Basement Sewage

Basement sewage is the much-dreaded phrase that no property owner ever wants to hear, think or speak with regard to their home or business. But like any problem, the best solution is a mature, effective and immediate decision to seek professional help. This kind of basement problem is unlike other moisture-based issues – this is sewage that is as health hazardous as it smells and looks. It is important to take care of unplanned water in areas of your home immediately, and that urgency goes double for sewage.

Moisture in the basement may be due to a variety of reasons. Basement sewage, however, is due to a failure in plumbing. Blocked or broken pipes, flooding (which often affects plumbing systems) insufficient sewer capacity and power failures may all lead to this unhappy result. These are all feasible enough scenarios that are liable to occur on your property. When it happens, fast action is demanded for the safety of your property and those in it. Here is what makes sewage an exceptional problem above other property moisture threats:

• Pathogenic organisms are infectious agents that may spread disease to both humans and animals. In waste water are bacteria that families, employees and customers should never be exposed to. There is a reason why sewage is jettisoned through pipes underground – because it is dangerous
• An example … Food poisoning is just one problem caused by bacteria, which runs rampant in basement sewage. Despite safety measures, millions of people in the United States are sidelined from their lives, sometimes for weeks, due to bacteria-caused food poisoning, according to the Centers for Disease Control. A dangerous, life-threatening bacteria may be picked up from something as common as a door handle. When your basement is flooded with sewage, there lays a pond of opportunity for sickness that may affect your family for weeks.

To be sure, these are scary threats, but fear and anxiety are not the only options available when you suffer basement sewage. When your submerged space is flooded with toxic water that is rife with pathogens, stay away from the flood and call in our professionals. For years we have been serving properties throughout Georgia and Florida as preferred cleanup technicians. We are certified with the I.I.C.R.C. (Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Certification). This nonprofit institute is just the sort of entity you would want a company that is frequently tasked with sanitizing basements steeped with toxic substances to have a close affiliation with. This organization has established and monitored standards for upholstery, flooring and textile materials.

We minimize the stress of a very difficult situation. In fact, when you make the call to us, we will completely drain the flooding. We then disinfect and salvage all property and possessions that can be saved, and haul away materials that are beyond salvaging due to basement sewage. We are thoroughly trained and experienced technicians that know the limits of a property’s safety after sewage has penetrated an area. Make the call to us anytime and we can get to your basement within 60 minutes. The moment you place the call to us is when we begin turning the tide on your property’s flooding problems.