Char layers, acidic soot, and odor-carrying carbon are removed from framing, sheathing, masonry, structural steel, and mechanicals — the source of post-fire odor, not just its symptom.
Serving Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell counties and nearby Concord, Gastonia, Rock Hill along the I-85 / I-77 interchange.
Heavy mix of 1960s-2000s vented-crawlspace homes in Dilworth, Matthews, and Concord, plus mill-conversion lofts and Uptown commercial towers with mechanical rooms and parking-deck steel.
Structure is walked with the adjuster or GC to mark what is cleanable and what is demo, so the estimate reflects real scope instead of a blanket tear-out.
Unaffected areas, finished surfaces, and mechanical equipment are protected. Soot is corrosive to metals and electronics, so it is contained rather than chased around the building.
Dry ice strips the charred cell layer and embedded soot from wood, brick, block, and steel in a single dry pass — no rinse water into a building that is trying to dry out.
Because the carbon carrying the odor is gone, sealing becomes a backup rather than the plan. Before, during, and after photos ship with the file.
Sequenced against IICRC S700 fire and smoke restoration practice: stabilize, remove non-salvageable materials, then physically remove residue from salvageable structure before any sealing or deodorization step is even discussed.
Dry ice blasting removes staining and spore load from joists, subfloor sheathing, and band boards in one dry pass, then the encapsulation and dehumidification plan keeps clearance results holding through a Charlotte summer.
Acidic soot on exposed steel, ductwork, and framing is lifted without rinse water, so adjacent occupied units are not exposed to runoff or extended drying.
Conveyors, molds, and tooling are cleaned hot and in place across the I-85 corridor, cutting changeover and cool-down time out of the maintenance window.
Odor persists when the carbon residue holding it stays in the wood grain and porous masonry. Removing that residue removes the odor source. Where odor remains after removal, it is nearly always in materials we recommended for demo, not in cleaned structure.
Yes. Scopes are written line-by-line with photo documentation, blast settings, and square footage so the file supports the claim without a second inspection cycle.
24/7 emergency response with two-hour target mobilization across our Carolina coverage area. Early residue removal limits corrosion and secondary damage.