There are many steps that you should follow to carry out a successful fire damage restoration. You should remove all types of structural components that have been charred or which seal moisture or smoke within pockets of saturation. In cases of extensive losses, bat or blown insulation should be replaced and removed.



Make sure that you remove types of floor coverings if any. This is because those floor coverings contains and collects the fallout of the wall and ceiling demolition. After you have removed the floor coverings, all the sub floor materials and the structural framing materials should be carefully taken into consideration for evaluating the damage (warping, charring, etc.). Don't hesitate to remove and replace the floor coverings if required.

You should treat all salvageable wall framing with the right and appropriate odour counter act ants. Odour counteract ants in some cases may include appropriate biocides which depends on the extent of the damage by microbial contamination.

One of the most important steps of fire damage restoration is removing or thoroughly restoring the HVAC. This is important due to the fact that restoring the HVAC prevents smoke particles that range from 0.1 to 4 microns which are being released to air we breathe. There are some ciliated surfaces on our bronchial passages that are able to filter those types of particles down to a maximum of 10 microns. But some particles have enough potential to penetrate very deep into our lung tissues causing irritation or even results in scarring of the alveoli.

Special care should be taken with the framing materials. You should take note of these by drying the framing materials within a stipulated 4 percent of the normal moisture content in the atmosphere. The normal moisture content in Chicago is around 10%.

Another step that comes within fire damage restoration is to use deodorization. After successive areas of your home get dried in or your home remains unoccupied, don't hesitate to use combination of wet or dry fogging and ozone deodorization to neutralize or oxidize the odour. But special care should be taken in applying these processes preferably by trained professionals to prevent further fire damage and avoiding health risks.

One more step for successful fire damage restoration would be to properly seal the framing materials with a right and appropriate sealer before you replace any of your decking, drywall or panelling. This is because without doing this step may leach bad odour out of structural materials for several months. Putting up new taping and drywall and mud joints will not help in sealing the untreated odour for several days.

Lastly, take special care in removing all sources of odour and clean all surfaces that are contaminated. Apply appropriate odour counter act ants and don't forget to paint any sort of salvable dry walls preferably two coats.