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Blood, bodily fluids, sewage, chemical and infectious material cleanup and disinfection, including crime and trauma scenes. Usually certified and often billed to insurance. 12 companies in Richmond list this service; 9 respond 24 hours a day.
Aftermath Services provides hoarding cleanup, biohazard cleanup, estate cleanouts and unattended death cleanup in Richmond, VA. Available 24 hours.
Crawlspace Medic of Richmond provides biohazard cleanup and unattended death cleanup in Richmond, VA.
Paul Davis Restoration of Greater Richmond provides biohazard cleanup, estate cleanouts and unattended death cleanup in Richmond, VA. Available 24 hours.
Re-Freshen provides biohazard cleanup and unattended death cleanup in Midlothian and the Richmond area.
SERVPRO of Richmond and Henrico County provides biohazard cleanup, estate cleanouts and unattended death cleanup in Midlothian and the Richmond area. Available 24 hours.
Paul Davis Restoration of West Richmond provides biohazard cleanup and unattended death cleanup in Henrico and the Richmond area. Available 24 hours.
Five Stars Restoration provides biohazard cleanup and unattended death cleanup in Richmond, VA. Available 24 hours.
PuroClean of Richmond provides biohazard cleanup and unattended death cleanup in Powhatan and the Richmond area. Available 24 hours.
911 Restoration of Richmond provides biohazard cleanup and unattended death cleanup in Richmond, VA. Available 24 hours.
Bio-Remediation of Virginia LLC provides biohazard cleanup and unattended death cleanup in North Chesterfield and the Richmond area.
PuroClean of NE Richmond provides biohazard cleanup and unattended death cleanup in Mechanicsville and the Richmond area. Available 24 hours.
Bio-One of Richmond provides hoarding cleanup, biohazard cleanup and unattended death cleanup in Glen Allen and the Richmond area. Available 24 hours.
Usually not for hoarding on its own. Most policies exclude damage from neglect. Insurance often does cover the biohazard portion after a death, and sometimes covers damage from a fire, burst pipe or animal infestation that the clutter made worse. For an unattended death, ask the company whether it bills the insurer directly; many biohazard firms do. Get the claim number before work starts.
Biohazard and unattended death jobs are usually same-day or next-day; 9 companys on this page list 24-hour availability. Hoarding and estate cleanouts are scheduled, typically within one to two weeks, and a large job takes two to five working days on site.
Hoarding cleanup is not a licensed trade in most states. What matters is whether the crew has bloodborne-pathogen training, proper insurance, and a legal disposal route for any medical or hazardous waste. Ask every company those three questions. Beyond state rules, look for OSHA bloodborne-pathogen training and, for trauma and death scenes, ABRA membership or IICRC certification. Certifications shown on a listing here were entered by the company owner.
Nationally, $1,500 to $6,000 for a single room; large or multi-room scenes run higher. The cost driver is the volume of contaminated material that must be removed and disposed of as regulated medical waste, plus disinfection and any structural removal (subfloor, drywall). Most companies will bill homeowner insurance directly for trauma scenes.
The property owner is responsible, not the police or the city. Homeowner or renter insurance usually covers it under the property-damage section. Many states have a crime victim compensation program that reimburses cleanup after a violent crime; ask the company, they deal with these claims regularly.