Water Damage in Pensacola Resulting from a Fire

3/31/2018 (Permalink)

After firefighters extinguish a fire in your home, you are often left with water damage along with the fire damage.

Rely on SERVPRO for Expert Water and Fire Damage Restoration

Whenever a fire starts inside your Pensacola home, damage resulting from the burn sometimes is not the only problem. Many times the fire department comes in and drenches your home with water to put the fire out. After the fire gets suppressed, now you possibly have to deal with moisture damage as well as fire damage.

The two different types of damage inside your house get mitigated using a variety of methods. SERVPRO's water damage technicians in Pensacola have experience in dealing with problems associated with heat and moisture. However, when both heat and water affect a home, many different challenges get presented.

In a scenario where fire, smoke, and water cause problems in a home, there are many different things that must be considered. First off, the area gets made secure so that the work area is safe for occupants and workers. The next stage is the inspection process.

When fire and water damage combine, there are many potential problems that our SERVPRO technicians consider. Sometimes when water mixes with soot created by smoke from the blaze, the result becomes an acidic substance that disintegrates building materials. Also, water mixing with soot creates category 3 contaminated water.

If contaminated water damages porous materials, they must get removed. In areas where both soot and water caused damage, all of the affected materials must get removed. Therefore, building materials such as carpet and drywall get discarded and replaced. If building materials like wooden studs and subfloors get affected by soot, then they possibly get dried out and sealed with a specialized sealant paint.

Other areas that do not get affected by burn damage possibly only receive damage from moisture. If the water that damaged the home in a specific area does not have a high contamination level, then the area possibly gets dried out without replacing building materials. In cases where two different types of damage exist, we use drying equipment to dry out the water damaged portion of the house.

Usually, fire damage mitigation takes place before dealing with water issues. For professional help dealing with the combination of the two types of damage, call SERVPRO of N. Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes & Washington Counties at (850) 267-0746 for assistance anytime.

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