Fire

So firefighters of the St. Louis or St. Charles Fire Department just pulled away. . . . Now what?

Time to call the experienced fire restoration professionals at CSM Construction to determine the extent to which fire, smoke, heat, and moisture impacted building materials and contents!

Once the CSM Construction Fire Emergency Team secures the fire damaged area and begin the emergency fire board up we will keep you informed and answer your questions, all while working to help make the fire damage “Like it never even happened.”

What materials can be restored and what materials must be replaced?

Will your personal belongings need to be relocated while your house is restored?

What is the proper method for cleaning?

Who is completing the inventory of items that are damaged beyond repair?

How many materials are affected by smoke or fire? . . . Are the smoke residues cleanable?

Here are some things you may not know about smoke damage:

• Smoke can penetrate within cavities of the structure.
• Hot smoke migrates to cooler areas and upper levels of a structure.
• Smoke flows around plumbing systems, using holes around pipes to go from floor to floor.
• The type of smoke may greatly affect the restoration process.

Types of soot include:

• Wet Smoke Residues – Result from smoldering fires with low heat. Residues are sticky, smeary and with pungent odors.  Smoke webs can be difficult to clean.
• Dry Smoke Residues – Result from fast burning fires at high temperatures. Residues are often dry, powdery, small, nonsmeary smoke particles.
• Protein Residues – Virtually invisible residues that discolor paints and varnishes.  Extreme pungent odor.
• Fuel Oil Soot – Furnace puff backs distribute fuel oil soot.
• Other Types of Residues – Tear gas, fingerprint powder, and fire extinguisher residues also need cleanup.

These are just a few of the decisions that must be made and CSM Construction’s Fire Restoration Team can assist you with every step of the way.

We handle the insurance company fire damage communication for you because we know you have enough to handle upon your devastating fire damage loss.

Did you know. . .

• “Fires are the second leading cause of accidental death around the home”
  Federal Emergency Management Agency
• According to the Fire Administration statistics for Missouri fires since 1985, the average property loss per fire is $6,539.
• Deaths and injuries statistics are as follows:
  There are 1.93 deaths and 6.87 injuries per every 1000 fires.