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.

Comments

[docorion.livejournal.com]

Once upon a time that would have been excessive; it's now pretty standard (we did a similar remediation project at work about a 3 years ago after a similar flood (we're in the basement) and were equally stunned at the price). But given concerns about mold, etc., I would recommend spending the money, especially when thinking about resale value-it will be worth it to be able to show prospective buyers you went full boat on remediation, and they won't have to worry about mold later.