Is Fire Damage in Your Poughkeepsie Bedroom Causing Nightmares?

8/8/2022 (Permalink)

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Cleaning Bedroom Fire Damage in Poughkeepsie 

Fire damage leaves numerous issues for homeowners, primarily when it occurs in a bedroom. This area is the one room in the home where people want to relax and not smell reminders of the fire that happened. 

When fire damage happens in a Poughkeepsie bedroom, SERVPRO technicians begin work immediately to find items with restoration potential. Items too charred for recovery through cleaning get photographed and logged for ease of filing insurance claims.  

Older Mattresses are a Fire Hazard

Suppose the homeowner purchased the bedroom mattress before 2007. In that case, there is a good chance it does not meet current Federal Mattress Flammability Standards regarding flame retardant materials used in the construction. When a mattress receives smoke or charring effects, it is considered a loss and removed off-site. 

Avoiding Repainting Through Cleaning

Depending on the type of smoke residue left behind, painted walls may have restoration potential and not require repainting, saving homeowners the cost of hiring painters. The specialized professional cleaning agents include solvents to release the grip of wet smoke residues on surfaces. They remove dry smoke by the light application of dry-cleaning sponges to avoid driving the soot into the paint. 

When there is no visible damage to the walls, but odors are present, SERVPRO technicians can apply sealants before repainting the walls, so the homeowner does not have to deal with a wall tear-out and reconstruction.  

Upholstered Items and Window Treatments 

These items are not necessarily lost when they are exposed to heat and smoke. When a fire travels throughout a bedroom, the hot air expands and drives odor-causing soot into porous objects. When SERVPRO technicians neutralize odors, they use the same principles when they utilize thermal fogging equipment. 

Fire damage needs fast action to minimize loss. Call SERVPRO of NW & SE Dutchess County at (845) 635-4550; the certified technicians are available 24/7 to clean up and restore any fire loss and make it "Like it never even happened."