Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Johnson City, TN

When sewer lines become blocked, the thick, black water that forms as sewage is a health hazard, and is tremendously unsanitary as it consists of contaminants such as pathogens, bacteria, and viruses that can present a risk of extreme sickness illness if exposed to humans or animals. If you have a sewer backed up in your basement, or your toilet backs up, you will need to fix it quickly, or you will end up with sewage all over your floors. Knowing what causes 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:

Why Sewage Backup Occurs

• Blocked Drain Pipes – Sewage backs up into your home or business when your drain pipes or main sewer pipes become blocked. As an example: if one commode starts a sewage backup, the connected drain and/or multiple toilets and the main line may become fouled.
• Imposing Tree Roots – Trees with large strong imposing roots have the ability to grow through and around pipes, even demolishing sewer lines. Tree roots are able to reach a long distance and damage your pipes, causing a sewer backup. Keep an eye out for roots near your main sewer lines or septic tank area to guard from damage.
• Aging & Damaged Sewer Lines – Older sewer lines, pipes, drains and septic systems can fail by slowly cracking and crumbling over time – leading to sewage backups, flooded homes, and basements full of sewage. Pay attention to the age of your home and neighborhood and keep an eye out for these potential problems.
• Large Rainfall Amounts – Heavy amounts of rainfall can overcome your main storm and sewer mains. If it turns out that your public sewers can’t handle large rainfall amounts, the flooding can make its way into the sewer lines connected to the mainline, and set your home or business in a potentially dangerous possibility of sewer backup. There is a risk of severe health issues when in and around flooding waters in your region that occurs from flooding in rivers and streams, hurricanes, and other related 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 waste that is dried out can then turn aerosolized and present a threat of breathing in these contaminants. Be sure to use proper PPE to protect against these dangerous risks.

Our Johnson City, TN process for sewage cleanup and sanitation

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. Ensuring safety for all employees and occupants by placing strict rules on site access to remediation personnel only in order to prevent health related occurrences.

2. Assessment of the building and Health and Safety surveys.

3. Ensure all restoration employees are supplied with and use the correct 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 protection
• Nitrile and cut resistant gloves

4. Put into place established engineering controls, critical barriers, to prevent cross-contamination.

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

6. Clearing the work area of all bulk water, soil, and contaminates.

7. Remove and dispose of all contaminated porous and semi-porous materials that are not able to be restored, which could include but is not limited to:

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

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

9. Physical cleaning of all remaining structure items

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 damaged by water to be dried and returned to pre-loss standard

12. All equipment used on the project to be cleaned after restoration completion

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

Call PuroClean for your Professional Johnson City, TN Sewage Cleanup Needs!

What do you do if a sewer main backup occurs in your house or business? The correct answer is: Call PuroClean! Simply because PuroClean technicians are your perfect professionals for sewage abatement and cleaning services. With state-of-the-art equipment and cleaning tools, we efficiently restore, fix and completely cleanse the affected areas in your home or business.

PuroClean has proved time after time that our work and our technicians are top quality, efficient, and work with care and grace for all involved. We are your ideal damage restoration and cleaning company 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.