We Have The Expertise To Restore Your Knoxville Home After A Fire Disaster

7/19/2019 (Permalink)

We have the equipment to restore your home after a fire disaster. We are available 24/7, so don't hesitate and call us right away.

Separating Contents and Structure for Efficient Fire Damage Restoration in Knoxville

After a fire in your property, there may be several different types of tradesman required to deal with the damage left behind. Commonly, a carpet cleaner alongside a building maintenance janitor can perform cleaning duties on some parts of the home. A restorer, however, is in charge of two distinct areas, the contents and the structure of the home. Their goal is to restore the property to a condition before the fire; known in the industry as restoring to a preloss condition.

Our technicians can help you with fire damage in Knoxville. The cleaning carried out by a restorer is unique and requires careful assessment of the affected area before any work can begin. SERVPRO technicians also conduct a pre-test, which gives an understanding of the type of smoke damages- different in every fire- we are dealing with and the best way to remove them. There be considerations given to malodor, which often persists even after the structure and contents have been cleaned.

In dealing with contents, your SERVPRO restorer must likely remove them from the affected area and place them in a designated clean area- which can be offsite. We do this because smoke residues require agitative cleaning, which can cause soots or smokes to drop onto possessions causing further fire damage. Most soft furnishings can be returned to preloss conditions using foam cleaning, which reduces the likelihood of fabrics shrinking or bleeding dye.

Once the removal of contents for separate cleaning is complete, a SERVPRO technician can begin working on the structure. The goal is to restore rather than replace. Wet cleaning methods can clear most soots and smoke residues. Where wet cleaning may cause damage to the finish of a particular item, a door, for example, dry cleaning methods can be used. Interior and exterior walls are cleaned thoroughly with charred materials removed for disposal. Sometimes structure can be so severely damaged that they require replacement, but this procedure is the last option for restorers.

Careful structural and contents cleaning can avoid expensive replacement costs, contact SERVPRO of Rocky Hill / Sequoyah Hills / South Knoxville at (865) 862-8907 to arrange restoration.

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