There are Smoke and Soot Residues in My Home after a Fire. How Can I Remove Them?

7/6/2022 (Permalink)

Removing smoke damage is difficult. Trust the SERVPRO professionals to restore your home.

Hire SERVPRO Technicians to Perform Fire Restoration in Your Wilmington Residence

Soot and smoke residues may seem easy to clean, but specialized skills and advanced products are required to ensure a sufficient job. Therefore, it is essential to let professionals handle the fire restoration process in your Wilmington home to avoid costly secondary damage.

Why Do I Need To Hire Professionals?

The soot and smoke residues left behind after a fire are hazardous and can cause damage, if not appropriately handled. Our SERVPRO team has the expertise and equipment required to perform fire restoration in your Wilmington home. We can assess the fire damage to determine the cost of recovery and select the proper restoration techniques and equipment.

What Secondary Damages Can Soot And Smoke Residues Cause?

It is essential to begin the fire restoration process quickly after extinguishing a fire since secondary damage can start immediately. The damage can cause costly repairs if ignored for an extended period. Some secondary damage can be irreversible, and it can raise restoration costs. Other damage like smoke odor can last for years in your home. The possible secondary damage that can result from smoke residues includes:

• Discoloration of walls and ceilings.
• Discoloration of kitchen appliance finishes.
• Tarnishing of metal.
• Etching of glass.

Can You Remove Soot From Wood Surfaces?

SERVPRO technicians have the skill and decades of experience in the restoration industry. We also have access to state-of-the-art equipment, tools, and products that help us deal with fire damage of any magnitude. Soot and smoke residues can settle on wooden surfaces, like kitchen and bathroom cabinets, shelves, furniture, and wood floors. These surfaces can be challenging to clean without the right products and skills.

Our team of technicians can restore these surfaces to their pre-damaged state. Using a white towel to apply the product to the surfaces, we can use wood crème paste to clean wood surfaces with yellowing and soot, and smoke residues. We use a white towel to apply the product to the covers and let it work for around three minutes. Our restorers then use a steel pad to scrub the affected surfaces in a circular motion until the area is clean.

What about the charcoal-like odor that is in my home?

Odors can make it difficult for you to live on the property. We use various professional products to deodorize affected homes. For instance, our restorers can use a ULV mister to apply a water-based wet mist deodorizer to the affected areas. A ULV mister produces a fine fog or mist that allows the chemical to get into surface cracks and crevices where smoke odors are present and eliminate them.

When you need fire restoration services, contact SERVPRO of Hockessin / Elsmere at (302) 992-0104. We provide fast fire damage restoration services in Hockessin, Newport, and Elsmere.