Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Fort Lauderdale - Plantation FL

When a sewer line is obstructed, the sewage that is thick and dark is dangerous to your health. This sewer waste is extremely unsanitary, containing contaminants such as bacteria, viruses and pathogens. All of these contaminants can pose a serious health risk and lead to many illnesses if humans or animals are exposed. If it happens that you experience sewage backup on the property of your home or business, or a toilet backup in either location, fixing either one is of the highest priority. Having this dirty sewer waste in your home is not safe and should be removed as soon as possible. Furthermore, to know what is causing the sewer backups may aid in stopping this potentially hazardous situation. To help you in handling sewage backups in your home or business, here’s a list of things that may help:

Sewage Backup Causes

• Clogged Sewer Line – Sewage backs up into your home or business when your drain pipes or main sewer pipes become clogged. As an example: if one commode starts a sewage backup, the attached drain and/or numerous toilets and the main line may become fouled.
• Imposing Tree Roots – Trees that have large strong imposing roots have the potential to grow through and around pipes, even crushing sewer lines. Tree roots can reach a long distance and wreak havoc on your pipes, causing a sewer backup. Be very aware of roots near your main sewer lines or septic tank area to protect them from damage.
• Aging & Damaged Sewer Lines – Aging sewer lines, pipes, drains and septic systems can fail by slowly weakening and crumbling over time – resulting in sewage backups, water filled homes, and basements full of sewer water. Keep in mind the age of your home and surrounding area and look out for these potential problems.
• Heavy Rainfall Amounts – Heavy amounts of rain can overcome your main storm and sewer lines. If it turns out that your public sewers can’t handle large rainfall amounts, the water can make its way into the sewer lines connected to the mainline, and set your home or business in a potentially dangerous risk of sewer backup. There is a risk of serious health issues when in and around flooding waters in your town or city that happens from flooding in rivers and streams, hurricanes, and other associated weather, when water blends with sewage, impurities and chemicals. When wading in these waters use extreme caution, and also when the water diminishes and starts drying. Organic matter that is dried out can then convert to be aerosolized and present a threat of inhaling in these contaminants. Be positive to use proper PPE to protect against these dangerous risks.

PuroClean’s process for sewage cleanup and sanitation in Fort Lauderdale - Plantation FL

Our cleaning and remediation procedures for Category 3 water (which describes sewer and contaminated water backup) according to the standards put in place by the IICRC industry are:

1. Ensure the safety of all personnel and non-personnel by managing onsite access to restoration personnel only to prevent health-related issues

2. Valuation of the jobsite along with health and safety surveys.

3. Ensure proper personal protection equipment (PPE) is being utilized by all restoration personnel. This may include but is not limited to:

• Full face respirator
• Full body suit protection
• Nitrile and cut resistant gloves
• Rubber boots with steel toes and shank

4. Put engineering controls in place, as well as critical barriers if needed to stop any cross-contamination from occurring.

5. Completely getting rid of any potential safety risks if possible.

6. Bulk water, soil, and contaminates removal

7. Eradication and disposal of all contaminate affected porous and semi-porous items that is not restorable – which can include but is not limited to:

• Carpet, rugs, pad, or underlayment
• Padded and upholstered objects
• Drywall materials
• Vinyl flooring and underlayment
• Hardwood flooring

8. Cleaning procedures put in place and the use of EPA approved biocides and antimicrobials

9. Full physical cleaning of all structure items that remain

10. A third-party Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is recommended to perform clearance testing, to ensure the building is returned to a pre-loss condition for health and safety.

11. All materials affected by excess waters are to be dried and returned to pre-loss dry condition

12. Post restoration cleaning of all equipment used

13. Disposal of all demolished materials removed from the building

Call PuroClean for your Professional Fort Lauderdale - Plantation FL Sewage Cleanup Needs!

What happens if a sewer main backup occurs in your home or business? The right answer is: Call PuroClean! For the simple fact that PuroClean technicians are your absolute professionals for sewage abatement and cleaning services. With state-of-the-art equipment and cleaning systems, we efficiently restore, fix and completely cleanse the affected parts in your home or business.

The high goals of our sewage eradication and cleaning services along with the speed in which we complete the work, and the sheer compassion we demonstrate throughout the process make PuroClean your complete damage restoration and remediation company. PuroClean promises to do whatever it takes to save, clean and restore all properties that lie within our service areas.

*Not all PuroClean offices provide sewage cleanup and sanitation cleaning services.