So here's how my crazy research went down today on disaster cleanup companies in Dearborn. Woke up early 'cause my buddy Pete’s basement flooded last night - total nightmare. Water everywhere, ruined furniture, smelled like death. He was freaking out, obviously. So I figured, hey, I’ll help him find a legit cleanup crew nearby.

The Initial Deep Dive

Grabbed my laptop while chugging coffee. Started typing like mad into search engines - “disaster cleaning Dearborn”, “emergency water damage repair MI”. Pages and pages of companies popped up. Every single one claimed to be "certified" with "5-star service". Yeah, right. Looked at those shiny official websites showing happy families standing in spotless living rooms. Felt fake already.

The Sketchy Review Hunt

Decided to dig deeper into actual user reviews outside company websites. Went down a rabbit hole:

• Saw one company with all glowing 5-star reviews… written same day? Spelled company name wrong? Red flag.
• Found a dude on some local forum who paid upfront to this “certified” crew - took his money and vanished.
• Scrolled through complaints about hidden fees popping up after work started.

Checked this one place’s testimonials page - 50 reviews all saying “Best service ever!!” like robotic clones wrote 'em. Even the punctuation was identical. Come on.

The Disgusting Reality

Then things got weird. Found buried complaints on sites you gotta sign up for. Actual horror stories:

• A lady posted photos showing mold STILL crawling up her walls AFTER they “completed treatment.”
• Somebody’s review said workers tracked sewage into their kitchen and just shrugged.
• Multiple people warned about insane overtime charges - like $200 extra just ’cause job finished at 6:01pm.

Worst part? Found a Reddit thread where an ex-employee admitted their Dearborn branch reused contaminated gear to save cash. Almost threw up my coffee.

My Awful Conclusion

Took me four hours but here’s the raw truth: Too many certified disaster cleaners here play certification bingo. Pay some fee, print certificates, then hire clueless subcontractors who screw up everything. Their reviews? Mostly fake or bought. One company literally had their office admin caught writing fake 5-star praise using three accounts.

Ended up telling Pete to call his insurance first. Maybe get recommended pros through them instead of gambling with these jokers. That water-logged basement taught both of us - shiny badges and flowery testimonials mean less than zero here.