Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Stamford, CT

Toilet and sewer pipe backups can result in sewage entering your basement or other portions of your home or business. This dark, thick water is extremely hazardous and contains many dangerous contaminants. These contaminants are made up of pathogens, bacteria and viruses and cause health risks and sickness dangers if humans or animals become exposed. Repairing these problems ASAP is imperative, as is removing sewage from your property. Having information of what may lead to sewer blockages may help you prevent a hazardous situation in your home or basement. Please see this list of things that may aid in stopping sewage backups that can occur in your home or business:

Sewage Backup Causes

• Clogged Sewer Line – Sewage backs up into your home or business when your drain lines or main sewer lines become blocked. As an example: if one toilet starts a sewage backup, the connected drain and/or multiple toilets and the main sewer may become blocked.
• Imposing Tree Roots – Trees that have large strong long roots have the ability to grow into and around pipes, even crushing sewer lines. Tree roots are able to extend out to a long distance and damage your pipes, leading to a sewer backup. Keep an eye out for roots near your sewer mainline or septic tank area to guard from damage.
• Aging & Damaged Sewer Lines – Aging sewer lines, pipes, drains and septic systems can fail by slowly weakening and failing over time – resulting in sewage backups, flooded homes, and basements full of sewage. 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 crowd your main storm and sewer lines. If it turns out that your public sewers can’t handle large rainfall levels, the water can make its way into the sewer lines connected to the mainline, and place your home or business in a potentially dangerous risk of sewer backup. There is a risk of genuine health issues when in and around rising waters in your area that occurs from flooding in rivers and streams, hurricanes, and other similar weather, when water combines with sewage, contaminants 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 guard against these dangerous risks.

PuroClean’s sewage cleaning and sanitation process in Stamford, CT

Our procedures for Category 3 water (also known as sewer and contaminated water backup) cleaning, adhering to the IICRC industry standards, consists of:

1. Ensure all personnel and occupants stay safe by restricting access to the site to restoration employees only in order to thwart any health-related issues.

2. Health and Safety checks and assessment of the entire work premises.

3. Ensure all remediation employees are supplied with and use the correct personal protection equipment (PPE). This includes, but isn’t limited to the following:

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

4. Engineering controls utilized and condemnatory barricades used (if needed) preventing cross-contamination.

5. Removing any type of probable safety risks if at all possible.

6. Eradication of bulk water, soil, and contaminates.

7. Removing any and all porous and semi-porous contaminated items that are unable to be saved, which includes but is not limited to:

• Gypsum board (drywall)
• Carpeting, rugs, pad, and/or underlayment
• Vinyl flooring and underlayment
• Hardwood flooring
• Padded and upholstered items

8. Cleaning procedures implemented, as well as the use of EPA registered biocides and antimicrobials

9. Actual cleaning of all remaining structures

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. Drying of all items affected by the sewage intrusion back to pre-loss dry condition

12. Post restoration cleaning of all tools and machinery used

13. Removal and disposal of all demo materials removed from the property

For the Perfect Professional Stamford, CT Sewage Cleanup Company, Call PuroClean Today!

When a sewage drain pipe backup occurs in your home or business, reach out to the PuroClean specialists for sewage removal and cleaning services. Our employees use state-of-the-art tools, methods and cleaning systems to effectively remediate the damaged building materials and contents.

The sheer expertise of our sewage removal and cleaning services, in addition to the speed in which we deliver the work, as well as our compassion demonstrated throughout the entire project helps make PuroClean your preferred damage remediation and restoration firm. We strive to do everything feasible and within our power to fully remediate properties in all the neighborhoods that make up our coverage areas.

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