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Fire Damage – New Orleans School

Fire damage struck this New Orleans Catholic School when a short in an electrical heater started a fire. The electrical heater was located in a bathroom within the school, and the fire was contained within that bathroom. However, the soot and smoke damage affected the ceiling which can be seen in the photo. Also, the plaster and tile within the room were coated in soot. The damaging fire event also led to water damage which occurred during the firefighter's efforts to extinguish the flames.

Upon arriving at the scene of this New Orleans school, we first did a thorough assessment of the damages. We used this information to construct a restoration plan for the project. The management of the school wanted us to restore the tile and plaster that had become soot and smoke damage. We made this an integral part of the plan of action which would be carried out by our highly trained and industry certified technicians. We tested a variety of cleaning products to determine which ones would produce the most favorable results for cleaning up the plaster walls, ceiling, and the tiles. These test spot cleanings are shown in the after photo. Notice that all methods removed them soot damage. We selected the best.

Once the project got underway, we first suctioned the water from the bathroom and surrounding rooms. There was carpet cleaning done which was necessary and drying of course. We used commercial air movers and dehumidifiers to help the drying process along. It was critical to get the water cleaned up quickly since the longer the water stands, the more damage it tends to create. At the same time, we had a crew of specially trained and certified technicians cleaning the soot from the walls, ceiling, and tiles. This cleaning requires a lot of elbow grease.

SERVPRO of Metairie can respond swiftly with a dedicated team of technicians 24/7 for commercial and residential help in the New Orleans surrounding area. The school officials were extremely pleased that we tackled every element of their disaster and completed the restoration in two days. "Like it never even happened."