How Do I Get Smoke Residues and Odors Out of My Newington Home?

9/14/2020 (Permalink)

Our goal is to put your home back to a safe condition, ready for occupation, as quickly as we can.

To Restore Your Newington Home After a Fire, Call SERVPRO

It Looks Like the Fire Destroyed My Kitchen, Where Do You Start?
Fire damage in Newington homes looks, and is, incredibly bad. Much of the damage, however, is on the surface where SERVPRO response teams train extensively to remove smoke residues and the odors they cause.

Some of the Residues Are Stuck to The Countertops and Appliances, How Do You Get Those Off?
Our response teams start by wiping down every affected surface with a dry sponge or cloth. This initial step removes the top residue layers as dry particulates without further damage to items already soaked from efforts to extinguish the fire. It also allows team members to inspect the property for which cleaning agents and tools are needed to complete the task.

Next, specialists capture the smoke residues. If possible, they remove more residues as dry particulates using a soft brush to loosen them from the surface and then a vacuum to capture and remove them from the home.

For thicker, dry layers and sticky, wet residues, specialists use a cleaning agent to separate them from the surface and suspend them in a solution. If needed, they use a stiff brush to agitate the layers off surfaces for easier removal.

Removing the residues eliminates the source of odors, but smoke can penetrate deeply into surfaces during the fire. For lingering odors, specialists use deodorizing agents on affected surfaces to eliminate or cover remaining residue traces.

What About Physical Damage at The Origin of the Fire?
Every SERVPRO response team has specialists trained to rebuild your home. Team members can perform major tasks such as rebuilding the kitchen sub-flooring, or simpler efforts such as replacing drywall and repainting it to match the original look.

To schedule a response team for your home, call SERVPRO of Newington / Central Hartford at (860) 667-9191 today. Our goal is to put your home back to a safe condition, ready for occupation, as quickly as we can.

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