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How To Get Rid of Smoke Odor After a House Fire
12/18/2017 (Permalink)
Cabinets from a utility room fire.
House or Office fires can be particularly devastating, and even after a Lake City, FL fire remediation team has come into clean and restore your home, the after effects of fire damage can linger for months – especially smoke odor. Smoke has a way of seeping into the walls, fabrics and floors of a home, allowing the smell of it to live on long after the fire has been extinguished. If you don’t want to deal with the smell of smoke after the fire has been put out, implement these smoke cleaning techniques right away.
Pinpoint the CauseIn most instances, the smell of smoke is not coming directly from burnt wood, but rather from leathers, plastics and other materials that contain harmful chemicals. It is important to identify where the smoke smell is coming from in your home, as this will dictate how you should clean it, or if you should seek professional assistance. If you smell residual smoke in your home, pinpoint the cause and contact your local smoke damage remediation team for guidance. Create some sort of ventilation in the time being.
Remove the Source of the Odor More often than not, smoke cleaning involves removing the source of the odor. There will be some things that you can salvage and clean, but there are others that may be a total loss. Some examples of items that are usually damaged beyond repair if not cleaned in time include: DrywallTile grout
Framing
Carpet
Laminate flooring
Wood floors
Insulation Clean Everything With Odor Counteractant Once you have gotten rid of all the items that are non-salvageable, you can begin to clean. Professional fire remediation teams in Lake City, FL, recommend using a thermal fogger combined with an ozone treatment, which attacks the source of the odor without using harmful chemicals. Ozone treatment is also helpful in killing mold and water damage, which can help counteract the damage caused by the fire hose.Smoke cleaning is an essential step after a house fire. If you want to ensure your home is free of smoke odor after a fire, contact SERVPRO of Columbia & Suwannee Counties, your local fire damage restoration professionals.