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Hoarded property cleaningRepresentative job
Staged clearance of a hoarded three-bedroom house
- Area
- Watford
- Crew
- 3 staff
- Duration
- 4 visits over 5 weeks
The situation
A family contacted us about a relative's home where accumulated belongings had blocked the stairs and the kitchen was unusable. The resident wanted help but had refused two previous clearance companies who arrived intending to empty the house in a day.
How we approached it
- First visit was a conversation only — no clearing, agreeing what must never be thrown away
- Exit routes, stairs and heating controls cleared first as a safety priority
- Three-pile sorting with the resident deciding; the unsure pile boxed and kept
- Kitchen and bathroom stripped back and fully sanitised on visit three
- Waste removed under licensed carrier duty of care with documentation provided
The outcome
A fully usable kitchen and bathroom, clear circulation throughout, and a fortnightly maintenance visit that has kept it that way. Staging the work over five weeks is what made it possible — the resident stayed in control the whole way.
