Do I Call a Water Damage Company First Before I Focus on Fire Restoration in My Manhattan Brownstone?

10/17/2021 (Permalink)

Fire damage restoration for your home needs to be handled by an IICRC certified accredited team. SERVPRO fire damage specialists are here to help.

Hiring a Full-Service Restoration Company Like SERVPRO Covers All Aspects of Fire Damage Recovery in Your Manhattan Home

One of the first issues that will grab your attention after a successfully extinguished fire in your Manhattan apartment is water. Vast quantities and significant contamination of the firefighting water by chemical extinguishing agents and fire residues are the challenges restoration companies face first.

Why Is Water Damage Treated First?

Fire restoration within your Manhattan living space nearly always includes water removal and structural drying. Water mitigation and remediation must occur before smoke and soot cleanup because:

Water Incursion Presents Substantial Safety Issues.

• Slip, trip, and fall
• Electrocution risk
• Hazardous substances contaminating the water, including toxins created during the combustion
• Potential structural collapse when ceilings and walls collect fluids in cavities

Lingering standing water and moisture expose structure and contents to progressive destruction.

Weakening of structural supports, including subfloors when the wood swells and metal rusts. Deterioration of permeable materials like drywall, insulation, textiles, laminates, and more. Warping of wood flooring and trim. Growth of molds and mildews.

Can One Restoration Company Have Expertise in Both Water and Fire Damage?

SERVPRO considers water and fire disasters to be the core focuses of our restoration business. We invest in our response team's rigorous training through coursework developed by the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). We follow both the water and fire restoration protocols taught by this international standards establishment organization based on scientific principles.

The multiple certifications earned by our managers and technicians from the IICRC prepare SERVPRO of Upper West Side for every phase of fire restoration, from water management to residue cleanup to deodorization, and beyond. Call us at (917) 498-1362 to get a comprehensive fire damage recovery project on track for your home.