What It Takes for Successful Fire and Smoke Cleanup at a Jacksonville Home

2/3/2022 (Permalink)

No matter the fire’s size, professional remediation is almost always a given. You can trust the professionals at SERVPRO to restore your property.

SERVPRO Assists with Physical or Chemical Removal of Fire Residues from Jacksonville Homes 

Fire does many things to a building, including consuming materials, depositing residues, and creating strong odors. Cleaning resolves several issues. However, you need to identify and use an appropriate method. With the assistance of a professional like SERVPRO, you can benefit from numerous ways when cleaning your house.

The need for different methods during fire and smoke cleanup in Jacksonville properties is necessary because combustion results in various types of residues, surfaces vary in texture, and materials have other physical properties. That is why SERVPRO technicians start by doing a thorough evaluation. Evaluating smoke damage also reveals what cleaning element to emphasize once restoration begins.

The four fundamental elements of cleaning are:

• Temperature
• Agitation
• Time
• Chemical action

Unique cleaning methods can enhance different cleaning elements, thus altering the outcome. For example, techniques like pressure washing surfaces increase the agitation levels stripping away significant or deeply embedded residues. Soot stains on surfaces such as countertops may be challenging to address through simple physical agitation. Introducing chemical action to the cleaning is necessary. SERVPRO technicians use products agents that dissolve or alter soils in other ways. 

Typical ways chemical agents remove soils include:

• Emulsifying oily soils
• Bleaching
• Dissolving into a solvent

Evacuating the soils removed from materials is also essential. If dry cleaning, vacuuming is an effective way to remove loose residues, thus ensuring they do not cause other problems such as lingering odors. When wet cleaning, rinsing involves using plain water. Our SERVPRO technicians also use special rinsing agents such as Fabric Rinse or Color Set to neutralize the effects of potent cleaning agents or stabilize dyes in fabrics.

SERVPRO of Pender / West Onslow Counties manages the challenges of fire and smoke damage, "Like it never even happened." You can reach us at (910) 319-0600 for timely services.