What is the Best Way to Get Rid of The Smoke Smell from My Home?

6/2/2020 (Permalink)

Don't let fire and soot damage to your Gaitlin home get you down. Call the professionals in SERVPRO to handle the work.

SERVPRO Uses Professional Equipment and Products to Remove Smoke Odors

One of the worst things about experiencing a fire in your Gatlinburg home is the lingering smoke smell. Even the smallest kitchen fire can make your whole house smell, especially if you had some meat or fish cooking on the stove, causing a protein fire. First, it is crucial to remove the source of the smell and then go about deodorizing your home.

Can I Ventilate my Home and Spray Air Freshener to Get Rid of the Smell?

Maybe, but Professionals Have Access to Stronger Equipment and Cleaning Chemicals unfortunately for your fire damaged Gatlinburg home, it is incredibly challenging to rid your home of smoke smells only by "airing it out" or through ventilation. Air freshener is a masking agent that may cover up the smell for a short time, but typically does nothing to eradicate the malodors caused by fire. Often, technicians use a combination of techniques and equipment in a multi-step approach to rid your home of the terrible smoke smell.

What Kind of Air Purifying Equipment Helps Get Rid of the Smell?

• Electronic filters kill microorganisms that are floating in the air as they go through the filter.
• Ventilation fans pull outdoor air in the impacted area while exhausting the smoke-filled air from inside the home, weather-permitting
• Air scrubbers use charcoal filters to trap odorous particles as it filters clean air back into the environment.
• Hydroxyl generators produce pairing bonds to neutralize airborne odors

How Does Fogging Help?

• Foggers recreate smoke by traveling in a fog throughout your home, reaching every nook and cranny.
• Humectants in wet fogging absorb the odor particles.
• Counteractants in thermal fogging chemically combines with the odor molecules to destroy the smells.

For help ridding your home of strong smoke odors, contact SERVPRO of Sevier, Jefferson & Cocke Counties (865) 429-8885. We make it, "Like it never even happened."