Contents Inventory
A recorded inventory of what was in the property and what condition it was in, created before anything is moved.
Personal Property & Contents Care
The building is one project. What was inside it is another. Contents are inventoried, cleaned, and stored on their own track so the structural work can proceed without them in the way.
Contents Are Handled Separately for Good Reasons
Restoring a structure means demolition, dust, equipment, and crews moving through the space. Belongings left in that environment get damaged a second time, by the repair rather than by the original event.
Contents also require different handling than a building. Textiles, electronics, documents, and furniture each respond differently to water and smoke, and the treatment that works for one will ruin another. Sorting that out on site while a structure is being demolished around it does not work.
So contents come out, get recorded, get cleaned by material type, and get stored until the property is ready for them. The inventory is documentation in its own right, and it goes to the property owner.
Contents Care Services
Contents Cleaning
Cleaning belongings by material type, because what restores a textile is not what restores electronics or finished wood.
Pack-Out & Storage
Removing contents from the property and storing them while the structure is repaired, so they are not damaged again by the work.
Contents Deodorization
Removing smoke and odor from belongings at the source rather than masking it.
Document & Media Recovery
Recovering paper documents and media affected by water or smoke, where recovery is possible.
Where Contents Care Fits
Contents work runs alongside the structural project rather than after it.
Fire Damage Restoration
Smoke reaches belongings throughout a structure, including rooms the fire never entered.
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Contents affected by water are removed and treated before secondary damage sets in.
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The structural project proceeding in parallel while contents are stored.
Learn moreFrequently Asked Questions
Why remove belongings instead of working around them?
Because restoration involves demolition, dust, equipment, and crews moving through the space. Belongings left in that environment get damaged a second time, by the repair rather than by the original event.
Do you actually store contents, or just move them?
We perform pack-out and storage. Contents are removed from the property and stored while the structure is repaired.
Can documents and photographs be recovered?
Often, depending on the material and how long it was affected. We perform document and media recovery where recovery is possible, and we will tell you honestly when it is not.
Is everything cleaned the same way?
No. Textiles, electronics, documents, and finished wood each respond differently to water and smoke. Cleaning is by material type, because the treatment that restores one can ruin another.
What is a contents inventory for?
It records what was in the property and what condition it was in, before anything is moved. That record goes to the property owner as documentation.
Does contents work delay the building repair?
No. It runs alongside the structural project. Getting contents out is usually what allows the structural work to move faster.