Fire Damage Restoration: Four Crucial Steps Followed by Professionals

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Fire Damage Restoration Four Crucial Steps
Followed by Professionals
You might have come across the word fire damage
restoration. It is a process through which
professionals reverse the damage caused by fire
in your home so that you can get back to your
normal ways of living. The companies that offer
fire damage restoration services also provide
several other services including water damage
restoration, carpet cleaning, duct cleaning,
mold removal etc.
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• Through this blog, we will acquaint you with the
  standard fire damage restoration process
  followed by professionals so that you are not
  clueless as to what to do in case of fire. Take a
  look at the steps given below.
• Get in touch
• After the fire has been taken care of by the fire
  department, the first thing to do is to get in
  touch with the nearest restoration company. This
  is usually done to prevent damage from spreading
  further through your property. While trying to
  find the right company, make sure that are open
  24/7, easy to approach and come of help at the
  earliest.
• Fire damage can also come with other
  ramifications. For example, if the fire has
  burnt holes in your roof and ceilings, water
  might seep in from these places causing more
  damage. Now if you leave your property in this
  situation for a long time, the damage is likely
  to increase. So it is better not to wait and get
  in touch with one of these companies at the
  earliest.
• Property Assessment
• Next, in the process is fire damage assessment.
  As a part of it, the professionals will assess
  the extent of damage caused to your property.
  They will try to find out the how far the smoke
  and soot have travelled and the intensity of
  damage they have caused to your furniture and
  other areas of your home. By

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• doing so, they will be able to come up with a
  plan of action as to how to restore your house
  back to what it was. The professionals will also
  provide you with a quote and give you with an
  estimated timeline during which the restoration
  process will be undertaken.
• Tarp and sealing process
• The first motive of any fire damage restoration
  company is to stop the damage getting worse. So
  if there is water leakage due to the burned hole
  in your roof, the damage restoration will take
  care of that first. Also, fire damage restoration
  goes hand in hand with water damage restoration.
  For eg, if the fire has bursted your water
  pipes, the source of water has to be curbed
  first so that water doesnt enter in different
  areas of your house.
• Clean up and repair
• After the sealing process has been taken care of,
  clean and repair begins. As a part of it, smoke,
  soot and dust are cleaned up from different
  corners of your house and unnecessary items are
  disposed off. Water puddles are cleared with the
  help of submersible pumps so that the areas can
  be dried and sanitized.

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In the next stage, restoration and repair begins.
If your furniture has been destroyed, the
professionals will repair the damaged cabinets
or replace them with new ones. New carpets are
installed, walls are repainted and frames and
wallpapers are put back to their places.
Restoration companies walk a mile further by not
just offering you with restoration but also
renovation. A renovated house and new design will
make your house look new and is sure to cheer
you up. If your property has been ruined due to
fire, getting in touch with a fire restoration
company is the best step you can take!