Fire Damage Restoration Chicago: Waterproofing Your Home’s Ceiling After Fire Damage
Fire damage restoration Chicago companies in Chicago, Glenview, Hanover Park, Highland Park, Lincolnwood experience very busy periods of time especially during summer seasons. However, most of them will guarantee on-site presence within 2 hours from your phone call.
But if the fire destroyed your ceiling, then the firefighters will use foam and water to put it down. The water can then infiltrate in your ceiling walls and it can result in mold and stains – unhealthy and unpleasant at the same time.
So how do you waterproof your ceiling after fire damage?
It sounds ironic, but is it an issue you will have to address to the fire damage restoration Glenview crew. The team who will be sent to your house a couple of hours after your phone call will have to evaluate the situation. Ask them about water damage as well.
You are fortunate if the fire affected only your roof; in most cases, nonetheless, the roof damage will be just a secondary victim.
The fire damage restoration Hanover Park team will have to:
– Clean up the area (ashes, burned objects, things which have been heavily affected by the fire and cannot be recovered)
– Soot fix applications
– Remove smoke odor
– Restoration of building and contents
– Test electrical items
– Evaluate the potential damage done by firefighters’ foam and/or water
If your ceiling was burned down, the fire damage restoration crew will clean everything up, but until you contact your insurance agency and get a new roof, you will have to waterproof it against rain. Depending on how long the restoration process will take you can either use plastic bags (for less than a couple of days) or resin / tar. For other ideas, ask the fire restoration team, they might have a couple of aces up their sleeves…
