7 Ways to fireproof your house

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We are all no strangers to fire damages. Accidental fires can devastate large amounts of valuable property leaving behind not only ash and debris but also toxic gases. Often a lot can be done beforehand to prevent everything from going down in flames. Simple changes like using more non-combustible materials and being a little bit more cautious could make your home less vulnerable to fire damages. Here are a few ways you can fireproof your home.

1) Use fire-resistant/redundant materials

Although there is a fine line between fire resistant and fire redundant materials, replacing your homes with either of these materials can reduce fire-risks by half. Fire resistant materials are designed to resist burning and withstand heat while fire redundant materials slow down the burning process. Such materials may include glass, asbestos, brick, and perlite. Replace roofs made of wood with tiles or concrete.

2) Build a fireproof barrier around your house

Having a house that is fireproof wouldn’t suffice alone. Surround your houses with less inflammable materials like gravel and concrete ground. All vegetation can be a good fuel for a fire. Get rid of excess. Have branches and twigs trimmed from time to time. Create a fireproof barrier around your house by using fire-resistant vegetation. Rockrose, ice-plant, aloe, cherry trees, pine, maple and bush honeysuckles are to name a few.

3) Install fire alarms

Have smoke alarms installed at every level of your house including the basement. Have them checked by a recognized testing laboratory. Make sure everyone at home has a basic understanding of handling a fire extinguisher. It might come in handy.

4) Declutter your surrounding

Get your homes and workplaces decluttered of all the things you don’t necessarily need. It’s easy for fires to spread through superfluous junk. Household items like disinfectant sprays and aerosol sprays are highly inflammable, and so are food items like dry powders. Take extra precaution especially in the kitchen.

5) Check for electrical wiring

Make sure the wiring of your home is safe and properly insulated. Repair faulty wires. Avoid plugging in too many devices/appliances at one point, it may cause an overload and lead to a short circuit breakout.

6) Have many exit doors

Design your homes to handle accidental fire breakouts. Have a good exit strategy planned to ease getting out in case of a fire breakout. This could include multiple exit doors and hallway.

7) Don't be careless

Often fire at homes can be caused by straight up carelessness. Be responsible when you smoke. Do not smoke when you are tired. It's easy to fall asleep while your cigarette is still burning only to wake up to the smell of burning fumes. So also, keep curtains and dish towels a safe distance away from stoves. Avoid wearing loose fitting and dangling clothes while near the stove.

Fire prevention isn't that complicated. It just involves a few easy but smart precautionary steps to avert a great disaster.

At Bio Cleanse Services, we deal with all kinds of fire damages. We can restore your home to perfection. Call us on 0427 411 789.

Need a Squatter Clean-up Job Done?

Has your property turned into a squatting habitation? Syringes, gross filth & other bio-hazard material scattered all across the premises?

Do not worry - Contact Bio Cleanse Services. We are here to help!

We are a team of qualified & licensed professionals, trained to safely get rid of all types of bio-hazardous substances – A complete squatter clean-up!

We offer quick, professional and cost-effective squatter clean-up services in Australia - Sydney, Canberra, Goulburn, Batemans Bay & surrounding suburbs of NSW.

What we do:

-         Clear up the entire squatter habitation

-         Decontamination and cleaning of property

-         Safe disposal of all dangerous & bio-hazard items

-         Bird/animal fouling removal

-         Commercial kitchen cleaning

-         Clearing drug users’ materials and area

-         Leave sites safe and hazard free

Never attempt squatter cleaning on your own! Always hire trained and skilled professionals to do the job.

Squatter cleaning requires the correct PPE, proper safety clothing, knowledge of cleaning bio-hazards, needle & sharps removal, etc. Hence, it’s best left to the hands of professionals having knowledge & expertise in this type of cleaning. 

If you need us, do not hesitate to give us a call.

Dial 0427 411 789 

We are most happy to come and clean the property for you & guarantee you will be happy with our service.

The previous year, our team conducted a squalor clean-up (more like squatter cleaning). The homeowner just couldn’t manage with the filth and dirt around the house.

The house was full of mice and since there was a dog living in the house, faeces were everywhere.

We had to clean the house from scratch to allow the homeowner access services that would help him as it was impossible to use the home as it was.

Quickly glance through the before and afters of Squalor cleaning done by our professionals.

For more details about the services we offer, visit our website or call us on 0427 411 789.

Tips for Fire Safety During the Fall Season

With the daylight becoming shorter and leaves taking a new form of green to orange, you’re preparing for the cold season and all the exciting festivities. But are you really prepared? Here are a few important fire safety tips to keep in mind:

Replace smoke/carbon detector batteries and test the alarms. It’s advisable to change your smoke and carbon monoxide detector batteries when Daylight Savings Time begins and ends. This ensures the alarms don’t fail when you turn on the heat in your home. Once the batteries are changed don’t forget to test the smoke alarms. Ensure all the fire extinguishers are in working condition.

Before cranking up the heat, have your heating devices fully checked:

• Have a certified HVAC contractor inspect your HVAC system. Check and replace furnace filters with High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters.
• Ensure sufficient space of at least three to four feet around space heaters. Don’t place fabrics on space heaters to dry, and turn heaters off every night before bed.
• Have a professional chimney sweep to inspect and clean your chimney. Keep flammable objects at least three feet away from the fireplace and install a mesh metal screen around it.

Halloween safety – Excited to decorate your home and mastermind scary costumes for Halloween? Don’t forget the safety aspects. Ensure considerable distance between decorations and open flames and other heat sources, and replace candles in jack-o-lanterns with battery-operated lights. We strongly advise you not to use real candles for decorating your home, but if you do, follow utmost care.

Outdoor fire risks – Periodically remove the leaves and other flammable debris that builds up around the house. Prune trees and rake up leaves and twigs. Avoid fuel storage in your home or garage. Clean your roof, gutters, and downspouts of debris and drain the fuel from lawn mowers before storing them for winter.

See also:  Safety with Flammable Liquids at Home 

Formulate a fire escape plan and make sure everyone in the house is well aware of it. In case a fire breaks out at 2 AM and your smoke alarms wake you and your family up – what do you do? This is when the fire escape plan comes into play. Designate an escape route for each area of your home and establish a meeting place outside. Practice escaping your home while staying low to avoid breathing in smoke. Also, practice escaping through windows using emergency ladders.

We, at Bio Cleanse Services, have an expert team of fire damage restoration technicians. If you ever face a fire incident in your home/office, contact us on 0427 411 789 for property remediation.

How to detect odour

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Does your home smell funny? Can't really figure out what it is, but it's a bad odour that has been lingering for a while. Unpleasant musty odours are a common cause of indoor air quality complaints. This could be the most challenging issue to solve.

Identifying the source of odour within the environments could be a difficult task. Odour in offices, buildings or homes may arise right from the simplest things like plain soil to more complex things like biological materials.

Indoor odours can be caused due to:

•     Poor maintenance of ventilation, heating and air conditioning systems

•     Dampness caused due to moisture

•     Electrical odours caused due to overheating of the electrical units

•     Carpet, paint and surface coatings

•     Rodents and animals piddling

•     Chemical/fuel spills or gas leakage

•     Unattended deaths and carcasses

Mould odour is more common in households nowadays. It can grow where there's excess moisture, such as water leaks in rooftops, pipes, and walls. Mould odour has a pungent smell. They start growing in patches and can be hidden behind walls or wallpapers.

Indoor and outdoor contaminated air odour arising from biological materials like smoke, contaminates, urine, faeces, mould and human decomposition are some of the obnoxious odours. One needs to be very cautious as these could lead to discomfort, severe headache,  and other respiratory problems. Getting rid of substances like these using traditional methods is troublesome.

The need for professional help is necessary with appropriate training and equipment to identify and eliminate these offensive odours. By identifying the root cause and determining the conditions which caused the odour, it can often be eliminated over time without a trace.

If you ever come across such a situation, contact us by visiting our website: http://www.bio-cleanse.com.au/services/odour-control/ or call – 0427 411 789 to schedule an appointment.