When water or fire damages your home, your belongings are at risk the moment we stop moving. Cantt Restoration packs out, inventories, professionally restores, and safely stores everything — while our same crew handles your structure. One call. One company. No coordination gap.
Most restoration companies handle your structure. Your contents go to a separate contractor — a different schedule, a different point of contact, a different invoice. At Cantt Restoration, we do both simultaneously. Your structure dries while your contents are inventoried, cleaned, and restored. You deal with one company, one insurance package, and one timeline.
How It Works
Every contents job follows a documented 6-step process — from the moment our crew arrives to the day your belongings come home. No surprises at any stage.
We walk every room with you, document the scope on video first, then photograph each affected area — before anything moves. This record protects you with your insurer.
Every item is inventoried with written documentation before it is packed. Nothing leaves without a record. Fragile, high-value, and specialty items receive individual handling and are flagged for specialized cleaning.
Items are cleaned using the appropriate method for each material — ultrasonic cleaning, ozone treatment, hydroxyl generation, freeze-drying, HEPA vacuuming, or hand-cleaning. The goal is pre-loss condition wherever technically achievable.
While your structure is being restored, your belongings are protected in temperature- and humidity-controlled storage — either in our on-site portable CONEX units or at our off-site facility for long-term projects.
We prepare the complete contents documentation package your adjuster needs — itemized inventory, condition reports, before-and-after photos, restoration methodology, and replacement value support for total-loss items.
When your home is ready, we return everything — room by room, according to the original inventory. You walk through every item with us before we call the job complete. Nothing is finished until you say it is.
What We Handle
From emergency pack-out on the day of loss to long-term storage of your most irreplaceable possessions — Cantt Restoration handles every stage of the contents lifecycle.
We remove your belongings from the loss environment as quickly as possible — every item documented before it moves. Our written inventory is the record that protects you through every step of your claim.
Smoke-damaged furniture. Water-soaked documents. Soot-covered collectibles. We use the correct technique for each material category — not a one-size-fits-all approach. The goal is pre-loss condition, documented.
Vital records, family photos, legal documents, and business files. Wet paper has a narrow recovery window — call us immediately. We use freeze-drying and document restoration techniques to recover what can be saved.
Our portable, climate-controlled CONEX units deploy directly to your property. Your belongings stay on-site — secured, temperature and humidity controlled — while structural repairs proceed. No off-site transfer required for most jobs.
When restoration takes months or your schedule requires extended storage, your contents move to our facility — a spray-foamed metal building on heavy-duty commercial shelving. We do regular interval checks on every stored box and item to make sure everything stays safe and in condition throughout the process. Ideal for specialty items including firearms, wine collections, fine art, area rugs, and irreplaceable antiques.
Every item that left your home returns to the same room — placed, not just stacked. We walk through the full inventory with you. The job is not complete until every item is accounted for and you are satisfied.
What We Specialize In
Most content companies will not touch firearms, wine collections, or taxidermy. These items require specific handling, legal compliance, and climate control that most packs-out crews are not equipped to provide. We are.
Proper handling, documentation, and climate-controlled storage for firearms, ammunition, and collections. Legal compliance throughout.
Temperature and humidity-controlled handling for wine collections, spirits, and aged beverages — protecting investment-grade bottles throughout the process.
Museum-quality handling for paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and investment-grade antique furniture. Custom packing and climate control throughout storage.
Hand-knotted, Persian, oriental, and antique rugs require specific cleaning processes and flat storage — not rolling or stacking. We handle them correctly.
Trophy mounts, wildlife specimens, and taxidermy pieces require specialized cleaning, odor treatment, and padded storage. We treat them with the care they deserve.
Sports memorabilia, signed items, trading cards, coins, and collector's pieces. Individual handling, documentation, and protective storage for items that cannot be replaced.
TVs, computers, audio equipment, appliances, and home systems. Ultrasonic cleaning and moisture remediation to restore electronics whenever technically possible.
Vital records, deeds, family photos, and archival materials. Freeze-drying within the critical recovery window is the only way to save saturated documents.
Professional Methods
Not every item can be cleaned the same way. We use industry-standard techniques matched to each material and damage type — not a generic cleaning protocol applied to everything.
High-frequency sound waves drive cleaning solution into microscopic crevices of hard items — metal, glass, ceramic, electronics components — removing soot, smoke residue, and contamination without abrasion or further damage.
Ozone generators and hydroxyl machines neutralize smoke, fire, and water odors at the molecular level — not masking them with fragrance. Hydroxyl treatment is safe for occupied spaces and soft goods.
The only method proven to recover saturated documents and photographs without accelerating deterioration. Freeze-drying removes moisture via sublimation, preserving paper fibers and ink that conventional drying would destroy.
True HEPA filtration captures fine soot particles, mold spores, and contaminants from soft goods, upholstery, and fabrics without redistributing them into the air. Required before any wet-cleaning process on fabric items.
Temperature and relative humidity are actively managed throughout storage — critical for preventing secondary mold growth on restored items and protecting specialty materials including leather, wood, and natural fibers.
Every item receives a documented condition assessment before and after treatment. Our reporting format is structured for insurance adjuster review — pre-loss value references, restoration methodology, and total-loss determination support.
Storage Solutions
Most pack-out companies send everything to a warehouse across town. We offer two storage options — including an on-site CONEX that keeps your belongings on your property throughout the entire restoration.
Our portable climate-controlled CONEX units deploy directly to your property. Your belongings remain on your property, secured and climate controlled, for the entire duration of your structural restoration. When the job is done, pack-back happens from next door — not from across town.
For extended restoration timelines — or for specialty items that require dedicated long-term storage — we offer climate-controlled facility storage. Particularly suited for firearms, wine collections, fine art, museum-quality antiques, and area rugs that need flat, stable storage conditions.
The single most common reason a contents claim is underpaid is inadequate documentation. Adjusters need itemized inventory, condition photographs, restoration methodology, and total-loss support — all organized and submitted correctly. We build that file for every job.
Call (903) 251-9525Common Questions
We respond 24/7. Call 911 first for any active emergency — then call us. The sooner contents are removed from a wet or smoke-contaminated environment, the better the restoration outcome. Every hour matters, particularly for documents, photographs, and electronics.
Contents cleaning and restoration is typically covered under your homeowner's or renter's insurance policy as part of a fire or water damage claim — coverage varies by policy and the specifics of your loss. We document the work thoroughly so your adjuster has everything needed to evaluate the claim. We do not negotiate with your insurer on your behalf — we make sure the technical record is complete and organized.
Yes. We handle firearms, wine and spirits collections, fine art, area rugs, taxidermy, and other specialty items that most pack-out companies decline. Firearms receive proper documentation and are stored in climate-controlled conditions throughout the process, with full legal compliance. Wine and spirits collections are temperature- and humidity-controlled from pack-out through pack-back.
Yes — for most jobs, we deploy our portable climate-controlled CONEX units directly to your property. Your belongings remain on-site, secured and climate controlled, for the entire project duration. When structural restoration is complete, pack-back happens from next door rather than from an off-site warehouse. For longer timelines or specialty storage needs, we also offer off-site facility storage.
The answer depends on the item type, the damage category, and how quickly contents are removed from the loss environment. Hard goods — furniture, metals, ceramics, many electronics — can often be successfully restored. Documents and photographs require freeze-drying within a critical time window. Soft goods depend on the contamination type. We assess every item individually and provide a documented determination. We do not make blanket total-loss decisions — every recoverable item is an item we try to restore, because content restoration is almost always less expensive than replacement.
A contents-only company handles your belongings while a separate restoration company handles your structure. That means two contractors, two schedules, two insurance documentation packages, and two points of contact — all coordinating around each other on your property during the most stressful period of your year. Cantt handles structure and contents simultaneously, with one crew and one documentation package. Your structure dries while your contents are cleaned. The timeline is shorter, the claim file is unified, and you deal with one company from start to finish.
Ready When You Are
Call 911 first for any active emergency. Then call us. We are available 24 hours a day, every day — structure and contents, handled by one crew from first response to final walkthrough.
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