A Fire has Ruined My Property, and I Want to Repair it! Where Do I Begin?

6/2/2020 (Permalink)

Having issues with smoke and soot damage in your Morris Plains home? Call SERVPRO to have an expert experience to your problems.

Contact SERVPRO Technicians to Perform Fire Damage Restoration in Your Morris Plains Home

House fires are a property owner’s worst nightmare. The thought of your valuable items going up in flames or family members getting hurt is frightening. Fortunately, professionals can save most,  if not all, of your valuables and prevent further damage in your Morris Plains home.

What are some precautions I should take after a fire?

After the unfortunate incident, it is essential to wait until the fire marshal deems the structure safe for re-entry. Call SERVPRO franchise professionals to clean up and restore your fire damaged Morris Plains residence immediately to prevent further damage. When you return to your property to collect your belongings, avoid the affected area so that soot does not spread to unaffected surfaces.

Where do you begin?

We start by inspecting the affected area thoroughly to determine your losses. Our technicians can use a thermal imaging camera to see how far the water used by the firefighters traveled. The equipment helps our restorers to see where there is water damage, even in the hard to reach surfaces. Our team of experts responds fast since we understand how stressful the situation can be to property owners. We use state-of-the-art equipment and tools, as well as approved edge-cutting techniques to handle fire damage of any magnitude.   

How do you contain the damage?

Soot and smoke damage can continue to cause havoc in your property long after the unfortunate incident. The secondary damage involves the spread of contamination to unaffected areas. During the containment step, we remove all contents from the affected property, taking inventory of salvageable items. We dispose of materials damaged beyond recovery and begin drying out your property.

We can clean affected surfaces effectively to restore them to the preloss condition. The cleaning process has to break the bond between smoke residues and the surfaces they adhere to. Our SERVPRO team uses four actions to loosen soils from surfaces. They include:

• Lubrication
• Mechanical action
• Suspension and dispersion
• Chemical action

What about my salvageable belongings that have soot?

Our team of restoration professionals can clean and restore the contents either at your home or at our facilities. We can use an ultrasonic cleaner to clean delicate items. This cleaning technique involves dipping the contents into an ultrasonic tank filled with cleaning solution and water. The high-frequency sound waves create microscopic bubbles and high temperatures to scrub and agitate contents. The air pressure released from the imploding bubbles gently removes residues on items.

SERVPRO of East Central Morris County has the experience and skill to restore your home and save as much property as possible. Call us at (973) 887-9100 to make the fire damage seem, “Like it never even happened.”