How Professional Sewage Cleanup Can Save Flooring and Carpeting in Piscataway Homes

Of all the incidents to deal with in your home, there’s nothing quite like a sewage backup. Before you can schedule professional sewage cleanup , you’ll be dealing with quickly encroaching water, foul odors and contamination that puts your health at risk.

Believe it or not, despite the excessive water damageand sewage contamination, you can still salvage quite a bit in your home. For instance, your flooring and carpet may not be a lost cause. It all depends on how fast you react to the sewage backup. You want to hire a local restoration company immediately.

The biggest problem with a sewage backup is the permanence of the damage. Like water damage, the longer sewage is allowed to sit, the more damage is incurred. Before you know it, the raw sewage has contaminated everything porous in your home.

Unfortunately, porous materials in your home often include flooring and carpet. That being said, just because your carpet is porous does not mean this is the end of the line. Again, you need to act fast. When you call, your local restoration company will bring advanced restoration equipment to reverse and clean sewage damage fast. The faster they are, the higher the chance of salvaging your possessions.

First off, we must urge you to never attempt DIY sewage cleanup. Raw sewage contains harmful bacteria, viruses and parasites that lead to lasting and deadly illness and infection.

Here’s what to do after a sewage backup:

• Evacuate children, the elderly, pregnant women and pets from the area until the property is safely restored.
• Contact your utility companies and alert them to the situation. Have them shut off electricity, gas and water to the entire home.
• Open up the windows and doors to the affected room to help ventilate the space.
• Remove any dry, uncontaminated items from the room until further notice.
• For standing water, consider adding a small bit of chlorine bleach to the mess to help start the disinfection process and prevent the spread of bacteria.
• Call your insurance company and notify them of the sewage backup. You’ll likely want to take a few pictures of the mess as proof for your insurance claim.
• Call a local restoration company for 24-hour sewage cleanup services in Piscataway.

When dealing with a sewage backup, most homeowners are more concerned with their own property — rightfully so. However, a sewage backup may be indicative of a bigger problem. If your home is tied to the city sewer system, consider calling the local sewage department. The problem may not be isolated to your home, so alerting the sewage department can help reduce the risk of a citywide problem.

You’ll find 24/7 sewage cleanup services in Piscataway with Restoration 1 of Hunterdon County. Give us a call anytime at 908-364-7854 !

Jovanny Galarza is the owner of Restoration 1 of Hunterdon County, an IICRC-certified company. Jovanny has years of experience and is proud to have put together a team that works together to reach goals and serve clients with five-star satisfaction.