A 25,000 sq ft commercial building suffered extensive smoke and soot damage after a structure fire, with staining across drywall, HVAC ductwork, exposed steel framing, and finished surfaces spanning multiple floors. Traditional wet-cleaning methods risked smearing soot deeper into porous materials and adding water damage on top of fire damage.

Our crew deployed multiple dry ice blasting machines to lift soot and char from walls, ceilings, structural steel, and HVAC components without introducing water or chemical residue. We worked section by section, matching pressure and pellet size to each surface type to protect finishes that could still be salvaged.

Structural surfaces were brought back to a paint-ready condition without the added water-damage risk that often comes with large-scale fire restoration, helping the facility move into rebuild faster.

A historic brick building in Los Angeles had decades of grime, old paint, and biological staining obscuring its original masonry character. Sandblasting was ruled out due to the risk of eroding the soft, aged brick face and mortar joints.

Dry ice blasting offered a non-abrasive alternative that lifts surface contamination without pitting brick or degrading mortar. Our crew calibrated pressure specifically for the fragile masonry, working section by section to preserve the building’s original texture.

The restoration exposed the brick’s original color and detail without the structural risk that abrasive media carries, preserving the building’s historic character.

Following a fire, a large warehouse needed rapid cleanup of soot and char from steel racking, concrete floors, and overhead structural components before operations could resume.

We mobilized a multi-machine crew to clean structural steel, racking systems, and concrete surfaces in parallel, prioritizing the areas needed to restart limited operations first.

The warehouse team resumed partial operations sooner than a traditional wash-and-scrub cleanup would have allowed, since no water or chemical drying time was required.

A parking structure had developed heavy efflorescence — the chalky white mineral deposits that form on concrete from water intrusion — across support columns and ceiling surfaces, affecting the property’s appearance.

Dry ice blasting removed the efflorescence buildup from the concrete surface without introducing additional moisture, which can worsen efflorescence if the surface isn’t fully dried before sealing.

Concrete surfaces were restored to a cleaner, more uniform appearance without the risk of driving more moisture into the structure.

A high-foot-traffic sidewalk area had years of accumulated chewing gum embedded into the concrete — a persistent problem for pressure washing and standard scraping methods.

Dry ice blasting freezes gum on contact, making it brittle enough to lift cleanly from the concrete surface without the hot water or chemical solvents typically used for gum removal.

The sidewalk was returned to a clean, gum-free surface without the residue or lingering odor that solvent-based gum removers can leave behind.

An active food processing plant needed production equipment cleaned of grease, residue, and buildup without pausing operations for extended periods or introducing water and chemicals into a USDA-regulated environment.

Since dry ice sublimates into CO2 gas on contact, our crew cleaned conveyors, processing equipment, and production line components in place — no secondary media, no water, no chemical residue — meeting food-safety requirements for equipment cleaning.

The plant cleaned production equipment during standard changeovers rather than scheduling extended downtime, keeping the line moving.