Water Damage Cleanup

Let’s be honest – there aren’t very many ways to talk about toilets and bathrooms without turning up your nose. It is even less fun when talk of these things gets even worse with a sewage backup. The problem is – not only is sewer and black water unpleasant, it is also the most serious type of water damage. How does one solve this problem quickly without causing a scene or getting sick themselves? It is important to call professional help as soon as you can. Luckily, the professionals at ICC Restoration and Cleaning , residing in St. Paul, know how to act quickly to solve the problem and restore order and “freshness” back to one’s home.   In order to handle the sewer damage, it is important to know a few things about what it is and what it does to your home. Sewage and black water damages usually come from backups in toilets and septic systems. They can even come from river overflows and lake floods. Black water, when paired with thousands of different bacteria, viruses,...

When you moved into your St. Paul home you imagined all the fun and excitement that could happen there: playing with the dog in the grass, Thanksgiving dinner with family, taking prom photos on the stairs. The last think you envisioned was gallons of dirty, disgusting, foul liquid pouring into your sanctuary. Backed up sewers can cause thousands of dollars in damage to floors, electrical systems, walls, furniture and other belongings. And your dream home can become a nightmare. We at ICC want to offer some tips on what to do if your sewer backs up. Why Do Sewers Backup? The American Society of Civil Engineers report that the nation’s sewer lines are on average over thirty years old. The increase in the number of homes connected to already aging sewage systems has also contributed to rapid increases in sanitary sewer backups, flooded basements and overflows. When storm water and raw sewage combine into the same pipeline, the infrastructure can not handle the increased stre...