Clearing Up Myths About Fire Damage Restoration

Fortunately, fire damage restoration isn’t something that homeowners have to deal with on a regular basis. That being said, many homeowners will someday find themselves in the position of needing to figure out what to do after a fire damages their home. Although seeing your home significantly damaged after a fire is very stressful, the silver lining is that it is possible to restore your home. At Restoration Now! Omaha, we have extensive experience handling the entire fire damage restoration process for homeowners.

Since we understand from personal experience that the aftermath of a fire creates a very stressful situation, we ensure that you don’t have to worry about doing anything on your own. Instead, we fully manage the restoration process from beginning to end. Our service includes everything from to extracting firefighters’ leftover water from a flooded basement to properly documenting all the damage for insurance purposes.

While we deal with fire and water damage on a regular basis, we know these issues aren’t normally on homeowners’ minds. As a result, we receive a lot of questions from throughout the city of Omaha about dealing with fire damage. Because we want homeowners to be as informed as possible about this issue, we wanted to clear up a few common fire damage restoration that we regularly hear about:

Families Can Stay in Their Home Once the Fire Restoration Now!s

The reason families shouldn’t remain in their home even after a major fire is put out is not only is likely that areas of the home may be structurally unsafe, but the smoke that travels throughout an entire home can make the indoor air dangerous to breathe.

Fire Damage Restoration Takes Forever

It can be shocking to see the amount of damage that a fire causes to a home. Because fire damage is often very extensive, a common assumption is that restoring a home takes ages. While there’s definitely a lot involved in proper restoration, the Restoration Now! Omaha is professionally trained and very experienced.

It is true that the total amount of time varies depending on the severity and extent of damage. For example, tasks like extracting firefighters’ leftover water from a flooded basement will increase the total amount of time the process requires.

Since we regularly deal with fire damage, we’re able to complete the restoration process in significantly less time than many people expect. That’s why homeowners are often pleasantly surprised when our technicians provide their restoration estimate after fully assessing a specific situation.

Homeowners Can Start Cleaning Up on Their Own

If a homeowner attempts cleaning their own home, they put themselves at risk of something falling on them or inhaling dangerous smoke. Because this type of cleaning needs to handled by professionals, the best option is to call Restoration Now! Omaha as soon as possible after a fire.

We’re Here When You Need Help the Most: (402) 502-7277

Although we genuinely hope that you never need to call us, in the event that a fire ever does cause damage to your Omaha home, you can count on us for prompt and professional service. All you need to do to take advantage of everything we have to offer is call (402) 502-7277.