Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Margate, FL

Blocked sewer lines can release sewage; a thick, dark water that forms. Sewage water is a dangerous health hazard and unsanitary; containing contaminants like pathogens, viruses and bacteria. These harmful contaminants may present risks of serious sickness if animals or humans suffer exposure. Timely repair is key if you have sewage backup anywhere in your home or business . Quickly taking care of this will prevent the dangerous waste water from lingering in occupied areas. To prevent a hazardous condition happening in your home or business, knowing what leads to the sewer backups could be extremely helpful. We’ve created a list of things to aid in preventing and dealing with home or business sewage blockages:

Sewage Backup Causes

• Blocked Sewer Line – Sewage backs up into your home or business when your drain pipes or main sewer pipes become occluded. For example: if one commode starts a sewage backup, the connected drain and/or multiple toilets and the main sewer may become clogged.
• Imposing Tree Roots – Trees that have large strong long roots have the potential to grow through and around pipes, even crushing sewer lines. Tree roots can reach 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 – Older sewer lines, pipes, drains and septic systems will fail by slowly cracking and crumbling over time – leading to sewage backups, flooded homes, and basements full of sewer water. Pay attention to the age of your home and surrounding area and look out for these potential problems.
• Heavy Rainfall Amounts – Large amounts of rain can overcome your main storm and sewer lines. If it turns out that your public system can’t handle large rainfall amounts, the water can work its way into the sewer lines connected to the mainline, and put your home or business in a likely dangerous possibility of sewer backup. There is a risk of severe 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 merges with sewage, contaminants and chemicals. When wading in these waters use extreme caution, and also when the water goes down and starts drying. Organic waste that is dried out can then convert to be aerosolized and present a danger of breathing in these contaminants. Be sure to use proper PPE to guard against these dangerous risks.

Our Margate, FL sewage cleanup and sanitation process

The PuroClean procedures for cleaning and remediating Category 3 water, which is sewer and contaminated water backup cleaning and restoration identified by IICRC industry standards, consisting of:

1. To protect the safety of all occupants and workers by restricting jobsite traffic to restoration and cleanup personnel only to help stave off any health related situations.

2. Assessment of the area and Health and Safety checks.

3. Ensure all PuroClean employees are supplied with and use the required 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. Use established engineering controls, critical barriers, to prevent cross-contamination.

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

6. Eradication of bulk water, dirt, 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. Implement cleaning procedures and use of EPA registered biocides and antimicrobials

9. Manual 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 affected by excess waters are to be dried and returned to pre-loss dry condition

12. Post restoration cleaning of all tools and machinery used

13. Disposal of all demolished materials removed from the project

Call PuroClean for your Professional Margate, FL Sewage Cleanup Needs!

What do you do if a sewer line backup occurs in your house or business? The perfect answer is: Call PuroClean! For the simple fact that PuroClean technicians are your perfect professionals for sewage removal and cleaning services. With state-of-the-art equipment and cleaning systems, we efficiently restore, repair and completely cleanse the affected areas in your home or business.

The high measure of our sewage removal and cleaning services along with the timeliness in which we complete the work, and the sheer compassion we practice throughout the process make us your complete water damage restoration and remediation company. PuroClean pledges to do whatever it takes to rescue, clean and restore all properties that lie within our service regions.

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