It can be traumatic when disaster strikes in your home. This article will list some guidelines for what you can do to clean fire damage. The main concerns include fire damage odour, soot marks and bacteria due to water used to put out the fire. Therefore, we have produced a smoke damage guide with the steps listed below:
Don’t have an inexperienced fire restorer to clean your property. They can easily make the damage worse and they can be inefficient at their job which means they could charge you more than required.
The next step is to get in contact with your insurer as soon as you can as they can provide advice on what they cover and what items are covered under the contract.
Do not be conservative when it comes to getting rid of fire damaged items. Especially when considering insulation and porous materials such as floor coverings.
Your air-conditioning and heating ducts ducts may need to be properly cleaned by a professional assuming it is recoverable. An ozone machine may be used in this step to help eliminate odour.
Find out what part of the building may need to be replaced. An engineer or qualified contractor may be able to help you.
If the property has been damaged by water used to extinguish the fire, you need to dry out the property and apply the appropriate antimicrobial.
The framing of the building may need to be resealed to manage the smell from the smoke damage.
Take your clothes to the dry cleaners and draw to their attention that they have been smoke damaged and the smoke odour needs to be removed.
A fantastic tool used for removing smoke smell is an ozone machine. Be careful when using this machine as O3 can be toxic if not used properly. Best to leave it to the professionals.
Ceilings and walls can be vacuumed initially to make the cleaning process faster and easier. They may need to be cleaned with dry chem sponges.
Now that your walls and ceilings have been wiped down, they will need to be repainted usually with at least two coats.
If you need Smoke Damage cleanup services call New Life Restoration. Fire damage restoration is a speciality of our having completed 10 years experience in the field servicing Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast.
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