Fire Restoration in Florida
Fire, smoke and soot always have a devastating impact upon your life. Superior123's first step at a fire scene is to understand your concerns. Our second step is to determine what type of fire has taken place by conducting tests. Behavior of Smoke A fire loss is very complex because of the unique behavior of smoke. It is important to have trained technicians at the loss location. Superior123 knows their smoke!
- Hot smoke migrates to cooler areas and upper levels of a structure.
- Smoke flows through plumbing systems, using holes around pipes to go from floor to floor.
- The type of smoke will greatly affect the restoration process.
Types of Smoke
The first step at a fire scene is to calm the fears of those affected. Next, Superior123 tests the smoke to see which of the following types of fire took place.
- Wet Smoke - Low heat, smoldering, pungent odor, sticky, smeary. Smoke webs are more difficult to clean.
- Dry Smoke - Fast burning at high temperatures.
- Protein - Virtually invisible, discolors paints and varnishes. Extreme pungent odor.
- Fuel Oil Soot - Furnace puff backs cause fuel oil soot.
- Other Types - Tear gas, fingerprint powder, and fire extinguisher residue are other types.
Pretesting After the type of smoke is known, pretesting on the property is performed to determine the following:
- What can be restored versus what can be replaced
- The most effective cleaning method
- Conditions to the property before the damage occurred
- The full extent of the loss
- Eliminate needless replacements
Pretesting also allows the Superior123 Professional to focus on saving precious items for you, and that is what really matters!