Smoke Damage Restoration - Atlanta, GA

If you have a fire, the first action is to call us at (770) 365-5508 so that we can provide an immediate on-site assessment to see how the damage can be mitigated. After that, we'll start immediate emergency board-up and weatherization to prevent further damage from nature. And then we can begin the clean-up and salvage. Of course, for the families concerned, the days and weeks immediately following a fire are often a time of uncertainty and stress. But certain decisions have to be made that affect your most precious posessions and the home or business that contains them. Pro Restoration offers and provides a large variety of services that have been selected after careful research and testing. These services can restore your belongings and home to a pre-loss condition. Our methods were developed based on years of experience, as well as continuing specialist training - including various repair and cleaning techniques which were selected with long-term results and returning your value in mind. Fire losses often result in complex damages due to the unique behavior of smoke.

Some things you may not know about smoke:

• Hot smoke migrates to cooler areas and upper levels of a structure.
• Smoke flows around plumbing systems, using holes around pipes to go from floor to floor.
• The type of smoke may greatly affect the restoration process.

Our trained and experienced professionals know that smoke can also penetrate deep within cavities of the structure - causing damage and odor which is hidden from view. It's their knowledge of building systems which helps them to investigate and determine exactly how far the smoke damage has actually spread.  That's why you should only use a trained professional to survey the loss site. They will be able to determine the exact extent to which fire, smoke, heat, and moisture affected the building materials and your valuable contents.

There are different types of smoke. A key point that a professional will test for is the type of soot. Types of soot include:

• Wet Smoke Residues - From smoldering fires with low heat. These are sticky, smeary residues with pungent odors. Difficult to clean.
• Dry Smoke Residues - Fast burning fires at high temperatures produce these. These give dry, powdery, small, nonsmeary smoke particles as a residue.
• Protein Residues - Accompanied by pungent odors, these nearly invisible residues discolor paints and varnishes.
• Fuel Oil Soot - Often found as furnace puff backs, which distribute fuel oil soot.
• Other Types of Residues - Miscellaneous residues, such as tear gas, fingerprint powder, and fire extinguisher exhaust also need cleanup.

Inspection and Pretesting

Our trained and experienced technicians pretest while inspecting the property. These actions will determine the damages and scope required to select needed cleaning, restoration, and repairs. We'll also investigate to essay the full extent of the damage. How many kinds, types, and quantities of materials were affected by smoke or fire? For each of these, what is the proper method for cleaning? While your home is restored, are you going to relocate your personal belongings? It can be vital to protect areas that were not affected by soot and odor before the damage spreads to unaffected areas. This saves your budget by isolating the damage. As well, it needs to be ascertained exactly what materials can be restored and what materials must be replaced. Are all smoke residues' effects cleanable? A complete inventory is invaluable, as well as the inventory of items that are damaged beyond repair. Through our comprehensive pretesting, we'll be able to best determine how long will the cleanup take and let you know what to expect. Through our experienced and trained technicians, you will be told the most effective cleaning methods and what work procedures we recommend to restore the damaged materials the quickest and most economical way possible. After our mitigation starts, our ProRestoration professional technicians will keep you informed and answer any and all of your questions - while working to help erase any fire damage.