Ranney House Fire Restoration in Lakeland. The Ranney family lost their Lakeland home to a fire. They tell the story of finding True Builders, sitting down with Issac, and walking back into a home that was better than before.
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[Music] and all of a sudden I woke up i sat up smelling and I'm like wow I do smell smoke and I could see like amber in the door and I open the door very little cuz I knew better to open it wide so I opened the door and there was a fire while rushing out of the house my two boys they were trying to put it out with the hose but it it just was exploding in the air from I guess gas and paint that we had I was just numb I just couldn't I said it's just really happening my dream in like you know my home everything that we live for it is all my memories were gone everything was exploding what are we gonna do you know we're not young I just did all these emotions will go until me we had called several different contractors they were just over price we didn't know where to turn so we had gone to my daughter's we were still looking and my dad was looking on the on the Internet so then my daughter says mom I don't know if you want to give this this company are called it's called two builders and she says and they um they do for fire water damage and all this maybe just give them a call to see you know I called them and I spoke to this nice man his name is Aaron and he says I'll meet you there I said really today he says yes I'll meet you there we talked and we talked and he says we can rebuild your house for this amount of money and I'm like no way we had to go through the office in me Isaac the owner and we all sit around the table and he says I will do this and it won't cost me a dime I I just couldn't believe it I was like whoa you know doing exactly the way it was will have some upgrades they didn't have before and I was I was really blessed we were blessed to find two builders I got to go in the office and I get to pick everything that I wanted you know from different one not just one thing they had me there might be like seven pieces of flow or seven types of countertops so it was like and I mean they made it so easy and they had colors for me to choose from it was like wow that was exciting for me because I just couldn't believe that I was going to get this because I'm not from all the other contractors so I walked in the door and I just started crying because it was so beautiful two-minute the kitchen was like the colors I wanted everything it was better than before I'm in the flooring I got I got all the stains still count I know I'm refrigerate everything I wanted the cabinets were upgraded it was just so so beautiful and in warm it was a one feeling nothing they made it more they made it like home again and then Isaac came he had I think I'd like five albums of pitches memories that they had cleaning them and put them in or kind of like an order they took their time to Bennett had to take a lot of time it took their time to put each one in the folder just everything was brand new I have a brand new home down a brand new home for the rest of my life and two builders made it happen [Music] you [Music]
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The Ranney family lost their Lakeland home to a fire. They tell the story of finding True Builders, sitting down with Issac, and walking back into a home that was better than before.
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[Music] and all of a sudden I woke up i sat up smelling and I'm like wow I do smell smoke and I could see like amber in the door and I open the door very little cuz I knew better to open it wide so I opened the door and there was a fire while rushing out of the house my two boys they were trying to put it out with the hose but it it just was exploding in the air from I guess gas and paint that we had I was just numb I just couldn't I said it's just really happening my dream in like you know my home everything that we live for it is all my memories were gone everything was exploding what are we gonna do you know we're not young I just did all these emotions will go until me we had called several different contractors they were just over price we didn't know where to turn so we had gone to my daughter's we were still looking and my dad was looking on the on the Internet so then my daughter says mom I don't know if you want to give this this company are called it's called two builders and she says and they um they do for fire water damage and all this maybe just give them a call to see you know I called them and I spoke to this nice man his name is Aaron and he says I'll meet you there I said really today he says yes I'll meet you there we talked and we talked and he says we can rebuild your house for this amount of money and I'm like no way we had to go through the office in me Isaac the owner and we all sit around the table and he says I will do this and it won't cost me a dime I I just couldn't believe it I was like whoa you know doing exactly the way it was will have some upgrades they didn't have before and I was I was really blessed we were blessed to find two builders I got to go in the office and I get to pick everything that I wanted you know from different one not just one thing they had me there might be like seven pieces of flow or seven types of countertops so it was like and I mean they made it so easy and they had colors for me to choose from it was like wow that was exciting for me because I just couldn't believe that I was going to get this because I'm not from all the other contractors so I walked in the door and I just started crying because it was so beautiful two-minute the kitchen was like the colors I wanted everything it was better than before I'm in the flooring I got I got all the stains still count I know I'm refrigerate everything I wanted the cabinets were upgraded it was just so so beautiful and in warm it was a one feeling nothing they made it more they made it like home again and then Isaac came he had I think I'd like five albums of pitches memories that they had cleaning them and put them in or kind of like an order they took their time to Bennett had to take a lot of time it took their time to put each one in the folder just everything was brand new I have a brand new home down a brand new home for the rest of my life and two builders made it happen [Music] you [Music]
The Ranney Fire: From Losing Everything to a Brand New Home in Lakeland
She woke up smelling smoke and saw the glow at the door. Within minutes the Ranney family was outside their Lakeland home watching everything they had worked for burn, gas and paint cans exploding, her sons trying to fight it with a garden hose. "I was just numb," she remembers. The contractors they called first were overpriced, and they did not know where to turn.
Her daughter found True Builders. She called and spoke to "this nice man, his name is Aaron," who met them at the house the same day. They sat around a table with Issac, the owner, and worked out how the rebuild could happen. She picked every finish herself from real choices, and the crew even cleaned and organized the family photos that survived into albums. Walking back in, she says, "I just started crying because it was so beautiful." Her summary: a brand new home for the rest of her life, and True Builders made it happen.
What contents restoration can actually save
The photo albums in this story are not a detail; they are a discipline. After a fire, professional contents teams inventory, pack out, and clean what can be saved: textiles, dishes, furniture, electronics, and irreplaceables like photographs. Smoke residue is acidic and keeps damaging surfaces for weeks, so fast professional cleaning saves things that look ruined. Never assume something is a loss until a restoration crew has assessed it, and never let sentimental items go to a dumpster during demo without a second look.
The fire rebuild sequence, so you know where you are
- Secure the site - board-up, fencing, and weather protection, usually within the first day or two
- Assessment and scope - structure, smoke, and water damage from firefighting all get documented
- Contents pack-out - salvageable belongings leave for cleaning and storage before demo starts
- Demolition and cleanup - burned and smoke-saturated materials removed, structure cleaned and sealed
- Rebuild and selections - framing to finishes, with your choices on materials and colors
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