How Soot and Fire Damage Impact Monterey Park Homes

4/4/2023 (Permalink)

Drywall and ceilings can attract settling soot or become a victim of smoke damage under pressure.

Materials Can Be Ruined by Fire Damage 

Fire damage is destructive and overwhelming for your home. Regardless of how widespread this concern is throughout the house, our experienced professionals must work to prevent irreparable harm to construction elements, contents, and the environment of your household. 

How Does Soot Impact Home Materials? 

The most direct way that fire damage in Monterey Park can occur is the production of soot and smoke odors that move through the structure. We have a finite amount of time to preserve and protect your property from harm after extinguishment, so we prioritize mitigation and cleanup of areas most heavily impacted by soot soils:

• Carpeting– Carpets quickly absorb water, soot, odors, and soils after a fire. It is challenging to keep flooring materials salvageable in heavily impacted rooms. We have several carpet cleaning solutions to help, but when these are ineffective, we can pull up the surface layer to ensure the stability of the subflooring.
• Walls– Drywall on the walls and ceilings can attract settling soot or become a victim of smoke damage under pressure. Sometimes painted drywall can be cleaned and restored, but controlled demolition is another option when restoration might be too lengthy or impossible.
• Wood–Wood is challenging because the soils and the odors associated with soot and smoke damage can penetrate beyond the surface of these installations. Wood is porous, and abrasive cleaning with media blasters could be the best approach to protect the structural integrity of framing.

Controlled Demolition Beyond Cleaning 

The controlled demolition process focuses on the industry knowledge of our SERVPRO team with the hands-on experience of our contractors to make real-time decisions on the salvageability of smoke-damaged materials. 

When fires impact your home, you can count on SERVPRO of Monterey Park to help. Call (626) 656-6577.