On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:09:49 -0700 (PDT), jamesgangnc
wrote:

On Mar 30, 8:08*pm, ransley wrote:
* *I had an apartment building fire with extensive smoke damage
affecting many apartments with smoke damage only. I have been told by
many contractors that when it is near 90f outside and humid the smoke
smell will re occur if it is not removed now. *It can get to 100f, 85%
humidity here, and there is no central air so I have prime weather for
re activating the dormant smoke smell. I have been told the high heat
periods are when the tenants will complain and move.

* My question is *does smoke that travels through the walls come back
into the next apartments through the openings, and outlets , walls?
Do any of you have direct fire , smoke damage experiance, *and have
any ideas on *to how far a rebuild has to go? *Are there any Fire Pro
guys out there? . The job keeps looking worse!

* I dont want the insurance co to cut me short!! *Does anyone have
actual fire- apartment- smoke - experiance here, With the building
open now, it will be July 2012 before I know if this years work was
enough to combat the smoke damage.

Assume every unit that got smoke will need to be completely repainted,
carpet replaced,

The insurance company likely won't settle for his assumption. Either
they have to say it, or he has to get someone else to say it, or he
has to get one of those insurance adjuters to negotiate it.


wood floors resealed. The sooner you have someone
start ventilating them the better. And get the fire damaged materials
out as soon as possible.

And they may pay only the cost of depreciated carpeting, which is less
than what he'll likely have to pay for replacement. They'll probably
send an adjuster quickly, but he should talk to the adjuster. If he
rips up carpeting he could have kept, he'll have to come up with part
or all of the money to replace it.