Cleaning Up Smoke and Soot After Home Fire

12/17/2020 (Permalink)

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In the aftermath of a fire comes the cleanup process. A fire in your home or apartment is already traumatizing and mired in fear and frustration. A part of that cleanup process is removing the resulting smoke and soot.

While smoke removal may seem like a straight-forward process, but removing smoke damage from anything can be tricky. Every surface affected by the fire can retain that strong, stale smoke. Difficult to remove and very nauseating for those having to be in the room, leaving headaches or other health issues.

Not to worry, SERVPRO of Midtown Manhattan has a lot of experience in fire restoration, so we would like to share our methods to cleaning up smoke damage after a home fire.

Cleaning Smoke Damage

After a fire, there can be a lingering odor in your home. This scent cannot be masked with air fresheners or perfumes. Before beginning the fire damage cleanup and restoration process, you can begin with the following:

• Stop the soot and ashes from spreading by shutting off the A/C and opening all doors and windows to allow the fresh air to circulate throughout the home.
• Set up an air purifier. Allow it to run throughout the entire process to protect the air quality in your home.

If you haven’t already reached out to your local fire damage cleanup company, like SERVPRO of Midtown Manhattan, then give us a call at 212-768-9400 and setup an appointment to scope your home and begin restoration.

Signs You're In Good Hands

Choose a certified fire restoration company to ensure your home is taken care of as soon as possible. This company should have well-trained and IICRC-certified techs that have a lot of experience, like SERVPRO of Midtown Manhattan.

Call the Smoke Damage Cleanup Experts

Often times, most people find the process to completely eliminate smoke odor after a home fire is just too time consuming and tedious. SERVPRO of Midtown Manhattan is here to help and with our advanced, state of the art equipment, we get it done right the first time.

What's more, our highly skilled techs are sympathetic to the tragedy of a house fire and understand that communicating effectively with you is important. We also work with your insurance company from start to finish, to ensure peace of mind for all parties. Don't wait! Give us a call today at (212) 768-9400!