Feces and urine cleanup removes human or animal waste, disinfects every affected surface and eliminates the odor at its source. Remedy Restoration handles homes, rentals and businesses across Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties, 24/7, with full protective equipment and licensed disposal.
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Remedy Restoration handles feces and urine cleanup across a 40-mile radius of Watsonville, covering 15 cities in Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties. Human waste is potentially infectious material under California law, and removing it commercially requires Department of Public Health registration as a Trauma Scene Waste Management Practitioner — ours is TSW #711. Animal waste carries its own hazards, from ammonia off-gassing in saturated flooring to airborne pathogens in dried rodent droppings. In both cases the material almost always reaches further than the surface, which is why cleaning what you can see rarely resolves it.
This work turns up in more situations than people expect.
Where human or animal waste has accumulated over months or years.
Into a home or business, which are category three contamination from the first minute.
Multiple pets, an unattended property, or a rescue situation.
Where droppings and urine have built up in lofts, crawl spaces and wall cavities.
Where incontinence has saturated flooring and subfloor over time.
Three things make it different, and all three are invisible from the doorway.
Urine in particular passes through carpet and padding into subfloor and, given time, into the joists. Once it is in the substrate, surface cleaning removes the stain and leaves the source. That is why the smell comes back on the first warm, humid day — and on the Monterey Bay Area, humid days are not rare.
As it dries it leaves salts that reactivate and off-gas ammonia every time moisture returns. Cleaning products that do not break those down simply mask the cycle.
Dried rodent droppings and urine become airborne when disturbed, which is why dry sweeping is exactly the wrong first move. Cat faeces can carry toxoplasma. Human waste carries the full range of enteric pathogens. None of this is a reason to panic, but it is a reason not to attack it with a mop and an open window.
For a small, fresh accident, soap and water and a good disinfectant may be fine. Larger feces clean up jobs are different. Dried waste breaks into dust, and bacteria and viruses can spread through the air and onto other surfaces.
Our technicians wear full personal protective equipment (PPE), including respirators, gloves and suits. We remove soiled materials, then clean and disinfect every surface with hospital-grade products. UV lights help us find urine you cannot see.
We handle human waste and animal feces in homes, rentals, vehicles and commercial spaces. Many jobs come with hoarding cleanup or need odor removal afterwards, and we can do both in the same visit.
Dealing with mouse or rat droppings in an attic, crawl space or garage? See our hantavirus-safe rodent droppings cleanup.
We use moisture detection and UV inspection to find how far material has actually spread, including under flooring and behind baseboards. This is the step that decides whether the job works.
Affected areas are sealed and, where droppings are dry, wetted before disturbance rather than swept.
Carpet, padding, and where necessary subfloor and drywall, come out. Sealing over contaminated substrate is a common shortcut and it fails within weeks.
Remaining surfaces are cleaned, then treated with enzyme products that break down residues rather than perfume them.
Hospital-grade disinfectant appropriate to what was present.
We do not call it finished while it is still detectable, and we re-check rather than assume.
Human waste and other infectious material leave under our TSW registration, tracked to a permitted facility.
Human waste is regulated under California’s Medical Waste Management Act. Remedy is registered with the California Department of Public Health as a Trauma Scene Waste Management Practitioner, TSW #711, which permits commercial removal of that material and requires it to be routed through a registered transporter or permitted treatment facility.
Bulk and non-infectious material is handled separately and goes to the appropriate facility in the county the property sits in. You receive documentation for both, which is what a landlord, a code officer or an insurer will ask for.
Trauma Scene Waste Management Practitioner under the Medical Waste Management Act.
We do not bill your insurance company directly. You pay us and claim back what is covered, and we document the loss the way an adjuster needs to see it — dated photographs, moisture and inspection findings, written scope, itemized costs and disposal records.
A sewage backup is usually covered, often under a specific endorsement rather than the main policy. Gradual accumulation — pet damage over years, or a neglected property — is usually not, because carriers treat it as maintenance. We will tell you which side of that line we think you are on before you commit to the work, rather than after.
We work a 40-mile radius from Watsonville, covering 15 communities across Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties. Typical arrival is two to three hours anywhere in that area.
Any time, day or night.
Sensitive cleanup requires more than equipment. You need a team that communicates clearly, protects your privacy, and follows proven safety protocols from the first call through completion.
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Feces and urine can harbor harmful bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens that pose significant health risks. Professional cleanup ensures that waste is safely removed and that the area is thoroughly sanitized.
Yes, our odor removal process is highly effective. We use advanced techniques and specialized deodorizers to eliminate odors at their source, leaving your property smelling fresh and clean without lingering smells.
Yes, we handle both human and animal waste cleanup. Whether caused by a plumbing issue, hoarding situation, or pet accident, our team is equipped to safely remove and disinfect all types of waste materials.
We offer 24/7 emergency response and can typically be on-site within hours to handle feces and urine cleanup. Our team works quickly to restore cleanliness and safety to your property, ensuring minimal disruption.
Because the source is still there. Urine passes through carpet and padding into subfloor, and once it is in the substrate no amount of surface cleaning reaches it. The salts left behind reactivate whenever humidity rises, which on the Monterey Bay Area is most of the time. Removing the saturated material is the only thing that ends the cycle.
Bleach disinfects some surfaces but it does not break down urine salts, and it does nothing about material that has soaked into subfloor. On porous surfaces it mostly adds a second smell to the first. Enzyme treatments work on the residue, but only once the saturated material has been removed.
Not always. It depends how far it went and how long it sat. We check with moisture detection and UV before recommending anything, and we would rather tell you a smaller scope is enough than sell you a floor. Where subfloor genuinely has to come out we show you why before it does.
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