Our Services
Fire Damage
Where it be a compete burn out requiring rebuild, or a small fire with mostly smoke damage Gaea are uniquely positioned to respond to your immediate needs following fire damage. We will respond in an emergency on the day you call us and make any emergency repair we need that don’t interfere with Insurance inspections, making you a little more comfortable. At the same time we will provide you with essential guidance on how to proceed. Often when Fire & Emergency Services attend the issues becomes as much about what damage as fire. Gaea have as much experience with water damage as fire. We regularly deal with escapes of water, burst pipes, flooding and damage caused by fire and emergency services.
Our staff have a wealth of experience in dealing with large and small fires:
Kitchen Fires
Fire damage in a kitchen often comes in the form of a chip pan fire or a faulty appliance. The results are the same, total devastation for a family. Why wait a long time for intermediaries to get back to you. Gaea are well respected in the industry and are highly regarded by all insurance companies. Get in touch with us directly and we will be able to guide and help you through the process, ensuring your fire damage claim is started in the shortest possible time. We can get to you the same day and at the very least put in place some measures to make you and your family more comfortable and prevent further damage.
Chemical fires
As scientists dealing with complex environmental projects on a daily basis, we are uniquely placed to respond to and provide expertise on complex chemical fires. Partially combusted chemicals, or the combustion by-products following chemical fires should only be handled by companies with adequate specialist knowledge to ensure safety and that no harmful materials accidentally escape off site.
Electrical fires
Electrical fires from old or damaged wiring systems or appliances can happy very unexpectantly. Fire damage can be anything from part of a room to and entire property. Gaea have trained technicians who can fully strip out your property, make any structural repairs, carry out full drying of your property, reinstatement and redecoration. We can also arrange for any damaged good that can be restored to be fully made good and returned to their original conditions pre-fire.
Fires from a Neighbour
Not all fire damage remains at the source. Often, nearby properties can be impacted by the heat, smoke or the fire itself. Sometimes nearby properties can suffer water damage as a result of the fire being extinguished by the fire service
Fires from a Boiler or Oil Tank
From time to time we see boilers or oil tanks catch fire causing substantial fire damage. As a result of the home heating oil thes e fires can be more widespread. Predominantly external due to the locations of tanks and boilers, however, sometimes entire homes can catch fire.
Battery fires
Every type of common battery has the potential to start a fire. With more and more devices in the world powered by lithium-ion batteries. Even with proper handling, storage and disposal, fires from these devices are well known and happen way to regularly. What is less well understood by the public is how intense and ferocious a battery fire can be. The amount of fire damage that can be caused is staggering and the eventual clean up can be complex as the residues left behind are extremely toxic and require specialist handling.
Organic matter fires
Storage of organic matter can lead to excessive heat as a result of biological activity. Organic fires can be difficult to extinguish and can produce by-products that require specialist handling, particularly for liquid run-off.
Insurance fires
Gaea are well know in the insurance industry and your insurance company will be delighted if you have lifted the phone and engaged us directly. You are entirely entitled to appoint your own contractor and this will speed things up. We can arrange for many of the procedural items to be taken care of that a loss adjuster appointed by insurers would need to to do at some point,
Our Experts Handle fires of:
- Electrical fires
- Kitchen fires
- Battery fires
- Organic matter fires
- Smoke damage
- Fires from neighbours
- Lightening strike fires
- Electrical surge fires
- vandalism fires / Arson
If you have any type of fire damage project please get in contact.
Specialist Expertise
Gaea is at its core an environmental emergency responder, but we have expanded into fire damage several year ago. Our organisation is structured so that we can respond in a fast and effective manner to environmental emergencies. Such a crisis can be overwhelming and on-line sources of information can be confusing or inaccurate. By contacting Gaea you can be assured of:
- Fast response
- Reliable advice
- Temporary repairs
- Containment
- Odour management (if required).
Gaea senior management have been accredited with BDMA, UK & Ireland Spill Association and International Spill Accreditation Scheme or their predecessors for decades.
Trusted Remediation Experience
Our team enjoys a vast wealth of scientific knowledge and technical expertise in the sector, having led projects for other regional contractors since 1998 and establishing a reputation for reliable, effective and hands-on work. Experienced specialists ensure that every project is handled with professionalism and care at all times.
