Hurricane Irene ripped through the Richmond area August 29, 2011 with wind speeds reaching 70 – 80 mph. Trees crashed into homes and blocked streets as Irene blew through. Thousands of residents and business were left powerless for over a week. Virginia Restoration was prepared for the predicted disaster with a crane that could lift trees off homes without further damaging the structures. The delicate process of taking the trees off the homes sometimes took hours to remove one tree.

The gigantic Red Oak tree in this slide show crashed into the family’s home causing masive damage to the roof and the ceiling inside the home which in turn caused water damage as the bands of rain showed up during Irene. Thankfully, the family was safe and no injuries occurred when the tree hit the home. This tree removal was an all day job for VRS and the tree crew. The tree had to be removed section by section due to its weight as the crane had to boom out 110 feet to remove the heaviest part of the tree from the home.

A special thanks to W.O. Grubb Crane Rental, T&T Tree Service and, Virginia Tree Science for their commitment and hard work to help VRS get the trees removed and homes secured for reconstruction.

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We are working sun up to sun down to help as many people as we can right now. The call volume has been nothing short of overwhelming. If you have any questions about our services, need an estimate, water mitigation or clean up please call our office. We will return the call as soon as possible. As of now we are filtering through the most at risk structures that still have trees on them for tree removal, board up or tarping and water mitigation. Please call us for any fire, storm and water related jobs and we will do our best to treat you as if you are our only customer.

Please be safe during the storm. VRS is on call with a tree service, crane exclusive to VRS and 14 men starting Sunday morning. Give us a call if you are in need of any services related to this storm. We will do our best to take care of the people in need as the calls come in.

This is a quick reminder to all of the folks out there that are in need of any services VRS provides.  In the event of a natural disaster, fire, flood or smoke damage VRS has teams on call 7 days a week 24 hours a day to assist you.  Those services range from water extraction to boarding up a home after a fire.  VRS also offers tree removal and tarping for damaged roofs whether it be fire or storm related.  As a turnkey restoration company we can handle your emergency from start to finish.  Take a look at our different pages to determine if VRS is the right choice for you.

When you have had a fire or water damage in your home or business finding a qualified company that really understands what is needed is difficult.  Certified Restoration Team is here to help you to find a firm that has been trained to correctly return your home to the clean, dry, safe haven that you want.  We are a group of independent companies that have dedicated ourselves to providing the best service to our customers using processes developed through intensive training and testing.  Don’t settle for less.

These are the photos of the addition VRS recently wrapped up.  This house is located on the South Anna River, and the new owners of the home wanted to structure it in a way they could maximize thier view and add some much needed additional space.  VRS worked directly with the owners to transform the plain house they had bought into the home they had always wanted.

We added over 3000 square feet of addition living space with the many major transformations and add-ons.  We turned the exisiting 2 car garage into an in-law suite, while adding a 3 car garage.  Also, we built a river room off of the back of the home with a stone fireplace.  The area below the river room was finished and served as an additional space connected to the full basement.  We also renovated the kitchen by adding state of the art appliances, quality made cabinetry and granite countertops.  To maximize the view, the owners had us build a deck emcompassing the rear of the home.  All in all the customers could not be happier and as a company neither could we.  This project turned out great and is a true testiment to the quality sub-contractors that work for us.  These pictures show you just how beautiful this addition turned out.

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A big pat on the back to VRS for sweeping the Richmond Home Builders Association’s 2010 MAME Awards in the Restoration Category!!! VRS finished first place in the under $100,000, $100,000-$200,000 and over $200,000. More info on the particular jobs that won will be added later.