The heavy rains spring brings is damaging enough if it leads to in-home flooding, but add a sewage backup and the problem goes from bad to worse. Instead of water in your home, you now have waste water, which equates to a smelly, dirty mess, with the added disadvantage of potential health hazards for you and your family.
When weather is dry, a sewer backup is most often caused by clogged pipes. That clogging is typically due to a blockage, such as flushed-toilet items that don’t easily break down, tree roots encroaching on pipes, fats, oils, or grease discarded down drains, or settling soil that collapses pipes making areas impassable.
When the weather is wet, a sewer overflow can occur when large amounts of rainfall and water from melting snow become too much for the property drainage system to handle. If water levels rise above your drainage system, you could end up with bacteria-ridden waste water back flowing into your home
You already know you can’t stop Mother Nature from dropping spring rains. And if you’re in a municipality where sewage and storm water systems are combined, your hands may feel tied on preventing water damage risks to your home. But while you might not be able to control the amount of rainfall or the amount of water the drainage system can handle, you can be on guard to protect your home and your family’s health by using one of the following flood prevention systems.
The spring rains will soon be falling. Don’t let a potential flood lead to a mess of a sewage problem. Work with a professional to assess you home and respond to any potential flaws.
If you’ve already got a the aftermath of a sewage backup on your hands, let us help. We can quickly and safely remove the waste water, and clean and dry the area back to pre-damage conditions. You don’t have to deal with dilemma all on your own. Give us a call.
Sewer backups show no concern for the places they invade. Sewage cleanup is a scary thing, as virtually all surfaces it encounters become breeding grounds for bacteria. This makes it a very unique type of damage restoration project. Whether this has happened in your residence or a commercial location, we know the best way to properly take care of the cleanup. Various flooring types, contents and room finishing materials can create a tricky situation. In most cases, the carpet and drywall will have to be disposed of. Even water that looks clean and clear can carry harmful bacteria. If it came out of a sewer, presume it to be contaminated.
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