebuild contractor. The Clean Worksite Promise holds on fire jobs too: contained work zones, protected contents, a site your family can check on safely. If the fire was today, call +1 343-947-2298 now. If you are rebuilding after one, estimates are free.

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Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Etobicoke & the GTA from our Etobicoke base, across Toronto and the GTA:

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What happens right after a house fire in Toronto?

Once Toronto Fire Services releases the property, it must be secured — insurers require it, and unsecured fire scenes attract liability. We board up openings, tarp roofs, and fence as needed. Do not re-enter until the structure is cleared as safe, and notify your insurer immediately. Most Ontario policies also cover additional living expenses while you are displaced.

Does insurance cover fire damage restoration?

Fire is a core covered peril on virtually every Ontario home policy, including smoke damage, firefighting water damage, contents and additional living expenses while displaced. Your cost is normally the deductible. We document the loss, provide itemized scopes to your adjuster, and can bill the insurer directly. You choose your restoration contractor — not the insurance company.

Can smoke smell be fully removed from a house?

Yes, when the work is done in the right order: remove charred and smoke-saturated materials, clean every remaining surface, then neutralize odor with air scrubbing and treatments that reach where soot penetrated — inside wall cavities and ductwork included. Sealing odor-affected framing before rebuild is standard. Air fresheners and ozone shortcuts alone fail within weeks.

How long does fire restoration take?

Board-up happens the day you call. Cleanup and odor work on a small-to-moderate loss takes one to two weeks. Rebuild depends on scope: a smoke-damaged kitchen may take four to eight weeks. A structurally damaged home can take six months or more, including City of Toronto permits and Ontario Building Code review for structural repairs. We give a written schedule once the scope is agreed with your adjuster.

Is it safe to stay in a house after a small fire?

Often not, at first. Soot is acidic and airborne particulates from even a small kitchen fire irritate lungs, and firefighting water may have soaked hidden cavities. Have the electrical system checked before re-energizing affected circuits — ESA inspection is required where wiring was damaged. We assess habitability honestly, and your policy's living-expense coverage exists for exactly this.

How soon should fire restoration start?

As soon as the fire department releases the property, ideally within a day or two. Soot is acidic: within hours it starts to discolour plastics and grout, and within days it can etch glass, metal and stone. Board-up and tarping come first to secure the building, then soot and odour work. Waiting for the claim to settle before starting cleanup usually makes the claim bigger.

Does insurance cover smoke damage to a neighbouring home or condo unit?

Usually each owner claims under their own policy first, whoever caused the fire, and the insurers sort out responsibility between themselves afterwards. In a condo, the corporation’s policy generally covers the building and the standard unit, while your own policy covers your improvements and contents. Call your insurer even if the damage looks light; smoke travels through shared walls, ducts and ceiling spaces.

Do you handle fire damage restoration in Brampton and Mississauga?

Yes. From our Etobicoke base we cover Etobicoke, Toronto, Mississauga including Malton, Brampton, Vaughan and Oakville. West-end and airport-area addresses are a short drive, which matters for board-up on the day of the fire. Call (343) 947-2298 and we will tell you when a crew can be on site.

Can smoke-damaged drywall and insulation be saved?

Drywall that is sound and only lightly coated can usually be cleaned and sealed with an odour-blocking primer. Drywall that is charred, soaked by firefighting water or heavily sooted is removed. Insulation holds smoke odour and is almost always replaced in affected areas, because leaving it in place brings the smell back every humid day.

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