“One of the Most Severe We Have Encountered” - A Hoarding Case Study
The crew started the cleanout at 7 a.m. and ended at about 5:30 p.m. Upon completion, areas of the home were seeing daylight for the first time in a decade.
It was October 3, 2013 when Rainbow International of Sioux Falls, S.D., arrived at a twin home in the city to assess a hoarding job they had been contacted about. Upon arriving at the home, they found it to be in fair condition from the exterior. But what they came across inside was a whole other story.
“The home was so cluttered that most rooms were inaccessible and were no longer being used for their intended purposes,” says Melissa Baysore, Project Manager. “The kitchen could not be used for food preparation, the refrigerator was filled with expired and rotting food, stovetops with combustibles as well as old food piled on top of burners. The table could not be used for dining.”