Hoarder clean up in Longdendale

We quote after seeing the property, never over the phone, because volume and contamination are what set the price — a typical whole-property job here moves around 16 cubic yards. Single room work starts from £395 and staged whole-property recovery from £1,250. The survey itself is free. All prices include licensed waste disposal with transfer notes, unmarked vans and a team briefed on working respectfully with the household.

Never. Hoarding is recognised as a mental health condition, not untidiness, and the crew that comes to your Longdendale address is trained on that before they are trained on anything else. Vans are unmarked, uniforms are plain, and nobody comments on the property in the street or the stairwell.

The resident holds the veto, always. We agree a signal before we start that means pause, and we honour it. Where a family or a social worker disagrees with a decision, we stop and let them resolve it rather than clearing over the top of it.

We plan the first visit around the kitchen, so someone can cook safely, then work outwards. Most SK14 projects settle at 3 visits, spaced so the household can absorb what has changed and so any damp exposed under the clutter has time to dry before sanitising.

That is specialist work and it is quoted separately — quoted after survey. It covers PPE, approved containment, consignment paperwork and, where needed, air scrubbing while the room is worked. It is common in Tameside properties where a health crisis triggered the call.

We are a licensed waste carrier and we work to Tameside Council's rules on bulky and hazardous waste. You get the documentation for your file — which is what a landlord's tenancy record or an executor's account needs if anyone asks later.

We work alongside Tameside Council teams, housing providers and private care agencies regularly. Send the referral with the deadline attached and we will tell you honestly whether it is achievable, rather than agreeing and then failing on the day.

You are welcome to be there for all of it, some of it, or none of it. Plenty of families in Tameside find the first hour the hardest and step out afterwards — that is normal, and the crew will keep you updated by phone rather than by photo unless you ask.

A narrow terraced frontage with no side access, so every bag comes out through the front door and along the pavement to the van — that is the Longdendale reality, and it changes crew size rather than price per bag. We survey it, allow for it, and where a parking suspension is needed we arrange it with Tameside Council in advance.

Only after source removal — odour treatment on a property that is still full is a waste of your money. Once rooms are clear and sanitised, we schedule ozone or hydroxyl treatment and re-check after 7–10 days to confirm the smell has not returned.

Aftercare is part of the plan, not an upsell. A written handover, photographs if you want a record, disposal paperwork for the file, and a follow-up conversation about what support the household needs so the same call is not made again in two years.

All of SK14, from the streets around The Longdendale Trail and Bottoms Reservoir outwards, plus the districts on the same round — Hyde, Stalybridge, Mossley, Dukinfield, Woodley. No travel surcharge anywhere in Greater Manchester.

A survey is usually within 48 hours in Longdendale, and work can often start the same week. Where a hospital discharge or a Tameside Council deadline is driving it, tell us the date at the survey and we will say plainly whether we can meet it.

We handle deceased-estate and probate properties in Tameside routinely, often to a completion or tenancy-end date. Valuables and documents are separated and handed over in person; the rest is cleared, cleaned and the property left presentable for a valuation or viewing.

Agents in Longdendale usually need three things: a firm date, a firm figure and paperwork. We survey, quote a staged plan against your date, and hand over waste transfer notes plus a room-by-room completion record at the end.

Insurance, DBS checks and waste carrier licensing are all in place and evidenced up front. If your insurer is funding the work — common after a fire, leak or a fall, a fire-safety visit or a carer refusing to enter the property — we can write the report and itemised quote in the format they need.

We see animal-related contamination in Longdendale properties fairly often. Faeces, bedding and nesting material are handled as contaminated waste, affected soft furnishings are usually removed, and pest control is coordinated in the same week.

Very often, yes — blocked exits, unsafe stairs and unreachable heating controls are the most common reasons a Longdendale property fails a safety check. We clear escape routes and the priority room (the kitchen, so someone can cook safely) first so the home is safe to live in before the rest is staged.

Nothing. Do not tidy, do not pre-sort, and do not throw anything out before we arrive — people often bin the wrong things under pressure. Just let us in, and tell the surveyor which rooms matter most.

You pay per stage against the written quote — no deposit for standard domestic work, and no charge that was not on the plan you signed. Card, transfer and organisational invoicing are all accepted.