Sewer back up flooded 8 Condo units what to do next?

[DaBank]

Look at renting dehumidifiers instead of air movers, call around at rental places, janitorial supply houses, carpet cleaning supple stores

You can rent then for cheap but if a restoration company brings them out they will be big bucks.... they have an air filter and suck out the moisture, stick the little rubber hose is a trash can to see how much water /moisture you collect.

This is a lot of info from a lot of people, a lot to diegest so to speak.....

Good luck

At this point today I am going to take a few things I dont want lost or broken and let the rest of the entire belongings go with the clean out company they hired so it dont turn into I delayed them even though there is still 2 units no has been in because the people are out of town and dont know this even happened. Then they can cut the drywall and start giving the city a estimate and I will have a couple company's come give me a estimate and see what they say and then see who I want to do the repair. As for now I should give them a chance on the "clean up" and then go the direction with who I belive will do the best repairs.

 

[DaBank]

Who else is cleaning the other units?
Just a thought but air movers without filters being blown to the out doors could be a liability to infecting others, but you probably know that. Or the city guy watching may know that.

So far I only see air movers in the other units,but most everyone belongings are still there but should be all out today and I assume they will have different equipment they will start using?

 

[Canuck 1]

I feel everything should be thrown away. Her furniture is maybe $5k to replace, nothing special. Cleaning furniture sounds like a joke and I am sure by the time it is done i could have bought new stuff (her stuff is 5 years old). They know i am in there myself doing it because someone from the city has been on site yesterday and today so not sure how I can charge them, I do buy the air movers so was going to charge them for that.
I might need the lawyer information. Thank you, Frank

They had a company there yesterday that started taking people's entire belongings to clean and sanitized and store. I let my mom take a couple outfits put of drawers and a few keepsakes and paperwork. I was going to take a few personal items this morning, do you think that is ok? I have removed all carpet and pads. Like i said they are clearing out items in each unit to be sanitized and then inspected to be cleaned and/or thrown away. The company is in La so everything will be 2 hours away. They are putting everyone stuff in the same truck and that does not seem right?
They want everything out today so the contractor can start cutting walls tonight/tomorrow. My moms closet was the worst area with overnight moisture and the smell was intense since it has carpet and was the closest to the toilet. So I am thinking the clothes are trashed, but i dont know if should let the company inventory and bag and tag everything and take it since the city is paying or throw it away....all I know is we dont want it back.
I talked to the city yesterday and my mom will be going to a hotel starting tonight.
It is just hard for me not to be hands on and make sure nothing gets ruined even though I feel it should be thrown away. My mom is just concerned with stupid stuff like toiletries and her food,can goods,plates and stuff like that because she says she paid for that stuff and what's to use it and I dont think she should?

If papers/ personal items were not affected/ wet take them but store in your garage not in living area for a while first...if it grows or smells deal with it away from living area
If the clothing has gotten wet or been splashed chuck it, if it is in drawers take it, wash it, and it should be OK, error on the side of safety....if you are concerned chuck it.
I do not like the throw everyone's stuff into the same truck as content will get mixed and lost but if they do their job that error can be reduced. 2 hours makes it harder for them
Plates and hard goods can be washed, soft goods cannot safely
Keep a sample of the carpet and pad in a bag for replacement match.
take pictures and list everything that you throw out


remember that they work for you, even if the city is paying the nut. nothing can be saved or discarded with out your permission

 

[DaBank]

If papers/ personal items were not affected/ wet take them but store in your garage not in living area for a while first...if it grows or smells deal with it away from living area
If the clothing has gotten wet or been splashed chuck it, if it is in drawers take it, wash it, and it should be OK, error on the side of safety....if you are concerned chuck it.
I do not like the throw everyone's stuff into the same truck as content will get mixed and lost but if they do their job that error can be reduced. 2 hours makes it harder for them
Plates and hard goods can be washed, soft goods cannot safely
Keep a sample of the carpet and pad in a bag for replacement match.
take pictures and list everything that you throw out


remember that they work for you, even if the city is paying the nut. nothing can be saved or discarded with out your permission

So would you just let the sanitation company just take all the furniture and belongings that touched water or not with them to clean and store like that where hire to do, then they bring it all back when repairs are done. I was just going to take any expense items or keepsakes so they dont get broken or lost.

 

[Canuck 1]

So would you just let the sanitation company just take all the furniture and belongings that touched water or not with them to clean and store like that where hire to do, then they bring it all back when repairs are done. I was just going to take any expense items or keepsakes so they dont get broken or lost.

take the keepsakes or any important papers/pictures but store them in your garage
If it was soft goods in the sewage chuck it, you cannot clean them and if they are a certified/competent company they know that, hard goods like solid wood they can clean/seal