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Emergency Sewage Cleanup and Restoration

Emergency sewage containment, removal, cleaning and structural drying in Cleveland. A First Responder is typically on site within 1 hour.

Typically 1 hour
No-obligation on-site consultation, any hour of any day
4 steps
Remove, tear out, disinfect, dry
Since 2005
Restoring homes across Northeast Ohio
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From 530 Google reviews
Sewage cleanup

Sewage cleanup requires careful containment and removal.

Sewage can contain bacteria, and exposure may pose a health risk for some people. Keep people and pets out of the affected area while the First Responder assesses the damage.

We contain the area, remove water and materials that cannot be salvaged, clean and disinfect the space, and then dry it. Porous materials that have absorbed contaminated water generally need to be removed.

What happens next

The four steps of the mitigation, in order

Every sewage job runs through the same four steps, whatever its size. We explain the plan before the work begins and keep you informed throughout.

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Remove

Removing the water and solids

Standing water and solids are extracted first. Sewage can contain bacteria, and exposure may pose a health risk for some people, so the crew works in full protective gear and we ask that people and pets stay out of the area until it has been disinfected.

Tear out

Removing porous contents and materials

Carpet, padding, drywall and other porous materials that absorbed contaminated water generally cannot be cleaned and are removed. What can be salvaged is set aside for cleaning.

Clean

Cleaning and disinfecting the area

Every surface the water touched is cleaned and then disinfected before anything is dried. This is the step that makes the space safe to use again.

Dry

Drying the area

Air movers and dehumidifiers dry the space and the materials that stayed. We record moisture readings as the drying runs, so the finish is measured rather than guessed.

Claim

Documentation for your insurance claim

We document the loss for your claim and work directly with your adjuster — photographs and a record of the work completed, organized as the job moves forward.

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Sewage cleanup, on the job

A contaminated floor, the extraction and the cleaning, photographed on sewage jobs in Northeast Ohio homes.

A tiled bathroom floor covered in sewage residue after a backup, with the toilet and a plunger beside it
A backup across a tiled bathroom floor. Everything the water touched is treated as contaminated until it has been cleaned and disinfected.
A technician in a yellow protective suit and respirator extracting sewage from a basement floor, with a dehumidifier in the foreground
Extraction removes the water and solids first. The dehumidifier is already in place so drying can start as soon as the space is clean.
A technician in a yellow protective suit and respirator spraying a basement floor near the furnace
Sewage can carry bacteria, so the crew works in full protective gear and asks that people and pets stay out until the area is disinfected.
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Why us

Why homeowners call us

Local and family owned since 2005, working across Northeast Ohio.

  • A person answers 24/7
  • No-obligation consultation
  • Trained restoration technicians
  • Careful protection of your property
  • Documentation for your insurance claim
  • Cleanup, drying and the rebuild handoff
Certified
  • IICRC Certified Firm
  • NADCA member
  • EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm
  • MICRO Certified Mold Inspector
  • Dewald Academy of Drying

Sewage backing up?

Keep people and pets out of the affected area and call. A First Responder is typically on site within 1 hour, any hour, to establish the next course of action. The on-site consultation comes with no obligation.