Rethinking Fire Damage: Hidden Dangers and Real Solutions with Chad Mallonee

How Does Hazard Clean Restoration Stay At The Forefront Of Fire Damage Restoration?

What if everything you thought you knew about fire damage restoration was wrong? Join us on this enlightening episode of the Restoration Revolution Podcast as we welcome Chad Mallonee the insightful owner of Hazard Clean Restoration. Chad exposes the real complexities and hidden dangers of fire damage that go far beyond just cleaning up soot and smoke. We’ll explore the specialized techniques and equipment necessary for thorough restoration and why do-it-yourself methods can be disastrous. This episode promises to arm you with essential knowledge that can protect not only your property but also your health.

To lighten the mood, Chad shares a hilarious yet eye-opening story about a homeowner's misadventure with soot, serving as a vivid reminder of why professional help is indispensable. With co-host Garfield Bowen steering the conversation, we dissect common misconceptions and deliver practical advice that’s indispensable for anyone facing fire damage. Tune in for an episode packed with expert insights and laugh-out-loud moments that will change the way you think about fire damage recovery!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Welcome to the Restoration Revolution Podcast,
where we help restore hope andput your family on the road to
recovery, one episode at a time.
Here's your host and owner ofHazard Clean Restoration, Chad
Melody.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
Think you know about fire damage restoration.
Think again.
Tune in for our interview withthe founder of Hazard Plane
Restoration, where we'll uncoverthe wildest misconceptions
about fire damage.
Welcome back everyone.
This is Garfield Born, cohohostslash producer.
Back in the studio with ChadMaloney.
Chad, how are you doing today?

(00:48):
I'm doing great.

Speaker 3 (00:49):
Garfield Doing great, happy to be here.

Speaker 2 (00:54):
So Chad in the context of fire damage
restoration, what are somecommon misconceptions people
have about the process?

Speaker 3 (01:04):
There's a lot out there with the misconceptions I
would say well, let's go throughfor a couple of them.
You know, one of the commonthings is a lot of times people
think that you know thatcleaning up the soot, the smoke,
you know the fire, the damagefrom the fire, is pretty simple,

(01:24):
and in fact it's not.
You know the soot, the smoke,you know the fire, you know
damage from the fire is prettysimple, and in fact it's not.
You know the soot in theresidue can be extremely
difficult to clean up.
It oftentimes takes a lot ofdifferent techniques, a lot of
cleaning, a lot of differenttypes of specialized equipment

(01:46):
and you know there's a lot moreto it than just you know go in
there and we'll just clean it upand it's done.
A lot of do-it-yourself typeremedies that are out there on
the internet and everything.
They can really lead to furthersoot damage and really the

(02:06):
odors can get into the fabricsand surfaces and at times, like
if someone's trying to cleansomething from like a
do-it-yourself type method orwhichever, it can honestly make
it a lot worse.
Talking about, in fact theyjust think about do-it-yourself
methods and everything andeverything else.

(02:27):
Like professional restorersthey have a lot of training.
You know, uh, they have a lotof um, like I wouldn't say I'd
say certifications, but a lot oflike training and specialized
methods that they use.
That that really going to beeffective in the cleanup, where
if you just went with, you know,a do-it-yourself type method,

(02:48):
it can lead to long-term damageto your, your property, to your
items, even to your health, andnot just long-term health if a
lot of those particles andeverything are still in your
home or business and everything.
But they can really lead tohealth issues as you're cleaning

(03:10):
it up and so you don't have toworry about that when you hire
professional restorers.
Another misconception is thatthe damage is really on the
surface.
It's what you can see.
Often, a lot of times,homeowners, business owners,
they think oh, you know, I justclean up what I'm seeing and

(03:31):
that's it.
And the fire damage often goesa lot further than that.
It can impact the structuralintegrity of a building,
including, like, the hiddenareas of the wiring of it, the
plumbing of it, insulation, theventilation systems, the wall
cavities.
There's so many different areasthat that fire can and smoke

(03:52):
can really impact in a propertythat if someone is just cleaning
surfaces or what they could seethey're not going to be able to
to effectively remove all ofthat, the correct way.

Speaker 2 (04:06):
Hey, chad.
Yeah, can you share a funny orunexpected story from a
restoration job that reallychallenged a typical
misconception?

Speaker 3 (04:19):
Hmm, I, you know I've a funny one would be, let's see
.
So I, we did have one where wewere going to an assessment and
the homeowner had been thereprior, and so we show up at at

(04:43):
our time that we're supposed todo the assessment and the
homeowner had been walkingthrough their home and
everything else and whichever,and I guess they were just
pulling on a little area thatthey thought you know had some
fire damage or whichever.
Well, the soot and everythingelse had actually come down from
the area they were pulling onand literally got all over them.

(05:06):
So when we showed up to it, thehomeowner comes out and they
recovered in soot and smoke andeverything.
And they had a really goodsense of humor, you know, in
that and they, you know, kind ofjust said yeah, I guess I
shouldn't have been doing that,but I was just curious and so it
was.

(05:26):
it was like a kind of funnystarting of the meeting and
everything else for ourassessment.
So that's one that comes tomind when I think of that.

Speaker 2 (05:35):
Yeah, I guess at that point they realized they really
needed you now.
Huh, yeah, very true.

Speaker 3 (05:41):
Very true.

Speaker 2 (05:42):
What about technology ?
Is there any advancement intechnology, any misconceptions
with what you can do withtechnology or what you can't do
with technology?

Speaker 3 (05:53):
So there is a lot of technology that we use in these.
You know, in doing the firerestoration, everything from,
you know what some people wouldthink of as just cleaning and
everything else.
But past that, you know we dothings as far as making sure

(06:16):
that the air quality is where itneeds to be.
So you know we're going to beusing air scrubbers.
They're going to clean the airA lot of times.
They're going to have carbonfilters on them to make sure
that we're addressing the VLCsas well.
You know we're going to usethings like particle counters,

(06:38):
because you can't really see,you can't see that right.
So we're going to use a lot ofmath and science and make sure
that, as we're using ourparticle counters and testing
the air, that we're actuallyseeing that we're improving the
air quality in the building orin the property as we're

(06:59):
progressing with the project.
Progressing with the project,you know.
Additionally, you know we usethings that also help with the
odor.
So you know one of them iscalled a thermal fogger, and so
it actually looks like smokewhen we utilize it.

(07:19):
And you know, for the buildingor actually from the outside, or
for someone that's not used tousing thermal foggers or
anything.
It can actually look like thebuilding is on fire and so it'll
produce a smoke, and thatthere's a purpose to it is
because it's that smoke thatit's producing is actually going

(07:43):
to follow a lot of the samepatterns and the same areas and
everything that the originalsmoke had traveled, and it's
going to really address a lot ofthe mal odors as it runs into
them and the different cavitiesand crevices and everything for
odor.
So there's a lot out there.
Those are just some quick ones.

Speaker 2 (08:02):
Misconception about fire damage.
You got a lot of good stufftoday, Chad.
Look, listen, love it.
You have a wonderful rest ofthe day.
We'll see you in the nextepisode.

Speaker 3 (08:09):
You too.
Thanks, garfield.
Bye everyone.

Speaker 1 (08:16):
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