Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Estero, FL

Blocked sewer lines can excrete sewage; a thick, dark water that forms. Sewage water is a dangerous health hazard and unsanitary; which contains contaminants like pathogens, viruses and bacteria. These harmful contaminants may present risks of serious illness if animals or humans are exposed to them. Timely repair is key if you have sewage backup anywhere in your home or business . Quickly repairing this will prevent the dangerous waste water from lingering in occupied areas. To stop a hazardous condition occurring in your home or business, knowing what leads to the sewer problems could be extremely helpful. We’ve created a list of items to aid in preventing and dealing with home or business sewage blockages:

Sewage Backup Causes

• Heavy Rainfall – Excess rains can overwhelm your town or city’s storm sewer mainlines. If this happens, the water can expand into the connected sewer lines putting your home or business in possible compromise of water backflow. Surging rivers and streams, hurricanes and other relevant events can force flood and sewage waters to blend and present serious health related problems. You should be immensely cautious when walking in this type of water, and even stay watchful after the water recedes and dries up. It’s possible for the organic matter to become aerosolized and able to be inhaled, meaning there’s a chance you could breathe it into your lungs. To stop contact or risk of inhaling these contaminants, legitimate PPE should be used at all times.
• Tree Roots – Trees can have strong roots that grow into water or sewer pipes and crush or impair them. Damage to pipes and a sewer backup can also be caused by tree roots that aren’t even on your property. Be keenly aware of any tree roots that can sprawl into your water and sewer pipes that lead to the central sewer line or septic system.
• Old/Aging Sewer Pipes – Older and aging sewage structures are susceptible to crumbling and cracking, inducing sewer backups, flooded basements as well as entire home flooding. The older your region or house may raise the chance of this type of damage occurring.
• Clogged and Blocked Drain Pipes – If your home or business’s main sewer pipes or drain pipes become clogged, sewage may back up inside the building. A good example is: if a single toilet causes a sewage backup, the lines connected to that toilet, or the main drain pipes of more toilets, will also become backed up.

• Old and/or Damaged Lines – Older sewage systems have a propensity to suffer damage and crumble, leading to sewer water influx and flooded dwellings full of sewage. If your home or region is older, the likelihood is greater that you’ll experience impaired sewer lines than newer ones.
• Copious Rainfall – Heavy and rapid rainfall can overwhelm your local storm sewer lines quickly. If these public sewer pipes can’t deal with excess waters, water can backup and flow into connected sewer lines. This can put your dwelling at risk of backflow problems. Local flood waters from events like surging rivers and creeks, hurricanes, or any rainy weather events can cause clean water to blend with sewage water and other chemicals and harmful toxins that cause serious health consequences. Use extreme caution when moving on foot in this type of water, but also stay cautious once it dries. The dried organic waste can turn aerosolized and turn respirable. The right PPE needs to be worn at all times to stop contact and risk inhaling contaminated air.
• Blocked/Clogged Pipes – A clogged pipe or sewer line can force sewage to back up into your home or business. If only one toilet becomes fouled, the sewer water backup can spread into the sewer pipes and influence all attached toilets on that line.
• Tree Roots – Tree roots can cause damage to water and sewer pipes. The roots from large trees can maneuver into and around the pipes and damage them tremendously. If the roots under your property are not the cause, roots from closely located trees can cross property lines and harm your sewer pipes, causing a sewage problem. Be super aware of all tree roots that could affect your mainline sewer pipes and/or pipes leading to your septic tank.

Our Estero, FL sewage cleanup and sanitation process

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 all workers and occupants stay safe by limiting access to the site to restoration employees only in order to stop any health-related issues.

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

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

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

4. Engineering controls utilized and condemnatory barriers used (if needed) stopping cross-contamination.

5. Eliminating any and all potential safety risks if possible.

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

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

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

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

9. Physical cleaning of all remaining structure items

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

11. Drying of all materials affected by the sewer water intrusion back to pre-loss dry condition

12. Post remediation cleanup of all equipment used

13. Transfer and disposal of all demo materials removed from the jobsite

Call PuroClean for Professional Sewage Cleanup in Estero, FL!

Contact the PuroClean professionals for sewage abatement, cleaning and remediation. Whether it’s from a clogged toilet, flood waters or sewer pipe backups to tackle the problem for your dwelling. PuroClean uses the newest, state-of-the-art equipment and cleaning systems to completely and effectively clean and restore all affected objects and structures.

The quality of PuroClean’s sewage removal and cleaning solutions, the expeditious way in which we deliver them, and the compassion we demonstrate throughout the entire process make PuroClean your ideal damage restoration and remediation company. We will strive to do whatever it takes to restore and rescue properties in all the communities we serve.

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