What Boosts Cost-Effectiveness of Fire Restoration in Smithtown

4/13/2025 (Permalink)

Bringing in professional to remediate fire damage in your home is the vest option. Our SERVPRO team has the know how and the equipment to help you.

Tested Restoration Methods Benefit Our Customers

Training and experience give the fire restoration technicians at SERVPRO® the know-how to restore your home to its preloss condition. A fire causes many changes inside a Smithtown home. Different approaches carry different levels of expense. We can help keep those expenses reasonable.

SERVPRO uses a concept that works well for the majority of homes in Smithtown needing fire restoration services. Our first choice is to repair, clean, or otherwise restore damaged materials as much as possible. We know from experience that choosing this over replacing all materials and structures decreases the project's cost. This concept also applies to contents after a fire.

However, restoring is not practical for a few materials and household items. Homeowners must replace these items including: 

• Charred or melted items
• Immensely affected flooring
• Highly heated items

We can sand down and repaint, saving money over replacing elements of your home, such as window or door frames, showing slight scorch marks. When we find structures with more intense damage, we replace them with newer versions. Such damage often occurs where flames directly burn structures, such as above broken windows. The flow of fresh air into the home helps create hotter flames.

The combination of fire, heat, hot ash and soot, and cold water from firefighters can weaken subflooring. Water alone can destroy parquet flooring. Repairing these structures is often insufficient. Rebuilding subflooring or reinstalling new floor coverings helps restore the home's interior to a safe and aesthetically pleasing condition.

Intense heat can leave many things in a residence in a compromised condition. High heat can destroy rubber seals, plastic tubing, and other components. Refrigerators, dishwashers, and other appliances can severely malfunction after a fire. Food items, including canned goods, can be ruined by heat, ash, or firefighters' water.

SERVPRO of Greater Smithtown is always ready to help with fire restoration services, including providing a written inventory of everything requiring replacement—call (631) 265-9200 for fast, professional services to protect your residence.