Local Hoarding Company

8/6/2020 (Permalink)

Hoarding is a serious situation in today’s society. If you know people who have this problem, there is a solution for them. SERVPRO® of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties is your local hoarding company. We’ll come to your commercial or residential property to clean up the mess to make it “Like it never even happened.”  

According to The Mayo Clinic, “A hoarding disorder is a persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions because of a perceived need to save them. A person with hoarding disorder experiences distress at the thought of getting rid of the items. Excessive accumulation of items, regardless of actual value, occurs.” Many people with a hoarding disorder do not find their habits to be a problem.

Hoarded items are often things others would throw away or look at as junk or garbage, such as old newspapers, junk mail, or packaging. Hoarding can lead to homes filled with extreme clutter to full capacity from years of accumulation, which can make living conditions unsanitary and crowded. Bugs, fleas, rats and other vermin may be present, at which point an exterminator would need to be called. At times, hoarding may spread to outside the home, as well, to storage facilities, or even the garage or yard. 

Our professionals encounter hoarding situations in several different ways. Sometimes, we’ll receive a call for a fire or water loss and find the hoarding situation when we arrive on-site. We communicate with the insurance company regarding their contents coverage, and, after approval, contents can be packed out and possibly cleaned, dried, and stored at our local franchise, or relocated to a storage facility so work on the fire or water loss can commence. 

Another way our team encounters hoarding jobs is via calls from landlords, caseworkers, real estate agents, or family members, often after the death of a loved one. In these situations, we’ll see if they should look for any items of importance while they clean the job. At times, family members will come and try to help the hoarder sort through their contents as well. 

If you encounter a hoarding situation at one of your properties, or with your insureds, and you need a local hoarding company, contact SERVPRO® of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties. We’re always available via phone, too. Call 573-339-1948.