{"id":475,"date":"2021-01-12T12:19:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T12:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/stamford-ct-puroclean-stamford\/biohazard-cleanup\/sewage-cleanup-sanitization\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T13:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:36:14","slug":"sewage-cleanup-sanitization","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/stamford-ct-puroclean-stamford\/services\/biohazard-cleanup\/sewage-cleanup-sanitization\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewage Cleanup Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Emergency Sewage Cleanup for Stamford and Greenwich Properties<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sewage in your home or business is Category 3 water, the most contaminated category of water damage under industry standards. It carries bacteria, viruses, and other harmful contaminants, and it is not a DIY cleanup. As a trained sewage cleanup company, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/stamford-ct-puroclean-stamford\/\">PuroClean of Greenwich | Stamford<\/a> removes the contamination safely, sanitizes the space, and restores your property to a clean, dry condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to Do in the First Hour<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep children, pets, and everyone else away from the affected area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stop using water and don&#8217;t flush toilets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn off your HVAC and fans. They spread contaminated air.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t touch sewage or wet materials without protective gear.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call PuroClean so a trained crew assesses the damage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our Sewage Cleanup Process<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Secure the area: We set up safe work zones, wear full PPE, and use containment to keep contamination from spreading to clean parts of the property.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extract the sewage: Professional extraction equipment removes standing sewage and contaminated water, following IICRC standards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove what can&#8217;t be saved: Porous materials that absorbed sewage come out and are disposed of properly, which stops contamination at the source.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clean and sanitize: We clean every affected surface and apply EPA-registered antimicrobials to treat harmful microorganisms and odors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dry to pre-loss condition: Commercial drying equipment pulls the remaining moisture from the structure until it&#8217;s back to its pre-loss condition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What We Remove and What We Save<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sewage permanently contaminates porous materials. Drywall, carpet and pad, upholstered furniture, and wood flooring that sewage has touched come out. Hard, non-porous surfaces like tile, concrete, metal, and sealed fixtures get cleaned and sanitized in place. Our crews evaluate every material by how far the contamination reached and whether it&#8217;s safe to keep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sewage Damage Restoration, Insurance, and Documentation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We document the damage, the affected areas, and every step of the work to support your claim, and we work directly with your insurance carrier from the start. If we open walls or floors during the cleanup, we rebuild those areas so the job is finished. That rebuild covers only what our cleanup opened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sewage Backups in Coastal Stamford and Greenwich Properties<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a coastal storm overwhelms the system, sewage rarely arrives alone. It mixes with floodwater, spreads across finished lower levels, and soaks into flooring, walls, and stored belongings in a single night. In multifamily buildings, one backup reaches several units and common areas at once, so containment matters as much as cleanup.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a storm is behind the damage, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/stamford-ct-puroclean-stamford\/services\/water-damage-restoration\/storm-damage-restoration\">storm damage restoration team<\/a> handles both the flooding and the sewage. We serve Stamford and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/stamford-ct-puroclean-stamford\/service-areas\/greenwich\/\">Greenwich<\/a>, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/stamford-ct-puroclean-stamford\/service-areas\/darien\/\">Darien<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/stamford-ct-puroclean-stamford\/service-areas\/norwalk\/\">Norwalk<\/a>, New Canaan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/stamford-ct-puroclean-stamford\/service-areas\/old-greenwich\/\">Old Greenwich<\/a>, Riverside, Cos Cob, and Byram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the backup came from a damaged or blocked line, our sister company can handle the <a href=\"https:\/\/valerio-plumbing.com\/services\/drain-and-sewer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sewer line repair<\/a> so it doesn&#8217;t happen again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Call PuroClean of Greenwich | Stamford at <a href=\"tel:2033990001\">(203) 399-0001<\/a>. A crew assesses the damage, starts cleanup, and works with your insurance from the first call.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the water also soaked floors or walls beyond the backup area, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/stamford-ct-puroclean-stamford\/services\/water-damage-restoration\/)\">water damage restoration services<\/a> cover it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":15,"menu_order":6,"template":"","class_list":["post-475","service","type-service","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"what_to_expect_main_title":"What to Expect From Our Services","what_to_expect_intro_heading":"","what_to_expect_steps":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/stamford-ct-puroclean-stamford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services\/475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/stamford-ct-puroclean-stamford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/stamford-ct-puroclean-stamford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/service"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/stamford-ct-puroclean-stamford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/stamford-ct-puroclean-stamford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/stamford-ct-puroclean-stamford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}