Smoke Damage and Odor Remediation After a Commercial Fire

8/24/2018 (Permalink)

If you've experienced a commercial fire at your Oklahoma City, OK, business, there are a number of things you must deal with to get your business back in order. You may be lucky enough to have not sustained much structural damage, but what do you do about the smoke damage and lingering smoke odor? Trying to take care of the problem yourself with retail products could take weeks or months, but a professional fire restoration company will be able to perform comprehensive smoke cleaning in a matter of days, using a variety of specialized techniques and equipment. Three of the most common methods are:

• Ozone Treatment
• Thermal Foggers
• Air Filtration Units

Ozone Treatment

Ozone treatment machines manufacture and release ozone, a molecule consisting of three oxygen molecules. The released ozone covers the interior of the building and oxidizes the smoke. When this chemical process finishes, the smoke odor is neutralized. Ozone treatment also acts as a disinfectant.

Thermal Foggers

A thermal fogger is used for smoke cleaning in hard-to-reach places. It uses pressure and heat to deliver droplets that permeate porous surfaces, deodorizing and cleaning. These particles can go wherever the smoke has gone, making smoke cleaning much easier.

Air Filtration

Air filtration units remove odors by scrubbing the air, pulling the smoke-laden air out of the building, passing it through specialized filters, and then returning it, completely fresh. The filters most often employed by professional air filtration systems are HEPA (High efficiency particulate air) filters, filters utilizing activated carbon, and filters specially treated to eliminate odors.

In addition, other specialized techniques are used to clean, disinfect and sanitize all interior surfaces and items such as upholstery, furniture, walls, and carpeting.

By hiring a professional fire restoration company, you'll be sure to have your place of business back in order much sooner than if you were to try to clean and remove odors on your own. Hiring experts to employ the methods outlined above will ensure that your building is free of smoke odor and damage after a fire. For more information, visit http://www.SERVPROofsouthoklahomacity.com/.