There comes a time in a hoarder’s life where they decide to make some changes. When that time comes to change habits, and clean house, it may seem a bit overwhelming and even difficult to rid yourself over your unneeded possessions. You may even be an elected family member who is assisting in cleaning the home of a hoarder. Either way it helps to receive a few tips on how to begin to clean up after hoarding. Nadia’s House Cleaning provides cleaning services that assist in cleaning up after hoarders. We also have a few tips to help guide you during this major clean up.
 

Create a Recycling Area When Cleaning a Hoarder’s House

It is hard to know where to begin. First is to understand what is trash and what could be kept or either recycled or donated. Most people who begin to hoard items believe that every one of them may have a use later on. Therefore, they hold on to everything. It is common for some hoarders to hang on to cardboard boxes, paper towels or toilet paper rolls, magazines and other similar items. Paper and cardboard items as well as tin cans, glass, plastic and metal items can all be recycled and be useful. Recycling doesn’t just help keep your home clean and safer, it also benefits the environment. When you begin cleaning up after hoarding, create a recycle area for the different materials that can be recycled.
 

Donate Usable Items When Cleaning & Organizing a Hoard

As you continue to clean, you now have a recycle pile for unneeded items that can truly be used. However you will also want to create another pile for donations. Once again, some items still have use, but who will truly benefit from those goods? Outdated items like clothes, shoes and others that can be used by those in need might serve a better purpose than sitting around your home taking up space and collecting dust. So as you go through the home you now can create two piles one for recycling and the other for donations. As you separate your items, you might find it is easier to box them both donations and recycle items for easier transportation. Be sure to label and or stack them in two separate sections to make it easier to identify which pile of boxes goes where.
 

Dispose of Garbage When Cleaning Up After a Hoarder

Now when it comes to disposing the trash, you may require a dumpster. However a dumpster proves useful only in severe hoarding scenarios. Actually throwing away an item can become the most challenging for the collector. Remember those items that are a health risk, that are broken and unusable, should be discarded and thrown away. Even so, remember to recycle what can be recycled for this truly is a great benefit for the environment.
 

House Cleaning Services & More in Boston, Brookline, Lexington, Cambridge, Suffolk, Middlesex, & Norfolk County Massachusetts

The key element to cleaning a home after hoarding is trash, donate and recycle all items that haven’t been used or seen in over a year. It is said if you haven’t used an item in over a year you never will. Keepsakes, of course, are different. They hold dear and precious memories. These types of items should be displayed or properly and safely stored. If you find that time or you lack the ability or willpower, or should you require assistance in cleaning up your home or a loved ones home after hoarding, Nadia’s House Cleaning can help you during this ordeal. Contact Nadia’s House Cleaning for all your cleaning services today.