SERVPRO Provides Fire Damage Restoration & Cleanup in Lafayette

2/16/2022 (Permalink)

Not all fire damage is a complete loss. SERVPRO is trained for complete fire damage restoration.

Does SERVPRO Use Chemicals During Fire Damage Restoration in Lafayette

Whenever there is a fire in a Lafayette building, there is often a lot of fire, smoke residue damage, and odors permeating the premises. Many consumers wonder how they will ever restore their home with so much damage. Fire-damaged contents and structures usually must be replaced. We must clean every surface to remove all residues and odors.

SERVPRO provides fire damage restoration to homeowners in Lafayette. We use controlled demolition techniques to remove charred contents and structure. We extract water and chemicals used to quell the fire to mitigate further damage, and then we clean every surface and item in the home before the reconstruction of the damaged structure begins.

The cleaning process is delicate. While we clean every surface, our technicians also consider the surface type, residue, or soil. Fires can produce many different residues depending on the kind of fire. Grease fires have an oily residue that adheres to everything. Wood products such as cupboards burn hotter and produce fluffy ash that can be wiped clean from most surfaces without smearing.

We use four different approaches while cleaning surfaces depending on the residue or soil and the surface including:

• Mechanical action – dislodges non-greasy soils that do not adhere to the surface. This approach is usually an initial step before utilizing water and detergents or solvents to clean the item.

• Lubrication – detergents lubricate some soils from the surface and emulsify them. The cleaning solution can be wiped from the surface or rinsed depending on the surface.

• Chemical action – many people are concerned that using chemicals will damage something further during the cleaning process. We use chemical cleaners to cause the substance to be absorbed by the chemical, removing it from the surface or material. Our fire restoration experts have a great deal of experience in this area and only use chemical cleaners that do not harm surfaces and materials.

• Suspension and dispersion – are the most common cleaning action and occur when the soils and residues dissolve and become suspended in the cleaning solution. We can remove the dissolvent and dirt once the debris is suspended in the cleaning solution.

SERVPRO technicians make every effort to mitigate further damage from the fire by our fast response time and attention to detail during the cleaning process. Our services include:

• Fire and smoke damage restoration
• House fire clean up
• Water and chemical damage remediation

Call SERVPRO of Lafayette in Lafayette and nearby areas. We can help 24/7. Call (765) 420-0077.