Sanitization Services Des Moines, IA

After creek and river flooding

Floodwater from creeks and rivers carries soil, bacteria, and runoff into every room it reaches. After the July 2026 flooding on Fourmile Creek and earlier floods in the metro, drywall, insulation, and carpet that the water touched usually come out, and the framing, floors, and hard surfaces that stay need cleaning and disinfection before rebuilding.

Sewer backups in basements

Heavy rain can overload sewers and back water up into low areas and basements. Sewage reaching a storm drain or creek is contaminated water, and anything it touches needs disinfection, not just drying. A backflow preventer and a sump pump that discharges outside help keep rainwater out of the sewer system.

Contents recovered after a loss

Furniture, toys, tools, and stored items that sat in floodwater or sewage need cleaning and disinfection before they come back into the house. We sort what can be cleaned from what must be discarded, document the discarded items for your claim, and disinfect the rest before it is returned.

Illness, pets, and hoarding

Homes affected by illness, animal waste, or hoarding conditions need disinfection of floors, walls, fixtures, and contents. Shared spaces such as offices, apartment common areas, and campus buildings near Drake University also collect contamination on high-touch surfaces. We remove what cannot be cleaned and disinfect what remains.

The scope depends on the contaminant, the size of the area, and the materials. Hard, nonporous surfaces can be cleaned and disinfected. Porous materials that absorbed floodwater or sewage are usually removed. We list the areas, methods, and products in a written scope.

A single room or office suite can often be completed in a day. Whole homes, larger facilities, and post-flood or post-sewage work take longer because they follow extraction, removal, and drying.

For businesses, we can schedule sanitization after hours and provide a record of the areas treated, the products used, and the dwell times followed. That record is useful for facility managers, landlords, and insurers who need to know the space was handled properly before people return. For homes, we explain which items were cleaned, which were discarded, and why, so you can make decisions about replacing belongings with your adjuster. Where contamination came from a flood or sewer backup, the sanitization is completed before rebuilding so new materials are not installed over untreated surfaces.