Smoke Damage Cleaning Recommendations from Experts

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Smoke damage cleaning recommendations from experts
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• Even if a house fire was pretty small and
  localized, there is a huge possibility smoke and
  soot have been spread throughout the whole house,
  damaging walls, ceilings, clothing, household
  textiles, furniture, etc.

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• If you want to get rid of smoke odor and clean
  your house, you have two options use
  professional help from trained smoke damage
  cleaning specialists with advanced equipment or
  clean all by yourself. Dont worry, there are
  excellent tips which will definitely help you out.

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• Fresh air is a must open all windows in your
  house ASAP and let fresh air to circulate. Youll
  partly get rid of smoke odor and will be able to
  breathe without any harm to your lungs.

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• Let everything dry after using water hoses for
  putting out the fire, everything needs to dry.
  Fans or dehumidifiers are great tools which you
  can use for this. Ideally, ask for help in a
  water damage company.

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• Check carefully all carpets and floors dont let
  mold or mildew to damage your personal items as
  well as your health. Ask mold removal Boca Raton
  professionals for help to be sure it will be
  effective 100.

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• While cleaning your ceiling, use goggles to
  protect your eyes from soot. Also, dont start
  using cleaning chemicals without wearing special
  gloves. Besides, prefer old clothes because
  stains are inevitable.

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• Your first task is to remove soot from the walls.
  One of the alternatives is using a chemical
  sponge for wiping all affected areas repeatedly.
  When this sponge becomes soaked with smoke soot,
  wash it in warm water, let it dry, and continue
  cleaning.

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• One of the most affected ways is using Trisodium
  Phosphate (TSP) solution. You need to mix 1
  gallon of warm water with one tablespoon of this
  cleaner. Then, put on goggles and gloves, moisten
  the sponge with TSP and start wiping walls or any
  other damaged areas.

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• Then, wet a rag with warm clean water and wash
  all these areas vigorously. Keep scrubbing until
  everything will be completely cleaned from TSP
  solution (its a harsh chemical which isnt 100
  safe for your health).

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• If you cant find TSP cleaner in your area, look
  for other commercial cleaning products. There are
  plenty of options and many of them are safe to be
  used around children and pets.

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• Of course, if the damage to a house fire is
  severe, take advantage of heavy-duty chemical
  cleaners. Use home remodeling companies if you
  need professional and well-qualified help.

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• Next step is getting rid of the smoke odor from
  affected surfaces. Walls can easily absorb smoke
  and later youll always feel this unpleasant
  smell.

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• Youll be surprised but some household items like
  vinegar and baking soda are excellent tools for
  removing the smoke odor.

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• Wet a sponge with white vinegar and wash affected
  surfaces. Vinegar has a specific strong smell and
  is a cool odor-neutralizer.

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• Detergent is another helpful cleansing agent mix
  a couple tablespoons of it with warm water to
  form bubbles. Then, with a rag, wash walls and
  other damaged areas.

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• Baking soda is also an awesome natural
  odor-absorber. Simply sprinkle it all over
  affected surfaces, leave a few bottles of soda in
  your rooms, and let it for a few days to absorb
  all the odors.

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• Finally, you can try Febreeze widely-used
  cleaner with a special chemical (cyclodextrin)
  which effectively absorbs smoke odors. You just
  need to spray it on walls or other areas.

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• Lots of people prefer using professional
  assistance instead of cleaning their houses all
  by themselves. There are plenty of smoke and
  flood recovery services which use environmentally
  safe methods of cleaning and wont cost you a
  fortune for sure.

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