Using Solvents for Commercial Fire Restoration in Seal Beach

5/10/2022 (Permalink)

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SERVPRO Fire Cleanup Can Help Your Business

Businesses can fall victim to property damages in the same way as residential homeowners. A fire outbreak can cause problems at your workplace that include but are not limited to malodors, smoke residues, and physical charring. Most premises managers resort to professional restoration services to help their business return to normal in these situations.

Our commercial fire restoration services in Seal Beach have experience helping local businesses overcome property damages. We operate a fast call-out policy that is guaranteed to arrive in as little as four hours. We are also well-versed in dealing with various commercial insurance adjusters and can help you with your claim. Our number one goal at SERVPRO is to use our equipment and resources to help return your business premises to their preloss condition. We achieve this through meticulous inspection, cleaning, and, if necessary, restoration of the structure and contents at your premises. In commercial projects, we usually employ a larger workforce to aid with:

• Fire debris removal
• Smoke damage
• Odor Control

One problem facing businesses after a property fire is wet smoke. Wet smoke can be challenging to remove from walls and has an oily, odorous texture. This type of smoke is oil-based and does not respond to water-based cleaning agents. Applying a standard detergent to wet smoke residues can further spread the damages than clear them away. To combat a greasy or oily residue, it is necessary to apply an oil-based solvent. Our technicians frequently use these solvents applied directly to the wall surface and allowed to dwell for the recommended time. The cleaning product actively dissolves soot particles during dwell time and suspends them in the solvent. Our technicians can then wash away both the solvent and the suspended soot using a rinsing agent.

• Solvents have unique dwell times, which require the careful following of instructions to administer.
• Some materials such as metal can have an adverse reaction to solvents and require traditional abrasive cleaning products to avoid corrosion.
• Rinsed solvents cannot be disposed of in conventional sewer networks and must be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.

If your business suffers from wet smoke residues, contact SERVPRO of Seal Beach / Los Alamitos / Cypress for fire restoration at (562) 431-9400.