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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dmckellar on September 09, 2014, 09:20:02 pm

Title: Cleaning exterior brick after house fire?
Post by: dmckellar on September 09, 2014, 09:20:02 pm

We power wash new builds (facing brick and rough cast) & one of the houses went on fire from the outside barbeque and has caused some spot damage 3ft x 3ft

What would be best to use to remove the black soot deposits? I can upload a few photos when I am not using my phone.

Thanks

David

Title: Re: Cleaning exterior brick after house fire?
Post by: Griffus on September 10, 2014, 01:17:56 am

I had decent results with Tensid Safety Klean, which surprised me.

I tried carbon / soot remover but the Safety Klean worked best.  Most of the stuff was shifted but some of the bricks were actually fire damaged.   This was after a garage fire and the area was around 15 metres square.

They'll usually send you a free sample.

I'm far from an expert in fire damage and this was a random one off call where I agreed to try and help. Guy was very happy, the fact he was not paying himself no doubt helped.

Title: Re: Cleaning exterior brick after house fire?
Post by: Matt Gibson on September 10, 2014, 07:09:25 am

David,

I think your based in Glasgow?
Call me, i can give you some stuff ive used before with soot on roughcast.

Title: Re: Cleaning exterior brick after house fire?
Post by: Neil Jones on September 10, 2014, 08:07:10 am

I'm sure Lee did one  like this but think it was just soot built up from over the years and not a fire. It's on the 'what have you cleaned today thread'

Title: Re: Cleaning exterior brick after house fire?
Post by: dmckellar on September 10, 2014, 09:29:40 am

Thanks guys.

Matt, I left you a voicemail - if you can come and see it at some point I would be more thank happy (if you can complete it) to do it for me as you seem better suited than myself for this area of work.

Give me a call back mate.