Fast, Reliable Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup Across Hollywood
Biohazard and crime scene cleanup in Hollywood, CA typically costs $1,800-$4,500 for a single-unit blood or bodily fluid job, while unattended death cleanup in an older courtyard apartment often runs $3,500-$8,500 because the contamination rarely stays in one unit. Our crew is on the road within the hour for 90028 calls, and we know exactly what these pre-war buildings hide behind their plaster walls.
Wade’s Restoration of California has handled the kinds of scenes most people in Hollywood never want to think about: the quiet unattended death in a Beachwood Canyon bungalow, the violent trauma in a 12-unit courtyard off Fountain, the hoarding situation spanning decades in a subdivided Spanish Colonial Revival. We’re not a national chain with a rotating cast of subcontractors. Wade Ferris puts his name on every job, and he answers his own phone, 24/7. (855) 915-0646.
Why Wade’s Restoration of California Is Hollywood’s Preferred Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup Company
Hollywood’s housing stock is unusual, and so is the work it generates. The 90028 corridor is dominated by courtyard apartment buildings from the 1920s through 1940s: six to twenty units sharing common plumbing stacks, original galvanized supply lines, and plaster-and-lath construction that traps fluids and odors in ways drywall never does. A lot of restoration companies arrive, do a surface clean, and call it done. We don’t do that.
Ask anyone on your street who’s dealt with a biohazard situation in Hollywood, and you’ll hear about insurance adjusters applying drywall drying timelines to buildings that have no drywall. Wade deals with adjusters directly, with documentation they can’t wave off. We hand homeowners the full moisture log, the plaster density readings, and the lab results from asbestos and lead sampling done before we ever cut into a wall. That paper trail is what gets a Hollywood courtyard job done right, not just done fast.
Our response time to Hollywood is measured in minutes, not days. The dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Los Angeles office, and crews serve Hollywood locally every single day. When you call, you get a live person. Often it’s Wade himself, and he’ll tell you what he thinks before he ever hangs up the phone.
Our Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup Services in Hollywood
Crime Scene Cleanup
Crime scenes in Hollywood’s older buildings involve more than the visible blood. In a 1930s courtyard apartment, fluids travel along plumbing chases and through the gaps between plaster-and-lath walls, so adjacent units often need decontamination even if nothing is visible from their side. We scope the full migration path, not just the room where it happened.
Trauma & Unattended Death Cleanup
When a death goes undiscovered for days in a Whitley Heights home or a Fountain Avenue apartment, the fluids seep into flooring, into the lath behind plaster, and into whatever lies below. We remove the affected material, dry the structure properly, and eliminate odors at the source instead of masking them. Our Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup team handles the entire process, including communication with the property owner’s insurance.
Hoarding Cleanup
Hoarding situations in Hollywood’s subdivided bungalows and older apartments often mean navigating narrow courtyard entries, working around neighbors, and separating salvageable belongings from biohazard-contaminated waste. We bring dumpsters sized to the job, work with compassion, and never treat a hoarding cleanup like a simple junk haul. When there’s mold, rodent waste, or decomposition involved, the biohazard protocols apply.
Blood & Bodily Fluid Cleanup
Bloodborne pathogen protocols matter. We follow OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030 standards on every job, and we’re not done until ATP testing proves the surface is clean. In Hollywood’s pre-war buildings, that often means opening walls and sampling what’s behind them, because blood can wick into plaster and sit there for years, feeding odor and bacteria.
Infectious Disease Disinfection
When a tenant in a Hollywood courtyard apartment building has a confirmed infectious disease, the shared spaces become a problem: stairwells, mail areas, laundry rooms, and the plumbing stacks everyone shares. We treat the unit and the common areas, and we document everything for the landlord or the HOA.
Tear Gas & Chemical Cleanup
Tear gas doesn’t just ventilate away. In a pre-war Hollywood apartment, the chemical residue bonds with paint, plaster, and fabrics, and it re-activates with heat and humidity for months. Removing it from an older unit usually means sealing and painting or replacing affected plaster, not just wiping surfaces down.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hollywood
We’re genuine believers in documenting what we find and showing you the proof, which is why we run equipment from Dri-Eaz and Phoenix on Hollywood jobs, and why our crews carry RIA and IFA certifications. The gear matters less than the person running it, but the gear still matters. When we need to dry a plaster wall without tearing it all out, the penetrating airflow from these machines is what makes it possible.
Common Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- Delayed discovery in shared-wall courtyard apartments. Fluids and odors migrate through common plaster-and-lath walls and plumbing chases. By the time a unit gets reported, contamination has often spread to adjacent units that were never part of the original scope.
- Insurers applying drywall drying timelines to pre-war plaster. Hollywood’s 1920s-1940s buildings have no drywall. Plaster holds moisture invisibly for weeks, and insurers frequently push back on extended drying until we show them the density readings and the absence of a vapor barrier.
- Skipping California-required asbestos and lead testing. In pre-1978 buildings, that’s a fast way to get a job shut down mid-tearout. We sample before we cut, every time, and we send results to whoever needs them.
- Tear gas residue reactivating months later. In a Hollywood apartment with no central air and old painted plaster, the residue doesn’t go away on its own. It comes back on hot days and during Santa Anas, and the only fix is full removal and sealing.
Pricing for Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup in Hollywood, CA
A single-unit blood cleanup in Hollywood typically runs $1,800-$3,200. An unattended death with multi-unit migration in a 1920s courtyard building usually lands between $3,500 and $8,500, depending on how far the fluids traveled and whether asbestos and lead abatement gets triggered. Hoarding cleanup in 90028 apartments starts around $2,500 and climbs with volume and severity. Tear gas removal in a pre-war unit with original plaster typically costs $2,000-$5,000 because the plaster usually has to be sealed or replaced. We provide a written scope before any work starts, no trip charge inside our own county, and estimates are free. Call (855) 915-0646 and Wade will walk you through exactly what he thinks the job needs.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
Our crew is in Hollywood daily, and we regularly run jobs in Universal City, West Hollywood, Koreatown, and Echo Park. The older buildings in those areas present many of the same plaster-and-lath and legacy plumbing challenges, and we approach them the same way: test first, document everything, and dry it right.
Serving Hollywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup in Hollywood
Because the units share plumbing stacks and wall cavities, and fluids travel. In a 1930s courtyard off Fountain Avenue, we responded to an unattended death where the original galvanized plumbing had leaked for days, allowing fluids to travel along the cast-iron waste line into the unit below. Because the building predates 1978, we had to sample the plaster and original paint for asbestos and lead before cutting into the lath, then used Injectidry panels and penetrating airflow to dry the lath to prevent mold in the shared wall. The insurer pushed back on the extended timeline until we documented the plaster density and absence of a vapor barrier. Call (855) 915-0646 and we’ll explain what your building likely needs.
Yes, if the building was built before 1978, California law requires asbestos and lead testing before any demolition or disturbance of plaster, paint, or flooring. We handle that sampling as part of the job, and we send the results to your insurance company so the work doesn’t stall.
We use penetrating airflow equipment, like the Injectidry systems and Dri-Eaz panels we run on Hollywood jobs, to dry the lath behind the plaster. We also document the plaster density and the lack of a vapor barrier, because that documentation is what convinces an adjuster that a pre-war wall needs more than the standard drywall timeline.
Sometimes, but not always. Fresh tear gas can often be neutralized and sealed. In Hollywood’s older units where the gas has soaked into decades-old painted plaster, the realistic fix is sealing with an odor-blocking primer or replacing the affected plaster. We’ll be straight about which one your place needs.
A full documentation packet: daily moisture readings, plaster density measurements, photos before and after, the asbestos and lead sampling results, and a written scope explaining why your building’s construction required extended drying. Wade deals with the adjuster directly, so you’re never the one relaying information between two sides. Call (855) 915-0646 for a free estimate and we’ll tell you exactly what we’ll document.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration of California, serving Hollywood with biohazard and crime scene cleanup since 2007.