What Is the Best Option for Restoring My Home After a Fire?

8/31/2020 (Permalink)

If a fire has damaged your property, contact SERVPRO today.

Call SERVPRO to Restore Your Wilmington Home After a Fire or Any Disaster

Fire is the probably most feared disaster for any homeowner. Except for being in a hurricane or tornado, it is the most physically damaging to a home. It leaves otherwise untouched property covered in soot residues left by burning material. 

Which is Worse to Deal with, Soot Residues, or Physical Damage?

There is no worse type of damage, only different methods to deal with the different types of Wilmington fire damage. That’s why SERVPRO is the best option. Our crews train to deal with every type of damage to your home, regardless of what it may be. 

Where Do Your Crews Begin?

After laying down plastic sheeting to avoid tracking residues into untouched areas, our crews pull out everything too damaged to repair or clean. That includes scorched items like carpets, flooring, wall paneling, and more. 

After removing it all from your home, specialists then move in to clean each surface. Depending on the thickness and type of residue, team members use the following methods:

• Dry Wiping – Specialists use sponges and cloths first to remove powdery residues left behind by higher temperatures and faster burning fires.
• Wet Wiping – Here, team members use sponges and cloths with water or a cleaner to remove thicker layers of residues and stickier residues left by slower burning fires with a lower temperature.
• Agitation – This method is preferred on stone and brick surfaces to remove any residues that penetrate the surface and resist dry and wet wiping. 

What about the Smell?

SERVPRO specialists use cleaning agents designed to suppress and eliminate malodors generated by the soot residues. Where needed, they also have access to ozone generators designed to produce particles that bind with and eliminate odors, no matter how deeply they penetrate surfaces. 

Contact SERVPRO of Hockessin / Elsmere today to restore your home here or in Newport. Start the process today by calling (302) 992-0104. We are here for you.