In America, residential house fires occur every single day that lead to injury and property loss. While many people think that their belongings are irreparable, fire damage restoration allows us to help you recover many of them through a careful examination and refurbishment process done by our expert restoration team at ABH Services. While a fire devastates a home, our goal is to help you restore your property. Here is a fire damage and restoration checklist to help get started.

When To Restore Or Replace

Fires are unpredictable. Each family’s experience will be different, yet each will feel the same devastation of loss and overwhelming need for help during the fire damage cleanup stage. When our techs from ABH Services arrive, we immediately get to work so you know you are not alone. You also will feel a sense of relief in having someone around who can explain the process, give you advice, and help you understand the value of restoring household items or replacing them. Ultimately, our first priority is to help you restore everything to the original condition. We will recommend which textures and textiles have too much damage or cost too much to renovate.

Fire Damage And Restoration Checklist

When we arrive, ABH Services will first inspect your home and provide an explanation of the recommendations as well as be on hand to answer any questions that you would like to ask. You will also receive a summarized report to help you and your insurance carrier get a sense of the sustained damage and the type of procedures we will need to do to restore your home correctly.

Create An Inventory List

• Create an inventory list to document each item you will need to discard. This is an essential step as it will allow you to record your losses for your insurance agent.

            Fire Damage Inspection

• Identify the smoke type and extent of the soot and fire damage
• Inspect the HVAC system and air vents for soot damage
• Examine the fire damage and document it for you and your insurance agent
• Document and develop a customized plan for property restoration
• Secure the area until your insurer provides the go-ahead for restoration

Fire Damage Cleaning Services

• Eliminate all safety hazards from the property
• Remove and discard all the non-restorable property
• Send clothing and bed linens to a professional restoration dry cleaner
• Cover the remaining restorable property to reduce soot transfer
• Remove food from refrigerator and cabinets to prevent further odors

Emergency Water Loss Practices

• Check all water sources, including external water hoses, to ensure there are no water leaks, moisture, or condensation that will affect the drying process.

Smoke Residue Moderation

• Analyze the extent of the smoke and soot.
• Open windows and doors to properly ventilate the property.
• Replace air filters to improve the air quality and reduce odors.
• Remove smoke and soot from all materials including fixtures, cabinetry, walls, appliances, stone, etc., to prevent further corrosion and property losses.

Call us at ABH Services at (781) 941-2422 for information on fire damage and restoration services. You can also visit us on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/abhservices/.