FRESHX - Smoke Damage
Rotten eggs, sour milk, mildew, bad meat, gas leaks... all obnoxious smells that prove how much our noses alert us to various dangers. Another revolting odor is the smell of something burning. After a fire to a home or business, property owners are keenly aware of that foul smoke and burnt smell. It's not easy to eliminate either. Yet, your policy holders rightly demand it.
Using The Right Tools: We are experts at eliminating smoke odor after a fire. We use a variety of high tech weapons to fight this pervasive problem. While some odors can be masked the way a perfume hides a smell, smoke smell requires us to use some bigger high tech weapons, literally! We may apply the fogging gun, a device which destroys an odor by actually changing its chemical composition and neutralizing it. It looks like a piece of space-age hardware, spreading a fine chemical mist that can cover the wide expanse of a building and contents. It's a very effective and safe treatment.
Another weapon which works very well is ozone. It uses oxygen molecules that oxidize the odor, thereby neutralizing it. Items can be exposed to ozone at the disaster site or treated on a special ozone vault. We apply other methods too, making informed, strategic decisions on the best way to systematically eliminate stubborn smoke odor that a less-experienced company may not be able to overcome.
Finding The Right Location: The fact is, smoke odor in a home or at a commercial site may be difficult to get rid of for another reason: finding its location. When a dissatisfied policyholder calls weeks after a restoration job is finished because he still smells smoke, often it is because the restoration company did not do a thorough job.
When we are put on a fire clean-up, we know how to find this often elusive odor. It may come from charred wood or insulation that is hidden from view. It can also emanate from smoke trapped in places away from the primary burn area, such as: attics, dropped ceilings, and crawl spaces. This is why the duct system of a building also gets our special attention after a fire.
Get The One-Two Punch: So, When you call us, you get the two best assurances that smoke odor will be eradicated: We know where to find ALL of the odor, and we have the powerful weapons to get rid of it. Sniff out the best fire restoration.
Restorator Notes: After a fire in a residence, the owners obviously want their damage property restored. It's too bad that some property owners see a claim as an opportunity to get new kitchen cabinets, furniture, drapes or have rooms repainted even though the items were not damaged by smoke from the fire. Fortunately, as professionals, we have methods for distinguishing smoke grime from plain old dirt. We have specially treated sponges and cloths to test walls, ceilings and other surfaces for the presence of smoke and soot.
There are other telltale signs of authentic smoke penetration. Deposits of smoke around vents indicate if a room was infiltrated with air-borne fire particles through the duct system. We check at the head of the drapes where soot settles first. We can apply a wood cream to cabinets to tell us if the blaze was the cause of their grimy appearance. Obviously you want to make good on legitimate claims of damage. However, you don't want claim costs inflated from cleaning property that was never affected by the fire. We have the experience expertise to tell the difference. When you put FRESHX on the job, we'll help make sure the restoration is fair and cost-efficient.
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