Smoke & Soot Removal Service

Smoke Damage Clean-up & Soot Removal Service

Beyond just the fire damage to your property, there will be the distinctive smell of smoke and toxic soot, causing an ensuing hazardous situation in the environment. These aftereffects of a fire can sometimes cause just as much harm as the fire itself. Even if the fire is localized to one area of the property, smoke and soot can travel to different sections of the structure.

In no time, walls can discolour and turn yellow from the smoke & soot, and very soon after, other surface finishes in the property are also damaged. These can include etching on glass surfaces, discolouration of soft furnishings, corrosion, and deterioration of different contents, such as electronics, in your property. Apart from the aesthetic damages, the toxicity in smoke & soot can pose health risks if not addressed by trained restoration professionals.

This is why engaging experienced industry leaders such as Disaster Restoration Singapore (DRS) is essential to remove soot and clean up the smoke damage effectively. With DRS, you get a team of restorers who have the skill and knowledge to determine the scale of restoration required for each affected item in the property.

How to get rid of Smoke Smell?

Unfortunately, removing the smoke and soot from the environment can be a complex process once a fire has occurred. The damage caused can over time permeate the surface of porous building contents such as:

• Walls & Ceilings – In some properties where ceiling boards are used, these need to be discarded & replaced.
• Wood Surfaces – The restoration process for wooden surfaces, such as parquet flooring, depend on whether they are finished or unfinished.
• Furniture – Mostly soft furnishings, these need to undergo restorative cleaning to remove odour and stains caused by the soot.
• Carpets – Be it commercial carpets or residential rugs, like the furniture, these need to be restoratively cleaned to achieve pre-loss conditions.
• Metal Surfaces – Soot and smoke damage can corrode metals, leading to permanent pitting marks. This is when the replacement of the item becomes necessary.
• Marble Surfaces – Also a porous material, damages to these surfaces can leave stains which sometimes are beyond restoration

Given that soot and smoke damage can sometimes lead to potential replacement, it is important to take preventative measures to minimise the damage and causative costs at a disaster site.

DRS “Time Freeze” – Emergency Corrosion Mitigation Services

Corrosive by-products from smoke residue can cause irreversible damage in a short period of time. DRS protects these affected materials by quickly removing the residual smoke and treating at-risk surfaces with a corrosion inhibitor. DRS also offers deployment of humidity control equipment to stabilize the affected environment and decelerate the corrosion process, especially for sensitive electronic equipment.

Soot & Odour Control Services

Smoke and odour particles remain airborne after the fire has stopped and may linger on for a few days. Removal of severe odours from fire and smoke damage requires a variety of professional products, systems, and specialty equipment. Often, multiple treatments are necessary during the restoration process. DRS offers:

• Deployment of Air Scrubbers equipped with High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filtration systems to remove these particles from the indoor air, thereby enhancing the efficiency of cleaning and clearing the air for safe human occupation.
• Micro-thermal fogging using a strong deodorizer to neutralize odour that permeates the air affected by smoke.
• Ozone treatments using an ozone machine.