Odor removal after water damage is about finding the source, not covering it up. A musty basement smell means something is still wet or already growing mold. Sewage odor means contaminated material is still in the house.
We start with a moisture check. If there is wet drywall, carpet pad or insulation, it comes out first. No odor treatment works on material that is still damp.
After the source is gone, we clean surfaces and pick the right tool for the smell. Hydroxyl generators break down odor molecules in the air and can run with people in the house. Thermal fogging reaches into cracks and porous surfaces. For heavy odors, ozone treatment runs in an empty house, and the space is aired out before anyone comes back.
Basements in Plainfield and the towns around it stay cool and damp through the summer. If there has been water down there before, a dehumidifier holding the space at 50 percent relative humidity or lower helps keep the smell from coming back.
Odor removal is part of our sewer backup cleanup and mold removal jobs. For pet odors in carpet, our carpet cleaning service treats the pad as well as the surface.