Post-Fire Soot Cleaning & Removal Services

Lingering soot can cause irreversible damage to your property and pose serious risks to health. Based in London, Kent, Sussex, and Surrey – our specialists offer professional soot removal services after a property has suffered from a fire.

Our soot removal service includes:

Specialised soot removal techniques through media blasting
Rapid 24/7 support with your soot removal concerns
End-to-end support with fire damage restoration
Trusted and experienced with insurers to support with the claims process

Our Technique for Soot Removal:

Soot is a persistent stain that is challenging to remove. Our soot removal specialists use professional media blasting techniques to bring your building back to its former glory.

Our Process for Professional Soot Cleaning and Removal:

Our soot removal process involves:

Contact: Our technicians are always available every day of the year. We will ask some simple questions to get a rough understanding of how best we can help you.
Assessment & Quotation: We will be on-site within hours of you reaching out to properly assess the severity of the soot. Our accredited and highly qualified technicians will provide transparent quotations with a detailed list explaining the cost. As it’s a post-fire issue, our technicians are also on hand to answer any questions regarding general fire damage restoration and reinstatement, if necessary.
Cleaning & Removal: If you are happy to proceed, we will begin carrying out the soot removal. Our technicians work around the clock while adhering to regulation to get your business or home restored as soon as possible.
Additional Support: Our technicians are there to support you if you ever need us down the line. We have a unique advantage when it comes to handling insurance affairs, and we’re more than happy to take care of the claims process on your behalf. We want to guarantee you are happy with the work carried out and will try everything we can to deliver the best aftercare possible.

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Unfinished stone, brick, and timber require specialist treatment when affected by soot. Simply cleaning these materials will not remove ingrained soot particles, causing long-term damage and often making the problem worse than it was before. Media blasting involves blasting the surface with small, yet soft, particles at high pressure to remove dirt and debris, even from the tiny unseen pores of the surface.

We deliver professional media blasting in homes and offices and public and commercial buildings and have experience working with listed buildings too. Untreated soot can leave behind lasting odours and unsightly damage while also affecting the integrity of the building. Acting quickly is essential to ensuring long-term effects are eliminated.

Before undertaking any soot removal using our specialist media blasting techniques, we answer a number of important questions to understand the damage in more detail.

Is the fire damage internal or external? If the soot damage is inside a property, any removal method using water will not be suitable.
What type of fire was it?
What burnt in the fire?
Where is the property in relation to other properties? For example, is it a detached property, or is it part of a terrace? Perhaps it is in the communal area of a block of apartments or an office building.
How durable and hard is the affected surface?

Different soot removal methods: media blasting

More commonly known as sand blasting, media blasting is a form of abrasive blasting. On the whole, it is an excellent option for the removal of internal soot damage as it does not use water. It involves the use of abrasive agents and compressed air to clean soot and smoke damage from unfinished surfaces such as exposed brick or stone. Before starting, we assess the robustness of affected surfaces so that we can adjust the soot removal system accordingly. It’s essential to use a medium that is softer than the surface we are cleaning to avoid causing any surface damage to the building. Following media blasting, we finish off by sealing the cleaned surfaces by spraying or painting a clear sealant to prevent seepage of any remaining smoke odours.

Different soot removal methods: TORC system

The TORC system is another form of media blasting. It uses a mixture of low air pressure, with a small amount of water and a safe, soft fine medium. The system creates a gentle, swirling mixture which removes soot damage from soft to hard building surfaces. The TORC system is another system that uses few or no chemical ingredients making it a safer alternative to other soot removal systems. Thanks to its gentle nature it doesn’t cause additional damage during cleaning making it an extremely safe and successful option for listed properties.

Different soot removal methods: DOFF system

The DOFF System is an ultra-high heat and pressure system for external soot removal from stonework and masonry. It is an exceptionally robust steam cleaning solution, which will not damage unfinished surfaces, yet is still extremely effective at removing stubborn soot damage. Due to the use of water in the cleaning process, it’s only suitable for exterior soot removal.

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I wouldn't use anybody else if I was unfortunate enough to be flooded again

We experienced a burst pipe in the loft of our property and it was a few hours before we were in a position to stop the deluge of water. Rainbow Restorations attended the following day and, at no charge, offered to install dehumidifiers to stabilize the water...

Peter Dunsmore

21.02.25

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100 percent service highly recommend all traces of mould gone many thanks

Paula Giles

05.02.25

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The operatives were a delight to work with. They were sympathetic to the residents who liked them and their lovely attitudes. They were tidy, professional, health and safety conscious. The works looked good when finished. Great company.

LORRAINE EVETT

11.12.24

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Aaron and Ashley were absolutely brilliant. Very polite snd professional. From start to finish. Went above and beyond to help us

05.12.24

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Happy with job

03.12.24

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Very friendly, and all mould have disappeared im very happy with the work

Very friendly all work got carried out as expected thanks for the service

Perry horsecroft

25.11.24

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These guys are amazing

Kind and considerate .these guys are amazing they couldn’t have been more helpful or kind to my blind mother.

Lewington

05.11.24

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DARREN is the man!!

Thanks to Darren and the team for an exceptionally detailed report. The attention to detail and effort put into covering every aspect, even beyond the initial scope, is greatly appreciated. Excellent work!

29.10.24

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Excellent value for money report

Thanks Darren and the team for another thorough report, appreciate the level of detail that you have gone to which is above and beyond the original scope.

Philip Wood

26.10.24

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Top service

All traces of mould disappeared left everything in great order most pleased

Adrian rumney

04.10.24

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Happy with the work carried out very friendly service

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Post-Fire Soot Cleaning & Removal Services

Our Technique for Soot Removal:

Our Process for Professional Soot Cleaning and Removal:

Different soot removal methods: media blasting

Different soot removal methods: TORC system

Different soot removal methods: DOFF system

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Post-Fire Soot Cleaning & Removal Services

Our Technique for Soot Removal:

Our Process for Professional Soot Cleaning and Removal:

Is media blasting effective at removing soot?

When do I need to remove soot?

Different soot removal methods: media blasting

Different soot removal methods: TORC system

Different soot removal methods: DOFF system

Commercial Fire Damage, Portsmouth

Do you need to remove soot from your property?

CONTACT US For more information on the UK's leading Fire and Flood Cleanup and Specialist Cleaning Services, contact us on 0800 030 4360 or fill out the form and we'll get back to you shortly:

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CONTACT US
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