soot removal from fire

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Chris Tharpe

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has anyone done fire restoration on the outside of buildings next to one that burned down. I have been asked to quote a building that has soot from the building next to it burning to the ground. Any ideas. The majority is painted wood however the top of it is stucco. I am thinking about 2-stepping it to clean then follow up with housewash mix to remove any mildew remaining
 
I have used F-13 for soot removal on vinyl and painted aluminum. Not sure about painted wood and stucco but it's worth a test.
 
With stucco being a partially pourous and somewhat fragile surface I would recommend using a soda blaster, if you can get one. Dry ice blasting would work on the wood but it might be too much pressure for the stucco. However the cleanup for the soda is more time consuming than dry ice since the dry ice evaporates. If you have any questions just give me a call or shoot me an email.
 
last I checked, dry ice is likely to cost more than replacement. Soda blast is likely too strong for stucco and the wood would need to be repainted. If you have to repaint it anyway, try the F-14 or 2 step just to prep it for paint. You might be able to find the right concentration of base that will damage the paint enough to remove soot but not enough to need replacing. Prepare to brush or agitate in some way. We used a Spartan brand chemical that was for soot removal (strong caustic) and it worked well on brick and stained wood for an old smoke house restaurant. They were going to restain all of their wood, but we got a good mix that left very little transition and the stain held up. They waited 2 years to stain it and it wasn't an eye sore.
 
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