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6 home sizes · checked October 20, 2026

Fire damage restoration cost by home size

Angi's guide puts the average fire damage restoration at $27,477, typically $3,083 to $52,031, or $4–$7 per square foot; smoke cleanup is $200–$1,200 per room.

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  1. 1Average job$27,477
  2. 2Smoke, per room$200–$1,200
  3. 3Per sq ft$4–$7
  4. 4Avg fire claim$88,170

Every home size in the guide

The size table in Angi, How Much Does Fire Damage Restoration Cost? (updated Sep 25, 2026) is the per-square-foot rate multiplied by floor area, which the tests on this site reproduce row by row: every extra 100 sq ft of floor adds $400 to $700. Only the largest size, 4,000 sq ft, has a top end ($28,000) above the guide's $27,477 national average; that average is pulled up by jobs that need rebuilding rather than cleaning and restoration.

$7k1k sq ft$12,2501.75k sq ft$14k2k sq ft$17,5002.5k sq ft$21k3k sq ft$28k4k sq ft
Top of each published fire restoration range by home size (Angi, checked 2026-10-20). Columns to scale.
Home sizePublished rangeAt the $5.50 average rate
1,000 sq ft$4,000–$7,000$5,500
1,750 sq ft$7,000–$12,250$9,625
2,000 sq ft$8,000–$14,000$11,000
2,500 sq ft$10,000–$17,500$13,750
3,000 sq ft$12,000–$21,000$16,500
4,000 sq ft$16,000–$28,000$22,000

Fire against other claims

The Insurance Information Institute's figures for 2019-2023 show fire and lightning as the costliest homeowners claim on average and one of the rarest:

Fire and lightning$88,170Water damage and freezing$15,400Wind and hail$14,747Theft$5,524All other$9,043
Average homeowners claim by cause, 2019-2023 (Insurance Information Institute). Bar lengths are to scale.

Smoke is priced by the room rather than the floor area: $200 to $1,200 per room, so a fire confined to one or two rooms can come in well under the house-size rows above. Against the average fire claim of $88,170, even the top of the largest row is 32% of a typical claim, because claims include rebuilding and contents.

Firefighting water leaves wet materials behind, and EPA's drying guidance applies: “It is important to dry water-damaged areas and items within 24-48 hours to prevent mold growth.” (U.S. EPA, A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home) See water damage cost by area for the drying side of the job.