Fire Damage Reconstruction & Restoration Services

For tect, fire damage restoration focuses on reconstruction after major structural loss, especially wildfire total-loss rebuilds. The work includes evaluating the site, defining rebuild goals, coordinating architecture and engineering, selecting fire-resistive systems, planning on-site suppression and water supply, preparing permit and insurance documentation, and delivering a home built for long-term resilience rather than simple replacement.

Costs vary widely based on site conditions, home size, finish level, structural approach, fire-resilient systems, permitting, and insurance requirements. tect’s Path A turnkey engagements include budget range discussions such as under $2M, $2M–$5M, and $5M+. Large custom or estate-scale rebuilds may exceed those ranges, so the first step is a project-specific discovery call.

tect’s services are centered on post-fire reconstruction, fire-hardened rebuilding, custom home delivery, and owner-side advisory. The work is different from emergency cleanup, contents restoration, or smoke deodorization. Homeowners typically complete debris removal and remediation first, then engage tect to plan and deliver a stronger, more resilient replacement home.

A fire-hardened rebuild uses coordinated systems that reduce ignition risk and improve durability. tect emphasizes fire-resistive exterior wall assemblies, Class A non-combustible roofing, ember-resistant vents, non-combustible eaves and soffits, tempered or dual-glazed openings, defensible-space coordination, dedicated on-site fire water, and site-scale suppression designed with the home from the beginning.

Yes. tect offers Path B advisory for homeowners who already have an architect, structural engineer, or contractor. In that role, tect works as an owner-side strategic advisor, providing system guidance, design review, manufacturer coordination, fire-resilience recommendations, permit support, and insurance-aligned documentation without taking over the entire project team.

tect creates documentation packages that help explain the home’s risk-reduction strategy to brokers, MGAs, surplus-lines wholesalers, and underwriters. These may include fire-resistive assembly details, non-combustible material specifications, integrated suppression engineering, on-site water supply plans, defensible-space coordination, and alignment with standards such as IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home and CAL FIRE Chapter 7A.

Path A is tect’s turnkey delivery model, where one coordinated team manages architecture, engineering, construction coordination, permit strategy, and manufacturer input from concept through construction. Path B is advisory, meaning tect works alongside the homeowner’s existing team to improve system decisions, documentation, resilience, and project integrity while preserving the current delivery structure.

tect’s flagship market is Pacific Palisades, with work focused on high-risk wildfire and WUI regions across California. Service catalog areas include Greater Los Angeles, Northern California, Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Tahoe, the East Bay Hills, the Santa Cruz Mountains, Monterey, Butte County, Lake County, Mendocino, and other wildfire-prone residential markets.