How SERVPRO of Northeast Wichita handles a Fire Restoration Project

7/3/2019 (Permalink)

In this Wichita home a fire start was started by an electrical malfunction and as the fire grew it broke a water pipe which put the fire out.

Smoke and flames from something burning in your Wichita home can lead to an extensive list of issues with the items in your home and even the structural materials themselves. The fire does not even need to be large or particularly damaging for there to be a layer of soot covering every wall and item suffusing your home with a terrible and unwanted odor. If you are struggling with any of these issues it is a good idea to call a professional restoration company like SERVPRO of Northeast Wichita.

We provide in-depth inspections on your home in order to determine the extent of damage and what it will take to clean and deodorize your home. Some of the things we do in an inspection can include:

• Inspecting rooms and areas for the presence of soot
  • Severely and moderately materials soiled by soot are typically obviously visible. Lower levels of soil can be invisible but contribute greatly to odor
• Testing cleaning techniques
  • Dry cleaning methods
  • Spot testing chemicals unique interaction with your home’s materials
• Evaluate what can be restored and what must be torn out
  • We always try to restore everything we can to keep cost and time as low as possible
• Determine whether a pack out is necessary
  • Pack-outs typically occur because the structure is excessively affected
  • We use a pack-out software which links the pictures of your items to the box and barcode they have been assigned
• Give a general road map to you about how this process will go
• Come up with a preliminary estimate on the cost of remediation

While this is the general outline of how a fire restoration project starts there are many factors which can change how a first inspection can go. Since we provide emergency board up services sometimes we will be boarding up windows, doors or any other area which needs to be secures. Additionally since we also provide emergency water services there is typically some water damage associated with a fire that has been put out and we can get right on to drying that.

Whether you are dealing with a large fire or simply an odor that won’t go away after burning dinner we can help get you back to clean. Give our office a call today at 316-684-6700.