Tips for Fire Damage Restoration

7/7/2017 (Permalink)

Smoke and Soot Damage in San Diego

Tips for Fire Damage Restoration

Fire in business or fire in home causes a lot of devastation to a property. Fire damage restoration is difficult and nearly impossible to tackle alone. This is where the assistance of commercial fire damage restoration experts like SERVPRO of San Diego City SW may be necessary to deal with the fire loss. Before experts arrive to manage the fire loss in business buildings or at home, those affected can do a few things to do some fire cleanup themselves. The following tips will assist one in preventing further fire damage before help from experts arrives.

Improving Air Quality of the Room

Where there is fire, there is smoke. Smoke damage and soot damage are two of the expected outcomes of commercial fire damage. Smoke affects the air quality of the room after the fire damage and should be dealt with properly. It should be properly cleaned, but until help arrives you can open doors and windows and that will help improve air quality, as well as protect those doing the fire cleanup.

Cleanup of Smoke Damage on the Wall

When an outbreak of fire in a home or fire in a business building occurs, there will be smoke damage to the walls, wallpaper, paint, and other surfaces. Employees or residents can use detergents to clean the regions where there was not too much smoke damage. Smoke will cause soot damage, so they should try to dust the greasy soot off from the surface first before scrubbing it clean during fire cleanup.

Getting Rid of Mold and Getting Rid of Mildew

In most cases, fires are extinguished using water, depending on the cause. Mold and mildew that result from water being used to put out the fire do need special attention. In cases like this, it's best to let commercial fire damage cleanup experts handle the mold and mildew, because of serious health issues that can be caused by exposure to mold. Also, commercial fire cleanup experts knows the best fire cleanup techniques and procedures to prevent contamination of clothing, carpets, furniture, walls, and vents.

Cleaning of Flooring/Carpet

When putting out a fire, the carpets, furniture, and floors will absorb most of the water. The individuals doing fire damage restoration should pull up any carpets and remove furniture which have water damage and replace or repair them. The floors need to be dried or replaced if the water seeps underneath. Commercial fire damage restoration professionals can come and help you to do the drying with their equipment. 

The best thing one can do is familiarize themselves with the above information. This will help deal with fire damage restoration in San Diego when there is an outbreak of a fire in a business or fire in a home. This will help recover from a fire loss sooner rather than later. Contacting commercial fire damage restoration experts is the best first-step!

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