What does smoke damage do to a house?

2/1/2021 (Permalink)

Rubber or Plastic Smoke Corrodes Bare Metal Surfaces

Burning rubber, plastic, polymers, and foam produces rubber or plastic smoke damage and burns with high energy at low temperatures. The smoke is acidic and can corrode and pit bare metal surfaces, so it needs to be treated immediately and properly with specialty products.

Protein Smoke Embeds into Fibers

Protein smoke damage is brutal, and you should not attempt to clean it. Household products will not work. Protein smoke develops from slow-burning food like poultry and meat or protein-enriched fiber. It is invisible and sticky with a pungent, strong odor that sticks to everything, stains varnished and painted surfaces, and is extremely hard to clean.

Hire a professional cleaner and do not touch anything and limit walkways; avoid embedding the smoke into fibers like the carpet in your home.

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