How to cleanup sewage backup

Sewer back up is the most troublesome and worst experience of disaster in your home. The wastewater contains bad odor and viruses and bacteria, which can cause harmful illness among family members. It can cause extensive damage to your property and quite irritable and unpleasant to deal with. Cleaning up sewage is a dirty job and better dealt by professional experts.

Our house has a network of many pipes, some bringing in water and other out. Some of them contain fresh water and other contaminated sewage. You need good flow of water in every pipe in your house, either it’s a kitchen sink or washing machine or dish washer or sanitary pipes from your bathrooms. But a lot of pipes means great chance of indoor flooding and sewage back up.

Everyone wants easy flow of water in and out of his house. A clogged sewer or drain can disturb this flow and create strain and hassle in your home and life. If minor clogging is ignored, the problem may become severe and blocking every drain, sink and shower to an extent of flooding in your home. Do not ignore minor problem of clogging, call a sewer cleanup service to solve the problem before it gets bigger and more complicated.

There are many reasons of sewer backup such as clogged sewer pipes, broken or cracked pipes, tree roots in sewer pipes and problems in main sewage lines of municipal. Home flooding problems are quite difficult and messy to deal on your own.

Call sewer cleanup and repair service to fix the sewer flooding problem. This should be done on emergency basis to prevent lasting damage and make your home safe from contaminated water which can be very harmful for humans and pets. After diagnosing the source of sewer problem, free estimation is made. The sewer cleanup experts equipped with first grade tools start the process of extracting sewage and water from drainpipes.

They extract large sewage water with a pump and if the blockage is small, they use vacuums. They remove sewage and contaminated material and dispose of them properly. Then the affected area is washed, sanitized, dried and deodorized using proper equipment and cleaning agents, sanitizers, disinfectants and air movers. They use proper gear, masks and gloves to avoid contaminated wastewater.

All contaminated objects are removed from affected area and restoration process starts to get area in previous condition. Reconstruction of contaminated structural material like drywall, floorings and cabinets is important. Some things are replaced or fixed according to their condition.

Remediation of mold is done if needed to prevent mold growth in future. To avoid toxic mold or black mold, strong cleaners are used.

Most places affected by sewage water are basements, laundry rooms, bathrooms, kitchen and crawl places. After the sewage problem is solved, beware of indications of sewer blockage in future to avoid big problems.

Keep monthly maintenance of drainpipes and valves and inspect them properly. Do not allow harsh chemicals, napkins, tissues and diapers down the toilet. Avoid disposing of grease and eatables down the kitchen pipes. Look for any tree roots growing near or above drainpipes.