Soot & Smoke Removal
We clean soot and neutralize smoke odor from surfaces, contents, and the air — including rooms the fire never reached.
After a fire in Dexter, Millers handles the whole recovery — soot, smoke odor, contents, and reconstruction — so your family or business can move forward.
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The old wood-frame buildings that line Downtown Dexter burn fast and hold smoke long. When fire strikes near the Dexter-Ann Arbor Road corridor, soot works into the aged timber and plaster of these 1870s structures, and the odor settles in to stay if it isn't addressed at the source.
The team dispatched by Millers Restoration of Ann Arbor stabilizes the structure, removes soot, and runs air scrubbers before packing out salvageable contents for off-site cleaning. Near Gordon Hall and the Hudson Mills area, smoke odor is neutralized and fire-damaged framing is removed and rebuilt to match the original.
A family-owned business since 1974, Millers gives Washtenaw County homeowners near the historic Dexter Cider Mill one crew for the whole fire recovery, from emergency board-up through reconstruction.
We clean soot and neutralize smoke odor from surfaces, contents, and the air — including rooms the fire never reached.
Structural cleaning and thermal fogging remove the smell smoke leaves behind for good.
Belongings are inventoried, packed out, cleaned, and restored at our own facility.
Our in-house crew rebuilds what the fire took, from framing to finish.
Millers responds to fire and smoke damage throughout Dexter and Washtenaw County — including these neighborhoods and areas:
After the fire department clears the scene and everyone is safe, call 1-800-645-5377 and avoid disturbing soot-covered surfaces. In older wood-frame Dexter homes, smoke settles into porous materials quickly. We secure the property and begin soot removal and deodorization.
Smoke moves through ductwork and settles into porous materials well beyond the flames, which is common in Dexter's older homes with original wood and plaster. Odor and soot can reach closets, upper floors, and wall cavities. We clean affected surfaces, treat ductwork, and deodorize the home.
Often yes. Many downtown structures date to the 1870s and have original woodwork worth saving, so we clean and deodorize salvageable materials rather than replacing them by default. We assess each surface and element individually. Anything beyond saving is documented for insurance.
We remove soot from surfaces, treat structural materials, and deodorize with equipment that neutralizes odor at the source rather than masking it. Older wood-frame homes hold odor in many places, so we treat those directly. The goal is a home that no longer smells of smoke.
Millers covers fire and smoke damage across the Ann Arbor service area. Find your community:
Live crews, live phones — 24/7/365. The sooner Millers is on-site in Dexter, the more we can save.