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Fire Damage Restoration Services
Time is critical when repairing fire damage, as delays worsen the damage. That’s why finding nearby fire cleanup companies quickly is essential. PuroClean offers fire damage restoration services nationwide.
With 24/7 emergency services, PuroClean responds quickly, mitigating damage and saving you money. Contact PuroClean today for immediate assistance.
We understand the emotional distress from fire and smoke damage and work with sensitivity and diligence to provide effective restoration services.
Replacing household items can be costly, but our advanced techniques often prevent replacement, reducing expenses.
- Smoke Odor Removal and Professional Deodorization
- Emergency Cleaning and Sanitation
- Pack-Outs and Contents Cleaning
- Temporary Protection/Board-Up
- Carpet and Pad Removal
- Puff-Back Cleaning
The Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration Process
Remove the Source of the Problem
The first step in the smoke odor removal process is to eliminate the source of the odor. This involves removing burnt items such as furniture, cabinets, and non-salvageable contents. The items can either be discarded or restored, depending on the severity of the damage.
Clean the Salvageable Contents
A professional smoke damage remediation company can clean salvageable items carefully and thoroughly. The cleaning process typically includes washing, scrubbing, and disinfecting surfaces like walls and windows. Interior items such as cabinets and drawers can be professionally cleaned, too. Often, personal belongings that endured smoke damage which can be restored are removed and taken off-site.
Clean the Air Ducts
Smoke and soot can infiltrate a home’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, causing it to malfunction. Thus, cleaning the ducts early in the smoke smell removal process is essential to prevent the HVAC system from recontaminating areas that have been cleaned. Please leave the duct cleaning to the professionals, as it requires specialized equipment and techniques.
The Impact of Smoke Damage on Your Property
Smoke has various effects on various materials, and the temperature and sort of fire will produce different types of smoke damage on your property, depending on where they are located.
Consider calling a fire damage restoration company to eradicate soot and smoke stains from your home.
When it comes to smoke damage, time is of the essence. Act fast. The sooner you respond, the more likely you will avoid further damage. Some materials, such as synthetic fibers and porous items, may need immediate treatment to be preserved. In no more than a day or two, damaged components of your home must be addressed, including painted walls and flooring.
Professionally Removing Smoke Odors
The final step is removing the remaining lingering odors. Baking soda is a natural odor absorber that may help temporarily, but professional assistance is usually required. Here are some examples of proven methods:
Air Scrubbing
A technician will use high-efficiency particulate arrestor (HEPA) air scrubbers, which can remove 99.97 percent of particulates from the air. Eliminating these airborne particulates can also remove additional source materials for odors, improving your air quality.
Thermal Fogging
This process uses a petroleum-based deodorizer emitted from a thermal fogging unit, filling the affected area with a mist-like deodorizer. Fogging counteracts odorous molecules by using fragrance modification for permanent odor neutralization. Before fogging, technicians put out any smoldering flames. Everyone in the treatment area must wear respiratory protection equipment or leave the site.
Vapor Modification
This method uses an aromatic compound vaporized from a sealed plastic container that’s then dispersed into the air by a fan or blower. The mineral oils used in this process are non-toxic, non-oily, non-flammable, and non-explosive. Therefore, customers can choose to remain in or near an area during the smoke smell removal process. The deodorizer also penetrates affected porous contents like upholstery and drapery.
Ozone Generator
Ice dams form on roofs during a cycle of snow precipitating, melting, then refreezing. This is caused by the heat of the attic rising upwards and causing the frozen snow to melt into liquid water. The liquid water runs off towards the edges of the roof but refreezes in the sub-freezing temperatures, resulting in a buildup of ice along the edges of the roof. This damming effect will then cause snow and ice to build up and put your roof in major jeopardy of being overloaded and damaged.
