Fire and Smoke Damage can be physically and emotionally devastating. The aftermath of a fire can usually mean months of repair to the structure and may temporarily remove the occupants from their home or business. Smoke odors penetrate the structure and contents while layers of soot blanket everything within its reach. The contents and structure often suffer further damage by chemicals and water used to control and eventually extinguish the fire.

The Damage to Furniture and Contents needs immediate attention. While on site, furniture and contents may continue to absorb odors and soot residues. United Restoration has the ability to professionally move your furniture and contents to our secure cleaning facilities where they can be inspected, cleaned, restored, or refinished to a pre-loss condition.

Odors from the Smoke and Soot can be absorbed by almost any surface or material. This fact is especially true if the surface or material is porous. Fabrics, wood, concrete, etc. can all trap and hold odors. Restoration utilizes EPA approved products and ozone to remove or neutralize bad odors as a result of a fire.

We understand the drying, cleaning and deodorizing characteristics of a wide variety of carpet, walls, upholstery, flooring, fabrics and everything found in a typical home. We can quickly determine what can be restored, how to do it, and then get it done!

Some items will be heavily damaged by the fire — exhibiting ashing, charring, melting, or other distortion from the heat. Much of this material is likely not salvageable. The remainder may be lightly scorched, covered in soot, and have a strong odor of the fire.

When fire damage occurs, immediately contact us so we can assist.

Determining Different Types of Smoke

Smoke comes in four basic varieties. Wet Smoke is described as resulting from a low heat fire. The smoke will have a pungent odor and a sticky, smeary texture. Dry Smoke results from fast burning high temperature fire. Protein smoke has an extreme pungent odor but is virtually invisible, but it will discolor paints and varnish your structure. Fuel oil soot smoke result from furnace current returns cause fuel oil soot. Other types of smoke include tear gas, fingerprint powder, and fire extinguisher residue.

Evaluate Fire and Smoke Damage

Fire and smoke damage restoration, clean up, and replacement is a complex and intricate process. Professionals go through a process when evaluating smoke and fire damage. The first is to target the type of smoke that has saturated your structure. This can help the evaluators determined the type of fire that has taken place and in doing so helps the professionals identify what type of restoration or replacement needs to be undertaken.

What to Do After a Fire

It is important directly after a fire to contact your local disaster relief service. These services will help with your immediate needs like food, clothing, temporary housing, and other essential items. The next step to take in this difficult process is to contact your insurance agent and start planning the clean up and restoration of your property. At this time you can use fire n flood to navigate through all the service providers in your area and find the most reputable and the highest quality fire damage restoration and clean up service to help get you back on your feet as quickly as possible.

Fires can burn at over 3,600° F. That is hot enough to melt metal! This type of heat can cause irreparable damage if not addressed promptly. When a fire is extinguished before a structure becomes a total loss, many are left wondering what now? Here is the answer: call in a special fire damage restoration team who can make things right.

Though it seems simple, fire and smoke are complicated and you will need an expert to evaluate the situation. Smoke comes in four basic varieties.

• Wet Smoke is described as resulting from a low heat fire
• Dry Smoke results from a fast burning high temperature fire
• Protein smoke has an extreme pungent odor but is virtually invisible
• Fuel oil soot smoke results from furnace currents.

Handling Smoke Damage after a Fire