Meth contamination occurs when a property has been used to manufacture or smoke methamphetamine, leaving behind hazardous chemical residues on surfaces, walls, ceilings, and in ventilation systems. These toxic residues are invisible to the eye but can linger long after drug activity has stopped, posing serious health risks to anyone occupying the space. Contamination is not limited to obvious areas—porous materials like carpet, drywall, and furniture can absorb and retain meth residues, making cleanup complex and highly specialized.
Decontaminating a meth-contaminated property is critical for the health and safety of its occupants. Exposure to meth residues can cause a range of health issues, including respiratory problems, skin irritation, headaches, and long-term neurological effects—especially in children. In many states, meth-contaminated properties must be professionally cleaned and certified before they can be reoccupied or sold. Our decontamination services eliminate harmful residues using certified methods and equipment, ensuring the property is restored to a safe, habitable condition that meets or exceeds local regulatory standards.
If your home has been contaminated, the health department will require you to vacate the premises until the process has been completed. We will file for all permits and coordinate with the local health department overseeing the decontamination process. The first major step is shutting down HVAC systems, which could prevent recontamination through the process and ventilating the home.
Our professionals will come with a plan of action. To understand how extensive the damage and cleanup process is, we may need to do some pre-remediation sampling to test different areas of the home. This helps us to determine a cost analysis and see the scope of work that needs to be completed.
The cleaning process follows with the removal of contaminated items and furniture. If the levels of contamination exceed the state standard, the carpet and pad will need to be removed from the property. Walls, cupboards, cabinets, fixtures, doors, windows, and all other surfaces to remain in the home will be washed down with a special solution. All of our chemical products are EPA approved, ensuring that they are safe for your home.
The HVAC systems need to be shut down entirely during this process, as moving air may result in recontamination. Air ducts, trunk lines, and the furnace will need to be thoroughly decontaminated. This is done using a negative pressure cleaning process.
Once the area has been thoroughly decontaminated, additional testing will be performed with the oversight of the county health department to ensure that the home is safe, secure, and ready to be inhabited again. In counties with health department oversight, this testing will be coordinated with the assigned inspector for oversight.
Having a decontamination specialist take care of the removal and disposal of items is crucial. Meth contaminated items cannot go into the landfill and need to be disposed of in a carefully controlled environment. There are licensed waste facilities where the materials are taken to and discarded—one of the many reasons that a cleaning crew should do the decontamination.
If your home has recently tested positive for meth contamination, or you’re looking to get it tested, contact us today. We specialize in identifying and eradicating meth contamination, making your home happy and safe for years to come.
Contact Crime Scene Cleaners today for an estimate on meth cleanup and decontamination at your property. With the proper cleaning and disposal, your property can become habitable once more.
Crime Scene Cleaners is available 24/7 to help with your cleanup needs. Offering nearly two decades of service, we specialize in crime scene cleanup throughout the Salt Lake City area. This includes everything from homicides, assaults, suicides, and accidental death, mold removal.
Crime Scene Cleaners is an awesome business to work with! Quick, efficient, and responsive — which are hard to come by with home mold damage repair companies. We worked exclusively with Shane, and he was very thorough with communicating the entire building process to us. He did a great job with the demo work — it was clean and well done. I would definitely recommend them!
I’ve used Crime Scene Cleaners over the past 6 years. I’m an investor and I regularly run into houses contaminated with meth. CSC is very responsive, professional, and I’ve found their prices to be unbeatable. They are extremely knowledgeable and always willing to take the time to explain their process to me and my customers. I can’t recommend these guys enough.
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