I Can’t See It, But I Sure Can Smell It -- How Do I Cleanup Fire Odors in My House?

7/17/2020 (Permalink)

Odors along with smoke and fire damage in your Raleigh home? SERVPRO has many mechanical solutions to make it "Like it never even happened."

SERVPRO Offers Professional Strategies to Cleanup Both Fire Residues and Their Odors in Raleigh Residences

The aftermath of a Raleigh household fire presents a huge learning curve for a homeowner, including coping with residues, both seen and invisible, unlike anything you have experienced before. Engaging our services is the perfect way to ensure cleanup of the soot and odors lingering can be effective and complete.

What Is the Relationship Between the Soot and Odors of a Household Fire?

Fire and odor cleanup for your Raleigh home go hand in hand. Our highly trained technicians appreciate the connection, knowing that without top-notch and complete cleaning, odors linger. We also understand that some odors are relentlessly persistent, and we seek innovative techniques to eliminate even the most intractable stenches.

How Do Restoration Technicians Approach the Challenges of Cleaning and Deodorization?

Science is the foundation of all the services SERVPRO offers. As we review the damage in your home, we perform the following evaluations to manage the soiling and odors:

• Matching the type of soot and surface affected with the appropriate cleaning products and techniques
• Implementing the cleaning regimen
• Checking in with the homeowner post-cleaning to discuss whether odors are still bothersome
• Employing advanced deodorization equipment if needed to eradicate any lingering smells
• Thermal fogging -- deodorizing aids combust to recreate the conditions of the fire and disperse to pair with and neutralize the unpleasant smells
• Ozone machines -- the malodorous substances are oxidized, although a brief evacuation of the house is required
• Hydroxyl generators -- hydroxyl molecules created using UV light seek out the odor-bearing soot particles and change them at a molecular level into innocuous and odor-free substances

The trained team at SERVPRO of South Cary / Apex is poised to help residents of our community conquer the dual enemies of soot and odors after a home fire. Contact us at (919) 615-1160 as soon as practical after the firefighters relinquish your house's control.