Kowalski Construction faced an extraordinary task in one of our recent restoration projects. Smoke damage from a large fire ravaged one of Arizona’s largest malls. One-third of the shopping center was affected with heavy smoke and water damage from the firefighting efforts. As one of the area’s only construction companies qualified to handle a job of this magnitude, we were asked to perform restoration services, but with a twist. Managers wanted to keep the mall open for business during the restoration process.

Fire suppression efforts, as well as the operation of the sprinkler system, caused major water damage. Water extraction and structure drying were our first orders of business. Blocking off and containing the damaged areas from the unaffected portion of the mall was our second priority. We also kept a sharp focus on protecting individual stores from cross-contamination of any sort.