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Commercial water and fire restoration in New York, NY
Business flooded, smoked out or dripping? We dry, clean and rebuild commercial space in stages, so the parts of the business that can keep running do.
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Quick answer
Commercial restoration in a New York, NY business is planned around downtime: we section off the damaged area, dry and clean it in stages and keep the rest of the space open where it's safe. Published guides put fire damage restoration at about $4 to $7 per square foot. Every stage is documented for your claim.
What's different about restoring a business
A business loses money every day it's closed, so the plan starts with what can stay open. We section off the damaged area with containment, reroute customers or staff where possible, and schedule loud or dusty work outside business hours when it helps.
The records matter even more than at home. A commercial claim often covers the building, the stock, the equipment and lost business income, and each needs its own documentation. We keep the moisture logs, photos and removal lists separate by area and by tenant.
Offices and retail stores
Offices lose carpet tile, drywall and furniture; stores lose stock and fixtures. We protect what's dry, move stock out of the wet zone and dry the space in sections. Water from a unit above or a sprinkler is common in mixed-use buildings; see sprinkler water damage for that job.
Restaurants and kitchens
Restaurants deal with grease, food safety and health inspections on top of the damage. Kitchen fires leave greasy soot; backups through floor drains bring sewage into prep areas. We clean to a food-service standard, dry the walls and floors behind the equipment and document it all for the claim and the inspection.
Warehouses and garages
Large open spaces take water across slabs and up racking. We pump and extract, move stock off the slab, dry the concrete and the lower walls and clean what the water reached. Parking garages add oil and road salt to the mix, which is handled as contaminated water.
How a commercial job runs
Set priorities
We agree with you what has to reopen first and what can wait.
Contain and protect
Damaged areas are closed off and undamaged stock is protected.
Dry and clean in stages
Each section is extracted, dried and cleaned in turn.
Document
Separate records for building, stock, equipment and each tenant.
Rebuild and hand back
Areas are rebuilt and handed back as they're ready.
Restaurants and sewer backups in the city
DEP has attributed more than 60 percent of confirmed sewer backups in the city to grease poured down kitchen drains. For restaurants that works two ways: their own lines clog, and neighbors on the same line get the backup. We see it most in buildings with a restaurant on the ground floor and apartments above, where a backup in the kitchen becomes a problem for the whole building.
Business closed by water or smoke?
Every day counts. Call and we'll plan what can reopen first.
What a commercial restoration job includes
Built around keeping the business running.
- A walk-through with the owner or manager to set priorities and safe zones
- Containment around damaged areas so the rest of the space can stay open
- Extraction, drying and cleaning in stages
- Separate records for building, stock and equipment
- Work scheduled around business hours where it helps
- Coordination with the landlord, managing agent and other tenants
- Rebuild and handover area by area
What commercial restoration costs
Published ranges for planning; commercial jobs are scoped area by area.
| Job | Typical range | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Water damage restoration, overall | national average about $3,865; most jobs $450 to $16,000 | Angi data as published by SERVPRO, 2026 |
| Fire damage restoration | $4 to $7 per sq ft, $8,000 to $18,000 average | HomeGuide |
| Sewage cleanup, per square foot | $7 to $15+ | HomeGuide |
These are planning ranges from published national cost guides, not a quote and not our price. We give you a written scope after we have measured the damage.
Area affected
More square footage and more floors mean more equipment and labor.
Staying open
Working in stages around business hours can extend the schedule.
Stock and equipment
Moving, cleaning or documenting stock adds time.
Water or soot type
Sewage, grease and oily soot add cleaning.
Building coordination
Landlords, agents and other tenants add scheduling.
After-hours work
Night and weekend work may be needed to reopen sooner.
Rebuild finishes
Commercial fixtures and finishes set the final number.
Commercial restoration questions
From owners and managers.
Often in part. We contain the damaged area and schedule noisy work outside your hours.
We answer 24/7 and can schedule work outside business hours where it helps you reopen.
We coordinate access and scheduling with the landlord or managing agent.
Yes. Damaged stock is photographed and listed separately for your claim.
Yes, including grease fires and sewage in prep areas.
We keep separate records for each space the water or smoke reached.
Related building services
Fire Sprinkler Water Damage
Frozen lines, accidental discharges and standpipe leaks cleaned up and dried.
Co-op and Condo Water Damage
Multi-unit leaks, riser failures and common areas, coordinated with management.
Sewage Backup Cleanup
Category 3 cleanup for rain-driven backups, main line clogs and floor drains.
Fire Damage Restoration
Board-up, soot removal, water from firefighting, and the rebuild.
Emergency Board-Up
Plywood over broken windows, doors and storefronts after fire or impact.
Business hit by water or fire?
Call and tell us what's affected. We'll plan what reopens first.
Updated September 2026