Fires usually start in the kitchen and can spread to other areas of the home. This is because when cooking, you may be working with exposed flames and high heat. You should always take all possible measures to prevent fires and stay safe in the kitchen. Kitchen fires are usually caused by flammable materials that encounter a source of heat. … Read More
How to Get Smoke Smell Out of Clothes After a Fire
Wildfire, bonfire, cigarette smoke, or fire damage can leave a lasting smoky smell on your clothes. Spraying it with perfume or other products is only a temporary solution; the smoky smell will remain on the clothing for days or even weeks. If the clothing item has been near a fire disaster, soot and smoke may set in forever. Also, cigarette … Read More
How to Prevent Bonfires from Smoking
Bonfires are a great way to keep the fun going at night while spending time with friends and family. But it can be annoying and even dangerous to breathe in that thick smoke wafting up from the flames. While there’s no way to completely prevent it as it’s natural for fires to produce some amount of smoke when burning, there … Read More
Cleaning Smoke Damage from Brick Surfaces
Fire damage can occur in a variety of unexpected ways, such as a flare-up in your fireplace or a mishap in the kitchen. Smoke and soot damage are difficult to handle because it cannot be removed with regular cleaning products and forms stains on the affected surfaces if ignored long enough. Soot is particularly difficult to remove because of its … Read More
How to Prevent Fire and Water Damage in the Fall and Winter
One of the worst aspects about fire and water damage is that both occur year-round, and both may come from natural and man-made causes. But as they can both occur from various sources, there are seasonal trends in where and when they start, such as frozen pipes in the winter and storm damage in the spring and summer. As we … Read More
The Dangers of Living in a Smoke-Damaged Home
Living in a home after it was recently damaged by a fire produces a hazard for everyone. For more than just being uncomfortable, the need for fire damage restoration is crucial as the presence of smoke can cause smoke pollution. Regardless of the size of the fire, the smoke and soot byproducts can spread throughout the home and compromise the … Read More
