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Can My Kitchen Counters Be Restored After Minor Fire Damage?

7/9/2020 (Permalink)

Kitchen with fire damage Homeowners have to deal with many things which may include fire damage. Contact SERVPRO right away.

SERVPRO Can Restore Your St. James Kitchen to Its Pre-loss Condition with Early Fire Mitigation

Cooking fires are the reason for two out of five home fires. If fire strikes your St. James kitchen early mitigation can restore your kitchen, including the counters.

How do you clean the countertops?

Kitchen fires account for approximately 44% of all home fires. This is devastating to a family. Any home in St. James with fire damage needs fire mitigation quickly. Cleaning countertops is more straightforward than cleaning and restoring walls and ceilings. There is no paint and similar substances on counters to bond with soot, making it difficult to clean. Hot air rising carries more of the smoke and soot upward too. 

Counters not only have a layer of residue but can sustain fire damage from ash or burning bits of ceiling that fall. Cleaning them involves:

  • Covering the surfaces to prevent further damage.
  • Keep moisture away from counters.
  • Dry cleaning
  • Vacuuming
  • Using water-based cleaning agents, if necessary, after all the above gets done.

Restoring the Rest of the Kitchen

Not only can our fire and smoke restoration technicians (FRST) restore your kitchen counters, they can return your kitchen to its preloss condition. Our Green Team has one goal – to leave your home, “Like it never even happened.” Soot can be one of the biggest things to deal with, but our FRST techs have many methods at their disposal.

  • Chemical cleaning agents – these can be either oil-based or water-based, depending on the item.
  • Suspension solvents – these are useful for dealing with bonded soot that needs some dwell time.
  • Lubrication – Use to remove fuel and animal proteins. 
  • Powerful equipment – this includes equipment air whips, rotary machines, and hot water extraction.
  • Contractor Licenses: General: 51995     

Remember, restoration is more cost-efficient than replacing items. For professional fire damage service, Faster To Any Size Disaster contact SERVPRO of Greater Smithtown at (631) 265 – 9200. 

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