Serving Monterey Bay, Watsonville, Carmel, Hollister, Seaside and surrounding areas.
Sewage backup cleanup removes contaminated water and materials, disinfects every surface and dries the structure to stop odor and mold. Remedy Restoration responds 24/7 across the Monterey Bay Area and documents the job for your insurance claim.
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Remedy Restoration provides 24/7 sewage backup cleanup across a 40-mile radius of Watsonville, covering 15 cities in Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties. Sewage is category three water, the most contaminated class, regardless of how much of it there is. That changes the job: it is not a drying problem first, it is a contamination problem first.
We treat every backup as contaminated from the first hour. That means isolating the affected area, removing the sewage and the materials that have absorbed it, cleaning and disinfecting what remains, and only then drying the structure. It is handled alongside our water damage cleanup and feces and urine cleanup work, by the same crew.
Most sewage losses we see fall into four patterns.
Roots, grease and failed older pipe send wastewater back up through the lowest drains in the building, usually a shower, floor drain or ground-floor toilet.
An overflow that carries waste is category three even when the volume is small, and it travels under flooring and baseboards quickly.
A full or failed system pushes sewage back into the house, often after heavy use or heavy rain.
When heavy rain overwhelms drains and sewers, contaminated water can enter through floor drains. Like floodwater, it cannot be dried in place.
Until help arrives, stay out of the affected area, keep children and pets away, and avoid running water or flushing toilets, which can add to the backup.
Call us and we are typically on site within two to three hours, anywhere from Aptos to Carmel Valley.
We start by mapping how far the contaminated water has actually traveled, using moisture meters. Sewage moves through wall cavities and under flooring long before it shows on the surface.
The affected area is isolated from the rest of the building so contamination is not tracked or carried into clean rooms.
We remove standing sewage and solids, then take out the porous materials that have absorbed it. These are removed rather than dried.
Remaining hard surfaces and structural materials are cleaned and disinfected before any drying starts.
Drying and dehumidification equipment is placed according to the materials involved, with moisture readings taken every day. You get those readings.
The job is finished when the area is clean and the numbers say it is dry, not when the fans have run a customary number of days.
Sewage cleanup follows IICRC Water Damage Restoration Technician (WRT) standards. That is what governs how a loss is categorized, how affected materials are handled, and when a structure can properly be called clean and dry.
Because sewage is a category three loss, it changes what can be saved and what has to leave the building. Porous materials that have absorbed contaminated water, such as carpet, pad, drywall and insulation, are removed rather than dried, and disposal follows the waste rules of the county the property sits in, since permitting in the Monterey Bay Area is handled at county level rather than statewide.
Trauma Scene Waste Management Practitioner under the Medical Waste Management Act.
Separately from water and sewage work, Remedy is registered with the California Department of Public Health as a Trauma Scene Waste Management Practitioner, TSW #711, under the Medical Waste Management Act. That registration covers trauma and biohazard scenes rather than sewage losses.
To be straightforward about it: we do not bill your insurance company directly. You pay us, and you claim it back.
What we do is make that claim as easy as possible to win. We document the loss the way an adjuster needs to see it, with dated photographs, moisture readings from the first visit through to clearance, a written scope of work and itemized costs. We also speak to your carrier directly when they have questions, so you are not left translating between two parties who use different vocabulary.
Most disputed claims fail on evidence rather than on entitlement, and that evidence is gathered in the first few hours.
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.
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Stay out of the affected area and keep children and pets away. Avoid running water or flushing toilets, which can make the backup worse, and do not try to clean it up yourself. Then call us. Sewage is contaminated water and needs protective equipment and proper disposal.
We respond 24/7, at any time of day or night. Typical arrival is two to three hours anywhere in our service area.
It depends on your policy and on the cause of the backup, so check with your carrier. We document the loss the way an adjuster needs to see it and speak to your carrier directly when they have questions.
We assess how far the contamination has spread, contain the area, remove the sewage and the porous materials that absorbed it, clean and disinfect what remains, and then dry the structure with daily moisture readings until it is clear.
No. You pay us, and you claim it back. We give you dated photographs, moisture readings, a written scope of work and itemized costs to support the claim.
Usually not. Sewage is a category three loss, and porous materials that have absorbed it are removed rather than dried. Disposal follows the waste rules of the county the property sits in.
We work a 40-mile radius from Watsonville, covering 15 communities across Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties, from Aptos down to Carmel Valley. Typical arrival is two to three hours anywhere in that area.
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