Fire Restoration in Hicksville Restaurants Is Quick with SERVPRO

2/11/2022 (Permalink)

Make sure that your patrons don’t find a new place for their celebrations by calling SERVPRO should your restaurant suffer from a fire. Call 24/7.

How can a SERVPRO help Hicksville restaurateurs with fire damage restoration?

A fire incident in a restaurant can have a huge impact on the business in terms of time lost and repair costs. If the fire damage restoration of your Hicksville restaurant is not undertaken promptly, the effects of smoke and soot can cause significant losses.  

Cleaning the various kitchen appliances to preloss condition is one of the biggest challenges for SERVPRO techs during fire damage restoration of your Hicksville eatery. Kitchen appliances in a restaurant are usually made from various materials, including metal, stainless steel, paint, plastic, and Formica. Fortunately, most of these materials are resistant to water, and SERVPRO techs can use wet cleaning methods to remove smoke and soot particles. 

How do SERVPRO techs clean kitchen appliances after smoke damage in Hicksville properties? 

The difficulty of cleaning smoke residues increases if heavy and greasy soils are present. SERVPRO techs use two approaches to clean appliance surfaces after heavy smoke damage-   

• Aggressive cleaning with an alkaline cleaner: Alkaline cleaners are one of the best ways to remove oily and sticky soils from metallic surfaces. The alkalinity loses the bonds between the soil and metal surfaces, making it easy for SERVPRO techs to remove the residue. 
• Aggressive cleaning with an abrasive cleaner: SERVPRO techs use abrasive cleaners when heat from the fire has caused yellowing of the surface of an appliance. After applying the cleaner, the techs use a "0000" steel wool pad to scrub the surface in a circular motion lightly. 

Caring for electrical components

As most appliances in a commercial kitchen are powered by electricity, the SERVPRO techs need to exercise caution while cleaning them. Appliances contaminated by soot or smoke are first cleaned and then checked or serviced by an authorized electronic service technician.

Call SERVPRO of Hicksville / Plainview at (516) 733-1800 to talk to our representatives for further assistance.