Cigarette Smoke Removal Services  How Does Cigarette Smoke Odor Removal Work?  Our remediation and restoration process is through to make sure we get rid of the smoke residue and odor properly. It features a mix of cleaning and air purification protocols.  Demolition and Contents Removal  Some porous building materials like carpets, curtains, and furniture like couches will be hard to restore from the smoke residue, so they would be better off just getting removed and replaced unless of high value and feasible monetarily speaking.  Cleaning  Clean all surfaces with deodorizing or degreasing agents to help eliminate the very tiny particles of tobacco smoke and nicotine residue. Clean Carpets.  Ozone and Hydroxyl Generator Treatment  Remove odors that are not accessible (such as inside walls or cavities) using hydroxyl generators or ozone generators. With Hydroxyls the property can still be occupied, Not with ozone treatment though.  Thermal Fogging or Odor Counteractant Application  Thi

  What is mold remediation and how does it work? Mold remediation is the process of identifying and removing unhealthy levels of mold that have colonized in a home, office, school or other building. This is known as returning to condition 1.  Condition 2 is settle spores from condition 3. Condition 1 is defined as a normal indoor fungal ecology. Over time, if untreated, mold can destroy a home by breaking down cellulose-based materials (like wood or ceiling tiles) and causing a slow and messy decay. In the shorter term, a mold colonization can cause severe health problems. If mold has been positively identified in your house and levels are higher than the outside levels, either by visual examination or through mold testing, remediation can safely remove it. Properly trained and equipped professionals use specialized equipment (like hepa vacuums and air scrubbers with HEPA filters) to keep mold spores contained while they remove contaminated materials and treat colonized areas with ant

  Steps in an Effective Approach to Cleaning up a Sewage Spill Immediate response to a sewage spill  for  safety  of building occupants and for  damage control  are given at SEWAGE BACKUP, WHAT TO DO. If you have not read that article, do so, then return here. There we discuss building entry hazards such as electrical shock and other immediate risks. Inspect for scope of sewage backup & contamination : an inspection of the building interior and exterior is required to make sure that the scope of cleanup and disinfection will be adequate following any sewage or plumbing drain backup or leak. An inspection for mold  or other contaminants in the same area, and further cleaning needs should be made at the same time so that you do not have to do the job twice. For upper building areas  see MOLD CONTROL, FLOOD RESPONSE and for basements and crawl spaces also  see CRAWLSPACE MOLD ADVICE Watch out : in our experience [DF] when a building has been wet enough to allow water to enter even jus

  Flood damage control procedures & checklist: if your building has been flooded, this article series provides an easy to understand guide for flood damage assessment , setting priorities of action, safety, and we provide special information about avoiding or minimizing mold damage. This  Building Flood Response Checklist  sets priorities for what to do to protect your building from mold contamination after flooding from a burst pipe or from rising waters and area flooding. These are quick, simple steps to minimize mold damage in a flooded building . This is the first in our series of building flood damage articles on steps to take to safely enter and repair homes or other buildings after area flooding due to hurricanes, rising floodwaters, burst pipes, or other water flooding. We discuss safety for people entering flooded buildings, steps to preserve and protect the building from further damage after it has been flooded, how to get mechanical systems up and running again, evalua