A little clutter here and there can be stressful, but hoarding is much deeper than a mess. Being messy and being a hoarder is completely different. Just because someone is messy doesn’t make them a hoarder. Hoarding is a disorder where the owner has trouble parting with things or throwing out items and gets overwhelmed […]
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We all know how difficult a hoarding situation can be and the sensitivity with which things need to be handled with the person who hoards and the cleanup required. Additionally, though there are some aspects of hoarding that affect the whole family or others who live or work in the home. Hoarders can claim territory
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It’s that time of year when everybody is decking their halls in anticipation of the holidays. After a year like 2020, more people are decorating earlier or going “all-out” with the decorations in order to spread a little badly needed cheer. We thought we’d share some tips for lighting the outside of your home for
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In addition to our regular moving services, Flannery’s Handymen offers a portable storage (and moving) solution with our U-Fill storage containers. We will bring our U-Fill trailers to your home and you can store them there or we can take them for you and store them in our warehouse. Either way, it offers you a
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What stays and what goes: cleaning up Spring is here, the windows are open and your airing the house out. You’re looking around the house and wondering where all your space went. Is it valuable, is it junk, do you even want it? Time to take stock of your belongings and make some decisions.
Thanks to its popularization by reality television shows, the public has become more aware of hoarding as a general concept. However, there are still a lot of misconceptions about what exactly hoarding actually is and, more importantly, what it’s not. It’s time to clear up some of the most common myths surrounding this often misunderstood
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Moving is a very layered process that requires a lot of preparation in the leadup to the big day. Besides getting the right boxes to pack your belongings, there are several types of supplies that you will need to move your things safely from house to house. Make sure you have these on hand for
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Not all home demolition projects are created equal: while larger projects may require wrecking balls or explosives to take down a structure, an interior demolition can be completed on a much smaller scale. While an interior project can be just as detail-oriented as a larger demolition, the stages leading up to it can be very
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Preparing to clean a hoarder’s home is an emotional experience: it is difficult to watch your loved one suffer from an anxiety disorder, and its effect can make the process of sorting through belongings nearly impossible. As you prepare to clean out the home, make sure you are following the three steps. Talk to the
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Summer is a great time to do some decluttering and cleaning that you put on hold during the colder months. Unwanted items and junk can take up space, attract nasty critters, create bad odor and simply mar the beauty of your home. You don’t have to live with junk because there are services out there
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