SERVPRO of Charlottesville Specialists Restore Homes from the Diverse Facts of Fire Damage.

Residential fires can surprise homeowners – not just by their existence – with the variety and extent of damage they leave behind. At SERVPRO^® of Charlottesville, we’re trained to find and remediate all the damage, whether it’s from the flames themselves, or from the water, outdoor debris, or broken windows. No matter how extensive or varied the damage, we clean, disinfect, and help restore your home and belongings to their preloss conditions. Just as fires are emergencies, so is fire damage. That’s why our emergency services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. If disasters start taking time away for holidays and weekends, we may consider doing the same. Until that happens, we are always on call. We will always be Faster to any size disaster.

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Residential fires never happen at a convenient time. During the holidays, when you’re busy with family, cooking, and getting in touch with absent friends, a disaster may be enough to push you over the edge. Don’t let go; our SERVPRO of Charlottesville crews are nearby and expertly trained; we are Here to Help^® you restore your home and property to their preloss conditions so that you’ll get your life back.

Call us at 434-977-5850 as soon as it’s safe to go into the home.

Fire Damage May Include a Variety of Challenges

The immediate image most of us have of fire damage is of piles of ash and smoking rubble. Fire damage can be less destructive – if we get to it early enough – and more varied.

Smoke and soot are indeed present; they do more than waft through the air, obscuring vision. The particles travel with the air currents and through the HVAC system even when the system isn’t in use. Smoke and soot are corrosive, smelly, and usually greasy. Because different materials break down at different rates, homeowners may think they have cleaned one area of smoke or soot, only to find that area dirtied again. Smoke and soot tend to travel upwards, although they also travel from warmer areas to cooler ones, which means they may end on the outsides of windows or other glass.

The heat from fires can burst sewage and other water pipes, causing massive and hazardous damage of its own. If firefighters had to suppress the fire, they probably used water too. The water tends to travel downward (opposite from the smoke and soot), but also gets absorbed upwards into porous material such as drywall or wood.

Excess water often means mold damage in addition to the substantial damage water does itself. Mold spores are unavoidable; NASA has found them even on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS). After 24 to 48 hours of exposure to water, mold spores open; the colonies eat almost everything in your house.

Our professionals are trained in the cleanup, decontamination/disinfection, and damage remediation of all these hazards. We also provide the range of restoration and building services needed to get the property back to being your home.

Call us; we’ll make the fire damage “Like it never even happened.”

SERVPRO of Charlottesville

434-977-5850