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Sewage & Black Water Cleanup in New Orleans, LA
Category 3 black-water losses are handled with full PPE, biohazard disposal, and disinfection to make the space safe and habitable again. Sewage backups are Category 3 losses: the water carries pathogens, so affected porous materials are removed rather than dried. The area is cleaned, disinfected, and dried under containment, with cut lines set above the visible contamination mark.
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Frequently asked questions
Why does water stand here after a storm instead of running off?
Because much of the ground is lower than the water around it, so there is nowhere for gravity to take it. Drainage depends on pumps, and when rainfall exceeds what they can move, the water waits. That is a capacity question rather than a plumbing one, and it affects whole neighborhoods at once.
What does subsidence do to a house over time?
It changes the relationship between the building and everything around it. Slabs and piers settle unevenly, so a floor that once drained away from the house may no longer, and doors and frames rack enough to open gaps. The house has not moved relative to itself; it has moved relative to the ground and the drainage.
Is a raised house safer from moisture problems?
Safer from flowing floodwater, yes, and that is why the older stock is built that way. It does not solve humidity: the open space beneath sits in subtropical air all year, so joists and subfloor equilibrate with it. Elevation addresses one mechanism and leaves the other untouched.