What Does A Fire Damage Restoration Company Do?

1/21/2022 (Permalink)

Maybe you’ve heard of a fire damage restoration company before, but what exactly do they do? Why would it be helpful to hire one post-fire? 

What does a fire damage restoration company do?

• Damage assessment 

First and foremost, a fire damage restoration company assesses the damage caused by fire and decides the most appropriate course of action to take to tackle the aftermath. 

• Fire and smoke restoration

Anything damaged by fire is likely charred, smoke-filled, sooty, and potentially past return. Fire and smoke restoration technicians will restore any possessions that they can to their original state if desired.

• Odor control and deodorization

Smoke can be hazardous to your health and is pervasive throughout your home or business after a fire. Controlling and removing this odor is a specialty of fire damage restoration companies. 

• Upholstery and fabric cleaning

Smoke, soot, ash, and fire often severely damage and pervade upholstery and fabrics within your home or business. These can be cleaned and restored by a fire damage restoration company if they’re not past the point of no return. 

How does a fire damage restoration company restore your property after fire damage?

At SERVPRO of Lockport / Lemont / Homer Glen, our fire damage restoration process starts with you making an emergency call to us at (708) 301-4200 and answering a trained representative’s questions so we can send you the help you need. After we get the information from you, we go about the following steps.

1. Inspection and Fire Damage Assessment
2. Immediate Board-Up and Roof-Tarp Service
3. Water Removal and Drying (if water damage is present)
4. Removal of Smoke and Soot from All Surfaces
5. Cleaning and Sanitizing
6. Restoration

For a more detailed look at each of these steps in our fire damage restoration process, check out the whole fire damage restoration breakdown. We recommend saving SERVPRO Lockport / Lemont / Homer Glen number in your phone for any fire damage or water damage emergencies that you may experience: (708) 301-4200. This franchise is independently owned and operated.