Flood cleanup?

[winterhill.livejournal.com]

We had a sewer backup in the condo building which resulted in flooding in our shared basement.  Got an estimate from Service Master to clean it up but it was really high ($2700) and involved haz/mat suits and HEPA filters and rebuilding of the partitions between storage spaces -- basically everything but the kitchen sink.  I am not sure we need to do that much remediation but have no idea if this is standard or not. 

I looked through posts back to July 2007 but saw nothing about this.  Anyone have a recommendation?  Thanks in advance.

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[chaiya.livejournal.com]

We had a flood last year from a broken water main, and Service Master cleaned it up. They did an excellent job. If you're talking sewage, you definitely want someone to do it thoroughly and asap. Even with just water at our house, it was growing mold very quickly, and that causes problems in its own right.