Pack Out and Inventory Improves Fire Damage Recovery Outcomes

The scene that greets you after heat and flames race through your home is chaotic. Dirty water is everywhere, obscuring submerged debris. Smoke hangs in the air, and soot coats all surfaces. Some structures and building materials degraded by charring risk weakening or collapsing. The assessment followed by emergency services from IICRC-trained and experienced technicians like the team at AdvantaClean of Sandy Springs are critical and should proceed immediately. 

Unfortunately, furnishings, household goods, textiles, documents, books, pictures, and personal property complicate straightforward fire damage cleanup and restoration efforts. Many suffer some level of damage, and they crowd every room. Technicians must work around or move these objects repeatedly, which slows down the restoration. The contents themselves also need prompt evaluation by trained content processing technicians who can determine what interventions will clean, dry, and repair them for continued use.  

Professional Pack-Out and Inventory 

What is Pack-Out and Inventory

When water damage hits, "pack out and inventory" means we carefully take all your affected belongings out of your house, make a detailed list of everything, and move it to a safe place while your home gets fixed. It's about protecting your stuff and keeping track of it all so nothing gets lost or further damaged during the restoration.

The AdvantaClean crew clears fire-damaged spaces clogged with waterlogged, sooty, and malodorous contents following a methodical protocol during a pack-out and inventory. With the contents moved, off-site workers extract water and clean soot-covered surfaces more efficiently. 

Technicians document each packed-out item on detailed lists and with digital images of damage. We load loose contents into boxes labeled with the inventory within. Larger items are tagged to ensure nothing goes missing. Once inventoried, we transport the articles to a climate-controlled and dry production space to assess, develop, and implement restoration plans. Examples of content fire damage restoration plans, equipment, and documentation include:

  • Laundering or dry cleaning of soiled clothing or textiles in industrial machines or using proprietary processes 

  • Use of specialized vacuums (dry and wet) to extract dirt and water from upholstery and rugs

  • Drying pods that use fans, heaters, and dehumidifiers in a small, confined space to accelerate the evaporation of absorbed water from wooden and padded items

  • Immersion tubs, some of which use ultrasonic technology to loosen and rinse away fire-damage residues 

  • Freeze-drying technology for papers, pictures, and books soaked with firefighting water

  • Descriptions of the restoration best practices used to recover the function and appearance of items to support insurance coverage

  • Explanations with documentation supporting the disposal and replacement of contents deemed ruined beyond professional restoration for insurance purposes 

When you need assistance with fire damage restoration in Dunwoody, call AdvantaClean of Sandy Springs at (404) 474-8443. We offer full-service household fire cleanup, including pack-out and inventory services, to protect your home's contents and streamline projects during fire damage recovery.

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