
Smoke & Soot Removal
Careful cleaning of walls, ceilings, and surfaces to lift acidic soot before it etches in.
Learn More →
A fire in your home is one of the hardest things a family can go through. Faulkner Restoration has been helping Central Indiana families recover — fully, and with dignity — since 1992.
A fire in your home is one of the hardest things a family can go through. Faulkner Restoration has been helping Central Indiana families recover — fully, and with dignity — since 1992.

Even after the flames are out, smoke, soot, and water from firefighting efforts continue to affect your home. Odor can settle into walls and fabric. Soot residue can be acidic and damage surfaces over time if not properly treated. Faulkner Restoration handles the full recovery — structural cleaning, odor removal, and content restoration — so your home can truly feel like home again, not just look repaired.
Smoke odor can settle into porous materials within hours
Soot residue is often acidic and can continue causing damage if untreated
Many personal belongings can be cleaned and restored rather than replaced
From the first soot wipe to the last coat of paint, one crew stays with your home.

Careful cleaning of walls, ceilings, and surfaces to lift acidic soot before it etches in.
Learn More →
Hydroxyl generators and air scrubbers that remove smoke odor instead of masking it.
Learn More →
Furniture, clothing, photos and keepsakes cleaned, inventoried and returned whenever possible.
Learn More →
Extraction and structural drying for the water left behind after the fire is out.
Learn More →
Framing, drywall, flooring and finishes rebuilt by our own in-house carpentry crew.
Learn More →
Room-by-room documentation and direct adjuster coordination through the whole claim.
Learn More →A calm, five-step path from the first phone call to moving back in.
Talk to a real person, any time of day. We know this is a stressful moment.
A certified technician walks your property with you and explains what's ahead, clearly.
We board up, tarp, and protect your property from further damage right away.
Smoke, soot, odor, and water are addressed thoroughly, room by room.
We handle reconstruction and work directly with your insurance adjuster throughout.
Three decades of fire recovery work, an in-house rebuild team, and people who treat your belongings like their own.
Founded in 1992, still locally owned and operated.
We explain every step, so you're never left guessing.
We work with your adjuster and help you understand your coverage.
Trained specifically in fire, smoke, and soot restoration.
Assessment, cleaning, and reconstruction, without handoffs to strangers.





Fire and smoke recoveries across Greenwood, Indianapolis, Franklin and beyond.
After our kitchen fire they were gentle with us and with our belongings. That mattered more than I expected.
The smoke smell was in everything. They got it out completely — not covered up, gone.
They carefully packed out photos and keepsakes and returned them cleaned. We didn't think we'd see them again.
A garage fire took the whole wall. Faulkner handled the cleanup and the rebuild and kept us informed throughout.
They never made us feel rushed or embarrassed. Real decency during the worst week of our lives.
Soot had spread into rooms that never saw flames. They cleaned all of it.
Our insurance process was complicated and they stayed with us until it was settled.
The crew was quiet, respectful, and thorough. Exactly what we needed.
They boarded the house up the same night so we didn't have to worry about it sitting open.
You'd never know there was a fire in that room now. The finish work is excellent.
They explained what could be saved and what couldn't, honestly, without pressure.
Faulkner coordinated with our contents team and our adjuster so we only had one point of contact.
We had a furnace puff-back that coated the whole house. They cleaned it top to bottom.
Thirty years of experience shows in how calmly they handle a fire loss.
They checked in on us after the job was done. That's not something most companies do.
Hover to pause
Drag each slider to see the rooms our crews walked into — and the homes we handed back.

BeforeA stovetop fire spread into the cabinetry and pushed smoke through the whole first floor. We sealed the room, cleaned soot from every surface, and rebuilt the kitchen while the family stayed nearby.

BeforeThe fire never reached this bedroom, but smoke did. Every surface was coated and the odor had settled into carpet and closet contents — all of it recoverable with the right sequence of cleaning.

Call any hour and talk to a real person who has done this hundreds of times.
Our fire recovery crews dispatch from Greenwood to the communities below, day or night. Select a city to see how close we are.
Our home base — fastest dispatch times.
Our service areas include, but are not limited to, the communities listed above.

Faulkner Restoration has been a trusted name in fire, water, mold, and storm damage restoration for over three decades. Based in Greenwood, IN, our IICRC-certified team understands that a fire in your home is about more than property — it's about your family's sense of safety and normalcy. We're here to help you get both back.
Prefer to talk it through? Call 317-782-9999 — someone is here any time of day.