how not to forget your trash pick up

Posted on: 6 January 2023

If you are responsible for cleaning out an elderly relative's home after they pass away or go to a nursing home, you may be overwhelmed by all the possessions they've accumulated. If they had hoarding tendencies, there may not be many things of value, and that makes sorting through everything a tedious job. You can get help from a junk cleanout company.

If you can't do heavy lifting, or if you have respiratory problems or other health issues that make it hard to be around clutter, dust, and mildew, a junk cleanout company is a big help since they do all of the work. Here are junk removal tips that might help.

Talk To The Company About Valuables

If your relative had mental issues, such as dementia, their possessions may be all mixed together. Valuables may be mixed together with junk. Talk to the cleanout company about how to proceed with this problem.

If you know your relative lived on a fixed income, you may not expect to find much of monetary value, but there still might be some sentimental items you might want to grab for yourself or your relatives. Plus, vintage furniture could be worth money if it's in fairly good shape.

If your relative had plenty of disposable money, there may be valuables hidden in all the clutter that you'd like to find. The junk cleanout company may need to take things outdoors and spread them on tarps so you can scan them for valuables you want to keep.

Throw Out Contaminated Items

You'll also want to understand what's contaminated and what can be saved and cleaned. If junk has mold, rust, or pet urine on it, it probably needs to be thrown out even if it's potentially valuable. If there's junk in a shed where mice lived, it's probably better to throw it out, especially paper and fabric clutter if it's contaminated with rodent urine and feces.

The junk cleanout service can advise you about handling contaminated belongings if there are any, and let you know if it's safe for you to be inside the house while they're working.

Let The Crew Do The Work

When you hire a junk cleanout service, you can let them carry heavy junk to the truck and throw it in. You don't have to worry about any physical labor at all. All you need to do is let the company know when you want something to be saved so they can set it aside. If you don't want to save anything at all, you can let the company handle everything so you don't have to deal with sorting through belongings that aren't yours.

For more information about junk cleanouts, contact a local company.