Hoarding cleanup, at a pace the household can handle.
Severe clutter is rarely about the clutter. We have done this often enough to know that how the work is done matters as much as whether it gets done.
Hoarding cleanups go badly when they are treated as a skip-and-shovel job. Possessions get thrown out that mattered. The person living there feels ambushed. Six months later the house looks the same. We go slower at the start, keep the resident or the family involved in what stays and what goes, and sort as we work.
Underneath the clutter there is often a real biohazard. Rodent and insect droppings, spoiled food, animal waste, mold, and in some cases human waste where plumbing has failed or become unreachable. We are equipped for all of it, so you deal with one crew instead of three.
We are frequently called by adult children managing a parent’s home, by social workers and elder-services coordinators, by landlords facing a code enforcement deadline, and by estate executors who have opened a door and not known where to start. Any of those is a normal call for us.
What the job includes
Sorting as we go
We work room by room and category by category, at whatever pace the household sets.
Valuables recovery
Cash, documents, jewelry, photographs and paperwork surface constantly in these homes. We look for them and hand them over.
Removal and haul-away
Everything designated for removal is bagged, carried out and disposed of, with recyclables and donations separated where possible.
Biohazard remediation
Animal and human waste, spoiled food, pest contamination and mold are remediated and the surfaces disinfected.
Deep clean and deodorizing
Once the volume is gone, the property is cleaned properly and treated for embedded odor.
When to call us
- Rooms or exits are blocked, or there is only a narrow path through the property.
- There is animal waste, spoiled food, pest activity or a persistent odor.
- A landlord, insurer, code enforcement officer or family court has set a deadline.
- You are clearing a parent’s or relative’s home and the volume is beyond what family can do.
- A property needs to be listed, let or handed back and cannot be shown in its current state.
How we run a hoarding cleanup.
Call & triage
A coordinator takes the details, assesses urgency and gives you an arrival window.
On-site assessment
We walk the property, set containment and give you a written scope and price. No charge.
Remediation
Removal, cleaning, disinfection and odor treatment, with belongings recovered and set aside.
Verification & disposal
Final walkthrough, permitted disposal, and the documentation handed to you.
Common questions
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Tell us what you are looking at.
One call, any hour. We will explain what is involved before you commit to anything.