Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Bloomfield Hills

When sewer lines become obstructed, the thick, black water that presents as sewage is a health danger, and is extremely unsanitary as it consists of contaminants such as pathogens, bacteria, and viruses that may pose a risk of severe illness if exposed to humans or pets. If you have a sewer backed up in your basement, or your toilet has backed up, you will need to fix it quickly, or you will end up with sewage all over your home or business. Knowing the cause of sewer backups, however, may help you avoid a hazardous situation in your basement, home or business. Here’s a list of items that may help to prevent and handle sewage backups:

Sewage Backup Causes

• Drain Pipe Clogs – Sewage can back up into your home or business when either your drain pipes or the main sewer line gets clogged. For example, if one commode creates a sewage backup, the drain leading to that toilet, or the mainline of more toilets, will likely also be obstructed.
• Tree Roots – Trees with large roots can grow into pipes and cause holes or damage the sewer line by encircling it. Even if the roots in your yard are not the issue, roots from nearby trees can reach your sewer pipe and damage it, creating a sewer backup. Always be aware of roots where your sewer lines to the street or septic system is located.
• Defective Sewer Lines – Aging sewage systems may break down and crack, creating sewage backups and flooded homes and basements. The older your area’s houses are, the greater chance of these types of problems.
• Heavy Rainfall – Heavy amounts of rain can overburden your area’s storm sewer mains. If the public systems can’t handle large amounts of rainfall, the water can make its way into connected sewer lines, which will put your home or business at risk of water backflows. City-wide flooding waters from events such as rising rivers and streams, hurricanes, and other micro events can also mix with sewage waste and other chemicals and contaminants that can cause health-related issues. Extreme care and safety is needed when wading in these waters, and even when the sewer water recedes and begins to dry out. Dried out organic materials can then become aerosolized and present the possibility of breathing it into your lungs. Proper personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn to prevent contact and risk of breathing in these contaminants.

Our process for sewage cleanup & sanitation in Bloomfield Hills

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. To ensure the safety of all occupants and personnel by restricting jobsite access to restoration and cleaning personnel only to help stop any health related problems.

2. Health and Safety checks and assessment of the workplace.

3. Ensure all remediation employees are supplied with and use the required 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 barriers used (if needed) preventing cross-contamination.

5. Eradicating all potential hazards and safety risks if possible.

6. Disposal, removal of bulk sewage water, soil, and contaminates.

7. Eradication and disposal of all contaminated porous and semi-porous material that is not restorable – which can be but is not limited to:

• Carpet, rugs, pad, or underlayment
• Gypsum board (Drywall)
• Hardwood flooring
• Vinyl flooring and underlayment
• Padded and upholstered items

8. Implement cleaning methods and use of EPA approved biocides and antimicrobials

9. Manual cleaning of all remaining structure items

10. A clearance inspection by a third-party Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is recommended to ensure the building is returned to a pre-affected condition for health and safety.

11. All items and structure affected by the flooding to be dried and returned to pre-loss dry standards

12. Post restoration cleaning of all equipment used

13. Disposal of all demo materials removed from the site

Call PuroClean for your Professional Bloomfield Hills Sewage Cleanup Needs!

Call the PuroClean specialists for sewage abatement, cleaning and restoration. Whether it’s from a blocked toilet, flood waters or sewer pipe backups to take care of the problem for your dwelling. PuroClean uses the newest, state-of-the-art equipment and cleansing tools to completely and effectively clean and remediate all affected objects and structures.

We have proved time after time that our work and our technicians are top quality, efficient, and work with care and compassion for all involved. We are your ideal damage restoration and cleaning professionals and we pledge to do whatever needs to happen to save and restore all properties in the communities we serve.

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