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3 Steps to Restore Your Business After a Sewage Backup
6/27/2022 (Permalink)
There are many different types of floods your business might endure, but few are more damaging than those that originate from a sewer. Black water, raw sewage and other contaminated contents can ruin building materials, stored contents, and office equipment. If you are currently dealing with this situation or want to be prepared for the future, you may want to become familiar with the steps a professional flood restoration company might take to restore your property.
- Mitigation
When professional flood damage technicians arrive, they will inspect the flooded areas and take whatever steps they can do to keep the sewer backup from spreading. For example, they will likely evacuate the rooms or the entire building so they can safely assess the situation before sealing off rooms or using portable sump pumps to drain away water that still might be flowing from contaminated sources.
- Building Material Inspection
Some building materials, such as drywall and insulation, are porous and can absorb sewage water. As such, an important part of the sewer cleanup process for your technicians is to inspect floors, ceilings and carpeting once the flood water is cleared to gauge the level of damage and which might need tearing out and replacing. Your flood specialists may perform flood cuts, which involves removing a section of a wall a few inches above the water line to know how seriously the interior and the components it contains might have been damaged.
- Restoration and Odor Removal
Sewage odor from a flooded toilet can linger long after the water has been drained away. Experienced technicians from a flood damage and mitigation service can give you several options for removing any unpleasant smells, from replacing floors and sections of drywall to ozone machines that cleanse the air and leave no trace of sewage behind.
When a sewer flood affects your business, the results can be devastating. However, understanding the process a professional sewer cleanup service may take to restore your building can help you feel confident about the results.