We Can Restore Your Damaged Items After A Fire In Your Phoenix Home
1/28/2019 (Permalink)
Fire Damage Experts In Phoenix Discuss Refinishing Burnt Items
If a fire ever takes place inside your Phoenix home, the flames can engulf many of your contents and building materials as fuel. In many fire damage scenarios, your contents or building materials can get burnt to the point to where they must be removed and replaced. Since fires all burn things at different temperatures, some items could get only partially charred. Sometimes when charring is not severe, objects can be repaired by soot removal and refinishing. When mitigating any fire damage project, our SERVPRO estimators figure out right off the bat what we think we can refinish, clean and, repair and what we feel will need to be replaced and counted as a loss.
During the initial testing and estimate phase, our SERVPRO technicians use a testing kit to determine what types of soot residues can be cleaned off and what types could be a permanent discoloration. During the initial test, we use a variety of chemicals and techniques on your property that received fire damage in Phoenix, so we know which chemicals will work with which types of residues. In some situations, soot residues are too difficult to remove, and smoke-related problems could still cause the item to get replaced.
Once our SERVPRO team deems the working area safe for all occupants, we begin the restoration process by removing burnt materials. We first go through and remove and properly discard any items that are burnt too bad to fix. When dealing with wooden items such as studs or trusses, we measure the amount of charring on the surface determine whether something can be saved or if it must be replaced. The rule normally is that if the charring is deeper than a quarter inch, then the item must be replaced. If wooden items only get burnt less than a quarter inch deep, then we sometimes can sand off the charred material and seal it with a specialized sealant.
If you ever get building materials or contents burnt in a fire, call SERVPRO of East Phoenix at (602) 507-6163 24/7.
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