Smoke Damage Cleaning

  • Cleaning up after fire damage is a time consuming and potentially hazardous process. Our teams will carry out work as efficiently and safely as possible, leaving you with a liveable property again.

  • We know how traumatic having a fire can be. And not being able to live safely in your home afterwards is stressful. That’s why we aim to get to you as quickly as possible, to remedy the problem.

  • We have various cleaning teams stationed across the country. We cover the whole of the UK.

Smoke Damage Cleaning

smoke damage cleaning

Emergency Clean UK provide a smoke damage cleaning service. Professional cleaning of smoke damage is vital in restoring your home back to a safe space. Our experienced smoke damage cleaners will remove soot and smoke damage with the following methods:

  • HEPA vacuum smoke damaged surfaces

  • Chemical wash of smoke damaged surfaces

We understand this is most likely your first time dealing with smoke damage in your home. Our friendly customer service team can advise you on what steps to take next in restoring your home.

Contact Us:

Email: info@emergencycleanuk.co.uk

Telephone: 0333 772 2130

Emergency Mobile No: 07761149087

What is smoke damage?

Smoke is a tiny collection of particles that become airborne and travel throughout your property. These tiny particles are what present a danger to your health. The exact composition of the smoke depends on the materials that have burnt in your home. Often these materials consist of harmful chemicals such as:

  • carbon monoxide

  • sulfur dioxide

  • hydrogen

The Dangers of Smoke Damage

Soot & Smoke Damage Cleaning

As a result of a fire, smoke damage will be present on surfaces throughout your home. The microscopic particles will enter your respiratory system. This can cause a number of health complications such as:

  • coughing and shortness of breath

  • cancer

  • irritation to skin and eyes

  • lung disease

For those with chronic conditions such as asthma, smoke damage becomes an even greater threat.

Following the advice of the fire service is the first step to ensuring your safety. Your local fire service will tell you when it is safe to re-enter your home.

When you re-enter your home, we recommend the following precautions:

  • Use of personal protective equipment such as gloves and a mask to prevent inhaling toxins

  • Do not use electricity, water or gas until your utility provider tells you it is safe to do so

  • Do not enter if there is any structural damage to the property

  • Beware of trip hazards caused by the fire

How To Clean Smoke Damage After A Fire

Smoke damage cleaning process

Wear PPE

Once you have the go ahead to re-enter the home, the first step is to wear the appropriate personal protective equipment. We recommend a mask and gloves.

List All Smoke Damaged Rooms

Take note of all rooms in the property affected by the fire. Some rooms may will need close inspection as the damage is not always visible at first glance.

Do Not Consume Food

We recommend removal of any affected food waste.

Photograph Smoke Damaged Rooms and Contents

We recommend taking photographs of damage throughout the property. Photograph all damaged rooms and contents, this will be useful for your insurance and for a quotation. Typically items made from non-porous materials such as glass, metal or ceramic materials can be cleaned and restored. Soft furnishings and carpets that have been heavily affected cannot be restored.

Contact Us

Once you have a list of rooms and photos, you can contact us for an immediate quotation. Our quotation will breakdown all we can do for you.

Smoke Damage Restoration Service

Our experienced smoke damage cleaners will carry out an intensive clean to remove all contaminants and odour from your property.

Customer Care

Our customer service team will ensure you are completely satisfied with our work.

Contact Us:

Email: info@emergencycleanuk.co.uk

Telephone: 0333 772 2130

Emergency Mobile No: 07761149087

Fire Damage and Smoke Cleaning - Frequently Asked Questions:

Do you have fire smoke damage cleaners near me?

Emergency Clean UK operate across the British isles.

Is ULV fogging safe?

ULV fogging is safe, as long as you do not enter the room for two hours after cleaning, and allow for good airflow.

Is it safe to stay in a home with smoke damage?

It is never safe to stay in a property with smoke/fire damage. The amount of particulates left behind by a fire are so small that they’re easily breathed and this is extremely dangerous. You wouldn’t even know that you’re breathing it in they are that small. This can cause respiratory issues and if you or someone else who lives in the property already has respiratory issues, it will exacerbate them.

I need emergency smoke damage cleaning. Can I call anytime?

Our teams operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Is Ozone Treatment safe?

Ozone treatment is completely safe as long as you do not enter the room during the process, as it can irritate your lungs and airways. Once completed, allow for good airflow to remove any excess ozone.

Can you paint over smoke damage?

Before any redecoration takes place in the property, a profession fire restoration clean is required beforehand. If you paint over fire smoke damage, you put your health at risk. Also you put the structure of the property at risk as fire contaminants are corrosive.

How much does smoke damage cleaning cost?

Fire damage and smoke cleaning is calculated on the extent of the damage and the amount of areas that have been affected. When creating your quote we will ask for pictures of the fire damage affected areas to give you an accurate quotation.

Why is smoke damage cleaning important?

Fires leave behind a large amount of chemicals, toxins, metals and bacteria. If you do not clean and get rid of these toxins you are at risk to a large amount of illnesses and diseases which could be potentially fatal. It is imperative you have a professional fire damage and smoke damage cleaning service conducted prior to any building works.

How do you get smoke smell out of a fire damaged house?

Part of our fire restoration cleaning service involves helping to reduce the malodour caused by fire. With the use of ozone treatment and ULV fogging we can reduce the smell caused by the fire. Importantly, fire damaged waste must be removed from the property to eliminate the odour.

Areas We Cover For Smoke Damage Cleaning:

North West:

  • Cheshire

  • Cumbria

  • Greater Manchester

  • Lancashire

  • Merseyside

West Midlands:

  • Herefordshire

  • Shropshire

  • Staffordshire

  • Warwickshire

  • West Midlands

  • Worcestershire

South West:

  • Bristol

  • Cornwall

  • Devon

  • Dorset

  • Gloucestershire

  • Somerset

  • Wiltshire

North East:

  • County Durham

  • Northumberland

  • Tyne and Wear

East Midlands:

  • Derbyshire

  • Leicestershire

  • Lincolnshire

  • Northamptonshire

  • Nottinghamshire

  • Rutland

South East:

  • Berkshire

  • Buckinghamshire

  • East Sussex

  • Hampshire

  • Isle of Wight

  • Kent

  • Oxfordshire

  • Surrey

  • West Sussex

Yorkshire and the Humber:

  • East Riding of Yorkshire

  • North Yorkshire

  • South Yorkshire

  • West Yorkshire

East of England:

  • Bedfordshire

  • Cambridgeshire

  • Essex

  • Hertfordshire

  • Norfolk

  • Suffolk

London

  • Barking and Dagenham

  • Barnet

  • Bexley

  • Brent

  • Bromley

  • Camden

  • Croydon

  • Ealing

  • Enfield

  • Greenwich

  • Hackney

  • Hammersmith and Fulham

  • Haringey

  • Harrow

  • Havering

  • Hillingdon

  • Hounslow

  • Islington

  • Kensington and Chelsea

  • Kingston upon Thames

  • Lambeth

  • Lewisham

  • Merton

  • Newham

  • Redbridge

  • Richmond upon Thames

  • Southwark

  • Sutton

  • Tower Hamlets

  • Waltham Forest

  • Wandsworth

  • Westminster

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