Guide
Questions and answers about biohazard cleanup
Short answers. Where a question needs more room, the answer points to the page that has it.
Phone picked up day and night, every day of the week
First things
Who cleans up after a death in a house?
Not the police, the ambulance crew or the medical examiner. Once they leave, cleaning is arranged by the owner of the property or by the family, normally by hiring a biohazard cleanup company.
Can I clean it myself?
Once the police have released your home it is yours to deal with, but that does not make it a good idea. Blood and body fluids can carry disease, and the materials underneath are usually affected too.
How quickly does it need doing?
As soon as the home is released, if you can. Fluids keep spreading into flooring and odor keeps settling into the house, so waiting makes the job bigger.
The company
Who will actually come to my home?
Employees of an independent local cleanup company. Biohazard Cleanup High Point is a referral service and sends nobody itself.
Can I get more than one price?
Yes, and for a large job it makes sense. Ask each company for a written scope so you are comparing like with like.
What do the workers wear and bring?
Protective suits, gloves and respirators, sealed containers for waste, and equipment for cleaning, disinfecting and odor treatment.
Afterwards
Will the room be usable when they finish?
It will be clean and safe to enter. If flooring, drywall or cabinets were taken out, a contractor has to put those back, and that is a separate job.
Do I have to tell a buyer or a new tenant what happened?
Disclosure is a legal question that depends on the sale or lease. Ask your real estate agent or an attorney before you list the property.
Can I get a copy of the police report?
For incidents in the city, the High Point Police Department's web page links to incident reports online, or ask at 336-883-3224.
High Point and the Triad towns nearby
Nobody in the family should have to clean that room
Give them the address and one sentence about what took place. They will want to know if the officers and the medical examiner are done there, and then they will describe their approach.
When you are ready, call.
Whoever picks up is with a separately owned local firm that does biohazard and trauma cleaning around High Point. Listen to their plan and their price. Whether you hire them is up to you.
Call (743) 256-4780Phone picked up day and night, every day of the week
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