SERVPRO of North Rensselaer South Washington Counties are the experts on removing odors

1/2/2020 (Permalink)

One of the most deterrents of buying a house is walking into a home that is for sale and smelling odors that are not appealing. Actually about 80% of realtors will say that a home for sale that has had owners who smoke will lose 20% of the value of home because buyers don’t want to buy a house that is filled with cigarette and/or cannabis smells. SERVPRO of North Rensselaer and South Washington Counties has seen many instances where realtors will call us to help eliminate the order from the home. SERVPRO of North Rensselaer South Washington Counties has a proven odor removal protocol that prepares us to restore properties to their original forms.

Thermal Fog

Since smoke odors stick to surfaces throughout the home, SERVPRO North Rensselaer South Washington Counties performs a Thermal Fog before any cleaning. A thermal fog uses a heat-activated odor neutralizer that makes its way to cavities and materials. Then it creates a vapor barrier to prevent smoke from returning.

Heavy Cleaning.

After a Thermal Fog, SERVPRO of North Rensselaer South Washington counties starts the cleaning process. SERVPRO of North Rensselaer South Washington counties is well trained and highly cautious of all the chemicals used to fully restore a property. One chemical that we use is called the smoke deodorizer and like a fine tuned comb, SERVPRO of North Rennselaer South Washington counties crews will clean every surface from top to bottom. Another agent used is a degreaser. You would be surprised how greasy feeling smoke can be on upholstery, wood surfaces, cabinets and ceilings.

Treatment

After all the cleaning is done and the foggers have done their job, SERVPRO of North Rensselaer South Washington counties will treat the affected areas. Chemicals that carry neutralizers are sprayed on soft and hard surfaces to ensure refreshing smells and sealing power to not let smoke odors to stick to structures within the home.

In the end if you are buying a home that you are concerned that the smell cannot be illuminated is sure to give SERVPRO of North Rensselaer Washington Counties a call to ensure the job can be done. We thrive to make sure that all of our jobs are handled with care and determination to make sure that we restore the home to its original fresh smelling integrity.