Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Poughkeepsie, NY

Toilet and sewer line backups could result in sewage entering your basement or other areas of your home or company. This dark, thick water is extremely hazardous and contains quite a lot of dangerous contaminants. These contaminants consist of pathogens, bacteria and viruses and cause health risks and sickness dangers if people or animals experience exposure. Repairing these problems ASAP is imperative, as is removing sewage from your property. Having information of what may cause sewer blockages may help you prevent a hazardous condition in your home or basement. Please see this list of things that may help prevent sewage backups that could occur in your home or business:

Causes of Sewage Backup

• Drain Pipe Clogs – Sewage can infiltrate your home or business when either your drain pipes or the main sewer line becomes clogged. For example, if one commode creates a sewage backup, the drain connected 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 growing around it. Even if the roots on your property are not the issue, roots from adjoining property can reach your sewer line and damage it, creating a sewer backup. Always be watching for roots where your sewer lines to the street or septic system is placed.
• Defective Sewer Lines – Older sewage systems could break down and crack, creating sewage blockages and flooded homes and basements. The older your area’s houses are, the greater possibility of these types of issues.
• Extreme Weather – Sudden large amounts of rain can put a strain on your area’s storm sewer lines. If the public systems can’t handle excess rainfall, the water can make its way into attached sewer lines, which can leave your home or business at risk of water backflows. Area-wide flooding waters from events such as rising rivers and streams, hurricanes, and other isolated events can also mix with sewage waste and other chemicals and harmful bacteria that can cause health-related issues. Extreme caution is needed when wading in these waters, and even when the water recedes and begins to dry out. Dried out organic waste can then become aerosolized and become respirable. Proper personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn to avoid contact and risk of breathing in this harmful matter.

Our Poughkeepsie, NY process for sewage cleanup and sanitation

PuroClean’s process for cleaning and remediation of Category 3 water, also known as sewer and contaminated water backup clean up according to the IICRC industry standards, is as follows:

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

2. Health & safety survey and complete building assessment.

3. Ensure proper personal protection equipment (PPE) is being utilized by all restoration personnel. This may include but is not limited to:

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Cleaning methods put in place and the use of EPA registered biocides and antimicrobials

9. Full physical cleaning of all structure items that remain

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 sewer water intrusion back to pre-loss dry 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 work areas

Call PuroClean for Professional Sewage Cleanup in Poughkeepsie, NY!

What happens if a sewer line backup occurs in your home 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, fix and completely clean the affected parts in your home or business.

The sheer quality of our sewer water removal and cleaning services, along with the speed that we deliver the work, as well as our compassion demonstrated throughout the entire project helps make PuroClean your ideal damage remediation and restoration firm. We promise to do everything that’s needed and within our power to fully remediate properties in all the neighborhoods that make up our coverage areas.

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