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Before anything is touched, the crew looks over the room for sharp objects, hidden pooling and belongings worth saving.
Upper Roxborough, Philadelphia, PA · Philadelphia County
Human feces and urine are not a do-it-yourself job at scale. In Upper Roxborough, call (877) 812-4220 for removal of waste, soaked carpet and bedding, deep disinfection and sealed disposal.
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Feces and urine cleanup is the safe removal and disinfection of human waste from floors, furniture, bedding and building materials. Cleaners treat the waste as a source of infectious germs and strong odor.
Need cleaners of fecal matter and urine at your Upper Roxborough home or workplace? You can get help day or night, with 24/7 phone answering, and anyone in Philadelphia County can call Upper Roxborough Biohazard Cleanup Help.
About 38% of residents in Philadelphia are older adults who live alone, and waste cleanup is often needed after a fall or illness that no one noticed right away. About 83% of homes in Philadelphia were built before 1980, and older carpet, subfloor and wood trim absorb urine deeply.
A typical human feces & urine cleanup job includes:
Before anything is touched, the crew looks over the room for sharp objects, hidden pooling and belongings worth saving.
Plastic sheeting and sealed doorways keep contamination from being carried into clean rooms on shoes or tools.
Waste is lifted from every surface it reached. Soaked items are removed and the remaining surfaces are sanitized.
Bagged waste leaves with the crew. The room is checked and returned for normal use.
Human feces & urine cleanup in Upper Roxborough, Philadelphia, PA typically costs $400 to $1,500, depending on the size of the affected area and the materials involved.
Urine often travels farther than it looks. If it reached the padding, subfloor or wall base, more materials come out and the cost rises.
| Type of job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Human waste cleanup average | $400 - $1,500 |
These ranges come from published cost guides (Yelp Costs) and are not a quote for Upper Roxborough. Price drivers include amount of waste, whether it soaked into flooring or furniture, odor treatment, waste disposal. For a real number, call (877) 812-4220.
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The odor is unpleasant and can irritate the nose, throat and eyes. Dried waste can release particles when disturbed, so avoid sweeping or scrubbing it. Open a window if you can and call a cleanup team for large amounts.
Relatives or an estate sometimes cover the cost. Free help exists in some places for people with low incomes, and a local social services office may know of it. Ask the cleanup team about payment plans too.
Put on disposable gloves and eye protection, lift the waste with disposable towels and bag it. Then clean the area and disinfect it with an EPA-registered product by the label. Soaked porous materials usually have to be removed.
It depends on the amount of waste, the surfaces involved and how many rooms are affected. A small mess on tile is a short job. Waste that reached carpet, padding or subfloor takes longer because materials must be removed.
Urine is treated with caution, especially when it is mixed with blood or other fluids or has soaked into flooring and mattresses. It can leave bacteria and strong odor behind. A cleanup team removes the soaked materials and disinfects the area.
Strong fumes can cause headaches, nausea and irritation, especially in a closed room. Long-term exposure in a heavily contaminated home is a health concern. Leave the room, ventilate it and have a cleanup team remove the source.
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