Working around State Street and the county seat
As the county seat, Media holds the Delaware County Courthouse and the government offices around it, so the borough fills with attorneys, jurors and county staff on weekdays. State Street is the main commercial strip, lined with restaurants, shops and the Media Theatre, and the trolley rolls right down the middle of it. Above many storefronts sit apartments, and that mix shapes our work. A scene in an upstairs unit can mean a narrow stairwell, a shared hallway and a business downstairs that needs to open on time.
We plan those jobs with the whole building in mind. Our technicians use the least busy entrance, protect stair treads and railings with poly sheeting, and carry sealed red bags and rigid boxes out without crossing a dining room or sales floor. If a shop shares a wall or ceiling with the affected unit, we check for seepage through floor joists and outlets. HEPA air scrubbers run during the work so odor doesn't drift into the business below or the apartment next door.
Cleanup calls we answer most in Media
What a police release means for families in Media
After a violent event, Media Borough Police or another investigating agency controls the scene until evidence work is finished. If someone died, the Delaware County Medical Examiner's Office also has a role. Families often expect those agencies to clean up afterward, but they don't. The responsibility passes to the owner or tenant, which comes as a hard surprise on an already terrible day. That's the point where we step in and take the physical work off your hands.
When you call, we ask whether the scene has been released, which rooms were affected and whether anyone is still living in the home. We arrive, walk the space with you if you want, and explain what will be removed. Personal items that can be cleaned are set aside. Documents, photos and keepsakes are handled gently and returned. Pennsylvania's Victims Compensation Assistance Program may help eligible victims' families with crime scene cleanup, and we explain the paperwork we provide.
Older homes and garden apartments across the borough
Away from the business district, Media's streets hold Victorian twins, stone singles and brick homes with plaster walls and hardwood floors. Plaster is less porous than drywall but cracks easily, and old hardwood soaks up fluids along its seams. We often lift a few boards to see how far contamination traveled, then remove only what can't be cleaned. Garden apartment complexes along Baltimore Pike and in neighboring townships bring a different set of calls, from unattended deaths to tenant hoarding.
Reaching Media from Society Hill is straightforward. Our crew takes I-95 or Baltimore Pike out of the city, or I-476 when traffic is heavy, and parks as close to your door as the street allows. We answer 24/7, and a person picks up every call. Waste leaves in sealed, labeled containers for a permitted facility, in line with Pennsylvania DEP rules, so nothing goes into a borough trash can or the dumpster behind your building.
