Fire Damage Restoration Strategies for Everett Smoke-Affected Homes

4/1/2025 (Permalink)

SERVPRO provides fire damage cleanup and restoration for our Everettr neighbors. "Like it never even happened."

SERVPRO® Tackles Fire Damage for a Complete Recovery

Everett City was named after Edward Everett. Other notable figures include Walter Tenney Carleton, founding director of the NEC Corporation. Part of the historic Revere Beach Parkway lies in Everett and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The city has several public schools, including Webster School, Everett High School, Sumner G. Whittier School, and Pioneer Charter School of Science I - K-8. Gateway Center in Everett offers groceries, quick service food, home improvement, and beauty essentials. With stores like Target, Costco, Home Depot, and Ulta, Gateway Center is the ultimate one-stop destination for shopping and dining. Residents can find activities that fit their interests, such as concerts and local events at Mémoire Boston and Encore Boston Harbor.

Prompt fire damage restoration in Everett is crucial as the fire leaves many remnants, like smoke, water damage, and soot.  Despite the size of a fire, always hire a professional restoration team. Even though there may not be much damage, smoke penetrates through all surfaces, settling into cavities around a property. It can settle behind walls, plumbing networks, and wooden structures. SERVPRO crews understand the nature of smoke and can determine the level and extent of cleaning necessary. Our crews are also trained and certified to understand how different items and materials should be treated and cleaned to achieve excellent results.

Effects of smoke damage on different items and surfaces
• Discoloration
• Corrosion
• Persistent odors
When smoke particles settle on wet surfaces, they form a sticky, acidic residue. This can stain walls, corrode metals, and deteriorate fabrics faster than dry soot alone. SERVPRO crews quickly perform mitigation to prevent water damage from escalating the issue.

Smoke and Soot Damage Cleanup
Having the right tools and products is essential when cleaning up smoke damage. It takes more than a dust rag and mops to clean up soot and smoke residue. We choose an appropriate cleaning method depending on the type of smoke residue, whether dry or wet, as different fires mean different smoke residues.

Smoke residue cleaning processes
• Chemical action
• Suspension and dispersion
• Mechanical action
• Lubrication

With suspension and dispersion cleaning, we can loosen soils, then suspend and disperse them in a cleaning product, and finally extract soils along with the cleaning product. For the best help in the area, contact SERVPRO of Medford/Everett fire damage restoration team at (781) 395-4444. Faster to any size disaster™