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Fire & Water - Cleanup & Restoration

We Clear And Clean Out Every New Orleans West Bank Home After Fire Damage, Call Today

4/7/2022 (Permalink)

Black Roof Fire Our certified technicians know exactly how to handle any size fire damage disaster in your home. Call us right away, we are available 24/7.

SERVPRO - Fire Damage Removal And Cleaning In New Orleans Homes

New Orleans residents do not usually think of fire when it comes to a disaster. Flood water in the attic, yes, but not scorched roof tiles, burned support beams, and smoke residue covering everything else.

Removal of property from a New Orleans home depends on the type of fire damage the personal and structural items suffered. SERVPRO technicians determine if the cause was the flames and heat, smoke residues, or a result of the effects to extinguish the fire. Each type of damage also falls into three categories or levels of damage: Minor, Medium, and Major.

With Minor damage, it has little need for removal. The fire was small, quickly extinguished, and restricted primarily to a single room in the home like the kitchen. Smaller items like dish towels and perhaps the pot or pan where the fire started must be disposed of and replaced. Most restoration involves light cleaning of residue-covered counters, cabinets, and floors.

When there is Medium damage, SERVPRO technicians remove more property since the fire was extensive and spread into other parts of the home, taking longer to extinguish. More oversized items like furniture and drywall panels are physically damaged and require disposal. Cleaning requires more vital tools like scrub brushes and chemicals. Odors are noticeable and require further cleaning to eliminate them.

Significant fire damage is precisely that. Items near the fire's origin are severely burnt and need immediate removal and disposal. In addition to drywall, structural supports like wall and ceiling framing suffers physical damage. Smoke residues are very thick that some items cannot be thoroughly cleaned and requires replacement. Odors can be so strong that eliminating them can be more expensive than replacement.

Not every removal of property means disposal, however. Team members can move undamaged items or those that only need cleaning to a container on the property or to temporary storage to protect them while repairs are underway. If things like blinds and some upholstered chairs have very heavy residues, we must remove them to our office for specialized immersion cleaning.

Our goal at SERVPRO of The New Orleans West Bank is to clear out every home as quickly as possible. The sooner we can finish, the sooner you and your family can return to your home and start getting your lives back to before the fire. For more information about what we can do for you, call us at (504) 348-7526 today.

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