Containment and protection
The affected area is isolated so contamination is not tracked through the rest of the building, and air handling in that space is controlled rather than left running.
Sewage Backup Cleanup
A backup through a toilet, tub or floor drain is a health hazard, not a mopping job. Orlando Water Damage Pros contains it, removes what cannot be cleaned and disinfects the area at Orlando properties around the clock.
- 24/7 Emergency Response
- Upfront Quotes
- Drying & Repairs
Keep Everyone Out of the Room
- Stop running water anywhere in the building, including laundry
- Keep children, pets and anyone with health concerns away from the area
- Do not run the air conditioning while the area is open
- Wear gloves and closed shoes if you have to be near it at all
- Do not put contaminated items back in cabinets or closets
Sewage water carries bacteria and whatever else was in the line. Everything it touched is treated as contaminated until it has been cleaned or removed, which is why the first thing a crew does is separate that room from the rest of the building rather than start scrubbing.
What the Service Includes
The scope is set by how far the backup spread and what it soaked. You approve it before the work starts.
Removal and extraction
Contaminated water is extracted and porous material that held it, such as carpet, pad, soaked drywall and affected cabinet bases, is removed rather than dried.
Cleaning and disinfection
Hard surfaces, framing and the slab are cleaned and treated. This is the stage that decides whether the smell comes back in two weeks.
Drying and rebuild
Once the area is clean, the structure is dried to a reading and what was removed is put back. That scope and price are agreed separately.
Why Backups Happen Here
A single fixture backing up usually means a blockage close to it. Several fixtures going at once, or water coming up in a shower while a washing machine drains, points further down the line. Older neighborhoods with clay or cast-iron laterals collect root growth from the big oaks that shade those streets, and the flat ground and high water table around Orlando mean a saturated system after days of heavy rain has nowhere to push the extra volume.
Homes on septic systems in the more rural parts of Orange, Seminole and Osceola County have a second possibility: a drainfield that cannot take any more water after a wet week. Either way the plumbing or septic fault has to be cleared before cleanup finishes, or the same room floods again.
After the area is clean, the building still has to be dried, which is covered under structural drying. If the backup came with storm flooding, see storm and flood cleanup. Growth that appeared afterwards is handled under mold remediation, and our restore versus replace guide explains what normally cannot be kept.
Sewage Cleanup Questions
Can I clean up a small sewage backup myself?
We do not recommend it. Even a small backup contaminates everything porous it touched, and household cleaners on a mop spread it further. Keep everyone out of the room, stop using water in the building and call Orlando Water Damage Pros. If you must be in there, wear gloves and closed shoes and wash thoroughly afterwards.
What has to be thrown out after a sewage backup?
Generally carpet and pad, soaked drywall and insulation, particle-board cabinet bases and most soft contents that were in the water. Hard, non-porous surfaces can usually be cleaned and kept. The inspection sorts one from the other, and it is listed in writing before anything is removed.
How much does sewage cleanup cost in Orlando?
It depends on the area affected, how much material has to come out, the level of containment needed and how much drying follows. Orlando Water Damage Pros gives you an upfront quote after inspecting, and explains any change in scope before the work continues.
Why should the air conditioning stay off?
Because the system will draw air from the contaminated room and push it, along with the damp, into every other room it serves. That turns a one-room problem into a whole-house one. The crew will tell you when it is safe to run it again. See how a job is handled step by step.
Arrange sewage cleanup in Orlando
Tell us what the water is doing right now and we will plan the call around it.