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When a fire unexpectedly sparks and overtakes someone's home or business their world is undeniably turned upside down. Pasts, dreams and hopeful futures literally go up in flames. It's an instance most anyone would prefer to never watch first hand or, for that matter, experience in their lifetime - and with good reason, too.
For through the duration of a fire, depending on its level of severity, entire properties and their internal valuables are instantaneously put at jeopardy, leaving behind at the fire's end, either significantly damaged outcomes or obliterated ashy remains. Yet, in either result, hope is not lost. This is so because, in some instances, smoke damaged property can be restored and renovated to look like new thorough Fire Damage Restoration.
We offer many fire-related restoration services as part of our approach. Our team of IICRC- certified technicians can restore, clean, and store your belongings while we clean, deodorize, and prep your structure for any reconstruction needs. Including soot and smoke damage cleaning.
You can reach us at 1-800 222-6815 if you are having any water, smoke, sewage damage cleanup or mold removal problems!
Something many people oftentimes don't think of when they have a fire is the water damage that can occur while the fire is being extinguished. We also have the resources and expertise for water removal services and document drying to try and save your important files.
We also offer specialized services in:
Water Damage Repair | Toilet Back-Up | Sewer Back-up | Mildew & Mold Removal | Water Damage Restoration | Foundation Water Damage Repair / Black Water or Gray Water Sewer Back-up Control and Treatment | Broken Water Heater Tank | Burst Pipe Water Damage Repair | Storm Damage Water Damage Restoration | sewer back-up | Natural Disaster Emergency Flood Control | Carpet Cleaning | Rug Cleaning | Upholstery Cleaning | Water Damage Repair | Basement Flood Repair | Mold & Mildew Treatment | Pet Odor Removal | Carpet Sanitizing | Furniture Deodorizing
Fire Damage
What Happens After Fire Damage
A fire in anyone’s home has always proven to be life altering. Much as it is one of man’s most effective tool in his day-to-day activities, fire can still take away family members, memories, belongings, and even pets. Fire has always been a force greater than man.
Fire damage restoration can be a very long and painful task for most people. It can even add stress if you are not prepared and do not have any knowledge on how to carry it out.
Before doing any fire damage restoration, you have to get in touch with your insurance agent first. If you are living in a rented house or property, you also have to get in touch with the owner. Your insurance adjuster should be able to help you with any immediate repairs that you have to do. If you are unable to reach these people, get in touch with you any of your area’s fire damage restoration team.
If your house has been severely damaged and you have been advised to seek temporary shelter somewhere else, make sure that you remove all your valuables from your house. If you would be permanently moving to another area, do not forget to inform authorities as well as banks, water companies, etc.
Fire damage restoration in a structurally damaged house would need a permit.
When doing fire damage restoration, make sure you wear proper clothing. This would include rubber gloves and boots.
Check your canned goods as well as those that are in jars. If your cans do not have bulges, dents or signs of rust, you can clean them with soap and water. If the labels have already come off, use a marker to label them. Bulging or dented cans should be disposed immediately.
Fruits left inside your freezer can be refrozen if they still smell good. Vegetables can be re-frozen f you can still see some ice crystals in them. If not, and if they are still in good condition, consume them immediately. Otherwise, throwing them out would be better. Meat should be cooked thoroughly before being served. If they are already emitting a bad smell, dispose them as bacteria can spread quickly in meat.
If there are rooms in your house that have not been damaged, seal them off to prevent soot as well as burnt odor from spreading to them.
Use plastic to seal off rooms that you are working on. Vacuum surfaces thoroughly to ensure that you remove all silt and ashes. Air conditioning filters should be changed to prevent smoke or burnt odor from spreading.
When cleaning painted walls, tri-sodium phosphate mixed with water has been proven to effectively remove soot and smoke. Work should be from the floor going up. Fire damage restoration cannot be done on wall-papered walls so you have to get in touch with your local dealer.
Since most of your furniture would have been damaged by water used to put out the fire, you might be tempted to let your wooden furniture dry out in the sun. Don’t! Wet wood could easily warp when exposed to heat.
Do not use strong chemicals when cleaning furniture. Flax Soap has been proven to be quite effective in cleaning wood as well as vinyl.
Mattresses that have suffered from fire damage should be disposed of. It would be very hard for you to remove smoke and odor from them.
Locks and hinges should be thoroughly wiped clean. To ensure that they could still function, put oil in them as soon as you have removed traces of soot.
If you have belongings made of leather, they should be wiped clean using a damp cloth and then drying them up with a clean cloth. They should not be exposed to sun or heat. Leather books can be dried by placing them their spine with the pages open to keep the latter from wrinkling. Alternating drying and pressing will prevent mildew from growing.
Corn starch or talc are also good absorbers of water. Sprinkle them on damp pages of your books then brush off when the pages have dried.
Use baking soda with water to remove odors from your refrigerator. Opening a box of baking soda or placing a piece of activated charcoal inside your refrigerator can also help absorb odors.
If you feel that you cannot restore some of your belongings on your own, it is always best to call your local fire damage restoration team.
Fire can be man’s friend or foe. Either way, it should not be something that would take away our life’s joy. Being prepared is always the best solution.
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