What Are the Basics of Professional Fire Damage Restoration in West Mystic?

6/14/2021 (Permalink)

SERVPRO has skilled IICRC certified fire and smoke damage restoration technicians to make a West Mystic home look, "Like it never even happened."

SERVPRO uses research-based best practices for your West Mystic house fire clean up

When fire damages your West Mystic home, residues from the heat, smoke, and soot pose challenges. Homeowners who try fire and smoke damage restoration and cleanup without professional help can expose their loved ones to toxins created by the fire while failing to halt the progressive deterioration of structures.

How Do SERVPRO Experts Assess and Plan for West Mystic Fire and Smoke Remediation?

SERVPRO meets or exceeds the standards developed by the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). The SERVPRO team comprehensively considers your West Mystic home’s crisis and devises scientifically proven interventions to make it “Like it never even happened.” To ensure fidelity to the standards, we use the principles and elements of fire damage:

Principles of Fire Damage Cleanup

• Locate smoke residues with a thorough inspection of the affected area.
• Identify the characteristics of the smoke damage residues found.
• Determine the types of surfaces coated with the residues.
• Loosen, capture, and remove residues.
• Dispose of residues following local regulations for hazardous waste.

Elements of Fire Damage Cleanup

• Temperature -- technicians adjust temperatures to increase cleaning efficiency considering the product used and the durability of the soiled surface.
• Agitation -- technicians use various tools including towels, scrapers, brushes, water or air pressure, and ultrasonic vibration to loosen the residues and distribute cleaning products.
• Chemical action -- technicians match the cleaning product chemicals to specific residues, breaking the bond between residues and surfaces through dissolving, emulsifying, bleaching, oxidizing, changing pH, or digesting. 
• Time -- technicians calculate appropriate product dwell time for safe and effective professional cleaning and deodorization.

Have confidence in the SERVPRO of New London team when seeking cleaning of fire and smoke damage. Call (860) 443-2222 for a prompt assessment and emergency services.