We built Meridian Smoke Damage around the San Anselmo 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 San Anselmo 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.
Because our crews work 94960 94978 94979 regularly, they already understand which San Anselmo permitting steps apply to fire reconstruction and roughly how long inspections take before drywall can go back up.
We carry full liability coverage and workers' compensation, and we put every San Anselmo 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 San Anselmo job — before, during, and after — so there's never a dispute over what condition the property was in at each stage.

An odor that lingers past 24 hours usually means particles have settled deep into porous surfaces, not just the air.
Streaking near air returns means soot circulated through the whole HVAC system, not just the room that burned.
Cabinetry and flooring can swell within 24 hours once firefighting water sits without proper extraction.
Soot residue is acidic enough to corrode faucets, hinges, and electronics within about two days if left untreated.
Airborne residue from a fire can keep irritating your lungs well after the flames are out.
San Anselmo, CA insurers typically expect documented mitigation started within a set window, or coverage can get disputed.
None of these six signs get better with time. The San Anselmo properties that come through a fire loss with the least long-term damage are almost always the ones where someone called within the first few hours, not the first few days.
First priority is always stopping additional loss: boarding openings, tarping the roof, and pulling standing water.
Thermal fogging paired with HEPA filtration clears residue that surface cleaning alone would leave behind.
A dedicated project manager keeps commercial San Anselmo jobs on a schedule instead of an open-ended timeline.
Framing, drywall, and finish carpentry brought back to pre-loss condition and signed off by local San Anselmo inspectors.
Hydroxyl generators and thermal fogging break down odor at the source instead of masking it with fragrance.
We photograph and log every item before pack-out, then clean or store it depending on what's actually salvageable.
A real person answers and gets the crew moving right away.
Full scope gets assessed and photographed for your insurance file.
Work follows the plan you signed off on, with daily photo updates.
Nothing gets closed out until you've confirmed the work in person.
A scope and number in writing before any work starts on your San Anselmo property.
Same-day arrival is realistic because we're already positioned near San Anselmo.
We talk to your adjuster directly and send documentation they can act on.
If part of the scope isn't right, we return and fix it at no extra cost.

Every San Anselmo job carries the same written guarantee regardless of size — if our work doesn't match the documented scope, fixing it is on us.
The number we quote after inspection is the number on the final invoice, barring written change orders you approve.
Framing, drywall, and finish work carry a one-year guarantee.
You won't be bounced between five different subcontractors on this job.
A guarantee is only as good as the scope it's attached to, which is why we spend extra time getting the initial San Anselmo inspection right rather than rushing to a number.
A freezer fire in our garage started around 2am, and the crew had the side door boarded up before the fire department even wrapped up their report. — Homeowner, San Anselmo
The smoke smell in our San Anselmo rental had survived two other cleaning attempts before we called Meridian Smoke Damage. Their fogging treatment finally got rid of it for good. — Landlord, San Anselmo
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, San Anselmo, CA
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, San Anselmo
What stood out most was that the invoice matched the original written scope down to the dollar, with nothing added along the way. — Homeowner, San Anselmo, CA
Smoke had drifted into our San Anselmo 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, San Anselmo
Usually within the hour in San Anselmo, since our trucks are staged near 94960 94978 94979 rather than dispatched from another region.
Yes — you'll see a written, itemized scope before any demolition or cleanup begins.
Emergency stabilization services run 24/7, including holidays.
Yes, we send photo documentation and moisture readings directly to most major San Anselmo, CA 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 San Anselmo and across San Anselmo, CA.
Not always — a contained fire may only mean staying out of the affected rooms.
Ideally within a few hours; both soot damage and water damage compound quickly.
Mitigation stops the bleeding; reconstruction is the rebuild that follows once the scope is finalized.
Job size doesn't matter — the same process applies whether it's one room or the whole structure.
Yes, smoke frequently migrates through shared HVAC systems or hallways into adjacent San Anselmo units.
We back reconstruction work with a one-year workmanship guarantee, in writing, on every San Anselmo job.
Coverage runs past San Anselmo proper into the neighboring communities within our normal response radius.
If your address falls just outside this radius, call anyway — we can often still arrange coverage through a nearby San Anselmo, CA crew.
