Cleaning Staunton Home Smoke Damages During Fire Restoration

8/3/2022 (Permalink)

Fire damage restoration for your home is no DIY task. SERVPRO will be on-site within 4 hours of the initial call.

Smoke Damage Requires Prompt Fire Restoration

Resolving smoke issues is one of the priorities of post-fire recovery. To determine the best approach for cleaning and restoration, SERVPRO professionals must investigate the source of the disaster and evaluate the type of smoke damage left behind. Typically, Rockingham and Augusta County homes experience three types of smoke damage:

• Dry Smoke Residues
• Wet Smoke/Moist Soils
• Protein Residues

Dry Residues

Residual deposits are a common byproduct of combustion. High heat fires produce the thinnest and most far-spread effects. Despite being light residues, permanent fire damage in Staunton can still result without the right tools. We have chemical sponges to trap soils on the surface and protect the impacted building materials. Dry vacuuming before the sponge cleaning can also improve this process's effectiveness.

Wet Smoke Deposits

When the environment is moist, or water has become a factor in slowing the progression and heat of a fire, wet smoke damage results. Unlike dry smoke, sticky deposits are likely to smear and stain. Implementing necessary cleaning agents like detergents and chemicals to trap and lift soils to protect these impacted substrates from permanent damage is vital.

Grease Fires in the Kitchen

Protein residues are a challenging obstacle for restoration as well. Grease fire residues adhere to all available surfaces around the range where the fire originated, so wall surfaces, backsplash materials, cabinets, countertops, and flooring can all be impacted. Solvents dissolve grease deposits, working to restore and preserve the underlying material where replacement could be costly - like custom cabinets.

While all fires can be damaging and destructive to area homes, the methods of cleaning up after extinguishment change by the smoke type. Understanding the damage impacting your property helps get the right restoration approaches started as soon as possible. Give our SERVPRO of Rockingham and Augusta Counties fire restorers a call today at (540) 433-6100.