Tools and Fire damage

[red73mustang]

So my Uncle's garage burned down a few days ago along with his ATVs and thousands of dollars worth of tools. I'm assuming his home owners insurance will cover much of the expense of replacing his stuff, but I was just wondering what if anything (Hand wrenches?) would survive a structural fire?

 

[mjoekingz28]

A vise maybe

 

[nh_yota]

I would think metal hand tools like sockets and wrenches would survive, no? Maybe they will be charred up a bit.

 

[rsanter]

Depends on how hot the fire was and was the building completely engulfed of was it just a fire in an area of the shop that was handled


Some of the tools may survive

Bob

 

[KRB52]

The heat may have changed the tempering or hardening of anything that was prior to the fire. It may look fine, with maybe a little discoloration, but structurally it is changed. As rsanter said, it depends on how hot it (and the tools) got.

 

[finn]

They are probably scrap if it was a typical hot garage fire.

Insurance will pay part of the replacement cost, but garage contents are normally covered only to some percent of the total policy coverage, unless there is a rider (at additional premium cost).

 

[red73mustang]

Fire was pretty devastating (roof completely burned to the cinder blocks) I'm hoping a separate rider was in place on the tools.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I saw a guy at sears trying to exchange some sockets that had been in a fire, and they refused to exchange them...

 

[K-Dog]

Water damage would also be a consideration.

 

[Larryjones]

If the heat didn't do them in and nobody got to them to give them a good cleaning expect them to rust and corrode from the acids and other chemicals from the fire and the extinguishing efforts.

 

[TNToy]

Fire was pretty devastating (roof completely burned to the cinder blocks) I'm hoping a separate rider was in place on the tools.

So they got there just in time to put the slab out...

Super. I wouldn't expect to salvage much of anything.

 

[geartow]

It so bepends on the storage method peg boards not so goog, in a closed box better in a clades road box even better.