After the fire is out

5/12/2021 (Permalink)

Many things to consider here: water damage, fire and smoke damage, structural integrity loss, and which contents to save or discard.

Your home or business suffered a fire loss.  The fire is out.  Everyone has been accounted for (and hopefully safe).  The fire department has left.

You stand there, looking at the mess that is left.  Walls and ceilings have been damaged.  Water from the firefighting efforts soak many areas, and pool in the lower reaches of the building.  Soot is everywhere.  Contents have been strewn all over.

First and foremost, the water has to be extracted, and all wet items that cannot be saved must be removed and disposed, otherwise mold may be the end result.  In fact, all items that have been permanently damaged, or damaged to a point where repairing it isn't feasible, must be discarded as well.  This includes contents, structure, and personal items.

What is left is the physical cleanup of the soot.  Simply using your favorite household cleaner will not work, especially on painted surfaces such as drywall.  In many cases, the cleaner will just make matters worse, setting the stain to the extent where that wall cannot be cleaned anymore, and will have to be painted.

SERVPRO Bedford Park/Burbank are experts in cleaning methods on fires.  We have the proper protocols and equipment to rid your property of all that nasty soot mess, and return it back to preloss (or better) condition.

Have a fire at your property?  Call the cleaning experts at SERVPRO Bedford Park/Burbank at 708-430-3600 right away!