Fire and Smoke Damage

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Understanding Fire and Smoke

Sadly, fire loss is more common than we want to know and it can be quite a challenge because of the characteristics of smoke. It is important to get trained professional technicians to the site that understands fire and smoke and what is needed to restore the damage.

Generally speaking, there is "hot smoke" which travels to cool areas and to the upper levels of a structure. Obviously, the smoke will flow through the plumbing systems, using the holes around pipes to go from floor to floor. This is the kind of smoke that can have the most damaging affect on a building.

What is Wet Smoke?

Also, is "wet smoke"; produced by low smoldering heat. Wet smoke leaves a strong odor and a sticky smeary mess. These can be very difficult to clean.

"Dry smoke", on the other hand, comes from fast burning fires at high temperatures. Also, to be addressed is "protein based fires" that produce a peculiar smoke of their own; virtually invisible it discolors paint and varnishes and also has a strong pungent odor. A common problem also, is "fuel oil fire" and the soot it causes.

And of course there are other common challenges such as fire extinguisher residue.

We Save Property with Pre-Testing

After it is clearly discerned what type of smoke is present, a process of, pre-testing is done to determine what exactly can be restored and what may need to be replaced all together.

Our concern at 'Water Damage Colorado Springs' is to save your precious property for you because we know that in the end, that's what matters.

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