Fire in Your Indianapolis Home or Business

6/23/2020 (Permalink)

If you experience a fire damage SERVPRO of Indianapolis West has the knowledge and experience to fully restore your property.

Pretesting Before We Clean

We carefully inspect and test all the rooms of your property and contents to determine the extent of the fire, smoke, and soot damage. This step is crucial to developing a plan of action. Pretesting surfaces and contents help us identify the best cleaning methods and chemicals to use.

There are several different types of smoke and soot, and each needs its own cleaning process. Wet smoke, dry smoke, and protein smoke are the most common types in home fires. Determining the type of smoke before the cleanup process starts gives our fire restoration specialist the information to create the right plan of action.

What Is Salvageable

During the initial inspection, we look for damaged items and make a list in each room. If items were in direct contact or too close to the heat source, they might not be restorable. We will begin pretesting the structure and all of your belongings for restorability, working from the source of the damage outward.

Our "restore vs. replace" mentality means we hope to repair and restore your property its original condition. Unfortunately, that is not always the case if items are heavily damaged by fire and heat. We will separate and save any items which do not clean completely. Our crews will never throw anything out unless you request it.

We understand that the belonging in your Indianapolis home or business are not just contents; they are precious family heirlooms and what makes your house a home. Cleaning and restoring your house and your belongings is our number one priority. This keeps restoration costs down, saves you money, and preserves precious heirlooms that can't be replaced.

An excellent way to help protect your items is to remove them from the fire environment to a clean and safe place. When necessary, our crews carefully remove all contents and move them to our warehouse where they are inventoried, cleaned, and restored. This allows for better access to clean and restore the home and eliminates the possibility of secondary damage during the restoration process.

What Has To Be Removed

In most cases, we remove any wet materials like carpet and drywall that got wet from the fire fighting efforts. Not all of the drywall needs to be removed after a fire occurs. Most walls can be cleaned, sealed, and then painted to return them to preloss condition.

If the walls received substantial amounts of water and fire damage, they would need to be removed and replaced with new drywall. Sometimes, it is possible to open just small areas of the wall and force air into them to dry the area properly.

Our experts will extract the water from your home, treat any damp areas to prevent mold from growing, and employ industrial drying fans and dehumidifiers to remove all the moisture from inside your home.

Call The Cleanup Pro's

We are always open, 24/7/365, to respond to your call. We understand the importance of an immediate response to a fire damage call. We can handle any size job from a small kitchen fire to a high-rise building in Downtown Indianapolis. Our fire damage restoration technicians have the training and expertise to make it "Like it never even happened." Our mission is to return your property to its preloss condition as quickly as possible and help get your life back to normal before the flames.

You can contact us here, or call us directly at 317-243-3149. Remember that we are always open and ready to help you. We hope you never need us, but if you experience a fire rest assured that our team of highly trained fire damage restoration technicians will treat your family with empathy and respect and care for your property.