Does Fire Permanently Damage Wooden Furniture In Carol Stream?

6/15/2020 (Permalink)

With professional assistance, many of your contents may be saveable despite sustaining smoke or soot soiling.

SERVPRO Are Experts at Restoring Hardwoods with Fire Damage in Carol Stream

Is wooden furniture flammable?

When homeowners in Carol Stream experience a property fire, they can be anxious over wooden cabinets, tables, and furnishings. While natural materials like wood do combust quickly, modern varnishes and treatments can make them fire-resistant, providing that the fire service can control the blaze promptly. Fire resistance allows these woods to sustain significant smoke or temperature without lighting on fire. Often, a professional restorer can accurately assess whether or not wood furnishings are saveable during the initial inspection. Our technicians operate with a restore over replace mentality that means we make every effort to return your furnishings to their preloss condition before discarding them.

How does smoke damage affect wood?

When fire damage in your Carol Stream home affects wooden furnishings, the most noticeable impact is charring of exterior layers as well as blackening from soots. We pre-test wooden materials to understand the exact extent of smoke damage and tailor our restoration effort to each item. Sometimes, the finish of the wood can be adversely affected, and smokes can enter wood grain. In these situations, SERVPRO technicians can use soda blasting or sanding techniques to remove these surface layers of smoke from the furnishing. Once it is clean and dry, our technicians can return to refinish wooden furnishings or use wood butter to even the coloring.

What should I do when a fire affects wood?

    •    Cover the furnishing using a clean and dry towel to prevent any further ashes from affecting the wood
    •    Open windows to ventilate the area and remove any residual odors or smokes
    •    Contact a professional fire technician before introducing any moisture to the affected surface

With professional assistance, many of your contents may be saveable despite sustaining smoke or soot soiling. Contact SERVPRO of Carol Stream / East Bloomingdale at (630) 830-6236.