Crime Scene Cleanup in Boulder City, Nevada
An old house gets a careful look before anything is torn out. The crew checks the paint and what's under the floor first, and can arrive quietly.
Boulder City's homes are the oldest of the four cities
Las Vegas Bio Clean arranges crime scene and biohazard cleanup in Boulder City, ZIP 89005, where nearly half the housing was standing by 1979.
The town was built by the federal government for Hoover Dam workers in the early 1930s, and the historic district still has houses from then. The Census median build year is 1981, compared with 2001 in Henderson next door. A strict growth ordinance has kept new building slow, so old houses stay in use.
Age changes the cleanup. An older house may have wood floors, old wall materials and years of paint, so tell us what's under the flooring if you know. The crew checks either way.
What the walk-through looks for in an older home
Lead paint and asbestos
Older homes can have lead paint or asbestos. Either one can change how material gets cut out and hauled, so bring it up during the visit.
Wood floors
Fluid can move through the gaps in old floorboards into whatever is beneath. The crew checks from underneath if there's a way in.
Mobile and manufactured homes
About one home in ten in Boulder City is a mobile home, much more than in the other cities. Floor panels and belly insulation are the concern, and the park manager may need to know about a container on site.
A historic district address
Cleaning doesn't alter a house, but rebuilding might. If the job goes past cleanup into replacing windows, trim or exterior features in the historic district, ask the city about it before the rebuild starts.
One Boulder City household in five is one older person
The city's median age is 53.5, and about 21% of households are someone 65 or older living alone, the highest share of the four cities in Census estimates. If you're calling from another state, the job can run by phone. A neighbor, a friend or a property manager with a key can let the crew in, and you can read the scope by email.
A small town tends to notice a truck
Boulder City has about 15,000 residents, and neighbors know one another. Ask for an unlettered vehicle and a time of day that suits you, and tell us if there's an alley or a back gate. Boulder City Police have their own dispatch line, listed on the first 24 hours guide, and the county's coroner's office handles any unattended death here.
Other work we set up in 89005
When a house has to be cleared for sale after a death, hoarding cleanup may be the job. A smell that outlasts the first clean is covered under death odor removal, and the cost guide explains how extra steps for lead or asbestos show up in the price. The next city over is Henderson, and the areas page lists the whole valley.
An old house gets a slower first look
The crew checks the paint, the floor and what's under it, then says what can stay, so an old floor isn't replaced without good reason.
Call(725) 745-8630Have these on hand
- The house's rough age
- Wood floors or a mobile home
- Who can let the crew in