Multi-Phase Fire Restoration Project

8/18/2022 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Windham & Windsor Counties, working hard to make fire and water damage "Like it never even happened."

Recently, the SERVPRO of Windham & Windsor Counties mitigation team was asked to assist a local property owner following a fire. The property is a multi-tenant building, and the fire originated on the second floor. The fire smoldered and caused high levels of smoke throughout the upper level. Eventually, flames began to develop and damage parts of the building's structure. The local fire department swiftly arrived and effectively extinguished the fire using their tanker trucks. When the area was cleared, the property had sustained smoke, fire, and water damage on multiple levels.

There were several phases in the mitigation project following this fire event. First, the SERVPRO team gathered and discarded of items and belongings that were deemed "unsalvageable" and beyond repair. Items that were able to be salvaged were carefully boxed and removed from the building where they were stored to be cleaned and deodorized by our trained personnel. Dehumidifiers were brought in to accelerate the drying process and other machines were installed to begin deodorizing the damaged areas.

Areas of the building that were unaffected by fire, smoke, and water were contained and blocked off with plastic to prevent cross contamination. Our team then proceeded with demolition services to damaged building materials such as drywall, insulation, flooring, doors, trim, and even some cabinetry and lighting. The deconstructed materials were carefully removed from the property and discarded.

Lastly, the exposed portions of the building that were now open following demolition were cleaned and deodorized thoroughly. The property is now dry, deodorized, cleaned and ready for repair.

This project involved many steps and phases but our SERVPRO of Windham & Windsor Counties team was up to the task. No project to large or small. We're here to make fire and water damage "Like it never even happened."