Soon Spring Begins!

3/15/2016 (Permalink)

Concrete wall covered in soot and oil

Although spring and the warm weather are right around the corner, please do not forget to have your furnace maintained before the end of heating season. The cleanup team at SERVPRO of Danbury/Ridgefield recommends having your furnace serviced to prevent a malfunction and "puff-back" which can contaminate your house with smoke and soot. Here is a photo of a puff-back we are completing. Soot can travel throughout your house or building, causing staining and odor issues that are difficult to remove. Soot damages in your home can create unpleasant and permanent problems if not properly addressed. As various materials burn, the smoke produced travels throughout the home leaving odorous residues and deposits on surfaces and in those hard to reach places. Unless fast, professional action is taken, these residues and deposits can cause permanent damage to contents and may result in periodically resurfacing odors. Unfortunately, such damages are often made more severe when unprepared homeowners attempt to perform the cleanup themselves.