When a fire damages wood, brick, or other hard surfaces, traditional cleaning methods like sanding and wire brushing can be labour intensive and often fail to fully eliminate the lingering smoke smell. This residual odour is one of the most challenging aspects of post-fire restoration.
Fire damage restoration, using dry ice blasting, offers a faster, more effective solution. It removes discoloured timber and eliminates odours without damaging surfaces, using no harmful chemicals and producing no secondary waste. The only debris is the dislodged contaminant from the damaged surface. With its non-abrasive nature, dry ice blasting delivers a superior clean, minimises mess, and reduces waste disposal costs, making it an ideal choice for restoring fire-damaged properties efficiently and safely.
Having your home, office, or industrial property affected by fire damage is an incredibly distressing experience for everyone involved. Whether it means having to find temporary accommodation, asking employees to work remotely, or halting entire production lines, we fully appreciate the disruption and stress these situations cause.
At Gransden Dry Ice Blasting, we are committed to providing fast, efficient fire damage restoration that helps you get back on track with minimal inconvenience. We cater for domestic, commercial and industrial clients.
For homeowners, we treat your property and your belongings with the utmost care and get your living space and treasures back to how they were.
For businesses and industrial sites, we know downtime is money and assets are valuable, so our non-invasive dry ice blasting technology is a thorough yet gentle cleaning solution that removes soot and smoke residue without damaging sensitive equipment or surfaces.
Whatever the size of the job, we’re here to help you through the process with expertise and professionalism.
Have you experienced fire damage at your property? Get in touch today with our restoration team, and we can provide you with free quotes and more information.
Dry ice blasting is an innovative cleaning method that uses solid carbon dioxide (CO₂) pellets accelerated at high speed to remove contaminants from surfaces. Unlike traditional abrasive methods, dry ice blasting is non-abrasive, non-toxic, and leaves no secondary waste, making it ideal for sensitive restoration projects after fire damage.
Our fire damage restoration process is designed to be efficient, precise, and safe. Here’s how we approach every job:
Initial Assessment
We begin with a detailed inspection of the affected areas to identify the extent of soot, smoke, and fire damage. This helps us tailor the cleaning process to your specific needs.
Preparation and Containment
To protect unaffected areas and prevent cross-contamination, we carefully prepare and contain the work zone. This ensures that soot and smoke residues do not spread further.
Dry Ice Blasting Treatment
Using our specialised dry ice blasting equipment, we target fire damage residues on walls, ceilings, structural elements, machinery, and other surfaces. The dry ice pellets sublimate on impact, lifting away soot and char without damaging the underlying material.
Final Inspection and Touch-ups
After blasting, we inspect the area to ensure all residues have been removed. We perform any necessary touch-ups to guarantee a spotless finish.
Odour Neutralisation
Dry ice blasting also helps reduce the lingering odours caused by smoke, improving air quality and comfort.
At Gransden Dry Ice Blasting, we employ the latest equipment and materials to ensure the best results:
High-Pressure Dry Ice Blasting Machines — Capable of adjusting blast pressure and pellet size to suit delicate surfaces or stubborn soot deposits.
Eco-Friendly Dry Ice Pellets — Made from recycled CO₂, our pellets are safe, non-toxic, and environmentally friendly.
Containment Systems — To protect surrounding areas and control dust and debris during blasting.
Advanced Protective Gear — For our team’s safety and hygiene on site.
Dry ice blasting offers several advantages over traditional cleaning methods for fire damage:
Non-Abrasive Cleaning: Unlike sandblasting or chemical cleaners, dry ice pellets don’t erode or damage surfaces, preserving delicate materials like wood, brick, or metal.
No Secondary Waste: Dry ice sublimates on contact, leaving no residue to clean up afterwards, saving time and reducing disposal costs.
Fast and Efficient: The process cleans quickly and thoroughly, helping you get back to normal as soon as possible.
Eco-Friendly and Safe: Dry ice is non-toxic and leaves no chemical residue, making it safe for use around people and pets.
Reduces Smoke Odours: It helps neutralise persistent smoke smells better than many conventional methods.
It’s a non-abrasive, chemical-free cleaning method that propels solid CO₂ pellets to lift soot, char and smoke residues without adding water or leaving secondary waste. Ideal when you need fast, gentle restoration with minimal mess.
No—unlike sandblasting, dry ice blasting is gentle on substrates and well suited to historic timbers, brick and stone.
Yes. The process removes soot/char layers where odour compounds reside, and is commonly used to help eliminate smoke smells in fire-damaged properties.
No. It’s a dry process—no water is used—so there’s no added moisture to the building fabric.
Because there’s no water or chemicals and no residue left behind, it’s frequently chosen for sensitive equipment and building services—after isolation and standard site safety checks.
It’s typically quicker because there’s minimal masking and almost no secondary waste to clean up, reducing downtime on site.
Yes—dry ice blasting is widely used for gentle cleaning of historic materials, including oak beams, without pitting or scratching.
The CO₂ pellets sublimate on impact (turn straight to gas), so only the removed contamination is collected—no slurry or grit media to dispose of.
