Post fire cleaning is important

5/24/2022 (Permalink)

Fire Clean-up

As soon as a smoke or fire loss occurs, ceilings, walls, woodwork, carpeting and floors will often need a thorough cleaning. You can reach out to your local experienced SERVPRO® of Chillicothe/Cameron/Richmond professional will pretest to determine the extent of damage, and then use the specific equipment and cleaning products required to clean and protect the different types of surfaces found in your structure. Depending on the amount of soot, your local SERVPRO® of Chillicothe/Cameron/Richmond Professional may even be able to reduce the cost of recovery by cleaning lighter soot deposits found on some surfaces, eliminating the expense incurred with repainting or refinishing.  In other cases, SERVPRO® of Chillicothe/Cameron/Richmond will clean to, “prepare for painting." This process deodorizes and ensures the new paint will adhere properly to the surface. Part of Fire restoration cleaning is handled through contents cleaning.  All of the restorable contents in affected areas will be professionally cleaned and deodorized. This includes: area rugs, furniture, draperies and upholstery. SERVPRO® of Chillicothe/Cameron/Richmond Professionals begin by carefully inspecting and testing all fabrics in the structure to determine which cleaning methods are most appropriate. SERVPRO® of Chillicothe/Cameron/Richmond Professionals can provide wet or dry cleaning services. Additionally, all the other restorable contents will be cleaned and deodorized to preloss condition. This includes electronics, art, wood furniture, kitchen items, clothing, bedding, bric-a-brac and much more. Finally, SERVPRO® of Chillicothe/Cameron/Richmond can provide an inventory list of all, “to be claimed” items if requested.