3D Laser Scanning for Building Restoration After Disasters

When a fire guts a historic theater or a flood undermines a century-old commercial block, every hour before a demolition crew or remediation team touches the structure is an hour you can still recover geometry that will never exist again. This guide covers the full arc of 3D laser scanning services overview applied to disaster scenarios: pre-disaster insurance backup, emergency field capture, insurance-ready deliverables, and the step-by-step workflow from scene clearance to permit-ready drawings.

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Why Disasters Expose the Documentation Gap (and What It Costs You)

Most buildings over 30 years old have no accurate as-built drawings. Post-disaster sites routinely present “record drawings” that are redlined blueprints from the 1980s, fax-quality photocopies, or simply nothing at all. Contractors and adjusters work from memory and field measurements taken under pressure. That gap is expensive - and the expense is specific.

FEMA’s Mitigation Assessment Team program documents the consequences of poor pre-loss records in post-disaster rebuilds. The mechanism is straightforward: when no verified pre-loss baseline exists, insurance adjusters default to depreciated replacement schedules based on regional average costs, not building-specific conditions. This plays out most painfully in historic buildings. An adjuster prices ornate plaster cornices at standard drywall-patch rates. Another disputes the measured linear footage of custom millwork because the only documentation is a contractor’s 40-year-old shop drawing and two photographs. A third challenges MEP routing that ran through inaccessible ceiling chases, arguing that the “most cost-effective” replacement path is exposed conduit. Without dimensionally accurate pre-loss records, the property owner argues from photographs and memory - and loses.

Each disaster type creates distinct scanning challenges:

• Fire: Soot-coated surfaces absorb laser pulses and return weaker intensity signals; structural instability limits access zones; demolition permits move fast. In most US jurisdictions a demolition permit can be issued within 5-15 business days of a total-loss determination - that is the entire documentation window for the pre-remediation record.
• Flood: Standing water, swollen timber, delaminated plaster, and active mold growth complicate access; floor deflection and wall lean become measurable distress indicators. Under the National Flood Insurance Program, policyholders must submit a signed Proof of Loss form within 60 days of the date of loss - creating hard pressure on documentation turnaround.
• Seismic/wind: Partial collapse creates no-go zones; the geometry of what remains is the most critical evidence for structural assessment and insurance substantiation.

Traditional Documentation vs. 3D Laser Scanning

The scanning advantage is not speed alone. It is the audit trail: a registered .E57 point cloud file carries embedded metadata - scan date and time, geo-referenced coordinates, registration residuals - that no tape-measure record can match. When a dispute arises over pre-loss structural conditions, the .E57 file’s embedded registration residuals and GPS-anchored coordinate system give the client’s design and legal professionals a dimensionally auditable record: anyone with CloudCompare (free, open-source) can open the file and measure any element independently. That is a fundamentally different class of documentation than photographs alone - and it is the foundation on which clients’ own architects, engineers, and attorneys build their case.

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Pre-Disaster Scanning: The Insurance Backup Strategy

The smartest deployment of 3D laser scanning in disaster response happens before any disaster occurs. A complete geometric record of a building captured at its best condition and archived against the day when a fire alarm, a flood gauge, or a seismic event changes everything.

We deploy a Trimble X7 terrestrial laser scanner - and, for detailed or complex elements, handheld scanners - to capture full exterior facade geometry, interior room volumes and ceiling heights, millwork profiles (cornices, wainscoting, door surrounds), structural bay spacing, and all MEP visible above accessible ceilings, everything to ±2-3 mm accuracy. For most buildings under 30,000 sq ft, field capture runs 1-3 days.

The deliverables have a long shelf life. Reflected Ceiling Plans (RCPs), dimensioned floor plans, and the raw .RCP/.E57 point cloud files remain valid references for 10+ years on undisturbed structures. When renovations occur, a targeted re-scan updates only the affected areas.

To illustrate the value: a landmarked building with ornate plaster ceilings, original balcony structure, and a local landmark designation carries a replacement cost coverage that can reach into the millions. The insurer and owner share a real problem: if a fire damages the auditorium, how does anyone prove the original plaster cornice projection, the exact balcony sightline geometry, or the profile depth of the proscenium plasterwork? The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties require in-kind replacement of historic fabric in restoration work - but “in-kind” is only enforceable when you have dimensional proof.

A comprehensive pre-disaster baseline scan captures every millwork profile, every structural bay, and the full building volume. When a post-event scan is acquired, the two clouds can be overlaid in point cloud comparison software - and a displacement map quantifies exactly which plaster surfaces were lost and to what depth, giving the adjuster a defensible replacement cost within days of the post-event scan. The insurer can then settle restoration line items without dispute. The cost ratio is stark: a pre-disaster scan investment measured in thousands of dollars against restoration line items measured in the hundreds of thousands.

Pre-disaster scanning solves this cleanly. See also how laser scanning supports historic preservation and restoration and Scan-to-BIM for historic churches, theaters, and landmarks for how we execute these projects in practice.

Pre-Disaster Scanning Cost vs. Dispute Risk

One avoided dispute pays for a decade of baseline scan maintenance.

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Emergency Post-Disaster Capture: Speed, Safety, and Data Integrity

The 72-hour window after a disaster is the most critical documentation period in a building’s life. Before debris removal starts, before shoring goes in, before remediation crews strip burned or waterlogged materials - the pre-remediation geometry is a unique, unrepeatable record. Structural engineers, insurance adjusters, restoration GCs, and preservation architects all need the same dataset. One scan, distributed to all parties, is the only workflow that avoids the four separate sets of manual field measurements that otherwise generate four conflicting area calculations.

Scanner Selection for Hazardous Environments

Our primary disaster-response instrument is the Trimble X7 terrestrial laser scanner. For parts, detailed elements, or confined-space work, we add handheld scanners. The table below reflects the general performance characteristics of static phase-shift scanners in this class:

Our instruments achieve ±2-3 mm accuracy at 30 m range. In a fire-damaged structure, the Trimble X7’s fast-setup design minimizes time in unstable zones. For large-footprint facilities where continuous area coverage matters more than millimeter-precision on ornamental detail, a first-pass mobile or rapid-scan approach can cover 25,000-40,000 sq ft per hour to establish overall geometry before following up with static stations at the high-value documentation zones.

Safety Protocol in the Field

We do not scan until the structural engineer or fire marshal issues a zone-specific green light. Once cleared, our protocol is:

1. Mark no-go zones before processing - these get flagged so no geometry from those areas appears in deliverables without explicit review.
2. Use remote scan trigger or tablet control to initiate scans from outside the immediate station footprint.
3. Extend tripod legs to maximum height in areas with floor-level hazards (standing water, debris).
4. Wear full PPE: respirator (N95 minimum for soot, P100 with organic vapor cartridge for active mold), hard hat, eye protection, disposable Tyvek suit in heavily contaminated areas.

Soot, Smoke, and Scan Data Quality

Dark, matte, soot-covered surfaces absorb laser pulses and return weaker intensity signals than clean surfaces - but this affects visual quality, not geometry. The time-of-flight measurement that gives us dimensional accuracy is unchanged. The practical compensation is tighter station spacing: 3-5 m between setups instead of the standard 8-10 m, combined with a target overlap of 40-60% between adjacent scan footprints rather than the standard 20-30% used in clean environments. The increased overlap fills shadow zones behind debris and gives the cloud-to-cloud registration algorithm sufficient redundant geometry to solve station positions with residuals below 3 mm even when intensity-based target matching is degraded. Supplemental RGB photography (standard on current terrestrial scanners) colorizes the point cloud even when scanner intensity data is washed out by soot.

Flood-damaged structures scan with excellent geometric fidelity. Waterlogged timber and delaminated plaster retain their shape well enough for dimensional documentation. Floor deflection - measurable to sub-millimeter precision - and out-of-plumb wall conditions become quantified structural distress indicators rather than subjective walk-through observations: we deliver a flatness deviation map and wall-plumb report as numerical outputs to the structural engineer, not a field notebook.

Data Handoff

We deliver a registered, color-mapped point cloud within 48-72 hours of field capture:

• .RCP - native Autodesk ReCap format; loads directly into Revit and AutoCAD
• .E57 - the archival master format; vendor-neutral, embedded metadata
• .LAZ - compressed LAS; lightweight for sharing with engineers who use CloudCompare, Civil 3D, or Bentley

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From Point Cloud to Insurance-Ready Documentation

A raw point cloud is not what an insurance adjuster opens on a Monday morning. What adjusters and public adjusters actually need are dimensioned drawings and supporting documents they can attach to a claim file. The translation from point cloud to that package is the delivery step that determines whether the scan data actually moves the claim.

LOD and What It Means for Claims

LOD 300 is the standard we deliver for commercial property claims. To be concrete about what that means in a disaster file: a W14×48 steel beam in an 18-ft structural bay is documented at its measured depth (13.79”), flange width (8.031”), and exact elevation relative to finished floor - not approximated as “14-inch wide-flange.” A plaster cornice is documented at its measured projection (7⅜” from wall face), height (9¼”), and profile shape extracted at 6-inch intervals along its run - not labeled “ornate cornice, approx. 8 inches.” That specificity is what allows a restoration contractor to price accurately and an adjuster to validate replacement cost without commissioning their own field measurements.

Deliverable Package for Insurance Claims

• Dimensioned floor plans at 1/8” or 1/4” scale, PDF and DWG
• Reflected Ceiling Plans showing ceiling height zones and material changes
• Exterior elevations (all four faces minimum)
• Key cross-sections - typically 2 longitudinal, 2 transverse
• Room-by-room finish schedule tied to point cloud measurements
• Area takeoff summary by floor and use type

Turnaround for a 10,000-25,000 sq ft building: 5-10 business days from point cloud to final PDF drawing set, assuming no major access gaps in the scan data.

The point cloud file itself is a durable, timestamped existing-conditions record. The .E57 file header contains scan timestamps, geo-referenced coordinates (if GPS-registered), and registration residuals - metadata that is independently auditable by anyone with CloudCompare. Public adjusters and property attorneys find the point cloud significantly stronger than photographs because it is dimensionally auditable: every measurement in the drawing set can be traced back to the archived point cloud, and the embedded scan date establishes when and under what conditions the geometry was captured.

For teams that need a full BIM model for reconstruction permitting, the workflow moves from Autodesk ReCap Pro (point cloud management) into Revit via Scan-to-BIM, producing a full model with wall types, structural elements, and MEP rough-in at the agreed LOD. Learn more about what to expect in your laser scanning deliverables.

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As-Built Services for Fire-Damaged Buildings: Special Considerations

Fire is the hardest post-disaster scanning scenario. It stacks multiple challenges simultaneously: structural instability, toxic air quality requiring full respirator protocols, soot-covered surfaces degrading intensity data, and a ticking clock from the demolition permit. Here is how we manage it.

Phased Scanning Approach

Phase 1 (within 48 hours): Exterior perimeter and any interior zones cleared by the structural engineer. We capture the full building envelope - all four facades, roof if accessible, and all safe ground-floor interior areas. This establishes the geometric baseline before any remediation contact.

Phase 2 (3-7 days post-event, after structural shoring): Deeper interior areas, upper floors, and zones that required stabilization before access.

The non-obvious field problem here is registration: between Phase 1 and Phase 2, the geometry of the building has changed. Shoring has been installed. Debris has been removed from some areas. In active fire progression scenarios, additional collapse may have occurred. Standard cloud-to-cloud registration cannot bridge this gap reliably if the overlapping geometry no longer matches.

Our solution is pre-positioned physical registration targets - specifically, HDS magnetic spheres and flat checkerboard targets - mounted on structural elements that will not be disturbed between phases: exterior masonry walls, concrete columns, and any steel framing confirmed by the structural engineer as stable. We survey these target positions with a total station before Phase 1 begins, establishing a site coordinate system that persists across both scan campaigns regardless of what changes between them. In Phase 2, we re-observe the surviving targets, confirm positions match the Phase 1 survey within 3 mm, and register both clouds into the common coordinate frame. This gives sub-3 mm residuals across the phased dataset even when significant geometry has changed between sessions.

Material-Specific Scan Performance After Fire

Charred wood and steel: Both scan with good geometric accuracy. The surface chemistry changes dramatically, but the time-of-flight laser does not care - it reads the geometric surface. Intensity and color data is compromised (charred wood returns near-black intensity; oxidized steel scatters unpredictably), but the dimensional data used for restoration drawings is clean.

Concrete and masonry: These materials retain geometry almost perfectly post-fire. Spalling creates measurable surface recession that the point cloud documents in detail. Before any remediation or demolition, the scan records exactly where spalling occurred and to what depth - critical for structural engineering assessment.

Wood-frame buildings: Measurable deflection in floor systems and roof framing appears as deviation from plane in the point cloud. We extract flatness maps and plumb deviation measurements from the cloud and deliver them to the structural engineer as numerical inputs - a floor bay deflecting 1.2” over a 14-ft span is a number, not a walk-through observation.

Historic Millwork Recovery

For ornate cornices, carved capitals, wainscoting, and door surrounds that survived partial fire damage, the scanner captures profiles at sub-millimeter resolution. We extract 2D profile curves at regular intervals - typically every 6 inches along a run - clean them up in AutoCAD or Rhino, and deliver them directly to the millwork shop as dimensioned shop drawing inputs. A craftsman can replicate a destroyed profile precisely from the extracted curves, rather than estimating from photographs. This workflow produces profile cross-sections that a millwork contractor can use to fabricate replacement plaster runs without a single site measurement of their own.

See as-built documentation for historic buildings for deeper coverage of this workflow.

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Historic and Landmark Buildings: A Higher Standard of Documentation

When the building in question is on the National Register or carries a local landmark designation, documentation requirements step up - and so do our deliverables.

HABS/HAER standards: Federally listed properties typically require SHPO-compliant measured drawings as part of any federally funded or licensed restoration. The Historic American Buildings Survey threshold is 1:20 scale photogrammetric drawings. Our scanner-based workflow achieves ±2-3 mm accuracy - well beyond that threshold - and the point cloud provides a permanent, independently verifiable record that photogrammetry alone cannot match.

The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and the in-kind replacement requirement: The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties require that restored historic fabric match original construction in material, dimension, and character. “In-kind” is only enforceable when you have dimensional proof. The point cloud provides masonry coursing dimensions, window opening heights and widths, structural bay spacing, and millwork profiles - all the measurements a SHPO reviewer needs to confirm that proposed replacement matches the original. NFPA 914 governs fire protection and life safety systems in historic structures and is a separate but parallel compliance requirement for restoration projects; its fire-safety provisions work in concert with the Secretary’s Standards on material and character.

The Notre-Dame proof case: The 2019 Notre-Dame Cathedral fire made the case for pre-disaster capture at global scale. Art historian Andrew Tallon conducted comprehensive surveys of Notre-Dame’s interior and exterior geometry. His 2010 campaign - using a Leica ScanStation C10 across more than 50 scan positions and collecting approximately 1 billion points - documented the precise geometry of the medieval vaulting, the crossing piers, and - critically - the 19th-century Viollet-le-Duc spire before it collapsed in the fire. (An earlier 2005 scan used a Leica HDS3000 for initial survey work.) When reconstruction teams needed reference geometry for the spire, Tallon’s point cloud provided the only dimensionally accurate record of its base geometry and connection to the crossing tower. No comparable survey could have been conducted after the fire with the crossing vaulting open to the sky. The lesson is simple: more than 50 scan positions and ~1 billion points, collected years before any damage, were more useful than any post-event documentation effort. We cite this not as abstract inspiration but as a specific operational model: comprehensive coverage, static phase scanner, pre-event archival intent.

Note on digital reconstruction sources: some reports have cited Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Unity photogrammetry as a reconstruction reference. The specific utility of that dataset for reconstruction engineering - as opposed to visual reference - has not been established in published reconstruction team communications. We do not treat it as a peer to Tallon’s point cloud survey, and neither should you when evaluating pre-disaster documentation strategies.

Working with SHPOs: We format point cloud data and drawings for submission as supporting documentation with Certificates of Appropriateness applications and emergency stabilization permit packages. The SHPO reviewer gets HABS-style orthographic drawings, photorealistic point cloud renders, and the .E57 archive file - the last of which can be deposited with the SHPO or the Library of Congress as a permanent record.

For the full treatment of federal documentation and tax credit workflow, see 3D scanning for historic tax credit and SHPO documentation and laser scanning for facade and exterior documentation.

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The Pre-Disaster Scanning Program: How to Set It Up

Who should be in this program: Historic districts and preservation trusts. Religious institutions with irreplaceable interior fabric. Performing arts venues. Museum buildings with complex decorative programs. High-value commercial properties with non-standard MEP or structural systems. Any building with replacement cost over $5M where a documentation dispute would be financially catastrophic.

Program structure:

1. Baseline mobilization: Full building scan + registered point cloud + as-built drawing set. This is the insurance document.
2. Archive: Deliverables stored on client-controlled cloud (AWS S3, SharePoint, or similar) with simultaneous copy on a secure archive - accessible to the insurer, attorney, facility manager, and restoration contractor under named-user credentials.
3. Maintenance scans: Annual or biennial re-scan covering any areas modified by renovation. Typical maintenance scan cost is 20-40% of the original baseline - only the changed areas need re-capture.

The disaster response advantage: Because the pre-disaster cloud already exists, post-event response skips baseline capture entirely. We overlay the pre- and post-disaster point clouds to generate a displacement map - every surface is color-coded by deviation from pre-loss condition, with deviation values output at user-specified grid spacing (typically 6-inch grid for insurance use, 2-inch grid for SHPO review). This quantifies loss geometrically, not subjectively, and gives the adjuster a defensible number for structural and finish loss within days of the event.

ROI framing: One avoided insurance dispute typically generates $30,000-$250,000 in saved legal and expert fees. At $4,000-$22,000 for a baseline scan, the program pays for itself on the first incident. But the risk management value applies every year the program is not needed: documented replacement cost valuations supported by actual field geometry are defensible against insurer-driven depreciation reviews, independent of any disaster event.

Tie this program into your broader risk management stack: facility managers, risk consultants, and insurance brokers who advise on documented replacement cost valuations are natural partners. The scan data supports a defensible replacement cost appraisal independent of any disaster.

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Workflow Summary: Disaster to Permit-Ready Drawings in 10 Steps

Steps 6 and 10 happen in parallel - the cloud goes to the insurer immediately while drafting continues. The 10-day timeline assumes a 10,000-25,000 sq ft building with no major access interruptions.

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Cost Ranges and What Drives the Price

Emergency disaster scanning is not standard-rate work. The complexity, urgency, and safety overhead are real cost drivers - but so is the insurance reimbursability angle most competitors never mention.

Emergency Mobilization Premium

A <48-hour deployment carries a 20-40% surcharge over standard scheduling rates. This reflects after-hours team mobilization, expedited equipment preparation, and the logistics cost of getting to a site on short notice. In nearly every commercial property claim of this type, this premium is recoverable under “cost to document” provisions in the policy. We recommend clients confirm this with their broker before mobilization - adjusters routinely approve documentation costs when they understand the alternative is a protracted dispute.

Project Cost Ranges

The cost range on mid-size historic buildings collapses to two distinct project profiles once you identify the key variables: a 10,000 sq ft, two-story brick commercial building with simple interiors and clear access sits near $6,000-$8,000. A 28,000 sq ft, four-story landmarked building with ornate plaster ceilings, a narrow central stair requiring scissor lift access, and extensive millwork profile extraction for SHPO deliverables sits near $15,000-$18,000. The table above reflects that split.

What Pushes Cost Up

• Multi-story access requiring scissor lift or boom lift rental (add $800-$2,500/day)
• Unsafe access requiring additional scan setups around no-go zones (adds 20-40% to field time)
• Extensive millwork profile extraction for historic replication (adds $1,500-$6,000 depending on linear footage and complexity)
• Full Revit BIM at LOD 300 with MEP routing (adds $4,000-$15,000 over basic CAD drawings)

What Brings Cost Down

• Pre-existing baseline scan on file (skip all field capture - go straight to comparison and change documentation)
• Simple rectangular floor plate with no ornamental detail
• No MEP modeling required
• Single-story structure with unobstructed access

For broader cost context, see our detailed breakdowns on 3D laser scanning for structural renovations.

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FAQ

How soon after a fire or flood can a building be laser scanned?

Scanning can begin as soon as the structural engineer or fire marshal issues a safety clearance - typically within 24-48 hours of the event for stabilized structures. We can deploy within that same window across the continental US. Every hour of debris removal or demolition destroys pre-remediation geometry that insurance claims and restoration drawings depend on. In most US jurisdictions, demolition permits on total-loss structures can be issued within 5-15 business days, which defines the hard outer limit of your documentation window. Emergency mobilization carries a 20-40% surcharge, but that cost is typically recoverable from the property claim under “cost to document” provisions - verify this with your broker before mobilization.

Will smoke or soot damage affect the accuracy of the laser scan?

No - geometry accuracy is unaffected. Laser pulses measure time-of-flight regardless of surface color or condition. Dark, soot-covered surfaces return weaker intensity signals, which degrades the visual quality of the colorized point cloud, but structural measurements remain within the ±2-3 mm accuracy spec of our terrestrial scanner. Our practical fix is tighter station spacing - 3-5 m between setups instead of the standard 8-10 m - combined with a target overlap of 40-60% between adjacent scan footprints (versus the standard 20-30% in clean environments). This gives the registration algorithm sufficient redundant geometry to achieve sub-3 mm registration residuals even when intensity-based target matching is degraded by contamination. Supplemental RGB photography from the scanner’s onboard cameras handles colorization independently of intensity data.

What deliverables do insurance adjusters actually need from a post-disaster scan?

Adjusters and public adjusters most often need: (1) dimensioned floor plans and elevations at 1/8” or 1/4” scale in PDF, (2) room-by-room area takeoffs, (3) a finish schedule tied to measured dimensions, and (4) the registered point cloud file as an auditable record. A full Revit model is needed only when the restoration architect requires it for construction documents. LOD 200 (massing, areas) handles initial coverage assessment; LOD 300 (individual structural members documented to specific dimensions - e.g., W14×48 at 18-ft bay, cornice projection at 7⅜” from wall face - millwork profiles, MEP components) is required for full replacement cost substantiation on complex or historic buildings. The difference matters: an LOD 200 drawing tells the adjuster how big the building is; an LOD 300 drawing tells them exactly what was there and what it costs to replace it.

Can a pre-disaster laser scan be used to support replacement cost documentation for an insurer?

Yes. A registered, timestamped point cloud with embedded geo-reference metadata documents the exact geometry, material volumes, and architectural details of the building before any loss. Combined with a professional as-built drawing set, it gives the insurer a baseline that neutralizes low-ball depreciation schedules and supports the client’s own appraisers and attorneys in making their case. This is particularly valuable for ornate historic finishes - carved millwork, plaster ornamentation, custom tile - that are impossible to price accurately from photographs alone. The .E57 file’s embedded metadata (scan date, GPS coordinates, registration residuals) establishes not just what the building looked like, but when and how precisely it was documented - the foundation for a well-supported replacement cost position.

What is the difference between a post-disaster scan and a standard as-built survey?

The workflow is largely identical - deploy scanner, register point cloud, draft drawings - but post-disaster scans carry significant additional constraints: limited safe access zones, hazardous air quality requiring full PPE, unstable surfaces, and extreme time pressure from demolition permit timelines. The phased scanning protocol (Phase 1 within 48 hours, Phase 2 after shoring) and the pre-positioned registration target system for bridging the two captures are disaster-specific procedures with no equivalent in routine as-built work. Costs reflect these constraints, particularly the emergency mobilization premium and the additional scan stations required to document no-go zones from adjacent positions.

Do historic buildings require a different scanning approach after a disaster?

Historic buildings require higher documentation density - more scan positions per 1,000 sq ft to capture ornamental detail at full resolution, typically one station per 200-300 sq ft versus the standard 400-600 sq ft in simple commercial interiors. SHPO/HABS-compliant output formats, millwork profile extraction for replication, and coordination with preservation architects and State Historic Preservation Officers are all required beyond standard deliverables. Accuracy requirements are identical - ±2-3 mm - but deliverables extend to HABS-style orthographic drawings and .E57 archive files formatted for SHPO or Library of Congress deposit. Pre-disaster scanning is especially critical for listed properties where the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards mandate in-kind replacement: without dimensional proof of the original geometry, “in-kind” is unenforceable, and the adjuster prices replacement at commodity rates.

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Get Emergency Documentation On Site Within 24-48 Hours

When a building takes damage, the documentation window runs directly against the demolition permit clock. We deploy within 24-48 hours to any location in the continental US with our Trimble X7 terrestrial scanner and handheld scanners, full safety protocols, and a direct workflow from field capture to insurance-ready drawings in 10 business days or less.

Whether you need emergency post-disaster capture, a pre-disaster insurance backup scan for a landmark property, or a full Revit BIM for reconstruction permitting, contact us at weare-capture.com.

Request an emergency scanning quote or pre-disaster documentation assessment - call us or fill out the project form and reference “disaster documentation” to reach the right team immediately.