Residential Duplex Fire Restoration Project in Atlanta, GA (part 1)

3/22/2021 (Permalink)

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SERVPRO of South Atlanta received a call from a property manager concerning a single level duplex rental property that suffered a fire loss on Sunday 12/27/2020. The property was a one story home with a crawlspace. The rental property was damaged due to an electrical fire that started in the master bedroom which spread throughout the home. The fire department extinguished the fire using water, thoroughly soaking fire damaged areas to insure that the flames were put out. Upon initial inspection SERVPRO of South Atlanta documented heavy fire damage throughout the home, as well as water damage in pretty much every room. Four windows were damaged and would need to be secured and boarded up. Due to extensive fire damage SERVPRO of South Atlanta’s scope of work included, boarding up services to secure the damaged windows, restoring and cleaning the property’s ductwork and furnace, removing all of the carpet, under-laminate flooring, drywall and insulation. With the property completely gutted, our fire restoration specialist utilized HEPA vacuums to clean all exposed framing, joist systems, and exposed surfaces then followed the HEPA cleaning by wet cleaning all mentioned surfaces as well as electrical wires to ensure no soot particles remain. As part of the deodorization process, SERVPRO of South Atlanta performed a thermal fogging and placed several air scrubbers in the main living areas. Finally our fire restoration specialist sealed and encapsulated all building materials, exposed studs and joist using SERVPRO’s proprietary professional fire restoration products.

SERVPRO of South Atlanta Scope of Work

Emergency Boardup/Tarping Services & Supplemental Power: Once the property was deemed safe to enter by the fire department, one of SERVPRO of South Atlanta’s fire restoration project managers started documenting the fire loss and put together a game plan to restore the rental property to preloss condition. Our project manager scoped the loss and secured the property by boarding up four windows which had been broken in the process of extinguishing the fire. The project manager also coordinated with our equipment manager to have a 75 Kilowatt generator delivered to the work site so that equipment could be placed to start the mitigation and restoration process.

Master Bedroom: The master bedroom floors, walls and ceiling were 100% affected by water, smoke, and soot. 163 square feet of underlayment, carpet, and pad were removed, bagged and properly disposed of due to contamination by category 3 water damage. 58 linear feet of baseboards and trim were torn out, bagged and disposed of due to contact with category 3 water damage. 640 square feet of drywall and 200 square feet of insulation were removed, bagged and property disposed of due to category 3 water damage. Light fixtures and an interior door were also removed and disposed of due to extensive fire and soot damage. The subfloor, studs and roof joist were cleaned using dry chemical soot sponges and HEPA vacuums then were wet cleaned using SERVPRO proprietary restoration and cleaning products leaving the building materials free of all soot and smoke particles. The final step in the mitigation of this restoration project was to treat the entire master bedroom with hot thermal fog to remove any remaining fire or smoke odors.

Bedroom: The bedroom floors, walls and ceiling were 100% affected by water, smoke, and soot. 167 square feet of underlayment, carpet and pad were removed, bagged and properly disposed of due to contact with category 3 water damage. 61 linear feet of baseboards and 47 linear feet of trim were removed, bagged and disposed of due to category 3 water damage contamination. 668 square feet of drywall and 225 square feet of insulation was removed, bagged and disposed of properly due to category 3 water damage contamination. A ceiling fan and an interior door were also removed and disposed of due to extensive fire and soot damage. The subfloor, studs and roof joist were cleaned using dry chemical soot sponges and HEPA vacuums then were wet cleaned using SERVPRO proprietary restoration and cleaning products leaving the building materials free of all soot and smoke particles. The final step in the mitigation of this restoration project was to treat the entire bedroom with hot thermal fog to remove any remaining fire or smoke odors.

Hallway: The hallway floors, walls and ceiling were 100% affected by water, smoke, and soot. 74 square feet of underlayment, carpet, and pad were removed, bagged and properly disposed of due to contamination by category 3 water damage. 25 linear feet of baseboards and 69 linear feet of trim were torn out, bagged and disposed of due to contact with category 3 water damage. 280 square feet of drywall was removed, bagged and property disposed of due to category 3 water damage. The subfloor, studs and roof joist were cleaned using dry chemical soot sponges and HEPA vacuums then were wet cleaned using SERVPRO proprietary restoration and cleaning products leaving the building materials free of all soot and smoke particles. The final step in the mitigation of this restoration project was to treat the entire master bedroom with hot thermal fog to remove any remaining fire or smoke odors.

If your home or business has suffered fire damage call SERVPRO of South Atlanta at (404) 505-1760, or click here and we will contact you!

*If you would like to continue reading about this fire restoration project check out part two