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Cleaning up after having a fire in your home, no matter how small or large can be a difficult undertaking. In addition to fire damage, you also have to look at the amount of smoke damage that has occurred to your home. After a fire, the smell of smoke can be permanently set in your clothing and furniture which can cause you to spend a great deal of money in cleaning bills to remove the odor, or require you to purchase new clothing or furniture all together.
Smoke damage will often be covered under your homeowner's insurance policy under your fire insurance. Many home owners' insurance policies will cover fire damage, as well as smoke damage done to your home. In most cases a company will allow money to help you with fire damage restoration, as well money allotted to hire a contractor to help with fire damage restoration.
When first assessing the damage to your home after a fire it might be hard to determine exactly the extent of smoke damage that has occurred to your home as well. For this reason, many fire insurance companies will often give you a little leeway with your claim to find additional smoke, as well as fire damage that you may have not noticed at the start.
Regardless of what your insurance company is going to cover one of the first steps toward the restoration of your home after a fire is to begin some sort of clean up process. Opening windows and airing your home out can begin to let out some of the smoke smell as well as help dry out items that may have been covered in water. Try wiping off surfaces of counters and other furniture to remove smoke and other fire debris, as well as use a small brush or vacuum to remove smoke particles from your carpet and upholstery.
A fire can cause a great deal of damage to your home. Starting your clean up early can help minimize the long term damage to your home, and help you get your life back to normal as soon as possible.
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