How Does Wet Smoke Damage Affect Areas of Basking Ridge Homes?

2/24/2022 (Permalink)

Call the professionals at SERVPRO of Bridgewater at (908) 222-2020 to help with fire restoration on your property.

Wet Smoke Can Adhere to Many Surfaces and Persistently Threaten Basking Ridge Homes With Fire Damages. 

Fires can impact your home in many ways, and depending on the type of fire damage present in the property, the impact on the structure changes. Our experienced FSRT-Certified technicians respond quickly to begin vital mitigation efforts during an emergency. With conditions like wet smoke, every minute counts to remove the damaging residues. 

Partially Destroyed Building Materials

One of the pressing concerns with wet smoke and fire damage to Basking Ridge homes is the effect on building materials. Partially destroyed materials result from a slow-moving, smoldering fire. Our technicians must assess where building materials and structural elements cannot be preserved or protected and must get removed using controlled demolition techniques.

Thick Smoke Residues

Formidable soil deposits are a trademark of wet smoke damage, creating a substantial obstacle for our technicians for each affected surface. We must thoroughly examine the entire property to determine which materials have already been heavily impacted and require emulsification or dissolving of the heaped solids. 

HVAC System Damage 

 When your furnace or air conditioning is running when a fire takes place, returns and intakes pull soot and smoke solids into the ductwork system. These soils can become attached to the smooth walls of the HVAC system, especially if dust, debris, and other buildup is a concern already. The air ducts also act as a direct path for soot damage to reach multiple rooms. 

Cleaning Up After Wet Smoke Effects 

Because wet smoke produces such thick and formidable soils, the methods of removing this soot and smoke residue should get underway as soon as possible. Often, this objective centers on trapping surface particles and lifting them from the underlying substrate to be removed with pressurized water or air. Some of the needed approaches to restore normal living conditions in a home include:

• Wet cleaning products
• Media blasting equipment
• Deodorizing tools

When fire damage threatens your home, let our SERVPRO of Bridgewater team help. Call today at (908) 222-2020.