Fire Restoration in Your Vernon Home Should Begin Promptly

9/2/2022 (Permalink)

Call the professionals at SERVPRO of Greater Sussex County to help with fire restoration to your property.

Trust SERVPRO for Fire Restoration in Your Vernon Home

After fire damage in your home, you might be wondering what fire damage restoration is all about. It is the process in which professionals repair the damage from a fire, corrosive byproducts, soot, and odors. 

Fire damage can spread to areas that the fire itself failed to reach. You must begin fire restoration in your Vernon residence soon after the fire department clears the property. This process is complex and consists of various steps, including: 

• Assessing the destruction
• Controlling the damage 
• Cleaning and repairs
• Deodorization
• Final restoration

Assessing the Destruction

How much smoke and soot covered your furniture? How deep inside your property did the flames penetrate? Our SERVPRO restorers can evaluate the destruction to determine what requires repairs. The assessment also estimates the associated expenses. 

Controlling the Damage 

Our team can remove items that the flames, smoke, water, and soot did not touch. Removing the items can prevent smoke from lingering and getting embedded in them. We can also contain additional destruction by restoring weakened structures and boarding up holes. 

Cleaning and Repairs

This involves cleaning affected areas and eliminating soot. If smoke staining is present, our SERVPRO restorers can perform a deep scrub and then sand and refinish affected surfaces. We can clean all items covered in debris, dust, or residue. 

Deodorization

Odors are volatile molecules that the nose senses in the air. Since odors are volatile, they dissipate once restorers remove the odor source. We can use several procedures involving different professional products and devices to produce results. For example, our SERVPRO technicians can use water-based odor counteractants to eliminate the smells. They can mix with water in various dilution ratios. We can add them to cleaning solutions to control smoke smells and other odors. 

Final Restoration

This stage of fire restoration involves performing repairs meant to restore a home to its original condition. Our SERVPRO crew can reconstruct ruined structural elements and install new drywall, carpeting, or flooring. We can also remodel affected areas and paint the walls. 

It is helpful to begin the fire damage restoration process soon. Contact SERVPRO of Greater Sussex County at (973) 383-2024 for prompt repairs.