How to Eliminate Odor after Fire Damage

4/4/2023 (Permalink)

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Fire damage often encompasses both remediation and odor control.  Call SERVPRO of Tupelo, SERVPRO of Amory Aberdeen & West Point 24/7.  Our team can handle all aspects of the situation at hand.

SERVPRO Fire Damage Restoration Incorporates Odor Control

Housefires require extensive cleanup. Most of the home needs to be carefully sorted into salvageable and non-salvageable materials. 

Charred materials relating to structure or belongings are thrown away in large dumpsters, while replacement materials must be sourced and installed. These processes can be difficult to manage alongside work and other commitments, which is why most homeowners rely on a professional service to help with:

• Fire Restoration
• Fire debris removal
• Fire damage restoration

One ever-present challenge of fire damage restoration is odor control. The rule of thumb when it comes to odor control is to eliminate all 

odor-causing materials. These can include porous parts of the building assembly or the removal of smoke soils from appliances and furniture. General deodorization steps can help curtail odors, but in some situations, the smell remains after completing these tasks. 

Step-by-step odor removal

• Removing non-salvageable charred materials from the home and preventing the spread of ash by sealing items in polyethylene bags.
• Saturating remaining charred materials with water-based deodorants using direct spray application.
• Cleaning parts of the home that are most heavily contaminated with soot and smoke residues before drying the structure and surfaces.

Sometimes odors can remain after completing removal steps. These situations often result from odor particles reaching confined areas. The solution to stubborn malodors in confined spaces is to provide assisted ventilation using venting fans or air movers. If that fails, deploying an activated oxygen unit or fumigating the entire structure can eliminate smoke odors for good. 

Odors come from various sources, making it difficult to pinpoint a single method solution. SERVPRO technicians rely on multiple restoration methods to control odors and often repeat the same process several times to ensure that odors are managed appropriately. 

Fighting odor requires expertise and equipment. 

Contact SERVPRO of Tupelo, SERVPRO of Amory Aberdeen & West Point, for your fire damage restoration needs. 

662-690-6502