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SERVPRO Mitigates Residential Advance Disaster with Sewage Cleanup

When an Advance, North Carolina, property sees unprecedented amounts of indoor flooding from a home sewage backup, there is help at the ready. SERVPRO professionals are ready 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to perform emergency services water damage removal. The Advance home in the Before Photo suffered a widespread sewage backup that covered the ground floor in its entirety. On top of the subsequent mold removal and sewage cleanup needs, SERVPRO professionals had to tackle asbestos removal from the kitchen floor. SERVPRO protects homeowners with a combination of 24/7 service, high-tech cleanup solutions, and extensive training and education about restoration industry standards.

Keeping Advance Homeowners Safe During SERVPRO Sewage Cleanup

Advance SERVPRO techs’ training and knowledge base include information about residential safety concerns like asbestos removal regulations. On top of providing water removal services, mold remediation, and sewage cleanup, teams can contact licensed professionals for specific restoration needs. Licensed Advance asbestos removal professionals can be brought in to render the necessary services for restoring a floor like one found in the Before Photo. Prior to the asbestos abatement service, our SERVPRO team removed all the contents, a pack-out, to our facility for cleaning and providing an unobstructed cleanup environment in the house. North Carolina asbestos remediation regulations require abatement to be provided by a licensed contractor. SERVPRO can also get in touch with other licensed specialists for purposes like electronics repair and antique restoration to return Advance property owners’ belongings to a pre-disaster state.

Water and Mold Removal from SERVPRO Saves Advance Homes

Not only does a sewage backup bring unsafe bacterial contamination into an Advance home, but it creates other concerns as well, including mold. Mold is particularly tenacious in warm, humid areas. It can develop in water-damaged surfaces in as little as 24 hours after initial water exposure and contaminate carpet, wood flooring, cellulose insulation, and even wall studs and ceiling joists. SERVPRO’s 24/7 emergency water removal services also minimize the risk of increased contamination from mold, sewage, and water damage by responding as soon as hours after a call. SERVPRO mold remediation professionals can quickly curb contamination with water removal, sanitation with EPA-registered biocides, and commercial-grade structural drying equipment.

Advance Sewage Cleanup By SERVPRO Techs Includes Sanitation

Sanitation procedures for Advance properties can vary greatly and can be rendered with a wide variety of OSHA-approved biocides, including dozens of proprietary SERVPRO solutions. When remediating mold, sewage, and other contaminants, Advance technicians wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and perform sanitation services such as spraying, fogging, and manual cleanup per Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) guidelines.

Advance Properties Restored By SERVPRO Cleaning Up After a Sewage Backup

After performing any necessary demolition and mitigation services, the Advance SERVPRO crew can focus on property restoration tasks, including water damage restoration for wood and laminate floors, carpet installation, subfloor repairs, and installing new baseboards and drywall where necessary. SERVPRO odor control, including fogging, granules, time-release pellets, and other solutions, wipes out the last vestiges of unpleasant disaster-related smells from Advance homes quickly. Large commercial box fans circulate air dozens of times before and after odor remediation at over 3,000 cubic feet per minute to make the property feel clean and safe once more.