Sewage Backup or Toilet Overflow?

2/1/2019 (Permalink)

If you live in Pace, Milton, Gulf Breeze or Navarre, Florida and have experienced water damage from sewer system backups should be considered very dangerous. The water is grossly unsanitary and may contain bacteria and viruses that could cause serious illness. Special training and equipment is necessary to safely clean this type of contamination.

Sewage Backup or Toilet Overflow? Call Us Today – (850) 939-4700

There are three major types of contaminated water. SERVPRO of Santa Rosa County will inspect that contaminated water to determine the type of water and then plan the appropriate response to safely restore your home or business.

The three types of contaminated water:

Category 1: "Clean Water"

This is water from a clean source, such as a broken clean water supply line or faucet. If left untreated, category 1 water can quickly degrade into category 2 or 3 water depending upon such factors as time, temperature, and contact with contaminants.

• Water from a clean source like a broken water line
• If left untreated, can degrade into category 2 or 3

Category 2: "Gray Water"

This water has a significant level of contamination that could cause discomfort or illness if ingested. Sources for category 2 water may include washing machine overflow; toilet overflow with some urine, but no feces; or dishwasher overflow.

• May contain bacteria and viruses
• Can quickly degrade into category 3 if left untreated

Category 3: "Black Water"

This water is grossly unsanitary and could cause severe illness or death if ingested, and any contact should be avoided. Sources for category 3 water could include flooding from rivers or streams, water from beyond the toilet trap, water from the toilet bowl with feces, or standing water that has begun to support microbial growth.

• May contain untreated sewage, harsh chemicals, and microbes
• Water from flooding rivers or sewer backup

24 Emergency Service

Sewage backup should be considered an emergency and dealt with as quickly as possible. We are the water damage restoration specialists with specific training and expertise to safely restore your home or business.

Biohazard and Sewage Emergency

1/31/2019 (Permalink)

Need Biohazard Cleanup? Call Us Today – (850) 939-4700

After any biohazard or sewage contamination in your home or business, your primary focus should be safety:

• Is it safe to stay in the house?
• Exposure to biological and chemical contaminants can pose serious health consequences.
• Flood water can contain sewage, pesticides, and other contaminants.
• Only do activities that are safe for you to perform.

What to Do After a Contamination

• Stay out of affected areas.
• Call emergency service personnel if the situation is life-threatening.
• Treat all bodily fluids as if they are contaminated.
• Turn off the HVAC system if there is sewage damage.

What Not to Do After a Contamination

• Don’t leave wet fabrics in place. Hang furs and leather goods.
• Don’t leave books, magazines, or other colored items on wet carpet or floors.
• Don’t use your household vacuum to remove water.
• Don’t use television or other household appliances.
• Don’t turn on ceiling fixtures if ceiling is wet, and keep out of rooms where ceilings are sagging.

24 Hour Emergency Service

Biohazards like flood water or sewer backups should be considered an emergency and dealt with as quickly as possible. SERVPRO of Santa Rosa County has water damage restoration specialists and has specific training and expertise to safely remediate biohazard contaminants.

Serving Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Pace, Milton and surrounding areas for over 20 years.

Biohazard and Sewage Cleanup

12/1/2017 (Permalink)

Bio Hazard sewage cleanup should always be performed by highly-trained, certified professionals in order to ensure not only your personal safety, but the safety of the affected area as well as the inhabitants of the property. Bio Hazard matter can have a negative effect on your health. As items that come into contact with raw sewage must only be handled by certified professionals and disposed of safely.  This is why your first call should be to SERVPRO of Santa Rosa County.

Now, you may ask yourself questions such as, “Will what’s left of my property and items be saved due to sewage damage?” Well, while certain items should undergo extensive sanitation and deep-cleaning treatments before they are deemed fit to use once more in a home or business, the fact of the matter is that most items that are contaminated will have to be carefully removed and disposed of.

Sewage and Bio Hazard Cleanup

Water losses are the most destructive to the structure and can be extremely dangerous to the inhabitant’s health, because this type of water can contain pathogenic, fungal and viral contamination. There are also many issues that require proper handling, like: bacterial control, soil removal, pumping out the all the sewage, cleaning and finally odor control. Because sewage is considered a biohazard, there are proper protection protocols and clean-up techniques that are required to return your home or building back into a safe, usable, hygienic environment. This is where we come in to help.

Sewage Backup or Toilet Overflow?

12/15/2016 (Permalink)

If you live in Pace, Milton, Gulf Breeze or Navarre, Florida and have experienced water damage from sewer system backups should be considered very dangerous. The water is grossly unsanitary and may contain bacteria and viruses that could cause serious illness. Special training and equipment is necessary to safely clean this type of contamination.

Sewage Backup or Toilet Overflow? Call Us Today – (850) 939-4700

There are three major types of contaminated water. SERVPRO of Santa Rosa County will inspect that contaminated water to determine the type of water and then plan the appropriate response to safely restore your home or business.

The three types of contaminated water:

Category 1: "Clean Water"

This is water from a clean source, such as a broken clean water supply line or faucet. If left untreated, category 1 water can quickly degrade into category 2 or 3 water depending upon such factors as time, temperature, and contact with contaminants.

• Water from a clean source like a broken water line
• If left untreated, can degrade into category 2 or 3

Category 2: "Gray Water"

This water has a significant level of contamination that could cause discomfort or illness if ingested. Sources for category 2 water may include washing machine overflow; toilet overflow with some urine, but no feces; or dishwasher overflow.

• May contain bacteria and viruses
• Can quickly degrade into category 3 if left untreated

Category 3: "Black Water"

This water is grossly unsanitary and could cause severe illness or death if ingested, and any contact should be avoided. Sources for category 3 water could include flooding from rivers or streams, water from beyond the toilet trap, water from the toilet bowl with feces, or standing water that has begun to support microbial growth.

• May contain untreated sewage, harsh chemicals, and microbes
• Water from flooding rivers or sewer backup

24 Emergency Service

Sewage backup should be considered an emergency and dealt with as quickly as possible. We are the water damage restoration specialists with specific training and expertise to safely restore your home or business.

Crime Scene Cleanup

1/14/2016 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Santa Rosa County has been providing crime scene cleanup for 20 years. SERVPRO has the professional experience and knowledge to make this already painful experience easier on loved ones.