Hoarding Cleanouts in Fort Myers

What happens in the home stays private. The crew doesn’t talk to the neighbors about how someone lives or post pictures online. We may take photos for the estimate or to document the work, and those are handled with respect. If a photo is ever used publicly, it’s with your permission, and it never embarrasses or identifies you.

When you’re ready to talk, call or text, or send a few photos through the free estimate form.

First comes a safe way in and out. If exits are blocked, piles could fall, a floor feels questionable or the house is damaged, that gets handled first; sometimes the first job is simply making a safe path. Then we set up simple zones everyone understands: obvious trash, definite keeps, and things you aren’t sure about yet. Going through every item one at a time can make a big cleanout nearly impossible, so the categories do the work.

From there we keep working the volume down, and we watch for anything important buried under what looks like trash. You don’t have to turn the whole house upside down at once. Text photos of the main rooms and the way in, or call to start.

There’s a big difference between a lot of clutter and a house that’s dangerous to work in. Gloves and work boots are a given; depending on the house, the crew may also need masks or respirators, eye protection and disposable clothing. Roaches, rodents and some animal mess can be worked around with the right protection.

If an infestation is bad enough that removal would spread roaches or fleas, pest control comes before or during the cleanout. Where live animals are still in the home, the right people decide how they’re cared for before the work goes ahead. Tell us about pests, animals, mold, needles or damaged floors when you text photos or call, and we’ll plan the order of work with you.

We clean out rental and tenant properties. Before we start, the landlord or property manager establishes what we’re legally authorized to remove, because the crew isn’t there to decide whether something belongs to a tenant or was abandoned. Once that’s settled, tell us what goes and we do the job. See the property manager page for turnovers, then text photos of the unit or call.

Families sometimes plan to rent a dumpster, show up Saturday morning and throw everything away. Then everyone gets upset and the whole thing blows up. The weight, the dust, the bugs, things buried under other things, things that shouldn’t be thrown away, the amount of disposal and how exhausting it is: cleaning out a severely hoarded house is nothing like cleaning a messy bedroom.

What drives the price is how much there is and how tightly it’s packed, how many people and how long it takes, stairs and carrying distance, contamination and protective equipment, how much sorting you want, heavy items, and how many trips or dumpsters it takes. The size of the house doesn’t tell the whole story. We care more about knowing what we’re walking into and bringing enough help than about speed. Text photos, call, or use the free estimate form for a plan and a price.