About Instant Restoration | Licensed CA Restoration Company

Our Story

Instant Restoration was founded in 2021 with a clear idea: property damage restoration could be done better than it was being done.

Too many homeowners were getting the same experience — slow responses, vague answers, hidden charges, technicians who couldn’t explain what they were actually doing. The people experiencing the worst week of their year were being treated like assembly-line work.

We started this company to be the opposite of that.

“Homeowners and business owners aren’t tickets in a queue. They’re neighbors going through a hard time.”

That’s how we treat every job — with real attention, real communication, and real accountability from the first call through the final walkthrough. That principle hasn’t changed. Through floods, fires, mold outbreaks, and everything in between, we’ve built a reputation across Los Angeles, Ventura, and Orange Counties for one thing: showing up when it matters and getting the job done right.

SECTION 02 · LEADERSHIP

Leadership.

A founder-run company — the person whose name is on the license is the one who answers the emergency call and meets clients on the jobsite.

Oren Gedalia

Founder · CEO · Owner

Through the 2019 and 2020 wildfire seasons, Oren worked smoke and water losses at a previous restoration company — including the Easy, Tick, Saddleridge, Bobcat, Silverado and Bond fires — before founding Instant Restoration in Woodland Hills, California, in 2021. Those years in property restoration are where he watched the same patterns repeat — homeowners overcharged for work that wasn’t done right, mitigation companies pushing testing on jobs where they had a conflict of interest, and contractor-shaped gaps between emergency cleanup and the rebuild that left families living in damaged homes for months while paperwork shuffled between companies.

The original idea was simple: one license, one team, one timeline. The same crew that answers the emergency call at 2 AM is the same crew that handles drying, demolition, and the rebuild back to pre-loss condition. No second contractor, no scope handoff, no scheduling gap.

Oren is IICRC certified and holds the B-General Building Contractor license that makes the rebuild side of every job possible, and works to the IICRC S500, S520 and S700 standards on every job. He runs the company day-to-day, takes emergency calls personally, and meets clients on jobsites across the Valley. CSLB #1078518.

Credentials held personally

IICRC — certified, current
CSLB #1078518 — B-General Building Contractor

Our Crew

The crew at Instant Restoration works to IICRC standards and is dispatched from our Woodland Hills HQ. Every job is led by an experienced project manager who stays with the family from the first emergency call through final walkthrough.

Instant Restoration job photo in Beverly Hills, CA: Crew in yellow suit pumping flooded crawlspace, face not visible

SECTION 03 · SERVICES

What we do.

We’re a licensed California general building contractor specializing in property damage restoration — mitigation through rebuild, all in-house.

SVC 01

Water damage restoration

Extraction, drying, structural repair.

SVC 02

Mold removal and mold remediation

Assessment, containment, removal, prevention.

SVC 03

Fire damage restoration

Debris removal, structural repair, content cleaning.

SVC 04

Smoke damage restoration

Odor removal, soot cleaning, air quality restoration.

SVC 05

Flood damage cleanup

Emergency water extraction, sanitization, drying.

SVC 06

Sewage cleanup and sanitization

Biohazard cleanup, decontamination, restoration.

SVC 07

Reconstruction and build-back

Full structural repair, finish work, permitting.

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Every service we offer

All of our services in one place — restoration, mitigation, rebuild, and emergency response. The full overview.

We serve Los Angeles, Ventura, and Orange Counties from our headquarters in Woodland Hills, California.

SECTION 04 · WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT

Six reasons people stay.

Here’s what you can count on when you call us.

VALUE 01

Local, not franchise.

Based in Woodland Hills, serving neighbors — not a 1-800 number. Our reputation depends on every job we do.

VALUE 02

Real communication.

The crew on your job is connected to the team answering your calls. No telephone tag, no transfers, no vague answers.

VALUE 03

55-minute response target.

That’s our target anywhere in the service area. Water damage gets worse by the hour. The faster we arrive, the less you face.

VALUE 04

We speak insurance.

We document your loss for your insurance file — photos, moisture logs, line-item estimates — in the format adjusters ask for. We are not public adjusters; you stay in charge of your claim.

VALUE 05

Licensed, bonded, insured.

CSLB B-General Building. Works to the IICRC S500, S520 and S700 standards across water, mold, fire, smoke, and sewage. Fully insured. License publicly verifiable.

VALUE 06

Answer the phone.

Always. 24/7. A person, not a menu. The number is (818) 486-6546.

SECTION 05 · HOW WE WORK

Same process, every job.

Consistency is how we keep our promises. Every job follows these seven steps — from the first call to the final walkthrough.

STEP 01

Call.

24/7 emergency dispatch line: (818) 486-6546. Live person, not a robot.

STEP 02

Rapid response.

We dispatch a crew to you. 55-minute response target.

STEP 03

Assessment.

On-site evaluation. Moisture readings, damage documentation, photos and video for your insurance claim.

STEP 04

Written scope of work.

Before any work begins, you receive a detailed written scope: what we’re doing, what materials we’re using, timeline, pricing, payment terms. You sign before we start.

STEP 05

Restoration.

Our crews execute the plan. Daily updates. No surprises. Any change requires your written approval first.

STEP 06

Insurance documentation.

We provide photos, moisture logs, and a line-item estimate you can send to your carrier and adjuster.

STEP 07

Final walkthrough.

We walk the finished job with you before we call it complete.

SECTION 06 · WHAT WE STAND FOR

A crisis is not a transaction.

Property damage is a crisis. The water keeps spreading until someone stops it. The mold keeps growing until someone removes it. The smell of smoke doesn’t disappear on its own. And in the middle of all of it is a person — a homeowner, a business owner, a property manager — trying to figure out what to do next.

That’s where we come in.

We’re not the cheapest restoration company in California. We’re not the biggest. What we are is a team that treats every job like it’s the only one that matters — because to the person whose home or business is damaged, it is.

We go above and beyond for our clients. Not because it’s a slogan. Because it’s how this work should be done.

SECTION 07 · CREDENTIALS

Licenses & standards.

CSLB licensed. Works to the IICRC S500, S520 and S700 standards across water, mold, fire, smoke, and sewage. Fully insured. Publicly verifiable.

California Licensed General Building Contractor (CSLB, B-General Building)

Work to IICRC S500 / S520 / S700 standards — Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification

Water Damage Restoration (S500 standards)

Mold Remediation (S520 standards)

Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration (S700 standards)

Sewage Cleanup (S500 Category 3)

Fully Licensed, Bonded, and Insured

Established 2021

Our license is publicly verifiable through the California Contractors State License Board at www.cslb.ca.gov.

SECTION 09 · SERVICE AREA

LA, Ventura, and Orange Counties.

We dispatch from Woodland Hills and cover everywhere our 55-minute target reaches. A sample of the communities we serve:

Los Angeles County

Woodland Hills Calabasas Agoura Hills Encino Tarzana Sherman Oaks Beverly Hills Brentwood Santa Monica Pasadena Glendale Burbank Hidden Hills

Ventura County

Thousand Oaks Westlake Village Camarillo Oxnard Ventura

Orange County

Anaheim Irvine Newport Beach Costa Mesa Santa Ana

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If you don’t see your city listed, just call.

SECTION 10 · READY WHEN YOU NEED US

When damage happens,
you call once.

24/7 emergency dispatch. No after-hours fees. No holiday surcharges. Property damage doesn’t follow business hours, and neither do we.

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