Ways to Remove Soot from Items during Fire Restoration in Reading

7/19/2022 (Permalink)

Disaster may strike at any time in your area. Call SERVPRO for the fire damage restoration services needed for your property.

SERVPRO Provides Fire Cleanup Solutions in Reading Homes

One of the effects of fire damage is overall soiling. The soot deposited by the smoke as it spreads around the property is particularly challenging to remove since it might coat, adhere or penetrate beyond surfaces. Removing all the soot traces from your Reading home is essential to restore pre-damaged conditions and prevent the deterioration caused by the corrosive residues.

Although cleaning during fire restoration at your Reading home is one job, it takes several tasks to achieve the final goal. You need to capture the residues and transfer them from the soiled areas. Routine and specialized cleaning approaches are also necessary to eliminate soiling from different materials. SERVPRO provides the expertise required to complete these processes.

Light cleaning techniques

• Dry cleaning 
• Foam cleaning
• Spray and wipe

Dry cleaning processes such as feather-dusting or using cleaning sponges help remove dry soot from hard surfaces. Our SERVPRO technicians mostly use this approach when cleaning fire residues from walls, ceilings, and wooden furniture or appliances.  

Wet Cleaning Approaches

Incorporating moisture and chemical agents improve the cleaning process by dissolving and dislodging fire residues embedded on surfaces. Also, since soot tends to cause discoloration or stains due to its corrosive properties, chemical action is necessary to reverse such changes. The application method used to deliver the chemicals is as crucial as the type of chemical used. Our SERVPRO crews help with the choice of an appropriate cleaning approach. 

Foam cleaning effectively removes soot from upholstery without exposing the materials to excessive moisture that would damage them. Spray-and-wipe, on the other hand, is perfect for hard surfaces such as glass windows. For severe soiling of upholstery items, hand cleaning approaches might not deliver. Our SERVPRO teams use Upholstery Cleaning Machines to wash and rinse the material. The machines make it easy to use water or solvents to deal with various fire residues based on their physical properties.

Fire residues categorization

• Lipophilic
• Hydrophilic
• Lipophobic
• Hydrophobic

SERVPRO of Reading effectively cleans soot from properties during fire restoration removing traces of soiling “Like it never even happened.” Call us at (610) 779-8189.