Sewage Cleanup
Category 3 black water, the most contaminated kind, handled with full biohazard protocols.
Sewage Cleanup
Black water is the most contaminated category of water loss, carrying bacteria, viruses, and worse. We treat it as the biohazard it is: full protective gear, safe removal of anything porous, and thorough decontamination.
Do You Need This?
If any of these sound familiar, call us and we will tell you honestly what you are dealing with.
What To Expect
Black water is the most contaminated category, carrying bacteria and viruses, so we treat it accordingly: full protective gear, safe removal of porous materials that cannot be saved, antimicrobial treatment of every surface, and drying and sanitizing until the space is safe.
Know The Difference
The restoration industry sorts water damage into three categories, set by the IICRC S500 standard, and the category decides how the job is done.
Water also gets worse with time. Clean water that sits for a couple of days in a warm basement can be treated as Category 3 by the time we get there. Storm water that comes up through the floor drain in a Staten Island basement near the shore is Category 3 from the start.
How We Work
Black water cleanup is done in protective suits, gloves, boots and respirators. The work area is sealed off with plastic, and air from inside it is filtered so contaminated dust does not spread to the rest of the building.
Contaminated material is bagged inside the work area and carried straight out. Nothing gets dragged through the house. Once the porous materials are gone, every remaining surface is cleaned and treated with antimicrobial before drying starts. Drying contaminated material in place only spreads it through the air. The same steps apply to a basement sewage backup or a commercial sewage job.
How It Works
You always know what happens next, and you deal with one company the whole way.
A real person picks up 24/7 and gets the nearest crew moving to your address.
We map the full damage with moisture meters and thermal imaging, including what is hidden.
We stop the spread and dry the structure properly. Equipment goes in the same day.
We document everything for your insurer, then rebuild and restore your property to its pre-loss condition, and walk it with you before we call it done.
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See Commercial SewageQuestions
It is Category 3 water, the most contaminated kind, from sewage, backups, or flood water that has picked up contaminants. It is a health hazard and must be handled professionally.
Porous materials that soaked it up, like carpet, drywall, and pad, usually cannot be saved. We remove those and decontaminate what remains.
Yes. Water that comes in from outside has run through streets and sewers, so it is treated as Category 3.
Bleach does not get into drywall, carpet or wood, and the contamination does. Those materials have to come out. Doing it without protective gear also puts you at risk.
Water, fire, mold, or sewage, one call starts the recovery. We show up fast and we do not leave until it is done right.
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