What You Need To Do After A Fire Strikes Your Business

9/27/2017 (Permalink)

What You Need To Do After A Fire Strikes Your Business

If you have a fire damage at a business location, you're responsible for the everything that happens after the firefighters pull away in the fire truck. Follow these steps to ensure that fire damage is properly repaired:

1. Make Sure The Insurance Covers The Repairs:

Most insurance policies cover commercial fire damage, and it's often possible to get in touch with them as soon as the firefighters leave. If it's not possible to contact the company by telephone, try contacting them with an online chat.

2. Contact A Board Up Service:

Firefighters only perform fire suppression, and they don't board up buildings. Vandals and thieves target businesses that are visibly affected by commercial fire damage. A board up service can prevent this from happening. Board up services can also remove soot that has accumulated on some surfaces. This help to keep them safe from soot damage and smoke damage.

3. Choose A Fire Restoration Company:

Make sure that your fire restoration company specializes in commercial fire damage. The fire restoration company also should be rated well by customers.

Check to see that the fire restoration company is registered with the IICRC. Companies that are registered with the IICRC tend to be reputable.

The company you choose should specialize in the repair of smoke damage and soot damage. Even if you hire a board up service, it's likely that there will be many areas of smoke damage and soot damage remaining. The company should deodorize smoke damage and soot damage.

The fire hoses that firefighters are exceptionally powerful, and they can cause damage of their own. The fire hoses on a fire truck spray water at a high pressure. This is likely to damage surfaces. The fire hoses on a fire truck can spray more than 1,000 gallons of water every minute. Since a fire hose sprays a large volume of water, the water from the fire truck may trigger mold growth. The fire sprinkler system may exacerbate this damage. Fire sprinkler systems also spray large volumes of water. Therefore, it's always important to find a restoration company that will repair water damage.

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