Cleaning Walls and Ceilings of Residue caused by Fire Damage in Your Wilmington Home

10/8/2023 (Permalink)

You can rely on SERVPRO® to restore your home after fire damage leaving it "Like it never even happened."

SERVPRO® is Here to Help Restore Your Home after Fire Damage

Many of the homes in the Wilmington area contain unique wall coverings that add a special touch to their interiors. When a fire occurs, these surfaces can pose difficulties because their textures retain considerable amounts of greasy soot. Making them come clean requires specialized cleaning treatments.

Wilmington homeowners whose properties sustain any size fire often notice the immediate area exhibits smoke residue on surfaces. You might see a distinct line between soot-covered areas and the still-clean surfaces that remained covered by an object during the fire. In other areas of the home, however, soot contamination may not show as easily. If soot and ash fell in a less-dense manner, this can occur.

We have different ways to discover where soot contamination fell in sparse enough layers to avoid detection. By using a Dry Cleaning Sponge, our technicians can reveal many of these areas. Smoke can permeate into areas that might seem off-limits to smoke, such as closed rooms, drawers, and closets, and detecting these locations helps us eliminate more of the soot that can cause odors later. The possibility that soot contains carcinogenic properties also raises concerns for many homeowners.

When wall and ceiling paint consists of more durable, washable paints, we can use wet sponges or cleaning cloths. Depending on the surfaces cleaned, as we can use these for other things, as well, such as trim and moldings, we may or may not use a cleaning agent or plain water. Our goal in restoring your home "Like it never even happened" means we always use the method that provides the results you, the customer, want. Returning your home to its preloss condition only happens when we undo the damage caused by the fire.

Although our employees remove the majority of the soot the fire produces, our Odor Control Technician (OCT) can help immensely by providing your home with treatments designed to neutralize any remaining soot particles. These produce odors whenever they disintegrate and become airborne again. Thermal fogging can eliminate these odors quite efficiently and thoroughly because the fog acts in a similar way to the smoke.

SERVPRO® of New Hanover strives to assist the communities of Castle Hayne, Carolina Beach, and the surrounding areas. You can reach us by calling our 24-hour hotline, (910) 762-8180. If fire damage has become an unwanted aspect of your life, let us help you resolve the problem and get your home and life back under control.