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SERVPRO Handles Fire Damage Complicated by Water in a Cocoa Home

SERVPRO technicians received a call to handle fire damage cleanup in this Cocoa kitchen. The technicians arrived quickly and found a significant amount of remediation needed due to damage to the building materials from both the fire and the water required to extinguish it.

Securing the Cocoa Property During Water & Fire Damage Restorations

As seen in the Before Photo, the fire in the kitchen spread upward through the attic and damaged the Central Brevard house's roof. SERVPRO employees have certifications and training as Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Technicians (FSRT) as taught through the methods recommended by the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). One of the first actions taken during a house fire clean up job is to halt any further damage from occurring. In this case, securing the Central Brevard property meant putting up temporary tarping over the damaged roof to stop ceiling leaks from rain until SERVPRO techs completed the fire damage restoration.

How SERVPRO Locates the Water, Smoke, and Fire Damage in Cocoa Properties

The technicians went through the property using their experience to find areas of smoke damage. Water is a common threat to building materials post-fire. The SERVPRO techs have different detection equipment types to determine where collections of moisture are within the structure that is not readily seen. The specialized devices utilized by SERVPRO techs allow them to peer behind walls and under floors in Central Brevard homes to determine anywhere there is an excess of moisture that needs extraction and drying.

Steps for the Cocoa House Fire Cleanup

Fortunately for this Central Brevard property owner, SERVPRO technicians found few areas of smoke damage or charring from fire damage to clean up. The roof, attic, and ceiling in the kitchen needed assistance from the advanced fire damage remediation techniques the SERVPRO techs utilize during fire restoration jobs. One of the first actions taken after scoping the Cocoa property is to set up containment. This step stops soot's potential to affect other areas of the home during the fire damage restoration. Then the SERVPRO techs remove water as needed and carefully perform controlled demolition to take off only the ruined building materials, such as the portion of the ceiling hanging down due to fire and smoke damage in the Before Photo with the insulation in the Central Brevard kitchen.

SERVPRO Tackles Air Quality and Drying During Fire and Smoke Remediation in Central Brevard Homes

Soot can be a huge issue even in a small-scale fire damage cleanup job in a Central Brevard property. To combat this issue, SERVPRO techs set up containment and deploy air scrubbers to improve the air quality during the fire restoration. The air scrubbers capture airborne particulate and trap it in their HEPA filtration systems.

Rebuilding Central Brevard Properties After SERVPRO Finishes Fire Restoration Services

The After Photo shows the image of a kitchen with no signs of the previous fire damage. SERVPRO technicians used their fire and smoke damage restoration training to remove the issues caused by the fire in the Central Brevard home.