What Are Some Important Things You Should Know About Cleaning Up Fire Damage In Your Cascade Home?

2/11/2022 (Permalink)

After a fire in your Cascade home, you will want to contact fire damage cleaning professionals to help you recover from its effects. Fire will affect everything in your home or business through the flames, heat, soot, and smoke. The assistance of professionals who have the required expertise and equipment will be vital in getting your living spaces back to normal as soon as possible. 

How Will A Fire Restoration Company Like SERVPRO Help Restore My Cascade Location From Fire Damage?

SERVPRO specializes in restoring the contents of a home or business that has suffered from fire damage. The team will assess all your belongings carefully to determine which items can be restored to their “pre-fire” condition and will use several cleaning methods to restore your property to its original condition. These can include:

• Foam. This is used for upholstery. If you use water, upholstery can shrink, and the colors may bleed. 
• Dry. This method is used to get rid of light residue.
• Wet. This is a very effective cleaning method that removes moderate to heavy residues.
• Immersion. In this method, items are dipped into a bath of cleaning products for a thorough cleaning that removes heavy residues and overwhelming odors.  

What Are Some Ways Smoke Residue Can Affect My Cascade Home And Belongings?

• Fire-damaged electronics and the accompanying smoke often present a serious hazard, so never turn your electronics on after they have been damaged by fire, just to be safe. Smoke residue contains acids that corrode metal and can cause electronic failure in a device. Computers, televisions, and CD/DVD players should be assessed and cleaned by a professional before they are used again. 

• Inhaling smoke can immediately negatively affect you, even if it’s only for a short time. With that in mind, don’t enter your home or business until all the smoke is cleared from the premises. Hiring a professional fire and smoke damage restoration contractor will ensure that your property is free from the after-effects of a fire quickly and thoroughly. 

• Smoke comprises a complex mixture of gases and fine particles produced when wood and other organic materials burn. Getting smoke residue cleaned up right away after a fire in your Cascade home will be an essential part of protecting your health and safety and that of your loved ones. 

If your home or business has suffered damage from fire, water, or mold, here at SERVPRO of South and Northwest Grand Rapids, we have all the training and equipment needed to get your Cascade property back to normal as soon as possible. We are your cleanup and restoration professionals from water damage to odor removal and everything in between. Call us today at (616) 217-3354!

This franchise is independently owned and operated.