Securing a Building After a Fire

8/28/2018 (Permalink)

Fire damage on a factory in Ross, OH

If you suffer the misfortune of fire damage at your Ross, OH, building, there are collateral concerns that are often an aspect of the disastrous experience. As incomprehensible as it may seem to good-hearted, law-abiding people, there are others who will resort to looting without a thought of the insult they add to your injury. That is why it is important to secure your building in the days, weeks and perhaps months it takes to make your building whole again.

Why and How to Secure Your Damaged Building

In addition to the threat of looters who could carry away valuable property, vandals might seize the opportunity to enact their own brand of criminal mischief. Mother Nature might be tempted to get in on the act as well, sending rain, snow, hail or winds to exacerbate the fire damage. Protect what is salvageable by boarding up:

• any openings in the roof
• missing doors and windows
• holes in walls, floors and ceilings
• bulkheads or other means of access

An unsecured building damaged by fire can become an attractive nuisance, and anyone who enters without your permission could become injured. Moreover, folks with legitimate reasons to be in or near the building such as insurance adjusters and assessment and restoration consultants hired to organize fire cleanup, fire inspectors and others will need to be protected as they work the site. Whether the building is in an urban, suburban or rural area, it is vital to keep out the curious, the criminal and the careless.

Accomplishing the remediation of fire damage to your building may well be more of a marathon than a sprint. A methodical approach is best and begins when everyone is safe, the fire is out, and the firefighters have left the scene. Secure your building with the help of professionals, tap into your well of patience and think positively as the restoration begins.