A Comprehensive Recovery Solution for Fort Lauderdale Fire Damage

4/5/2023 (Permalink)

SERVPRO advises testing your smoke and fire alarms every six months to help prevent fire damage to your Fort Lauderdale property.

The Scope of Restoration After Fire Damage

Because this metropolitan area is so extensive in the state, Fort Lauderdale homes and businesses are plentiful. When disasters like fires impact structures in the city, our SERVPRO team can help with a fast response and focused attention where it is needed the most. Our commitment to fast service prevents more significant harm to the property.

Fort Lauderdale fire damage can be destructive to the structures where it occurs. Even the prompt arrival of first responders to extinguish the blaze can leave behind water damage, soot and smoke residues, and harsh odors to contend with when professionals like ours arrive. Our experienced FSRT-Certified technicians have products and equipment to help recover your house after fire losses.

Improving Post-Fire Conditions with Mitigation

• Inspection - Our crew chief or production manager can review the entire property, catalog loss, and pinpoint restoration priorities.
• Removing Hazards - Many post-fire conditions can put house occupants at risk, from faulty structural integrity to water damage. 
• Air Filtration – Volatile environments are typical after a fire gets extinguished, so it is an early action of restoration technicians to use HEPA filtration tools to reduce contamination and hazards.
• Relocating Contents – SERVPRO professionals must remove any contents impacted by fire damage and relocate to a clean area of the residence or our facility for focused restoration and storage.
• Removing Damaged Materials -Eliminating debris and bulk materials from the property is important in firmly assessing all hazards, structural issues, and safety concerns. 

Understanding Variances of Soot Damage

The type of smoke damage plays a part in how cleanup is approached. We have several options for smoke and soot residues like:

• Wet Smoke - Moist soot deposits have the same corrosivity expected with soot particles but the added challenge of potential smearing and staining. Alkaline cleaners and solvents work to manage these delicate situations to protect underlying host materials.
• Dry Smoke - Dry deposits are among the easiest to clean but expect more widespread structural damage from the high heat combustion moving quickly in the structure. The light film can often be vacuumed with HEPA filtration products and then addressed with chemical sponges.
• Protein Residues - Kitchen fires are a common reason for restoring fire damage, and these emergencies create some more challenging scenarios. Grease and protein residues become a thick soil deposit on surfaces, requiring strong solvents to dissolve and emulsifying products to separate soot from materials for wipe cleaning.

How Threatening Are Odors?

The fire damage restoration process is not complete without decisive action against harsh malodors in the workspaces. Combusting various materials can create volatile conditions that make comfortable living impossible. Our professionals utilize several deodorization tools and potent masking, pairing, and neutralizing agents to overcome these strong effects. With focused attention on this issue, smells can often be addressed rapidly at the end of the main restoration phase before reconstruction or repairs get underway.

Post-Fire Repairs and Reconstruction

Simply cleaning up after fire and smoke damage is rarely all a home or business needs to return to preloss condition. Structure fires are notorious for being destructive to installed building materials, and our experienced professionals must perform several actions throughout the recovery process to remedy these losses. From early controlled demolition and emergency repairs to full-scale reconstruction needed in areas of your home, our general contractor license benefits customers.

Fort Lauderdale fire damage can be highly destructive in many cases, making it a costly and lengthy restoration. We work with your insurance company for approval to provide a fast service with positive results. Give our SERVPRO of Ft. Lauderdale Central, Wilton Manors team a call today at (954) 516-7611.