Properly Clean Soot Damage

10/14/2020 (Permalink)

Damage from a fire can be traumatic. Removing damaged or ruined items is just the beginning of the restoration process. Improperly cleaning soot and smoke residue can result in more damage to your Walpole, MA residential or commercial property. The best course of action, call the experts. 

The Disaster Remediation teams at SERVPRO of Foxborough have considerable training in identifying different kinds of residues and odor particles, which helps them pinpoint the ideal cleanup procedures for your fire damaged home.

What Is Soot

Soot is a smoke that has settled on surfaces as a residue. There are four different kinds of smoke residue: 

• Dry smoke residues
• Wet smoke residues
• Protein smoke residues
• Fuel oil smoke residues 

Each Type Of Residue Must Be Cleaned Differently 

All fires burn differently, which means they leave behind different kinds of residues. Many variables determine what kinds of residues are left behind. Still, SERVPRO of Foxborough  technicians have the experience to outline the best cleanup process, and they know which products are necessary to eliminate the specific residues. 

How To Approach Cleanup

• Find and identify the residues
• Identify the surfaces on which residues are present
• Capture and remove the residues
• Properly dispose of the residues 

Cleaning Techniques 

We use both air and fluids to remove residues, depending on the residue types and where they are present. Our Disaster Remediation Teams may use vacuuming to remove some residues, while others are captured and dissolved in different cleaning solutions. They also understand how to remove these residues after completing the cleanup process. 

Has your residential or commercial property suffered fire damage? Call the experts at SERVPRO of Foxborough today – (508) 533-5305. We will make it “Like it never even happened.”