3 Steps of the Fire Cleanup Process

1/21/2022 (Permalink)

Fire cleanup experts in Paces Perry, GA.

The Fire Cleanup Process

A fire in your commercial property in Paces Ferry, GA, can cause multiple kinds of damage to almost every part of the affected area. It is not uncommon for a building that has burned to have just as much water damage as smoke damage. You also may need to have soot removed, and there is likely to be an unpleasant odor throughout the space. It’s smart, therefore, to hire fire restoration specialists who are trained and certified to handle all the steps of the fire cleanup process.

1. Fire Damage Remediation

The first part of the smoke cleaning process usually starts with the structural damage caused not only by the fire but also by the water used to put it out. Experts may need to employ several techniques to fix your building:

• Extract standing water
• Remove damaged items, including walls, insulation, flooring and ceiling tiles
• Clean and dry the whole area
• Replace parts of the structure that were destroyed
• Match new parts to existing frame to restore the proper aesthetic
  
  

Once the smoke damage to the structure has been remedied, technicians can move on to ridding your property of soot.

2. Soot Removal

After a fire, every square inch of the space where it occurred is probably covered in a layer of soot. The tricky thing about these carbon flakes is that they are highly transferable, so experts must be careful to keep the area closed off. Safety gear is necessary during soot damage remediation so that it doesn’t come into contact with skin, hair and lungs.

3. Odor Elimination

Smoke can be pervasive. It can get into tiny cracks and crevices, so the odor tends to linger. An ozone machine that releases molecules that bond with and neutralize smoke particles may be used. Another popular technique is thermal fogging. This process works by heating up a deodorizing chemical and disseminating it in the same basic way the fire spread the smoke. Both methods can help get rid of smoke odor.

Smoke damage often requires professional restoration. Experts can make your building look "Like it never even happened."