Damage restoration for auto dealerships and service centers
Showrooms, service bays and parts rooms each react differently to water and smoke. RMO plans the cleanup so you can keep selling and servicing cars while the damaged areas are restored.
24-hour emergency hotline248-845-0000A person answers, day or nightWhat water and fire do to a dealership
A dealership is several businesses under one roof. The showroom has glass walls, polished tile and finished offices. The service shop has floor drains, lift pits, compressed-air lines and diagnostic equipment, and the parts department is packed with boxed stock that soaks up water quickly.
Water in a service area is rarely clean. It picks up oil, coolant and brake dust from the shop floor and carries them into drains, pits and neighboring rooms, so cleanup treats it as contaminated. In the showroom, the hidden risks are wet drywall behind displays and moisture trapped under large tile floors.
A fire in the shop or a vehicle fire in a bay sends heavy, oily smoke through the building. The residue settles on tools, parts stock and vehicles, and shared ductwork carries it into the showroom and offices.
What a dealership needs from a restoration contractor
Vehicles protected before work starts
Your staff move vehicles out of harm's way, and any that remain are covered or walled off to keep dust and moisture off paint and interiors.
Service bays back in use quickly
Every closed bay means repair orders that wait. The work needs to be phased so most bays keep running while the affected ones are cleaned and dried.
Careful handling of shop equipment
Lifts, alignment racks, tire machines and diagnostic tools need cleaning and drying, then a check by your service vendor before they go back into use.
A showroom that stays presentable
Customers keep walking in during repairs, so containment, clean walkways and quiet daytime work keep the sales floor open and tidy.
Restoration services for dealerships
Water removal from bays and pits
Extraction from shop floors, lift pits and drains, with contaminated water kept separate from clean water.
Structural drying
Dehumidifiers and air movers for walls, offices and showroom floors, with moisture readings recorded every day.
Fire and smoke cleanup
Soot removal from walls, ceilings, shelving and fixtures, with odor treatment such as thermal fogging or hydroxyl generators.
Machinery and equipment cleaning
Cleaning of lifts, compressors, tire machines and other shop equipment exposed to soot or water.
Electronics restoration
Cleaning and drying of diagnostic computers, office equipment and network hardware exposed to smoke or moisture.
Repairs and rebuild
Drywall, flooring, ceilings and showroom finishes repaired after mitigation by the same company.
How we work at a dealership
Phased around sales and service
We start with the areas that earn revenue, then work through the building in sections, with loud work before opening or after closing.
One contact for the dealership
Your general manager or facilities lead gets a daily update on progress, readings and the next day's plan, with early notice of anything that affects appointments.
Records for your carrier
Photos, moisture readings, drying logs and an itemized scope go to your insurance carrier and adjuster, and damaged parts stock is photographed before anything is thrown out.
From your call to the last repair
One phone number and one accountable team, from the emergency to the finished repair.
Call us, day or night
A person answers 248-845-0000 at any hour and asks a few quick questions, so the right crew and equipment roll.
On site in about 60 minutes
Across Metro Detroit, an IICRC-certified crew arrives, finds the source and makes the property safe.
Mitigate and document
We stop the damage, extract and dry, and record photos and moisture readings your insurer can use.
Restore and rebuild
Once everything is dry and clean, the same team handles the repairs, from drywall and flooring to finishes.
We will work with your insurance
We will work with any insurance carrier you use. We’ve done it on claim after claim, and we take pride in it: every job is documented from the first hour and priced line by line, and we work hard so your insurance covers the whole project.
Many of our clients have saved thousands of dollars this way, and many paid nothing beyond their deductible.
How we help with insurance claims
Examples of carriers our customers use. RMO is an independent company and isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by these insurers.
Questions facility teams ask
Can the service department stay open during the cleanup?
Often, yes. When damage is limited to part of the building, we wall off the affected bays and phase the work so the rest keep running. If the whole shop is affected, we bring the most bays back first.
Should we move vehicles before your crew arrives?
If it's safe, yes. Move vehicles out of standing water and away from soot, and don't start one that sat in floodwater until it has been checked. Our crew covers or isolates any vehicles that have to stay inside.
Is water in a service bay considered contaminated?
Usually, yes. Water that crosses a shop floor picks up oil, fuel residue and chemicals, so it is extracted and handled separately. Drywall and other porous materials it soaks are usually removed rather than dried.
Services for this kind of building
- Commercial Water Damage RestorationExtraction, drying and repairs for commercial buildings, planned around tenants and operations and documented for insurers.
- Commercial Fire & Smoke RestorationBoard-up, soot and odor removal, contents cleaning and rebuild for commercial buildings after a fire.
- Machinery & Equipment CleaningMachine-by-machine cleaning and documentation for shop, kitchen, service-bay and production equipment after a fire or flood.
- Electronics RestorationStabilizing, cleaning and documenting electronics exposed to water, smoke or soot, in coordination with your IT team.
Request a call and we’ll contact you soon
Leave your name and number and a coordinator will call you back. If water is still coming in, or there’s smoke or sewage, call now.
Call 24/7248-845-0000- A person answers 24/7
- On site in about 60 minutes
- We work with your insurer
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