{"id":3866,"date":"2019-12-02T17:35:36","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T17:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/alexandria-va-puroclean-alexandria\/?post_type=blog&p=3866"},"modified":"2019-12-02T17:35:36","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T17:35:36","slug":"hoarding-cleanup-alexandria-va","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/alexandria-va-puroclean-alexandria\/blog\/hoarding-cleanup-alexandria-va\/","title":{"rendered":"Providing Water Damage Restoration Services to a Hoarded Home in Alexandria, VA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hoarding is a common problem in the US, with as much as 6% of the population suffering from this condition. That’s why here, in Alexandria, VA, and surrounding areas, we often provide hoarding cleanup services.<\/p>\n

There are two main issues that arise from hoarding:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. It creates safety hazards<\/a> that put the house occupants at risk for injuries, such as slips and falls. Also, the increased risk for fires, mold, or exposure to animal remains creates hazardous living conditions.<\/li>\n
  2. Hoarded homes typically degrade faster due to frequent unrecognized or unrepaired damage from water, mold, fire or biohazard. What\u2019s worse, this damage is often not covered by insurance<\/a> because the overall maintenance of the house is usually neglected.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Back in July of this year, we provided water damage restoration and hoarding cleanup services to a home in Alexandria, VA. Here\u2019s what happened and how we turned the situation around.<\/p>\n

    Providing water damage restoration and hoarding cleanup in Alexandria<\/h2>\n

    The homeowner, a single lady in her 50s, had gone out of town to attend a funeral. Unfortunately, when she got back home, water running from the bathroom sink had caused severe water damage in her home.<\/p>\n

    However, the house was overwhelmingly cluttered with contents, making the water damage restoration much more difficult. The homeowner started hoarding 20 years ago after she tragically lost her son. All in all, the situation was very delicate, and we worked with compassion and empathy for the homeowner.<\/p>\n\n\t\t