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For restoration companies

Smoke odor sealing for restoration companies

We seal the odor between cleaning and rebuild, then repaint once the rebuild is done.

Odor sealing as a subcontract

Sealing between cleaning and rebuild

Once your crew has cleaned the structure, we seal the framing and surfaces with an odor-blocking primer, so the rebuild goes up over sealed surfaces. When the rebuild is done, we can return for the final repaint.

Winter in New Hampshire

In New Hampshire, 74% of building fires in November, December and January were in homes, and 41% of those were heating-related (NH State Fire Marshal, December 2024).
Source: NH State Fire Marshal's Office release of 2024-12-20, as reposted by the City of Rochester, NH
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How it works

Request, site visit, seal, final repaint

  1. An empty home office with sage-green walls has a light oak desk centered under a white grid window, a laptop on the desk with its back to the camera, a light gray upholstered armchair pushed up to the desk, two potted plants, a mug, a framed landscape print and a textured beige rug.

    Request

    Send the job details, the date cleaning is complete and your rebuild start.

  2. A bright living room with a gray sofa, a light upholstered armchair, and a wooden coffee table on a jute rug, set in front of a white fireplace with built-in shelves on both sides and a landscape painting above the mantel

    Site visit

    We look at the cleaned areas and confirm the sealer, coverage and window with you.

  3. An empty attic room with sloped white ceilings has two beige upholstered armchairs facing each other across a small round wooden side table, set in front of a dormer window seat that looks out over trees and a large body of water under a gray sky.

    Seal

    We seal the framing and surfaces inside your window and photograph the work before and after.

  4. A cream bedroom with a made bed, a blue-gray throw, a landscape painting and a sunny window onto green trees

    Final repaint

    After the rebuild, we can return to repaint the finished rooms.

Send a request

What to send, and what we document

Tell us the job town, the loss type, the cleaned areas, your sealer spec and your schedule window. We document every sealing job for the job file.

What we document

  • Dated photos before and after sealing
  • The products used, by name
  • The areas and surfaces covered
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Questions restoration companies ask

Can painting seal in smoke odor after a fire?

Yes, once the structure is properly cleaned. An odor-blocking primer seals residual odor into the surface so it does not come back through the new finish. The KILZ technical data sheet puts it plainly: it is critical to clean smoke damaged surfaces thoroughly before priming.

Which sealers do you use?

Shellac-based or oil-based primers, or whatever the adjuster specifies. The Zinsser B-I-N technical data sheet says it blocks stains and odors resulting from water and fire damage.

What documentation do we get?

Dated photos before and after sealing, the products used by name, and the areas and surfaces covered, ready for the adjuster file.

Do you have capacity in winter?

Winter is the busy season for fire restoration. Sealing jobs get priority in our schedule, and we confirm a window as soon as you tell us the job is ready. In New Hampshire, 74% of building fires in November, December and January were in homes, and 41% of those were heating-related (NH State Fire Marshal, December 2024).

Is restoration work priced online?

No. Restoration work is quoted per job after we see the cleaned areas, so the request page asks for details, not a budget.

Partner directory

The trades around a restoration job

Ask for the current partner list.

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Cleaning and mitigation

Soot, smoke and water cleanup before any sealing starts.

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Contents

Packing, cleaning and storing belongings during the job.

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Rebuild contractors

Framing, drywall and finish carpentry after the sealing.

See the partner directory

Your crew cleans. We seal, then repaint.

Tell us when the cleaning is done and when the rebuild starts. We confirm a sealing window and document the work for the job file. EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm, NAT-F349471-1.

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