Basement Cleaning & Cleanup
If your basement looks anything like the picture above, there is a definite need to get a good basement cleaning job done! This type falls into the category of hoarding and water damage too. Both are lethal in themselves in terms of cleanup, but especially when there is the combination issue involving both. It creates a difficult project due to heavy, wet items that need to be removed or discarded.
Hoarding is a particularly challenging assignment for a few reasons: the homeowner is obviously attached deeply to the items in the basement, usually there is an underlying sentiment as to why these things have accumulated to this point, mostly emotional trauma as in the case of a loss of a loved one or beloved pet, is involved. Some in the industry call it separation anxiety. Not wanting to lose something else that the homeowner has full control and say-so over.
We have cleaned up quite a few projects like this in our industry due to excessive pile up of items in a facility where basement cleanup is needed. One project that our company was involved in up in Zion IL took about 27 or so thirty-yarders to clean out the facility. It was needless to say a very nasty mess. But with our expertise in doing these hoarding cleanups, and a courteous staff, we worked through the project.
What can sometimes be a particular challenge too, is if the homeowner wants to sort through every piece one at a time. And while this may seem reasonable to them, it can slow up the process. In either case, if that is what it takes to make the homeowner or person responsibility feel more comfortable with the process, then certain and definite patience is needed. We carry such a staff to assist with these projects. It is a very delicate circumstance when a homeowner needs to part with items they have had in their possession for years.
Once the items are out of the way and there becomes working room, it makes the job so much easier as the process starts to "pick up steam" as it were. Properly bagging and disposal of these items is of the utmost importance as well as getting rid of unwanted, old, dilapidated furniture and appliances. Sometimes we have run into heavy mold in the basement and there needs to be basement mold remediation done as well.
In either case a good basement cleaning company knows how to handle not only hoarding aspect of the assignment, but the water damage and mold remediation portions as well. Make sure you choose the right company for your basement cleaning need.
