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Florida Soot, Smoke, and Odor Removal Services
Soot, Smoke, and Odor Removal Shouldn’t Be Your Problem; It’s Ours!
After a fire inside your home or business in Florida is extinguished, soot build-up leaves a distasteful odor behind and can cause potentially serious health-related issues. Soot can smear and be pushed into surfaces when attempting to brush or wipe away, causing permanent staining that could have been avoided and pushing chlorides deeper into materials. Some soot-covered surfaces cannot even be effectively vacuumed to remove all residue without staining.
There is a misconception that smoke and soot damage are absent if the fire does not precisely impact an area. Far from the case, smoke will roam to cooler and upper areas of a structure during a fire. Even if there is a fire in the living room on the first floor of a building, the upper levels of the property may also require smoke damage restoration.
Smoke and soot damage can be acutely destructive to your home or business. Smoke damage occurs in many different types. Each type comes with individual levels of effect on your property and necessitates different restoration methods, and that is where ServiceMaster DSI Florida comes in.
Contact ServiceMaster DSI Florida to find out how we can help. For emergency services, call our office near you!
Customers can also message us online to request an estimate or schedule an appointment.
- Assisted Living Facilities
- Apartment Complexes
- Bank and Financial Institutions
- Churches
- Condominiums
- Corporate Spaces
- Event Centers
- Government Buildings
- Hospitals and Medical Facilities
- Hotels & Resorts
- Office Buildings
- Residential Areas
- Restaurants
- Schools and Educational Facilities
- Warehouses and other Industrial Properties
How Can Smoke Damage Your Home?
- In just a few minutes, smoke can discolor the walls, and within a few hours, finishes on kitchen appliances can turn yellow.
- Smoke causes etching in a glass after just a short time, and smoke will tarnish metal quickly.
- Ash and smoke can continue to cause damage and corrosion to materials if they are left behind.
To ensure superior removal of soot, smoke, and odor damage, our soot, smoke, and fire damage professionals at ServiceMaster DSI Florida:
- Clean the ash residue that builds up on surfaces before it spreads
- Neutralize odors to keep them from returning
- Remove the troubling reminders of soot, odor, and stains from at-risk items, such as brass, aluminum, chrome, marble, tile, porcelain, as well as fabrics, upholstery, and carpets
- Deodorize the carpets and curtains before they are cleaned
- Use special chemicals that break up the molecules in the smoke to get rid of the odors before dry cleaning your clothing
The removal of smoke and soot damage can be done either by cleaning, resurfacing, or replacing. The team at ServiceMaster DSI Florida has over 40 years of experience and will assess the fire and soot damage and outline and document a course of action for you.
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5 types of Smoke Damage
- Dry Smoke Residue
- Wet Smoke Residue
- Protein Residue
- Fuel and Oil Residue
- Fire Extinguisher Residue
Dry Smoke Residue – This type of residue occurs during fast-burning fires that burn at a high temperature. The residue is dry, powdery, and does not smear much.
Wet Smoke Residue – This type of residue occurs from slow smoldering fires with low heat. This residue is typically sticky with strong odors and can smear and be difficult to clean.
Protein Residue – This type of residue is invisible, and it can discolor paints, varnishes, and other finishes. It has a very strong odor.
Fuel and Oil Residue – This type of residue rarely comes from fires unless petroleum products have been stored on-site. Most commonly, fuel and oil residue comes from furnace puff backs that cause a fuel oil soot. This is sticky and difficult to clean.
Fire Extinguisher Residue – This residue is also sometimes a necessity. Some types of fire extinguishers do not require clean-up after use, but chemical fire extinguishers do. Clean up can vary by the type of fire extinguisher used.
Why Choose ServiceMaster DSI Florida?
- Our team of restorers is highly trained and experienced to manage soot, smoke, and odor removal in homes and businesses in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Sarasota, Miami-Dade, Hillsborough, and Pinellas Counties, Florida.
- Every program of work is lead by an Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) accredited restorer in the field of fire damage.
- The lead restorer manages any labor and trades required for a safe cleaning and restoration program.
- Our lead IICRC certified restorers have a combined experience in restoration of over 40 years, so you can be confident you are dealing with reliable experts in the field of restoration.
- Our focus on customer satisfaction has been recognized in our achievements.
- We seek feedback from all of our clients and are proactive in addressing any concerns to ensure all our clients are delighted with the outcomes of our restoration program.
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