Understanding How Wet Smoke Can Affect Your Home After A Fire in the Rose Hill/Fort Hunt Area

6/11/2021 (Permalink)

Wet smoke is one of the trickier forms of smoke damage to deal with as a homeowner. In this short article we'll take a closer look at wet smoke and discover what makes it so difficult to clean as well as explain why you'll probably need a fire and smoke damage restoration professional (like SERVPRO of Rose Hill/Fort Hunt) to clean any belongings that have sustained wet smoke damage.

Wet Smoke

Wet smoke damage is a result of fires caused by rubber and plastic. Such fires typically result in smoldering, low-heat fires which cause thicker and darker smoke. 

The composition and nature of  wet smoke residue creates this very dense and sticky residue that can easily cover the entire surface of an affected object and very difficult to remove without professional grade equipment.

and dense, it has no problem completely covering your home or business’s surfaces and often smears during the cleaning process. This makes it difficult to remove without special equipment.

This means if any of your belongings were exposed to a plastic or rubber based fire it is going to be almost impossible to get them properly cleaned without attention from a fire and smoke damage restoration specialist (like the ones at SERVPRO of Rose Hill/Fort Hunt.)

If any of your belongings were exposed to a house or commercial building fire give SERVPRO of Rose Hill/Fort Hunt a call at (703) 665-7420 today. We handle all our clients quickly, professionally and with the highest quality of customer service!