We built Meridian Smoke Damage around the Five Points properties that got burned twice — once by the fire, once by a slow restoration company. Our crews are staged locally specifically to close that gap.
Call +1-866-484-1409We opened in the Five Points area because too many homeowners were getting a two-week wait for a "24/7" restoration company. Our trucks stage locally so that promise actually means something.
Working the 28376 corridor day after day gives our team a working knowledge of Five Points code requirements that out-of-town crews simply don't have.
We carry full liability coverage and workers' compensation, and we put every Five Points scope of work in writing before demolition starts — including what's included, what's excluded, and the expected timeline.
State-licensed for fire mitigation and reconstruction work.
No voicemail loop — someone picks up and dispatches immediately.
Certified technicians who've handled structural fire losses before.
We coordinate directly with your adjuster on your behalf.
We also keep a running photo log for every Five Points job — before, during, and after — so there's never a dispute over what condition the property was in at each stage.

If the smell is just as strong a day later, soot has likely worked into the drywall and duct system already.
Streaking near air returns means soot circulated through the whole HVAC system, not just the room that burned.
Water from firefighting efforts plus residual heat warps wood fast if drying doesn't start within the first day.
Untreated smoke residue starts pitting metal surfaces surprisingly fast — often inside 48 hours.
Coughing or headaches that persist inside the home often trace back to fine soot particles still circulating in the air.
Five Points, NC insurers typically expect documented mitigation started within a set window, or coverage can get disputed.
Every one of these problems compounds the longer they sit untreated — soot turns more corrosive, odor works deeper into materials, and insurance documentation gets harder to establish after the fact.
Same-day securing of the structure — board-up, tarping, water removal — before the damage compounds.
HEPA vacuuming and dry-chemical sponging matched to the specific surfaces found in Five Points homes.
Phased scopes that let Five Points businesses reopen unaffected sections while the rest of the rebuild continues.
Framing, drywall, and finish carpentry brought back to pre-loss condition and signed off by local Five Points inspectors.
Persistent odor after a Five Points fire usually needs equipment-based treatment, which is what this service actually is.
Contents get sorted early so you're not paying to store items that were never going to survive the damage.
A real person answers and gets the crew moving right away.
Full scope gets assessed and photographed for your insurance file.
Board-up, extraction, and soot removal proceed against the written scope you approved.
Nothing gets closed out until you've confirmed the work in person.
No verbal ballpark that turns into a different invoice later.
Trucks staged near 28376 mean faster arrival than a crew driving in from another city.
Paperwork built to match what Five Points, NC carriers actually ask for.
If part of the scope isn't right, we return and fix it at no extra cost.

Every Five Points job carries the same written guarantee regardless of size — if our work doesn't match the documented scope, fixing it is on us.
Change orders require your written sign-off — nothing gets added to the bill without it.
Reconstruction work is covered against defects for a full year after completion.
One coordinator manages your Five Points job from the first call to the final walkthrough.
A guarantee is only as good as the scope it's attached to, which is why we spend extra time getting the initial Five Points inspection right rather than rushing to a number.
Our garage caught fire from an old freezer around 2am, and someone from Meridian Smoke Damage was already boarding up the side door before the fire department finished their report. — Homeowner, Five Points
The smoke smell in our Five Points rental had survived two other cleaning attempts before we called Meridian Smoke Damage. Their fogging treatment finally got rid of it for good. — Landlord, Five Points
They dealt with our adjuster directly so we didn't have to play messenger between two companies. Reconstruction took about five weeks and the trim work came out better than the original. — Homeowner, Five Points, NC
After a kitchen fire at our bakery, they phased the work so the front counter reopened in about ten days while the kitchen was still under repair. — Business Owner, Five Points
What stood out most was that the invoice matched the original written scope down to the dollar, with nothing added along the way. — Homeowner, Five Points, NC
Smoke had drifted into our Five Points unit from a fire two doors down, and Meridian Smoke Damage still came out and treated the whole space even though we never had flames ourselves. — Tenant, Five Points
Local staging near 28376 typically gets a technician to your door within the hour.
Always. No work starts on your Five Points property until you've approved a written number.
Board-up, roof tarping, water extraction, and initial soot mitigation, available around the clock in Five Points.
Yes, we send photo documentation and moisture readings directly to most major Five Points, NC carriers.
Light odor can clear in a day; whole-house fogging with HVAC treatment often runs two to four days.
Many non-porous items can be cleaned and restored; we evaluate contents individually rather than writing everything off.
We're bonded and licensed to perform this work in Five Points and across Five Points, NC.
Depends on the scope; we'll give you an honest answer once we've inspected the Five Points property.
Ideally within a few hours; both soot damage and water damage compound quickly.
Mitigation stabilizes the property — extraction, board-up, soot removal — while reconstruction rebuilds what's damaged.
Yes, we take on everything from a single scorched cabinet to a full Five Points teardown-and-rebuild.
Absolutely — a neighboring fire can still leave your unit needing odor and soot treatment.
We back reconstruction work with a one-year workmanship guarantee, in writing, on every Five Points job.
Coverage runs past Five Points proper into the neighboring communities within our normal response radius.
We can typically confirm same-day availability for any address inside this coverage radius — call and we'll tell you honestly whether we can reach you today.
