Where is the Highest Concentration of Smoke Damage in Carol Stream Homes?

8/6/2021 (Permalink)

SERVPRO knows how precious your home is. Let us take care of your fire damage.

After a fire, many surfaces and contents in Carol Stream properties can be damaged by smoke. 

With hundreds of possible sources and accelerants to make a fire get out of control quickly, knowing what to do after extinguishment can protect your home and its contents from greater harm or reconstruction. From surface cleaning to removing harsh odors trapped in porous materials and fabrics, our SERVPRO team of professionals is standing by to help. This process begins with job scoping. 

The Movement of Smoke During a Fire 

Before fire and smoke cleanup in Carol Stream homes can begin, our restoration professionals must identify the extent of the damage to the property. We track the movement of aerosolized smoke and soot particles to start treating contents and structural surfaces most heavily impacted by migrating loss effects. As the smoke moves through a house from its ignition source, it encounters obstacles in the form of structural elements and contents, all of which become subject to varying levels of soot and smoke deposits. The farther from the worst of the combustion, the lighter and less frequent this smoke damage becomes. 

Cleaning Up Smoke Residues on Surfaces

Removing these residues is not an easy feat, especially with several types of smoke damage and varying degrees of potential damage possible. Surface restoration after these effects requires multiple cleaning or recovery services/products, such as:

• Wet cleaning products
• Dry smoke wipe cleaning
• Dry ice pellet blasting
• Controlled demolition

One of the most considerable obstacles that professionals like ours face after fire loss events is the soot and smoke residues impacting building materials and contents. Even with leading approaches and products for removing smoke damage, the effects can often be destructive to the property. Our SERVPRO of Carol Stream / East Bloomingdale team can help at (630) 830-6236.