Biohazard cleanup in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Cleanup in Murfreesboro: what shapes the work

MTSU shapes the rental market. Thousands of students live in apartments and rented houses near campus, and many units are leased by the bedroom. When an incident happens in a shared unit, roommates' belongings, shared bathrooms and common areas all need to be considered, and the landlord, the tenants and sometimes parents are all involved.

Much of Murfreesboro's housing was built in the last twenty-five years, with wall-to-wall carpet over OSB subfloor and slab-on-grade construction. OSB absorbs fluids readily, so a carpeted incident in a newer home often means cutting out and replacing subfloor sections rather than just the carpet and pad.

Rutherford County is one of the Tennessee counties that has adopted the state home improvement licensing law, which matters if rebuild work follows the cleanup.

Property types in Murfreesboro

Student rentals near MTSU

Shared units, multiple tenants' belongings, landlord and family coordination.

Newer single-family subdivisions

Carpet over OSB subfloor; affected subfloor is usually replaced.

Apartment complexes along I-24

Management documentation and fast unit turnaround.

Services available in Murfreesboro

• Blood cleanup Removal and disinfection of blood and blood-contaminated materials after an injury, accident, or death, in homes, vehicles, and workplaces.
• Unattended death cleanup Cleanup and odor removal after a person has died at home or in a building and was not found right away.
• Trauma and crime scene cleanup Cleanup of homes, businesses and vehicles after an assault, homicide, serious injury, or police investigation, once the scene has been released.
• Suicide cleanup Discreet, careful cleanup of a home or vehicle after a death by suicide, coordinated with the family or property owner.
• Meth and fentanyl residue cleanup (use sites) Testing-guided cleanup of homes and apartments where methamphetamine or fentanyl was smoked or used. This page does not cover quarantined former meth labs.

Before help arrives

1. If someone is hurt or has died, call 911 first. Inside city limits the Murfreesboro Police Department responds; outside them, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office.
2. Do not clean anything yet. Wait until the scene is released, and avoid household cleaners on blood or fluids.
3. Close off the area. Shut the door, keep children and pets out, and turn off fans blowing toward the room.
4. Write down the case or report number and the agency name. Your insurer and the property owner may need it.
5. Call us when you are ready. We will explain what is involved before anything is agreed.

Residential and commercial work

For homes in Murfreesboro, we work with one point of contact, usually a family member, the owner or the landlord. Personal items in the affected area are kept unless you decide otherwise.

For businesses, rental communities and public facilities, we work through the site or property manager, agree the work area and timing in advance, and provide a written summary for your records.

Rutherford County

Rutherford County's county seat is Murfreesboro. One of the fastest-growing counties in Tennessee, along the I-24 corridor southeast of Nashville. Other towns we serve in the county: Eagleville, La Vergne, Smyrna.

Nearby communities we serve

• Smyrna 10 mi
• La Vergne 14 mi
• Nolensville 16 mi
• Brentwood 22 mi

Guides

• What to do after discovering an unattended death in Tennessee
• The difference between cleaning and biohazard remediation
• Meth contamination in Tennessee: use sites versus former labs

Questions from Murfreesboro