Fire and Water Damage Restoration - Turnkey Multi-Family Housing Disaster Repair

When you’re faced with the devastation of a fire, flood, and/or storm, the first thought is what you need to do to commence fire and water damage restoration. Your first action should be to choose a reliable and trusted partner that has the experience, compassion, and reputation to help you meet the challenge. CMR has the combined experience and knowledge of multi-family housing to efficiently, cost effectively and speedily repair and restore your damaged property.

We minimize lost rent and displacement costs, maintain sensitivity to resident needs and concerns, and adhere to safety and industry standards while efficiently restoring units for safe occupancy.

CMR has the experts and equipment to assess all massive fire and water damage, craft a comprehensive plan and launch a recovery effort.

Services include

  • Contents inventory
  • Disposal and cleaning
  • Water extraction
  • Interior demolition
  • Exterior demolition
  • Interior framing
  • Exterior sheathing

We use state-of-the-art thermal imaging to pinpoint water damage and ensure complete dry-down of all impacted surfaces. Contact us today to get started.

Fire and Water Damage Restoration - Lead and Asbestos Testing

CMR offers complete and accurate lead and asbestos testing as part of our fire and water damage restoration services in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts. 

Lead testing is necessary for many reasons. Buildings built before 1978 may still be contaminated with lead. Lead may also be found in the plumbing of older structures, which means that it can contaminate drinking water.

Exposure to even a small amount of lead can be extremely harmful to small children whose brains are still developing. It can drastically increase the chances of learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, and serious health issues such as anemia.

Lead also poses a serious danger to pregnant women and unborn children. It can cause premature birth, raise the chances of miscarriage, and put a child at greater risk for brain, kidney, and nervous system disorders.

If a sampling detects the presence of lead, we will present a plan of action to remove it.

We also offer Asbestos testing. Asbestos may be present in numerous products, including roofing shingles, insulation material, and heat-resistant fabrics. If any of these materials are damaged in a way that releases asbestos particles, anyone who inhales the particales can be seriously affected. Exposure to asbestos can increase a person’s odds of developing lung disease, lung cancer, and mesothelioma.

Water Extraction/Drying Services

Extraction removes the majority of water from the property. While the extraction method may vary, CMR typically uses powerful pumps, truck-mounted vacuum units, and other extraction tools used to quickly and efficiently remove up to thousands of gallons of water from properties.

Highly trained and IICRC-certified technicians begin the processes almost immediately. Depending on the amount of water, they may use powerful submersible pumps in addition to industrial strength wet/dry vacuums. Technicians stop the source of excessive water flow, take care of draining off water, remove non-visible water, dry the grounds, and dehumidify the entire area.

When CMR completes a thorough water extraction, drying time is reduced, which helps to prevent mold and secondary water damage. The water extraction process aims to reduce the risk of damage and secondary damage to property, like preventing the growth of molds and bacteria, and restore the condition of the property to the pre-water damage condition. Contact us today to discuss.

Hazardous Material Removal/Remediation

Our HazMat removal tasks and precautions depend on what you’re cleaning up and where you’re doing it. Is the substance explosive or is it toxic? Are you in a disaster area or a controlled environment? Is the hazardous material unidentified or is it known? Generally speaking, our services include:

  • Following safety procedures and complying with state and federal laws
  • Testing hazardous materials to determine the best way to clean them up
  • Creating scaffolding and containment areas to enable safe removal
  • Removing, neutralizing, or otherwise cleaning up hazardous materials
  • Cleaning contaminated equipment for reuse
  • Packaging, transporting, storing, or destroying hazardous materials and related waste
  • Keeping records of cleanup activities

Air Filtration/Odor Removal Services

We do more than just eliminate odors – we find the source and eradicate fine particulate matter such as aerosols, smoke, fumes, dust, ash and pollen, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), mold and pathogens such as MRSA.

Unpleasant smells caused by mold, pets, cooking, fire or cigarette smoke can not only affect your lifestyle, but also cause loss of property value or trigger adverse health effects. A healthy home is important to the health of your family, don’t ignore a bad smell in house, workplace or car, it could be a sign of unhealthy indoor air quality.

We offer odor removal and indoor air quality services for:

  • Disaster restoration
  • Ventilation Systems- HVAC
  • Hotels and rental properties
  • Improving indoor air quality
  • Colleges and universities
  • Athletic locker rooms
  • Medical and health facilities
  • Basement and crawlspace