A rag dragged across soot almost always drives it deeper into whatever's underneath. Soot Cleanup avoids that by matching the tool to the surface class first.
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Treating both classes the same way is the most common soot-cleanup mistake.
Using the wrong tool on either class tends to make the residue worse.
Metal fixtures get attention early since acidic residue starts pitting fast.
A standard shop vacuum does the opposite of what's needed here.

Dry-chemical sponge work lifts embedded particulate without pushing it deeper.
Wetting a soot-loaded carpet before vacuuming just sets the stain.
A completely different chemistry than what porous drywall responds to.
This track gets prioritized first because the corrosion clock doesn't pause for anything else.
Ceilings get worked before walls so falling particulate doesn't recontaminate finished surfaces below.
Vents and returns cleaned on the same visit since they keep redistributing soot otherwise.
A technician answers and mobilizes the nearest available crew.
No return trip needed once the surface classification is done.
You see the plan split by surface class before approving anything.
Both tracks get worked through to a final inspection you sign off on.
"I didn't realize our drywall and our tile backsplash needed totally different cleaning approaches until they explained the classification step." — Homeowner, Dublin
"They got to our kitchen faucet fast enough that it never even started pitting, which the adjuster said was lucky timing on our part." — Homeowner, Dublin, VA
"The HEPA extraction step before any wet cleaning turned out to be the reason our carpet actually came clean." — Homeowner, Dublin
Porous materials absorb soot into the surface itself; non-porous ones just hold it on top.
We test each surface individually rather than assuming one method works everywhere.
Roughly two days under typical conditions, which is why we prioritize metal early.
Cleaning reduces odor, but persistent smell sometimes needs a separate treatment.
Skipping that order is the most common way carpet soot gets set in permanently.
Response times stay short across Dublin specifically because the corrosion window on metal fixtures doesn't wait.
