Fire Restoration Can Save the Hardwood Floors in Wilmington Homes

8/31/2023 (Permalink)

We can clean the charring from your Wilmington home's hardwood floor boards, "Like it never even happened."

Our Fire Restoration Team Revitalizes Your Floors

All kinds of flooring can become harshly impacted by a house fire. Many homeowners in Wilmington have invested quite heavily in specific flooring materials. Wooden flooring is costly but also well worth the price. Our fire restoration experts
can help save your flooring investment and make everything beautiful again.

Concentrating on your floors can proceed as we work on the rest of your Wilmington home's fire restoration. As we complete the restoration tasks
involving the rest of your residence, we take measures to avoid causing any further
damage to your hardwoods.

We begin the restoration work on your wooden flooring and complete the process by doing the following:

• Cleaning and wiping
• Removing imperfections mechanically
• Refinishing

Cleaning up hardwood floors post-fire includes removing anything that melted onto
them. Removing larger debris makes it possible to sweep with a broom to remove
ash and use a stiffer brush to get anything embedded within the spaces between
boards.

Our SERVPRO® team might find a puddle of melted plastic or splattered drips that sprayed across the floor as something fell from a shelf. We use the least destructive methods to clean
up such messes. Other aspects of this stage involve cleaning with solvents to dilute
the ash and pollutants that came with the smoke. Area rugs made of synthetic fibers
can also melt and cause discolorations. Some staining often exists, but ending this
stage, once dry, with some sanding can often eliminate any outstanding discoloration.

Finishing your floor involves a discussion with you regarding stain colors and depth,
as well as the level of gloss. Lower-gloss flooring is a safer option while needing less
maintenance. We save finishing the floor for last, as we want reduced traffic to
prevent any problems with the process. Once completed, your home should be
ready for your family to enjoy your home once again to the fullest.

Call SERVPRO of Brandywine / Wilmington at (302) 762-8080 for restoration
services your family will love. We know how to make everything "Like it never even
happened."