You may be anxious to clean your home after a fire, but unless you take the time to get professional advice, you may be wasting your efforts or creating further damage. Contact your insurance company immediately once the fire is out. They can provide advice on restoration or replacement of damaged items. If you rent, you should notify the owner so both of you can assess the damage.

Professional fire restoration companies can provide hints to prevent further damage, help determine which items can or cannot be refurbished, and provide estimates and services for thoroughly cleaning and deodorizing your home. These services can be expensive, but the cost can be substantially less than the cost of replacing damaged furnishings and floors. Your home contains some of your most precious possessions and our team of experts understand the importance of this and give every item the same care and attention as the next. You can be assured that your home is in the safest hands with our team at Tempest Restoration.

If you are confronted with fire damage to your home, you can help to minimize further damage to your home by following a few simple procedures.

Get the air moving. Open windows to ventilate areas. Install a fan to circulate air. If there has been substantial water damage caused by the fire services extinguishing the fire, and the weather is warm, you will probably need to keep the windows shut and run a dehumidifier. In cold weather, your heating system is operating and the cold air will usually help remove the moisture

Dry wet items as soon as possible. This is really important. Use fans and dehumidifiers to dry carpets and draperies. If not thoroughly dried, carpets and floors underneath may be quickly damaged beyond repair by mold and mildew.

Remove brass and copper items and clean them using brass or copper cleaner (smoke can etch brass or copper in 24 hours).

Place aluminum foil or plastic food wrap under furniture legs. Remove oriental rugs or other colored rugs from wet wall-to-wall carpeting.

Cover dry, clean items with plastic while repairs are in progress.

These tips are to help minimise the damage prior to Tempest Restoration undertaking a professional cleanup and restoration service. Whilst you can help avoid further damage, it is recommended that you have your home professionally restored in order to action the after effects and minimise secondary damage to your home. The damage that is caused by fire that you can't see can have lasting effects on the structure of your home.