Cleaning Smoke Damage Following Kitchen Fire
The word fire gives all of us jitters. We can’t even imagine such a thing happening to us. This accident mainly happens because of carelessness and then we can’t change destiny or it happens because of electric short circuits etc. Either ways it leaves a very bad odor as well as stain. It’s very difficult to get away the bad smell of smoke from window, ventilators etc. Cleaning smoke is a very difficult task after a kitchen fire. Fire can be divided in to simple and difficult fire. Simple fires are caused mainly by pure fuels, wood etc. Difficult fires are caused mostly because of wirings and burning of utensils.
It is one of the most difficult things to clear the smoke. Smoke can get in to other rooms too following damage on your belongings. If you have not put a fire proof paints on the walls smoke may damage the walls as well. You may end up cleaning the walls, vessels, cabinets, ceilings etc with all your efforts.
How do you clean smoke damage following a kitchen fire?
You may find many answers for this question. But I would suggest you with simple and easy ways to use for cleaning smoke damage following kitchen fire.
• Use gloves to remove the smoke damaged stuff so that the soot is not stuck on. And also throw away all the food that was open to soot.
• Remove all the water collected when trying to extinguish fire.
• Open up all the ventilations you have. Let the air flow into your house.
• Nail or pin up thin cotton cloth to collect the soot present in the air through the ventilations
• Vacuum the floors, ceilings walls and remove or keep away in case you have got plants as the smoke can damage your plants.
• Dust away all the free particles attached in your curtains and other fabrics.
• Hangings or blinds should be thoroughly washed to avoid the smoke odor
• If not cleaned immediately the entire house hold appliances, utensils, crockery’s will become dull and discolored.
• Wipe all the wooden material with wood soaps.
• Clean the floor with apple oil to give fragrance or vinegar.
• If any carpets there have to give to professionals to get it cleaned so that there is no smell left of the smoke
• The wardrobes should be cleaned in properly. Outfits should be separated as cottons, Nylons, polyesters and should be washed separately. At least more than five washes will be required to remove the smell of smoke.
• Wooden furniture shall be cleaned with thin cotton cloth and a tincher can be used to remove the smoke marks.
• Paintings and statues should be taken special care while cleaning. Only mild soaps should be used for statues.
• Papers and books should be taken extra care. Dry cleaning sponge should be used to clean.
• Glass items and silver should be thoroughly cleaned in luke-warm water.
Hope all the above methods in cleaning smoke damage following kitchen fire come handy and is effective.
As said it is one of the difficult tasks to clean the smoke damage after a kitchen fire. It takes weeks or even months to do and set things one by one. Best thing is to always be on the safer side, use safety measures and avoid fire in kitchen as prevention is always better than cure. As far as possible get a fire extinguisher in your kitchen so that lot of damages can be avoided. In many countries Fire extinguishers have been mandatory in the apartments and hotel suites to avoid fire.
