Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Wentzville, MO

Toilet and sewer pipe backups can result in sewage entering your basement or other parts of your home or company. This dark, thick water is very hazardous and contains many dangerous contaminants. These contaminants consist of pathogens, bacteria and viruses and present health risks and illness dangers if people or animals become exposed. Repairing these problems ASAP is highly important, as is getting rid of the sewage from your home or business. Having knowledge of what may cause sewer blockages may help you prevent a hazardous incident in your home or basement. Please see this list of things that may aid in stopping sewage backups that may occur in your home or business:

Sewage Backup Causes

• Clogged 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 commode starts a sewage backup, the attached drain and/or many toilets and the main sewer may become blocked.
• Imposing Tree Roots – Trees that have large strong imposing roots have the potential to grow into and around pipes, even crushing sewer pipes. 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 sewer mainline 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 crumbling over time – resulting in sewage backups, flooded homes, and basements full of sewer water. Keep in mind the age of your home and neighborhood and search for these potential problems.
• Heavy Rainfall Amounts – Large amounts of rain 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 work its way into the sewer lines linked to the mainline, and put your home or business in a likely dangerous risk of sewer backup. There is a risk of severe health issues when in and around rising waters in your area that occurs from flooding in rivers and streams, hurricanes, and other related weather, when water blends with sewage, contaminants and chemicals. When wading in this waste use extreme caution, and also when the water decreases and starts drying. Organic substance that is dried out can then convert to be aerosolized and present a threat of breathing in these contaminants. Be sure to use proper PPE to guard against these dangerous risks.

Our Wentzville, MO process for sewage cleanup and sanitation

The PuroClean process 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. Ensure the safety of all personnel and occupants by managing onsite access to restoration personnel only to prevent health-related concerns

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

3. Ensure all restoration personnel are outfitted with the proper personal protection equipment (PPE). This can 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. Implement established engineering controls, critical barriers, to alleviate cross-contamination.

5. Preventing all potential hazards and safety risks if possible.

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

7. Getting rid of any and all porous and semi-porous contaminated materials that are unable to be salvaged, which includes 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 methods and use of EPA registered biocides and antimicrobials

9. Actual cleansing of all remaining structures

10. A clearance test by a third-party Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is recommended to ensure the building is returned to a pre-affected 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 equipment used

13. Disposal of all remaining materials removed from the building

For Professional Sewage Cleanup in Wentzville, MO, Call PuroClean!

When a sewage drain pipe backup occurs in your home or business, contact the PuroClean professionals for sewage removal and cleaning services. Our employees use state-of-the-art tools, methods and cleaning systems to effectively remediate the damaged structures and contents.

The sheer quality of our sewer water removal and cleaning services, in addition to the speed in which we deliver the work, as well as our compassion demonstrated throughout the entire project helps make PuroClean your ideal damage remediation and restoration company. We vow 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 provide sewage cleanup and sanitation cleaning services.