Been lots of fires in my neck of the woods the past few days. Smoke still thick. Any specific agent (Hydrocide, Odorcide, Unsmoke, Cobby Juice, etc.) worth adding to prespray to help get the odor out?
Much obliged.
Much obliged.
Wildfire Odor Remediation
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Cleanworks
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Ozone
That's what I was thinking because odor will be in furniture, drapes, walls, etc. But to get the most odor out of carpet, what odorcide would you use?
Cleanworks
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Space spray from pro restore.
Cleanworks
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Before applying any deodorizers, if there is smoke or soot present, clean surfaces first.
Odorcide Mike
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Odorcide Fire & Flood can be fogged, sprayed or wiped on just about any surface. In extreme cases, operators have used it in conjunction with ozone.
Steve Lawrence
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Some have added Tabac Attack to their cleaning solutions. I can't imagine any additive working that well if smoke odor is really bad. Perhaps sealing with Bin, then painting is the solution.
J Scott W
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Source removal and cleaning are always the first step in odor removal. Adding one of the ....cides (Hydrocide, odorcide, Dynacide, etc.) to your carpet cleaning solution would help that part of the job, but it is not a complete solution for all the odors that are likely to be present.
Steve Lawrence
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Researching these Cali fires on YouTube is bizarre. In October there were also very strange fires around San FranCisco in Santa Rosa and other areas. Auto glass melted, wheels melted (requiring very high temps not usually associated with forest or house fires.) What is going on?
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The art of smoke odor removal has nearly been lost to our industry. Over the past couple of decades, restorers gravitated to the big bucks of water restoration, and the high profits from equipment rental and the relatively low labor costs.
Enough of my grumpy history lessons.
If you are just working with "cold, infiltrated smoke", which means the structure didn't have a fire close by that heated the smoke, the odor won't be difficult to remove. Cleaning of all surfaces and contents with a smoke odor neutralizer added to the cleaning solution might do the trick. Ozone and fogging might ultimately be necessary, neither should you over look the use of Vaportek products, which can be used while you're working.
Don't forget to look at areas that hold smoke odor, but might not be readily thought of:
Behind kitchen appliances, especially stoves, where grease will hold onto odor stubbornly.
Behind, and within kitchen cabinets
Exhaust hoods
Ductwork for both heating and cooling.
In the end, though, these "cold smoke" jobs are essentially carpet, floor, and upholstery cleaning jobs with a thorough "house cleaning service". You might want to find someone with a house cleaning business to pitch in with you.
If, instead, you have "hot smoke" from the fire being in a close vicinity, or some actual damage to the structure or attached structures, then you'll be into removing charred items, sealing raw wood, painting, etc. You'll need to be fogging and/or using ozone as well.
"Cold smoke jobs" are more "cleaner friendly"
Call me if you need any more tips:
412-751-3700, x 107
Enough of my grumpy history lessons.
If you are just working with "cold, infiltrated smoke", which means the structure didn't have a fire close by that heated the smoke, the odor won't be difficult to remove. Cleaning of all surfaces and contents with a smoke odor neutralizer added to the cleaning solution might do the trick. Ozone and fogging might ultimately be necessary, neither should you over look the use of Vaportek products, which can be used while you're working.
Don't forget to look at areas that hold smoke odor, but might not be readily thought of:
Behind kitchen appliances, especially stoves, where grease will hold onto odor stubbornly.
Behind, and within kitchen cabinets
Exhaust hoods
Ductwork for both heating and cooling.
In the end, though, these "cold smoke" jobs are essentially carpet, floor, and upholstery cleaning jobs with a thorough "house cleaning service". You might want to find someone with a house cleaning business to pitch in with you.
If, instead, you have "hot smoke" from the fire being in a close vicinity, or some actual damage to the structure or attached structures, then you'll be into removing charred items, sealing raw wood, painting, etc. You'll need to be fogging and/or using ozone as well.
"Cold smoke jobs" are more "cleaner friendly"
Call me if you need any more tips:
412-751-3700, x 107
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