Three Guaranteed Ways To Make Your Life Easier After Fire Damage

6/1/2022 (Permalink)

Few life events are as stressful and intrusive as fire damage to your West End home or business. The blazing flames of a scorching fire can bring back memories of a time you want nothing more than to forget. If or when the unthinkable happens, you need fire damage restoration experts. That would be none other than SERVPRO of Belle Meade and West Nashville! Our team will guide you through the crisis and ask a series of questions, so our technicians know what to bring onsite. Every fire damage scenario is treated on a case-by-case basis and with the utmost respect and empathy. Below are three ways you can gain a sense of normalcy after fire damage and effective ways to care for your belongings after such a life-altering event. 

What Are Three Foolproof Ways To Simplify Your Life Post-Fire Damage?

• Check the structural integrity of your West End home or commercial property before re-entering to avoid getting trapped in a building with a weak foundation. 
• If your wallpaper can be washed, it should be cleaned like a painted wall- but beware of wetting the paper and only use a commercial paste to loosen up any edges or sections!
•  Avoid asserting pressure onto blistered surfaces like paintings and photographs, which are usually delicate after a fire. 

How Can You Effectively Care For Your Belongings After Fire Damage?

• We offer documents and photograph drying, especially after water damage that runs parallel to fire damage through firefighting efforts. We provide air drying techniques, dehumidification, and freezer drying (among others!) depending on the level of fire damage and the document/photograph type. 
• It may be tempting to use your laptop or turn your TV on after fire damage, but this presents a severe hazard! Smoke residues hold acids that corrode metal surfaces which can cause electronic failure in your device if the residues are not removed. Our qualified electronics technicians will inspect and thoroughly clean your device, so it’s safe to use again!
• From carpet and upholstery cleaning to odor removal services, our SERVPRO team has all the advanced tools and technology in their arsenal to make your fire damage situation “Like it never even happened.”

Fire damage leaves behind a trail of soot, smoke smells, and the burning embers of a home or business that you worked so hard to make your own. As always in these scenarios, it’s essential to look at the big picture and prioritize safety at all costs. From the time you contact us to the time we appear on the scene, you can keep calm knowing that our team has a rapid 24-hour emergency response, meaning that we’ll show up in minutes. If you need us, call us at (615) 242-9391. We’ll even work with your insurance company to make the claim-filing process that much easier! This franchise is independently owned and operated.