Smoke & Soot Restoration
SMOKE DAMAGE CLEANUP
CHICAGO & SUBURBS
Even a small kitchen fire can leave smoke and soot residue throughout your home — etching surfaces, contaminating HVAC systems, and saturating walls, ceilings, fabric, and contents with stubborn odor. Fast response, professional-grade cleaning, and odor neutralization that actually lasts.
Why Smoke Damage Is Different
SMOKE TRAVELS FURTHER
THAN THE FIRE EVER DID.
Smoke and soot are acidic. Within 24 hours, they begin etching glass, mirrors, and finishes. Within days, they discolor walls, ceilings, fabrics, and metal. Without professional cleanup, the smell can linger for years — even after the visible damage is repaired.
Smoke also travels through HVAC ductwork, depositing residue in rooms that the fire never touched. A small fire in one room can contaminate the entire home. We treat the property as a whole, not just the visibly affected area.
Our IICRC-trained smoke restoration crews use commercial-grade cleaning agents, HEPA air scrubbers, ozone and hydroxyl odor neutralization, thermal fogging, and content cleaning techniques that go far beyond standard household cleaning.
Our Process
FROM RESPONSE
TO COMPLETE RESTORATION
01
Emergency Response
24/7 dispatch. We arrive fast, secure the property, and begin documentation for your insurance claim.
02
Damage Inspection
We identify the type of smoke, map affected areas, and develop a written cleanup plan.
03
HEPA Air Filtration
Industrial HEPA air scrubbers run throughout the property to capture airborne soot particles.
04
Surface Cleaning
Each surface gets the cleaning method matched to its smoke type — dry sponging, chemical cleaning, or media blasting.
05
Odor Neutralization
Thermal fogging, ozone, or hydroxyl treatment — chosen based on the situation — eliminates odor at the molecular level.
06
Reconstruction (If Needed)
Damaged drywall, insulation, flooring, and trim are removed and rebuilt by our in-house construction team.
FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES
FOUR DIFFERENT APPROACHES
Types of Smoke Damage
Wet Smoke (Plastic / Rubber Fires)
Low-heat fires create thick, smeary soot that's difficult to remove. Requires specific solvents and techniques to avoid spreading it further into surfaces.
Dry Smoke (Wood / Paper Fires)
High-heat, fast-burning fires create powdery soot that travels deeply into porous surfaces. Requires dry-cleaning sponges and HEPA vacuuming.
Protein Smoke (Kitchen Fires)
Nearly invisible residue with overpowering odor. Common in cooking fires. Requires specialized degreasers and odor neutralization to fully eliminate.
Fuel / Oil Smoke (Furnace Puff-Backs)
Storm flooding, sewer backups, and rain intrusion through damaged roofs. Coordinated with our water damage restoration team.
EMERGENCY RESTORATION
