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Post-fire cleanup - CleanItGreen - 01-14-2014
Gents,
I've been called in to do a carpet clean on a house that had fire damage. This is a first for me. Question: DS2 or Hydrox? I know the rule of thumb is hydrox for organic stuff, DS2 for nonorganic (commercial), but I swear by my Hydrox! Anyway, I'm sure some of you are doing remediation jobs so I'm curious which you used. FYI, my typical cleaning involves just using my Procaps CRB machine but I'm thinking about following that up with a rinse with my extractor.
RE: Post-fire cleanup - Shorty - 01-14-2014
Different fires may require different products, especially for odors.
What was the source of the fire.??
Plastics, meat, etc; ??
Short 1
RE: Post-fire cleanup - P Cleaner - 01-15-2014
I would use the hot water extraction method. You will have a lot of smoke film to re move and will take a lot of rinsing. P Cleaner
RE: Post-fire cleanup - Hoss - 01-15-2014
If there is no moisture in the carpet, I would start with the CRB dry, followed by HEPA vacuuming, followed by HWE, followed by pad capping. If there is moisture in the carpet, I would start with HWE. If there is soluble soot in a dry carpet, I think it would be best to remove as much as possible before putting any water into it.
RE: Post-fire cleanup - DON ELDRED - 01-15-2014
Are you working for the home owner or subbing to a restoration company
What about the smoke smell on other surfaces other than the carpets?
Is it a insurance claim or not.
This type of work is not always as simple as it first seems
RE: Post-fire cleanup - encapman - 01-15-2014
Excellent comments above. I especially agree with Don - odor is an issue. Soot is another big issue. Fire residue in carpet can be next to impossible to restore. Encap-HydrOx may work, depending on what the smoke residue contained. And as mentioned above, HWE would be the best way to go. For my money, unless you're prepared to be a restoration specialist, I would pass on this one - some jobs just aren't worth messing with. In fact, I'd think that most insurance companies would consider writing off the carpet and recommend replacing it.
RE: Post-fire cleanup - DON ELDRED - 01-16-2014
A lot of insurance companies up our way love to cash out with the client and leave them to look after their own clean up, this may be the case in this instance, you may well get caught in the middle and no one is happy and you may work for nothing
Cross your t's and dot your I's before starting this job.