What are Soot Tags?

2/14/2019 (Permalink)

Soot Tags at this Thomasville business.

When you’ve experienced fire damage to your Thomasville home or business you may have questions about some of the more unusual damage you see. One of the biggest questions we get is ‘what are those black cobwebs?’   In fact, those black cobwebs are not webs at all. They are called Soot Tags. Soot tags occur when a synthetic or petroleum base burns in a fire. When a fire burns smoke and soot circulate, moving towards cooler air to try to equalize the environment and when the soot hits the cooler air it begins to form chains or “webs”. And while it’s important to note these tags look similar to cobwebs, you can’t simply wipe them away.

Your home or business is made of hundreds of different materials. Each of these material reacts differently to fire damage thus needs to be cleaned differently. Petroleum-based damage requires special cleaning techniques to ensure secondary damage does not occur. That is why it is so important to call the experts such as those at SERVPRO of Lexington / Thomasville. Our highly trained technicians are experts in property damage repair and with our 24-hour emergency response are available to assist you whenever you need us. Give us a call today at 336-224-2565 to learn more about our cleanup and restoration services.