Fire Damage —Smoke, Soot and Odor Removal
Fire & Smoke Damage
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Watching your home and precious possessions being consumed by fire is one of the most devastating and severe losses that one can experience. After experiencing such a loss, reassurance comes only from having a clear guidance and support in salvaging as much property as possible from fire and smoke damage. Our team at Nationwide is made up of expert professionals who are even very caring people, prepared to get you back into your home as soon as possible, while keeping you informed at every step of your way.
What are the common types of fires that can occur?
Fire can be of many kinds and their damage treatment depends on the type of fire that has occurred. Some of the common types of fires that can cause devastating damage include:
- Protein Fire: When food gets burnt in the oven or stove, it leaves an odor and smoke residue on the contents and surfaces. This is called Protein Fire.
- Complex Fire: When multiple natural and synthetic items have burned inside your house, it causes black smoke residue on the contents and surfaces along with synthetic smoke odors. When such Complex Fire arises, you need emergency corrosion mitigation to protect the at-risk surfaces.
- Natural Fire: When trees, shrubs and bushes get burnt, and the smoke penetrates the structure from the outside, smoke residue and odor are present and may cause harm to the residents.
- Furnace Malfunction: It has often happened that heating appliances such as oil-fired furnaces have malfunctioned. This causes smoke to be distributed throughout the property causing harm to the residents.
- Fire damage goes beyond burning items: When Ashes and Smoke are spread out throughout the property; they can continue causing damage and corrosion to the materials left behind. The odors from smoke also stay in the rooms or homes until long after the fire has been terminated. The walls and other surfaces of the room or house turn yellow after some time. Within a few hours, all the kitchen appliances turn yellow. Smoke can tarnish metal very quickly while it also causes etching in the glasses within a very short period of time.
Our style of work
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Since there are so many different types of fires, the types of damages that can occur are also different. Our team at Nationwide is well equipped and well trained to carry out a thorough and proven process of restoration. Our process includes the following common steps:
- Interior and Exterior Assessment: Our team assesses the entire property inside out so as to determine the problem areas even before starting any work.
- Emergency pre-cleaning and remediating water damage: Our team evaluates the sensitive materials that may be damaged from smoke and soot particles.
- Structural and Contents cleaning: We collect all the immediate items that you might need for the first few days after the damage has incurred, such as clothing, prescriptions, school books, business needs, toys and other necessary stuffs.
- Removing contents from the home: After the basic necessity items are collected from the house, we pack out the remaining contents for cleaning and storage purposes.
- HVAC duct cleaning: The HVAC duct cleaning is done so as to ensure that the ducts are cleared of all smoke and other chemical reactions.
- Performing structural restoration: We remove any charred items such as insulation and burnt wood that might seal in smoke. Evaluation of carpets and wooden floors is carried out so as to remove the items that might be harmful.
- Inspection of the main building: Inspection of the house frame and subfloors is carried out keeping safety measures in mind. We then treat the affected surfaces for any smoke odors and seal them down so that it does not leak back into the house.
- Cleaning the surfaces, eliminating the odors and deodorizing them: The surfaces are cleaned and disinfected so that they returned back to the previous conditions before the damage was experienced.
- Bringing back normalcy in everything: Returning all the items into their original locations and helping you to restore your normal life as soon as possible.
- Detailed Inventory: Making sure that the inventory is complete after restoring all the items of the house.
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Insurance
The first twenty four hours up to forty eight hours after fire damage are the most crucial moments so as to salvage the property and preventing further damage or losses. It is very important to take immediate steps to stop the smoke and water from the damage from causing more damage.
Nationwide provides a quick and thorough assessment of the property and works to get insurance for the losses incurred as soon as possible.