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How To Identify and Tackle Problems With Clutter Hoarding

January 22, 2012 By Avery Associates

A house clearance is usually needed when clutter has been allowed to get out of hand in a home, work space or any other environment can create many problems for those operating in that space, but how do you tackle clutter clearance and how do you identify it? Too much clutter can increase the risk of physical injury due to tripping and falling, and potential damage to the structure of a building (and valuable items of property contained within) due to excessive weight and the collapse of items. There are also increased risks of emotional stresses and strains for those occupying such spaces. People simply cannot function properly in a cluttered environment and if you are living with clutter, you need to tackle the problem now.

Tackle Problems With Clutter

Here are few points worth considering to help you on the road to dealing with clutter:
If you are considering issues surrounding clutter and decluttering for the first time you need to get started by identifying the extent of the problem.

How to Identify Clutter
First of all you need to identify exactly what clutter is. Clutter can be a mess of untidy and random items, and in some cases excessively stacked items, taking up far too much space and inhibiting that space from functioning properly. Often clutter is stuff which is redundant, i.e. it is broken, ugly and serves no purpose for the owner anymore but for some reason cannot be discarded or recycled. Sometimes clutter is stuff that is unfinished, i.e. a DIY project half completed and left in limbo. Clutter can be found in private homes in junk drawers and rooms, attics, lofts and basements, gardens and around entrances and in more severe cases right throughout a property. Clutter can be anything from old mechanical or electronic equipment that doesn’t work, unwanted gifts, books that will never be looked at again, and stacks of ancient paperwork or magazines that serve no purpose and will never be used again. Too much clutter in a space, many experts argue, can be down to irrational or disorganised thinking by those responsible for it and can be part of obsessive thinking, contributing in some cases, to further mental health issues and depression. For some people the compulsive-hoarding-syndrome associated with clutter becomes a very serious problem and is now recognised as a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Decluttering, as well as cleaning and painting and decorating, is obviously a very positive thing to do to relieve the situation. Decluttering normally creates a huge sense of relief and satisfaction for all those involved in the process and for all those who come into contact with the newly liberated and often much cleaner and airy space. Often a full house clearance allows for the effective reorganisation of a property or work space, renovation and decoration – a process that can be very satisfactory for everyone involved. We hope that the de-cluttering advice and tips in this article have spurred you into action and if you feel that the clutter in your loft, garden, office, garage or home has become unmanageable, why not contact us today and we can advise you on how we can help you get rid of the clutter in your life. Call us on 0800 567 7769.

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Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding Tagged With: clutter clearance, compulsive hoarding

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We provide a full house clearance and property management solution:

  • We clear hoarded houses, regardless how big or how cluttered
  • We clear all types and sizes of property, irrespective of location, or access is restricted or where parking is difficult or not available.
  • We can help avoid water damage by draining the central heating system.
  • We can secure the property and change the locks.
  • We can reinstate the gardens and maintain them whilst the property is empty.
  • We can provide 24 hour security to eliminate the risk of squatting or unlawful occupation.

As well normal house clearances we specialise in clutter clearance and we can clear a hoarded house which may contain years of accumulated possessions, or which have abnormal amounts of general household items, sometimes as a result of compulsive hoarding syndrome.

Equally we can help to clear a property where the occupants were previously unwell and unable to care for themselves or their property which sometimes results in insanitary, dangerous or just plain unpleasant conditions.

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