CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA
Smoke smell removal in Chesapeake
The fire is long over but the smell isn't — because the odor is still living in something: duct board, attic insulation, carpet pad, subfloor or crawlspace framing. We find it, remove it and seal whatever stays.
Chesapeake's mix of vented crawlspaces, big central duct runs and heavy summer humidity is why smoke odor keeps coming back here. Homes in Greenbrier, Great Bridge, Deep Creek and Western Branch can smell fine in March and smoky again in July. That's not a new problem — it means the odor was masked, not removed. Our shop is in Chesapeake, so we can be out to walk the source with you the same day.
How we actually get rid of it
Source removal first
Charred material, smoke-loaded attic insulation, carpet pad and filters come out before any machine runs. Nothing deodorizes a house that still holds the source.
Hydroxyl while you stay home
Safe around people, pets and electronics — the right call for families who don't want to move out of the house for a week.
Ozone or thermal fogging
For heavy odor in vacant homes and rentals. Fogging re-creates the path the smoke took so the deodorizer reaches the same cavities.
Ducts, crawlspace, then seal
Negative-air duct cleaning plus crawlspace treatment — a big deal in Chesapeake's vented crawlspaces — then a stain-blocking sealer on framing and drywall.
Chesapeake odors we're called for most
- Garage fire odor that came up through the bedroom floor
- Fireplace or wood-stove backdraft smell in the living room
- Kitchen fire and burnt-food odor that survived repainting
- Dryer or air handler fire that pushed smoke through the ducts
- Cigarette smoke in a rental turnover or estate sale property
- Odor that returns every summer once the humidity climbs
Selling or renting the property? We document the treatment with before-and-after photos and a written scope you can hand to a buyer, tenant or adjuster.
Credentials you can check
365 Restoration is a licensed and insured Virginia restoration contractor. Ask us for our license and certificate of insurance before work starts — we send them on request.
- Virginia licensed contractor
- License #2705138091 — verifiable with Virginia DPOR
- IICRC certified firm — water and fire & smoke
- IICRC certified firm #70269754 — water damage restoration (WRT) and fire & smoke restoration (FSRT), with technicians trained to IICRC S500 water, S700 fire and smoke, and S520 mold remediation standards
- EPA Lead-Safe certified firm
- National certification #NAT-F107699-1 for lead paint work and lead remediation
- EPA Lead-Safe certified firm
- National certification #NAT-F348269-1 for lead paint work and lead remediation
- Asbestos awareness certified
- Certificate #NOF178813531-47384-167569
- Bloodborne pathogens certified
- Certificate #NOF-178818052-352-167569
- GoldMorr licensed
- GoldMorr mold and mildew restoration license #20266926479
- GoldMorr Certified Master Technician — mold treatment
- Greg Starling — GoldMorr Certified Master Technician, mold treatment certificate #2026137769
- BOI Environmental ozone & hydroxyl remediation
- Certificate #BOIE-OHR0000051788
- Professional Mold Inspection Institute
- Certified mold remediator #CMR0000051782
- Xactimate certified estimating
- Scopes and estimates written in Xactimate — the platform insurance carriers use
- Fully insured
- General liability and workers' compensation — certificate of insurance on request
- Serving Hampton Roads since 1995
- 31 years restoring homes and businesses in Virginia
Related pages: smoke damage cleanup in Chesapeake, fire damage restoration, indoor air quality testing, smoke smell removal in Norfolk and before & after photos.
Get the smell checked out
Four quick details and we'll call you back to walk the odor source with you — no cost.
Free Chesapeake smoke cleanup & odor removal checklist
A printable PDF with the first 24 hours, what never to do, the professional deodorization sequence and the documentation your insurer will ask for.
Nearby service areas
Our crews dispatch across Hampton Roads and Central Virginia 24/7. Pick the closest city for local response times, neighborhoods and project photos.
Working a claim? Read our insurance & adjuster guide and the IICRC S500/S520/S700 mitigation standards we document every job against.
See the full service-area mapFree odor assessment
Tell us when the smoke happened and where the smell is strongest, and attach photos if you have them. Prefer to talk now? Call (757) 403-9958.
365 Restoration · 1720 Lambert Court, Unit I, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320 · Serving Chesapeake and Hampton Roads since 1995.