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Hoarding cleanup in Bellingham
Clutter on its own is a job for family, friends or a junk hauler. When there is animal or human waste, rotting food or used sharps underneath, it becomes a biohazard job.
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When it becomes a biohazard
Look for pet waste or urine soaked into floors, human waste, food that has rotted, signs of rodents, or used needles. Any of these can carry disease, and dust stirred up while sorting can be breathed in.
If you find needles, don't pick them up. Leave the area and tell the company when you call.
Keeping the person at the centre
The person who lives there may be frightened of losing things. A cleanup company can work room by room, set items aside to be checked, and stop at agreed points.
Agree in advance what can go and what must be kept: papers, photos, keys, cash and medicines turn up in the most unlikely places.
Helpful to say on the call
- How many rooms are affected, and whether the kitchen and bathroom work
- Whether there are animals living there now
- Whether the person who lives there agrees to the work
- If it's a rental, whether the landlord knows
Questions
Is this the same as a junk removal job?
Not when there are biohazards. A junk hauler takes things away; a biohazard company also removes waste safely and disinfects what is left.
Other situations
- Crime scene cleanupAfter a homicide, an assault or a break-in, once police have released the home.
- Unattended death cleanupWhen someone died alone and was not found for some time.
- Suicide cleanupQuiet, careful cleanup, so the family doesn't have to do it.
- Blood and bodily fluid cleanupInjuries, falls and illness at home, at work or in a rental.
- Disinfection after illnessSurfaces and rooms after someone was sick or died of an illness.
- Vehicle cleanupBlood or bodily fluids in a car, truck or RV.
Whenever you are ready
There is no rush and no obligation. Call to ask questions, get a quote, or simply understand what would happen next.
Talk it through first
Call when you are ready. Say what happened, where, and whether police or the medical examiner have released the place. An independent cleanup company can then explain what it would do.
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