Can Fire Damage Restoration Procedures Eliminate Stains From My Norwich Home?

7/28/2021 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Norwich and Windham County is here from the stains to the soot of your fire damage.

SERVPRO Combines Physical and Chemical Procedures to Remove Stains during Fire Restoration

Stains can be a bother after a fire incident at your Norwich home. The smoke produced during combustion ends up settling as soot on various materials, including fabrics, upholstery, carpets, and even stone surfaces such as countertops. 

You have to deal with staining during fire damage restoration at your Norwich home because soot has acidic properties. The acid is formed when chlorides and sulfides in the smoke mix with moisture in the air. Soot also contains small particles of unburned materials, which give it the characteristic dark color. Soot can also be wet and smeary, thus adhering to surfaces. Our SERVPRO teams include IICRC certified Fire Restoration Technicians who fully understand the characteristics smoke residues exhibit, thus taking the right steps during the restoration process:

Common actions that help with fire restoration include: 

• Smoke remediation
• House fire clean up
• Water & fire damage restorations

Although the byproducts of combustion influence the types of stains that might develop, other external factors also play a role. The time taken to start mitigation efforts and the type of materials present at your premises have the most impact.

Various remedial actions by SERVPRO help address the issue quickly and include:

• Blotting, scraping, or vacuuming excess soils
• Checking material sensitivity to water 
• Using Solvent Spotter for materials sensitive to water
• Test the pH of affected areas 

SERVPRO of Norwich and Windham County resolves any challenge that develops during fire damage restoration, “Like it never even happened.” Call us at (860) 887-0447.