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What Can You Do Yourself After Fire Damage in Your Morris County Home?
Without a doubt, fire damageis devastating. It’s painful to look at your home with soot covering the walls or having to gather up destroyed possessions. But beyond the sentimental pain, fire damage leaves your home a mess – a mess you want cleaned up as soon as possible. To hasten the process of getting your home back to normal, there are a few steps you can take before your restoration technician comes.
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Soot is practically guaranteed after a property fire. It’s dust-like residue that covers the surface of furniture and other personal belongings. You will want to vacuum as much of it as you can in the meantime between the fire and the restoration company coming to your home. Not only is it messy, but it’s also not something you want to be breathing in continuously. Soot can lead to respiratory issues, and in the worst cases, cancer and birth defects in newborn babies if there is prolonged exposure.
Cleaning Walls
When a serious property fire occurs and the fire department is called, firefighters will use their hoses and the various tools at their disposal to put out the fire. After the fire has been extinguished, the process of determining whether or not the property is salvageable will begin. A lot of times there will be too much moisture for it to regain its structural integrity. Your Morris County Restoration 1 technician will determine this when they assess your property. If a wall has less direct effects from the fire, it is probably ok to try to clean.
First things first, you will need to put on long, protective gloves, goggles, and a face mask, both for fumes and residual smoke and soot. It is recommended that you have a bucket and use a large sponge. For cleaning, the American Red Cross suggests that you use soap or a light detergent of some kind. Another option is tri-sodium phosphate. If you decide to go this route, they say to mix 4 to 6 tablespoons of tri-sodium phosphate with 1 cup of household cleaner or chlorine bleach per every 1 gallon of warm water. These are powerful chemicals, so you want to be very careful.
The Best Thing You Can Do Is Call Restoration 1
Fire restorationis a difficult DIY project. They are fast and ravaging, and you should always have professional thoroughly inspect the area before you resume normal living. When you call Restoration 1 of Morris County for fire and smoke damage, they are there to ensure your house is physically safe in both air quality and structure. They will strip, repair, and restore your property to its original state to the best of their ability. That is their promise to you.
Call Restoration 1 of Morris Countyat 973-810-4145or visit their website to learn more.
