Items Tagged with 'smoke cleanup'

On this episode of Ask The Expert, learn why deodorization, hidden contamination, coatings, and customer communication are critical in fire restoration. 

Josh Arthur and Jordan Kohn discuss smoke contamination, fire damage restoration, homeowner recovery, and best practices for responding to fire losses. 

Annissa Coy shares how restorers can safely clean fire-damaged artwork, books, family heirlooms, and photographs while protecting their customer’s delicate and valued items. 

Here’s how evidence-based wildfire strategies help restorers assess, clean, and restore smoke-impacted homes after WUI fires. 

Learn how wildfire ash, soot, smoke, and heavy metals affect hardwood floors and when restorers should refinish, clean, or replace.

Here’s how post-restoration evaluation verifies your work after fire restoration is complete through documentation, odor assessment, and residue removal. 

WUI fire contamination is composed of smoke and heavy metals and has a huge impact on buildings, learn how restorers should assess, test and clean up. 

Learn why smoke odor can return after proper fire damage restoration which includes deodorization limits and the science behind our perception of odor.

Did a Travelers builders’ risk policy cover damage from invisible combustion byproducts? Behind the costly, prolonged legal aftermath of an Alabama arson.

In this episode of Ask Annissa, a homeowner impacted by the Pacific Palisades Fire asked for guidance on restoring her antique porcelain dolls damaged by the smoke. Annissa shares best practices for cleaning, deodorizing, and documenting.