Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Spartanburg, SC

When sewer lines become blocked, the thick, black water that forms as sewage is a health hazard, and is tremendously unsanitary as it contains contaminants like pathogens, bacteria, and viruses that may pose a risk of severe illness if exposed to people or pets. If you have a sewage backup in your basement, or your toilet backs up, you will need to repair it quickly, or you will end up with dirty water all over your floors. Knowing what causes sewer backups, however, may help you avoid a hazardous situation in your basement, home or business. Following is a list of items that may help to prevent and deal with sewage backups:

Sewage Backup Causes

• Blocked Sewer Line – Sewage backs up into your home or business when your drain pipes or main sewer pipes become blocked. To present an example: if one toilet starts a sewage backup, the connected drain and/or numerous toilets and the main line may become fouled.
• Imposing Tree Roots – Trees with large strong long roots have the potential to grow through and around pipes, even demolishing sewer lines. Tree roots have the capability to extend out to a long distance and damage your pipes, causing a sewer backup. Keep an eye out for roots near your drain lines or septic tank area to prevent damage.
• Aging & Damaged Sewer Lines – Older sewer lines, pipes, drains and septic systems will fail by slowly weakening and failing over time – leading to sewage backups, water filled homes, and basements full of sewage. Pay attention to the age of your home and neighborhood and search for these potential problems.
• Heavy Rainfall Amounts – Large amounts of rain can overwhelm your main storm and sewer lines. If it happens that your public sewers can’t handle large rainfall levels, the flooding can work its way into the sewer lines linked to the mainline, and place your home or business in a possibly dangerous possibility of sewer backup. There is a risk of severe health issues when in and around rising waters in your town or city that occurs from flooding in rivers and streams, hurricanes, and other related weather, when water merges with sewage, contaminants and chemicals. When wading in these waters use extreme caution, and also when the water diminishes and starts drying. Organic substance that is dried out can then convert to be aerosolized and present a risk of breathing in these contaminants. Be positive to use proper PPE to guard against these dangerous risks.

Our Spartanburg, SC sewage cleanup and sanitation process

Our process for cleaning and restoration of Category 3 water, aka sewer and contaminated water backup clean up according to the IICRC industry standards, is as follows:

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

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

3. Be positive that all restoration employees are equipped with the correct personal protection equipment (PPE). This includes but is not limited to:

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

4. Engineering controls put in place and condemnatory barricades used (if needed) guarding against cross-contamination.

5. Stopping all potential hazards and 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
• Padded and upholstered furniture
• Gypsum board
• Vinyl flooring and underlayment
• Wooden flooring

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

9. Physical cleaning of all remaining structure areas

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 materials affected by the water intrusion back to pre-loss dry standard

12. After completion of remediation – Cleaning of all equipment used

13. Removal and disposal of all demo materials removed from the site

For Professional Sewage Cleanup in Spartanburg, SC, Call PuroClean!

Call the PuroClean professionals for sewage removal, cleaning and restoration. Whether it’s from a blocked toilet, flood waters or sewage drain backups to manage the problem for your home or business. PuroClean uses the latest, state-of-the-art equipment and cleansing tools to completely and efficiently clean and salvage all affected items and structures.

The quality of PuroClean’s sewage removal and cleaning solutions, the speed in which we deliver them, and the care we demonstrate throughout the entire process make PuroClean your perfect damage restoration and remediation company. We pledge to do whatever it takes to restore and rescue properties in all the neighborhoods we serve.

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