Avoiding the Hoard Before It Gets Worse

Hoarding. When I imagine that word, I think back to 12 years ago babysitting for a family who tended to keep the house jammed with stuff. Newspapers. Clothes. Junk food. At the time, I thought the house may have been a bit disorganized due to the lack of square footage, but looking back on those years, the family (particularly the parents) could have very well been suffering from a hoarding disorder.

After watching a couple of episodes of Hoarders on AE TV, what I saw and experienced back in my teenage years does not come close to what these families are enduring. Houses, office spaces, and backyards are jammed packed if not filled to the ceilings with garbage, documents, antiques, food, and, horror of all horrors, pets. Often times, children of compulsive hoarders are neglected because their parents are unable to manage their hoarding behavior.

So why do I bring up this topic? One of the services that Reilly Painting and Contracting offers is de-cluttering and organizing homes throughout Cleveland, Ohio. We may not be hoarding experts, but often times customers contact us when they are preparing to buy or sell their home and need assistance getting rid of items from their home. In a way, we're preventing further clutter and chaos from building up to the point of it reaching a potential hoarding episode.

We also work with a Cleveland feng shui expert named Martha Royan to ensure that your home or office is organized efficiently.

If you live in the Cleveland area and believe you may need help organizing your home, or if you know someone who could benefits from our de-cluttering services, please send us an email today to set up an appointment.

Let us take this burden off of your shoulders. We look forward to helping you get back to doing the things you love to do.

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