Fire Damage In Coral Gables Leaves Walls Covered in Soot

3/21/2020 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of South Miami is available to assist with fire damage, soot deposits, and deodorization.

Our Methods Restore Your Coral Gables House to its Pre-Loss State

As things burn inside your Coral Gables house, smoke steadily pours into other areas. As it does, the heat and increased pressure forces it up against walls and ceilings. Soot, ash, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can cover these surfaces heavily, making them seem unsalvageable. Our techniques can often restore them enough to prevent this added expense. We can often mitigate minor bubbling on painted surfaces, negating the need to replace affected areas.

Cleaning the walls in your Coral Gables home of soot and other minor fire damage requires certain tools and chemical agents. Part of our training includes the safe use of the chemicals, as well as how to use the tools and equipment needed to get the job done quickly and without unnecessary waste. Our training develops habits that include always leaving the site clean and tidy, and all items out of reach of children and pets.

One of the first things we do upon beginning the mitigation work includes setting up air scrubbers. These machines help keep the particulate matter in the air from affecting us, as well as resettling elsewhere, possibly on newly cleaned surfaces. To clean walls, we use a highly absorbent sponge. However, this type of sponge works well without water. With slight pressure, we can remove soils like soot from smooth surfaces. Afterward, we might need to wash certain areas with a damp cloth to eliminate any static electricity that the sponge generated.

As we clean with the sponges, we keep in mind if the newly cleaned surface needs repainted. If so, possibly due to slight bubbly of the paint, we can prime the wall without using a damp cloth. While the wall may still show stains when we “clean for paint,” this is okay as we are concentrating on removing anything that can prevent a good bond between the surface and the fresh paint. This cleaning might involve stronger solvents and degreasing agents.

SERVPRO technicians are also trained in cleaning other kinds of walls, like tile, paneling, brick, and fabric. Each requires specific care to bring it back to its former condition. Some of this restoration work includes deodorizing your property. We can discuss different options that can eradicate any ongoing smells you or your family notice.

SERVPRO of South Miami is available to assist with fire damage, soot deposits, and deodorization. Call (305) 269-8900 for prompt service from our skilled and highly trained professional mitigation team.

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