Trusted Reconstruction & Cleanup for Minneapolis Homeowners
Minneapolis Reconstruction & Cleanup means putting a home back together after water, fire, mold, or storm damage has torn it apart. Wade’s Restoration has handled full rebuilds, drywall replacement, flooring repair, and post-disaster cleanup for Minneapolis homeowners since 2007. When a house has been torn down to the studs or a basement has been flooded for days, you don’t need a call center. You need someone who will pick up the phone, come look at the damage, and tell you straight what it’s going to take. Call Wade Ferris at (888) 690-6095 and he’ll answer. Not a service. Not a queue. Wade.
What Our Reconstruction & Cleanup Service Includes
Full-Service Reconstruction
After water, fire, or mold forces you to gut a room, someone has to put it back. We rebuild walls, ceilings, floors, and trim to match what was there before, or better if you want to upgrade while we’re in there. Wade’s Restoration has rebuilt kitchens, bathrooms, basements, and whole first floors across Minneapolis and nearby areas like Saint Louis Park. This is not patch work. This is framing, insulation, drywall, paint, and finish carpentry done by people Wade has worked with for years and would vouch for by name.
Drywall & Flooring Repair
Water wicks up drywall and ruins it fast. Fire chars it. Mold stains it. We cut out the damaged sections, replace them, tape, mud, sand, and paint until you can’t tell where the old wall ended and the new one began. For floors, we pull up soaked carpet, warped hardwood, buckled laminate, and swollen subfloor, then install new material that matches the room. Minneapolis winters mean moisture doesn’t dry on its own, so we make sure the subfloor is actually dry before anything goes back down.
Contents Restoration & Pack-Out
When a room or a whole house needs work, your furniture, clothes, books, and dishes usually need to move out of the way. We pack out your belongings, take them to a clean, secure facility, and bring them back when the rebuild is done. Items that got wet or sooty get cleaned, deodorized, and dried using professional-grade equipment. We keep a written inventory of everything that leaves your house, and if the insurance company wants documentation, that list goes straight to them.
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Not every job means tearing carpet out. Sometimes a carpet is salvageable and just needs deep cleaning after a minor flood, a sewage backup, or a fire that filled the house with smoke. We use truck-mounted and portable extraction equipment from brands like B-Air and XPOWER to pull water, dirt, and odor out of carpet and upholstery. Minneapolis homeowners are often surprised what a proper hot water extraction can save.
Post-Construction Cleanup
After any construction job, there’s dust on every surface, drywall mud flecks in the corners, and sawdust in places you’d never expect. We leave a job site clean enough to walk through in socks. That means vacuuming ducts, wiping down window sills and baseboards, removing debris, and making sure no nail or drywall screw is left in the carpet. It’s the last step before you move back in, and we treat it like it’s our own house.
Insurance Claim Documentation
Insurance companies need documentation, and the better the documentation, the smoother the claim. We photograph every stage of the job, keep daily logs, and provide written scopes of work. Wade talks directly with your adjuster, so you don’t have to relay information back and forth between two sides. If your adjuster pushes back, Wade pushes back harder. He’s been doing this for 29 years, and he knows what a fair settlement looks like.
Here’s a quick look at what typically comes with each service:
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Brands We Service for Reconstruction & Cleanup
Wade’s Restoration uses Phoenix and B-Air equipment on jobs in Minneapolis because those brands hold up when the work gets hard. Phoenix dehumidifiers and air movers are workhorses. B-Air fans run quiet enough that you can still have a conversation in the room while they’re pulling moisture out of the walls. When we set up drying equipment in a Minneapolis basement, we know it will run for days, so we use the stuff that doesn’t quit.
For carpet and upholstery work, XPOWER extraction equipment gets water out fast and leaves less moisture behind, which matters when the outside air is already humid. Whether you have equipment from any of these brands or you just need the damage handled, Wade’s Restoration can help. The brand of your dehumidifier matters less than the person reading the moisture meter every day.
Signs You Need Reconstruction & Cleanup Right Now
- Your drywall is soft, stained, or crumbling. Drywall that has soaked up water loses its structural integrity. In Minneapolis, where basements flood regularly, a water line on the wall means moisture has wicked up further than you can see. If you can push a finger into the drywall, it needs to come out.
- Your floors are warped, cupped, or smell musty. Hardwood that cups and laminate that bubbles are telling you the subfloor underneath is wet. That moisture won’t dry on its own in a Minneapolis winter, and it will keep spreading under the flooring. The sooner the flooring comes up, the less has to be replaced.
- You see mold or smell something earthy and sour. Mold starts growing within 24 to 48 hours of water exposure. If you smell it but can’t see it, it’s probably behind a wall or under flooring. That means opening things up, and that’s reconstruction territory, not just cleaning.
- Your house recently had a fire and smoke got into everything. Smoke damage goes beyond what you can see. Soot gets into drywall, insulation, carpet, and ducts. Cleaning the surfaces isn’t enough. The damaged materials need to be removed and replaced, and the rest needs deep cleaning.
- Your contractor walked off a repair job and left it half-done. It happens more than you’d think. A national chain sends a crew, they tear out the damage, and then the rebuild stalls. Wade’s Restoration has finished more than a few jobs that other companies started and abandoned in Minneapolis.
Our Reconstruction & Cleanup Process - Step by Step
1. Wade Comes Out and Looks
Wade Ferris shows up to your Minneapolis home himself, walks the damage, and tells you what he sees. He takes moisture readings, checks for hidden damage, and gives you a straight answer about what needs to happen. No quote on the phone. No estimate by photo. He wants to see it with his own eyes.
2. You Get a Written Scope of Work
Before anything gets torn out or rebuilt, you get a written scope that spells out exactly what will be done and what it will cost. You sign it. Wade signs it. No surprises, no changed numbers at the door. That’s how he’s done it since 2007.
3. We Document Everything for Insurance
Photos of the damage before work starts. Photos during tear-out. Photos after. Daily logs of moisture readings, equipment usage, and progress. If you’re filing an insurance claim, Wade talks to the adjuster directly with that documentation in hand. You shouldn’t have to be the middleman.
4. The Work Gets Done
Rebuild, drywall, flooring, cleanup. Wade’s crew handles it with the same care they’d use on their own homes. Background-checked, uniformed, and trained on equipment from Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, and XPOWER. The work moves as fast as it can without cutting corners.
5. The 90-Day Done Right Promise
Every restoration contract includes the 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing. If something isn’t done right, Wade makes it right. One call brings him back. That’s the whole promise, and it’s stamped on every job.
How Much Does Reconstruction & Cleanup Cost in Minneapolis?
The Best Reconstruction & Cleanup in Minneapolis, MN for a typical job, not a flip, but a rebuild after water or fire damage, runs $4,000 to $40,000 depending on the size of the damage. Drywall and flooring repair in a single room usually lands between $1,500 and $6,000. Post-construction cleanup runs $300 to $1,200 for a single-family home. Contents pack-out and restoration varies widely, but $1,000 to $10,000 covers most single-event jobs. These are Minneapolis prices, not national averages, and they reflect what we see on jobs around the Twin Cities.
What changes the price: how much drywall and flooring has to come out, whether structural framing is damaged, whether mold is present, and how long the drying process takes. Minneapolis humidity in summer slows drying. Winter means you can’t just open windows to air things out. How to avoid overpaying: get a written scope, compare line items, and don’t let anyone start work without a signed estimate. We encourage that. If you’ve got another estimate, bring it in. We’ll give you a free second opinion on any written estimate, and there’s no trip charge inside Hennepin County.
Reconstruction & Cleanup Near Minneapolis - Our Service Area
Wade’s Restoration works throughout Minneapolis and the surrounding cities: Saint Anthony, Columbia Heights, Golden Valley, Saint Louis Park, Robbinsdale, Falcon Heights, Crystal, Roseville, New Brighton, New Hope, and Richfield. Most of these are within 30 minutes of our shop. If you’re in one of these areas and need to know more about what we do, our home page has the full picture. For homeowners in Saint Anthony, we have a full page on Reconstruction & Cleanup in Saint Anthony. And if you’re in Columbia Heights, see Reconstruction & Cleanup in Columbia Heights for local details.
Serving Minneapolis, MN - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Minneapolis area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
Frequently Asked Questions - Reconstruction & Cleanup in Minneapolis
Reconstruction and cleanup is the work that happens after disaster damage has been stabilized: rebuilding walls and floors, cleaning salvaged contents, removing debris, and restoring a home to livable condition. In Minneapolis, it’s the step after water extraction, fire suppression, or mold remediation. It includes drywall, flooring, painting, carpet cleaning, pack-outs, and the final cleaning that happens before you move back in.
A single room of drywall and flooring replacement usually takes one to two weeks in Minneapolis. A full basement rebuild after a flood can take three to six weeks. The drying process, debris removal, and insurance approval all add time. Wade gives you a realistic timeline in writing before work starts, and he updates you if anything changes.
Most Minneapolis jobs fall between $4,000 and $40,000, with single-room repairs starting around $1,500. The price depends on square footage, materials, and whether framing or subfloor needs replacing. We provide a written scope with line-item pricing before any work begins, and we’ll review another company’s estimate for free.
Most homeowner’s policies cover reconstruction when the damage came from a covered event like a burst pipe, fire, or storm. Flood damage from outside water usually requires separate flood insurance. Wade’s Restoration documents every step with photos and daily logs, and Wade communicates directly with your adjuster. You don’t have to figure out the claim language on your own.
Reconstruction itself isn’t an emergency service in the way water extraction is. The emergency is the standing water, the active fire, the sewage backup. That gets handled first. Once the emergency is stabilized, the rebuild is scoped, scheduled, and priced in writing. If you’re in the middle of an active emergency right now, call (888) 690-6095 and Wade will tell you what to do in the next hour.
Yes. Every restoration contract includes the 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing. If something isn’t done right, Wade makes it right. One call back to him, not a customer service line. That’s the warranty on water, fire, and mold restoration work, and it applies to the rebuilds we do after those events.
Move valuables, medications, and documents out of the work area. Take photos of anything that might get dusty or damaged. If you have pets, plan for them to be somewhere else during the noisiest days. We handle pack-out for larger jobs, but small items you want to keep close, keep them close. We’ll protect the rest with plastic and drop cloths.
Schedule Your Reconstruction & Cleanup Service in Minneapolis Today
If your home needs 24 Hour Reconstruction & Cleanup in Minneapolis, MN, call Wade Ferris at (888) 690-6095. He’ll answer the phone himself, come out to look at the damage, and give you a written estimate before any work starts. No pressure, no obligation, no trip charge inside Hennepin County. And if you’ve already got an estimate from someone else, bring it in. Wade will give you a straight second opinion. This is what we do, and we’ve been doing it in Minneapolis for 29 years.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration, serving Minneapolis since 2007.