Major demolition, cleaning, and reconstruction should not begin until the actual conditions of the fire-damaged property are understood. Crain Bros Inc investigates the property system by system, assembly by assembly, material by material, and space by space before defining the restoration work. Family owned and operated since 1984, Crain Bros Inc provides full-service residential and commercial fire damage restoration.
Address immediate hazards and protect exposed portions of the property with board-ups, temporary roof protection, access controls, stabilization, and other emergency measures needed to limit additional damage.
Document visible conditions and identify the rooms, systems, assemblies, materials, concealed spaces, and transitions that require a more detailed investigation.
Organize the investigation around the actual property so each relevant building system, assembly, material, room, cavity, and adjoining space is considered independently.
Evaluate structural components, roofing, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, insulation, wall, floor and ceiling assemblies, openings, finishes, and other affected property components.
Open selected areas when surface observations cannot establish the condition of hidden materials, cavities, connections, or spaces where fire residue and smoke contamination may be present.
Evaluate how smoke, soot, residue, and heat traveled through rooms, openings, air pathways, mechanical systems, cavities, and connected assemblies.
Inspect water introduced during firefighting and suppression, including affected materials, concealed moisture, drying needs, and relationships to the broader restoration process.
Identify the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, International Existing Building Code provisions adopted or enforced by the jurisdiction, local amendments, permits, plan review, and inspection requirements applicable to the property.
Coordinate architectural, engineering, or other licensed design-professional analysis when required by the property conditions, proposed work, adopted codes, or authority having jurisdiction.
Develop the restoration design from objective investigation findings, code requirements, professional analysis, property-owner needs, and the repair, alteration, improvement, or reconstruction work involved.
Protect, inventory, separate, clean, deodorize, pack out, store, or recover affected contents according to their documented conditions and the needs of the property owner.
Separate affected work areas where needed to manage residue, dust, debris, odor, and the movement of contamination during removal, cleaning, and restoration.
Remove debris and materials determined through the investigation and restoration design to be unsuitable to remain while protecting systems, assemblies, and materials that can be restored.
Clean remaining surfaces, systems, assemblies, cavities, and components according to the residue, material, accessibility, and documented restoration goal.
Remove remaining water and dry affected materials based on actual moisture conditions, with documentation of readings, drying progress, containment, and equipment performance.
Verify that required removal, concealed-area inspection, cleaning, remediation, drying, code review, and design requirements are complete and that remaining systems, assemblies, and materials are sanitary before rebuilding.
Perform the approved work, including required code work, owner-selected improvements, system replacement, partial reconstruction, or complete reconstruction.
Inspect and document the investigation, restoration scope, cleaning, remediation, repairs, alterations, improvements, reconstruction, and completed property conditions.
Crain Bros Inc does not determine the needs of a fire-damaged property from the first visible inspection alone. We investigate individual building systems, assemblies, materials, rooms, concealed spaces, and the areas between connected components before deciding what restoration work is required.
Fire residue and smoke contamination can be present inside wall cavities, floor and ceiling assemblies, attics, mechanical spaces, chases, insulation, concealed structural connections, and other areas that cannot be seen from occupied portions of the building. Controlled invasive inspection may be required to establish the actual conditions inside.
This work provides objective information for determining what can remain, what requires cleaning or remediation, what must be removed, and what repairs, alterations, improvements, or reconstruction the property needs before substantial restoration costs are incurred.
We also work on fire-damaged properties that are involved in insurance claims. Our role is to inspect, document, plan, perform, and report the restoration work as a contractor. We document damage, property conditions, project scope, work progress, and completed repairs so property owners have clear information they can use on their own behalf to file insurance claims.
Emergency measures protect exposed openings and damaged roof areas while the investigation, design, and permanent restoration work are being developed.
Each building system, assembly, material, room, cavity, and adjoining space is evaluated according to its actual condition. Visible burning is only one part of the investigation.
Fire damage restoration involves an existing building. Before repairs, alterations, improvements, or reconstruction begin, the property conditions and proposed work must be evaluated under the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, the International Existing Building Code adopted or enforced by the applicable jurisdiction, locally adopted technical codes and amendments, and the requirements of the authority having jurisdiction.
The design process identifies how the proposed work is classified, which building and life-safety requirements apply, whether licensed design-professional analysis is required, and what plans, permits, reviews, and inspections must be completed. Emergency board-ups, temporary protection, and authorized stabilization may proceed before the complete restoration design is finished.
Crain Bros Inc performs residential and commercial fire damage restoration as an Arkansas licensed contractor. Each project is coordinated according to the applicable contractor licensing, trade licensing, code, permit, inspection, and design-professional requirements for the property and proposed work.
Before rebuilding begins, the remaining building systems, assemblies, materials, cavities, and work areas are inspected to verify that the conditions required for reconstruction have been met.
The review verifies, as applicable, that required removal is complete, concealed areas included in the scope have been inspected, remaining materials have received required cleaning or remediation, water-affected materials have reached the required condition, systems and materials intended to remain are sanitary, unresolved conditions are identified before concealment, and code and design requirements are incorporated into the reconstruction plan.
Crain Bros Inc provides full-service restoration from emergency protection and investigation through repairs, alterations, improvements, and complete reconstruction.
Protecting exposed openings and damaged roof areas while investigation and restoration planning move forward.
Inspecting systems, assemblies, materials, rooms, cavities, and adjoining spaces to establish objective property conditions.
Opening selected areas when hidden conditions cannot be determined through surface observations alone.
Cleaning surfaces, assemblies, cavities, and remaining components according to the residue and material involved.
Identifying and addressing the materials and concealed areas contributing to smoke odor rather than covering unresolved residue.
Evaluating structural, roofing, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, insulation, finish, and other affected systems and components.
Addressing suppression water, concealed moisture, cleaning, drying, monitoring, and related repair needs.
Coordinating applicable codes, permits, inspections, professional analysis, repairs, alterations, improvements, and reconstruction.
Rebuilding damaged structural assemblies, building systems, rooms, finishes, and larger portions of residential or commercial properties.
Urgent property protection, board-ups, stabilization, and next-step direction after fire damage.
View Emergency ResponseDetailed investigation when visible damage does not establish the condition of concealed systems, assemblies, materials, or spaces.
View Building Inspection & DiagnosticsInventory, cleaning, deodorization, pack-out, storage, and separation of contents from structural restoration work.
View Contents CareVisible damage does not establish the condition of every building system, assembly, material, room, cavity, or adjoining space. The investigation documents objective conditions before major demolition, cleaning, repair, or reconstruction decisions are made.
Yes. Fire residue and smoke contamination can move into wall cavities, floor and ceiling assemblies, attics, chases, insulation, mechanical spaces, HVAC components, and concealed structural connections that are not visible during the first walkthrough.
Controlled invasive inspection may be used when surface observations cannot establish the condition of concealed materials or spaces. Selected areas are opened so the conditions inside can be observed, documented, and evaluated.
Applicable requirements may include the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, the International Existing Building Code adopted or enforced by the applicable jurisdiction, local amendments, and technical codes for affected building systems. The exact requirements depend on the property, location, occupancy, existing conditions, and proposed work.
Yes. Crain Bros Inc is an Arkansas licensed contractor serving residential and commercial property owners. Projects are coordinated according to the contractor licensing, trade licensing, code, permit, inspection, and design-professional requirements applicable to the work.
A pre-reconstruction inspection verifies that required removal, cleaning, remediation, drying, concealed-area inspection, code review, and design requirements have been addressed before new construction conceals the restored systems, assemblies, materials, and spaces.
