Let SERVPRO assist with your residential fire damage

9/29/2021 (Permalink)

Candles add beauty and fragrance to rooms. Home fires can also be caused by unattended candles.

Candles add beauty and fragrance to rooms. Home fires can also be caused by unattended candles.

A homeowner caused fire damage to his daughter's bedroom by lighting a candle and blowing newspaper into the flames. Firefighters quickly extinguished it, but smoke damage was widespread.

Remove Charred Items

The room containing the contents of the candle was too badly damaged for cleaning so it had to go. The homeowner or an adjuster must approve the techs removing any items from the room. This makes it easy for property owners to see the status of their restoration, and SERVPRO® is included in their insurance coverage.

Testing before Cleaning

Before you try to eliminate smoke residues from a space, make sure they have been tested. The amount and temperature of the smoke residue depends on how old the items were burned. Dry and wet smoke can be found in the same place.

Techs use dry cleaning sponges for gently removing dried smoke from walls or other painted surfaces. Wet smoke needs solvents to loosen its grip.

Bedroom Odor Control

It is crucial to eliminate charred material from the room. This will help reduce fire odors. The hot air expands when a fire starts, pushing the odorous smoke through porous items. There are several ways to remove the smells, including thermal fogging.

Duct Inspection

The fire was contained in the bedroom of the girl, but the family also used HVAC. It was possible for the soot from the conduit work to spread throughout the house. SERVPRO® technicians removed any lingering odors from the ducts.

SERVPRO® restores properties damaged by fire in their preloss condition.