Restoration work after a fire, flood, or other disaster tends to be most focused on the house, or “real property.” However, your other belongings — your personal property — can also suffer significant damage during such incidents. Furniture, clothing, and mementos are just a few of the items you might want to try to save through restoration. Here’s what you should know.
Can You Restore Items?
While it depends on the scope of the damage, personal belongings can often be restored. For example, if part of your home was damaged by a fire, there is a good chance that smoke particles spread throughout the house. Clothing, curtains, and other fabric and textile products will need to be cleaned, sanitized, and deodorized to eliminate lingering smells and particles. Specialized equipment is often used to deep clean hard items like dishes and electronics. Different cleaning products are used to address smoke, mold, and other damage.
Should You Try to Restore Your Belongings?
Just because you can restore your belongings, doesn’t always mean this is the best option. Items that suffered significant fire or flood damage may not be salvageable. In addition, as part of your home insurance policy, it may make more sense to receive a payment to replace your damaged items, rather than going through the process of cleaning and restoring your salvageable possessions. This is generally best when your policy offers the replacement value for items damaged in the incident. Check with your provider for specifics.
For quality restoration work for property and possessions, choose Shrock Restoration. Our experienced team draws on over 40 years of industry experience to help you recover from water, smoke, and fire damage and restore your home to normal.
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