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Soot and Smoke Odor Removal- Goffstown, NH

Written by jsolloway on December 1, 2014. Posted in Blog, Case Study, Fire, Smoke, & Odor Damage.

The wood stove was the culprit. More specifically, it was the blocked up venting system leading into the chimney. Just twenty-four hours ago a Goffstown, New Hampshire (NH) family was living their normal life. That all got turned up-side-down when smoke started billowing throughout the house. The wood stove was malfunctioning. What ensued was a mess. A small fire started in the parlor. Thick smoke was everywhere. The fire department responded quickly and put the fire out with ease. Nevertheless,...

Soil-Away Hosts Soft Contents Restoration Course for Insurance Adjusters- Hooksett, NH

Written by jsolloway on October 30, 2014. Posted in Blog, Company & Industry News, Contents Restoration, Fire, Smoke, & Odor Damage, Water Damage.

Soil-Away recently welcomed nearly 20 property damage insurance claims adjusters to their Hooksett, NH facility for a continuing education (CE) course. The CE course focused on soft contents restoration. Some examples of soft contents are the following: clothing, bedding, footwear, handbags, stuffed animals, leather goods, etc… When these items are damaged by fire, smoke or water they are either replaced or restored in the claims process. Soil-Away’s soft contents restoration course educated...

What is a Furnace Puff Back?

Written by jsolloway on October 30, 2014. Posted in Blog, Contents Restoration, Fire, Smoke, & Odor Damage, Tips and Advice.

What is a puff back? A puff back is a misfire or malfunction of an oil burning furnace. It sends soot throughout a home or business. The phenomenon can happen all at once (suddenly like a car backfiring) or over an extended period of time (a chronic problem that occurs with each system ignition). The property’s air ducting system will act as a conduit to distribute soot into every corner of the house or business. You will find an oily “dust” or soot covering your furniture, flooring, walls, picture...

Smoke and Soot Damage Cleanup – Derry, NH

Written by jsolloway on October 27, 2014. Posted in Blog, Case Study, Fire, Smoke, & Odor Damage.

The kitchen was still smoldering. Light patches of smoke rose from charred cabinets and appliances. The fire suppression system and Derry Fire Department had just put out a kitchen fire. It was at a local restaurant. Just hours earlier a grease fire had ignited a stovetop pan. It was mishandled and led to it spreading. The whole situation was a blur for the Derry, NH restaurant owner and staff. They needed to regroup and recover. They needed professional smoke and soot damage cleanup immediat...

Puffback Cleanup- Exeter, NH

Written by jsolloway on October 6, 2014. Posted in Blog, Case Study, Fire, Smoke, & Odor Damage.

Soot covered everything in the Exeter, NH home. An oil furnace puffback had just occurred. The place needed extensive puffback cleanup services. Both the structure and contents were affected. The new homeowner could not believe it. He immediately made three phone calls. The first was to an oil burner repair company. The furnace had to be fixed. He could not deal with another puffback. The second call was to Soil-Away Cleaning & Restoration to perform the puffback cleanup. They were referred...

Water Damage Cleanup for Habitat for Humanity- Nashua, NH

Written by jsolloway on September 29, 2014. Posted in Blog, Community & Civic Involvement, Fire, Smoke, & Odor Damage, Water Damage.

Soil-Away recently performed a large water damage cleanup project with Habitat for Humanity- Nashua, NH Chapter. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit which, “works in partnership with local people and businesses to assist people in need by building and renovating houses. We help create simple, decent houses to foster communities in which people can live and grow.” The organization is currently working on a Nashua home which was donated to them. Prior to renovations, the property sustained serious...

Fire Damage Prevention and Safety (part 2)

Written by jsolloway on September 29, 2014. Posted in Blog, Fire, Smoke, & Odor Damage, Tips and Advice.

Last month we featured tips 1-5 on how to avoid fire damage and increase safety in your home. The United States has approximately 400,000 house fires every year (NFPA). We see many in Nashua, Salem, and Laconia every year. We do not want you to be a part of that stat. Please read our final five tips on fire damage prevention and safety. If you missed last month’s article click here.

Furnace Puff Back Damage- Concord, NH

Written by jsolloway on September 8, 2014. Posted in Blog, Case Study, Contents Restoration, Fire, Smoke, & Odor Damage.

The Concord, NH temperatures were slowly dropping. The summer to fall transition was occurring. Nights were frequently in the 40 to 50 degree range. For many Concord homes this prompted their oil furnace heating systems to kick on. As usual, many residents try to stretch out another year without preventative maintenance to their furnace. The threat of oil furnace puff back damage drastically increases. A puff back occurs when the oil furnace malfunctions. The system will spew a fine oily, soot...

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Fire Damage Prevention and Safety (part 1)

Written by jsolloway on August 29, 2014. Posted in Blog, Fire, Smoke, & Odor Damage, Tips and Advice.

Fire damage is devastating. There are approximately 400,000 home fires in the United States every year (NFPA). We see many in Manchester, Concord, and Portsmouth every year. Many of these fires are preventable. We wrote this two part article to identify some of the leading causes of fire damage. The goal is to educate you on how to make your home a safer place and to prevent costly fire damage. We will provide you with 10 important tips. Five will be this month and the remaining five tips with...

Fire Damage Restoration- Manchester, NH

Written by jsolloway on August 4, 2014. Posted in Blog, Case Study, Fire, Smoke, & Odor Damage.

A warehouse crew was wrapping up their shift at a 90,000 square-foot, Manchester facility. The crew chief was making his final rounds when he picked up on a haze moving throughout the building. This was followed by the distinct smell of smoke. Quickly, he picked up his pace towards the back of the building. Before he could find the source of the smoke, the fire alarm sounded. Something was terribly wrong. Shortly after evacuating the building a dumpster fire was discovered outside. The dumpster...

Smoke Odor Removal- Manchester, NH

Written by jsolloway on June 30, 2014. Posted in Blog, Case Study, Fire, Smoke, & Odor Damage.

Selling a home always comes with challenges. Challenges can be multiplied when dealing with issues such as structural failures, out of code utilities, mold, or odor. To some, odor may pale in comparison to the expensive structural repairs or mold remediation. Nevertheless, odor removal can serve as a serious obstacle to overcome during a real estate transaction. Such is the situation in this case study of property sellers needing smoke odor removal from a Manchester home.

Fire Damage Cleanup- Portsmouth, NH

Written by jsolloway on June 16, 2014. Posted in Blog, Case Study, Fire, Smoke, & Odor Damage.

Twelve years in property management in the Portsmouth area and the director had never seen a disaster like this before. What started as a small kitchen fire resulted in extensive property damage which affected fifteen of his building’s eighteen apartment units with fire, soot, smoke, and water damage. The fire damage cleanup was well underway, but he was still in awe of the magnitude of the undertaking. Carefully walking the hallways with the Soil-Away project manager, they went unit to unit checking...

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04:28 15 Jul 22

Since day one, I’ve known the owner, Jack, to be a hard-working and selfless leader. Through the efforts of him and his team, he was able to restore my flooded restaurant to tip-top shape. I was amazed with Jack’s orderliness throughout the entire process. Jack has proven to me that he is trustworthy, as both a friend and an individual in the work environment.

Breton Langendorfer

21:17 07 Jul 22

Highly recommend Soil-Away. A pipe in our upstairs bathroom gave and sent water down through a wall for at least a day before we noticed water dripping through our kitchen ceiling. Our insurance put us in touch with Soil-Away and they were at our house the next morning to assess the damage and dry things out. Joe, Ray and Tom were phenomenal to work with. They explained every part of the process to us and were very professional and friendly. If you have to deal with similar issues call Soil-Away, you won’t regret it.

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13:49 15 May 22

Superior service from start to finish. Highly responsive. The entire team is dedicated to quality and customer care and it shows in everything they do - from first call, to estimate, to job completion.

Sarah Grugnale

16:02 14 Jan 22

Joe and Tommy were amazing to deal with, they kept us updated every step of the process. They were punctual and hard working, answering all of our questions that we had. Everything was done as promised and even above and beyond. A great experience from start to finish.

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