The London Fire Brigade has recently issued a stark warning regarding the risk of fire in the hoarded home. According to their statistics they attended almost 1,040 incidents of hoarding-related fires over the last year; resulting in around 186 injuries and sadly 10...
Too many people assume that cleaning up after a death is a standard cleaning process when, in reality, it is anything but. The process will always require professionally trained people with the proper equipment and expertise to carry out the task. It is not...
We are often called out to carry out our clean up after death service for a variety of reasons; accident, homicide, natural causes and suicide are among the usual circumstances. The phrase unattended death refers to a death in which a body is not found for days,...
Did you know that a hoarding disorder can often be associated with a person suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? People with OCD are often predisposed to collecting a wide variety of things including paper, books, photographs, food and clothing – even...
There is a greater risk of fire in hoarded homes. Additionally, possessions can block exit routes, which makes safe evacuation more difficult. If doors cannot be closed and flammable items such as newspapers or cardboard are lying around, fires spread much faster. ...
At this time of year, the low temperatures often lead to frozen, and subsequently burst, water pipes in the home resulting in water transgressing into your property. This water which invades may often be fresh supply but just as frequently can be wastewater including...
Too many people assume that cleaning up after a death is a standard cleaning process when, in reality, it is anything but. The process will always require professionally trained people with the proper equipment and expertise to carry out the task. It is not...