De-cluttering Service
It could be that your home has become muddled or a little chaotic due to a period of ill health or that you have neglected your home, or yourself, for a time. Lofty Heights CIC has experience of working within a whole range of clutter. There is a scale that has been created for each room in the house, due to the work we do getting people home from hospital we tend to focus on the living room (it’s the room most likely to be converted for downstairs living). The Clutter Scale can be downloaded by clicking here.
You must remember that clutter is in the eye of the beholder. We see such a range of clutter through our work that we are fairly un-shockable. However, if you were brought up by minimalist parents in then you may be distressed by your home reaching clutter scale 4 when other people are unfazed by living in a clutter scale 9. The point of our service is to return your home to the point where you are happy, if you are requiring care or our services are being brought in by social services then we will negotiate between all parties as to what needs to be achieved.
We have the experience of providing a complete decluttering service for homes, gardens, sheds, barns and garages. Sometimes this work is needed following a bereavement or a change in health, mobility or lifestyle in general, especially if those changes are prompting a house move.
How Will It Work?
We will visit you to understand and accommodate your specific needs. We help to work out exactly what is required from work. This process is about you. We work with you; we support you and when we leave, we want you to feel good about the results.
We will provide you (or your support worker) with an estimate for the work and you will decide if you want to proceed.
In general, we will empty the space of its contents, order it for you. We can arrange to dispose of any items you don’t want to keep – whether by recycling or by donating to one of the many local charities we support or by hiring in waste disposal – this could be large bins, bulky waste collections or a skip. Waste disposal will be listed on your estimate. However, if you have items of value, whether antiques or collectables, we will tell you so that the services of outside professionals can be brought in. Lofty Heights does not, and will not, profit from your belongings.
We have experience in dealing with sensitive circumstances and regularly receive referrals through social workers, support agencies, and relatives or friends.
Where people are especially anxious, we can break down larger jobs into more specific tasks to enable people to build up trust in how we all work together. We can do a room at a time or even just a specific cupboard.
During
We will usually clean the spaces that we clear as we go along. If you’ve taken the time to sort through stored items it makes sense to give the area a clean.
We can look out for lost items as we work. We always try to ask if there is anything in particular that people are looking for. This is usually things like: TV remotes, car/house keys, fuel payment cards/keys, bus passes. We’ve had a few season tickets and jewellery items too.
We may uncover repairs that are needed, sometimes serious ones that may cause work to be suspended until they are sorted.
Happy Ever After
In the real world this is not always then end of our involvement. We have many clients that book us to return to a property to carry out further work – usually because the process is actually rather enjoyable but also because of the trust that builds up when we work people.
It is a common thing to call us back for a periodic blitz to help maintain order.
Why It’s Good to Declutter:
Here are some of the services we offer:
You must remember that clutter is in the eye of the beholder. We see such a range of clutter through our work that we are fairly un-shockable. However, if you were brought up by minimalist parents in then you may be distressed by your home reaching clutter scale 4 when other people are unfazed by living in a clutter scale 9. The point of our service is to return your home to the point where you are happy, if you are requiring care or our services are being brought in by social services then we will negotiate between all parties as to what needs to be achieved.
We have the experience of providing a complete decluttering service for homes, gardens, sheds, barns and garages. Sometimes this work is needed following a bereavement or a change in health, mobility or lifestyle in general, especially if those changes are prompting a house move.
How Will It Work?
We will visit you to understand and accommodate your specific needs. We help to work out exactly what is required from work. This process is about you. We work with you; we support you and when we leave, we want you to feel good about the results.
We will provide you (or your support worker) with an estimate for the work and you will decide if you want to proceed.
In general, we will empty the space of its contents, order it for you. We can arrange to dispose of any items you don’t want to keep – whether by recycling or by donating to one of the many local charities we support or by hiring in waste disposal – this could be large bins, bulky waste collections or a skip. Waste disposal will be listed on your estimate. However, if you have items of value, whether antiques or collectables, we will tell you so that the services of outside professionals can be brought in. Lofty Heights does not, and will not, profit from your belongings.
We have experience in dealing with sensitive circumstances and regularly receive referrals through social workers, support agencies, and relatives or friends.
Where people are especially anxious, we can break down larger jobs into more specific tasks to enable people to build up trust in how we all work together. We can do a room at a time or even just a specific cupboard.
During
We will usually clean the spaces that we clear as we go along. If you’ve taken the time to sort through stored items it makes sense to give the area a clean.
We can look out for lost items as we work. We always try to ask if there is anything in particular that people are looking for. This is usually things like: TV remotes, car/house keys, fuel payment cards/keys, bus passes. We’ve had a few season tickets and jewellery items too.
We may uncover repairs that are needed, sometimes serious ones that may cause work to be suspended until they are sorted.
Happy Ever After
In the real world this is not always then end of our involvement. We have many clients that book us to return to a property to carry out further work – usually because the process is actually rather enjoyable but also because of the trust that builds up when we work people.
It is a common thing to call us back for a periodic blitz to help maintain order.
Why It’s Good to Declutter:
- Decluttering can help to create a cleaner, safer and more spacious environment,
- Preventing slips, trips or falls.
- In more serious cases the work we do can mean that a home is hygienic and safe for carers to attend.
- It is cheaper to move home if you are not paying to move things that you no longer want or need. Otherwise, you will pay to move them, then have to pay to be rid of them or, alternatively, begin life in your new home with too much stuff.
Here are some of the services we offer:
- Decluttering and organising
- Sorting out whole homes, rooms, cupboards or attics so that regular cleaning/organising is easier for you
- Sorting paperwork and folders
- Creating more space
- Clearing, organising, decluttering and packing up for transit – meaning you move into your new home without all the excess baggage
- Wardrobe and cupboard sorting
- Old clothes, shoes and coats can take up vital storage space. We can help to sort, clear and donate excess garments to charity.
- Periodic blitz - we don’t do regular cleaning but we do have a number of customers that are regulars. Every 6 weeks or maybe months we will go back and help them to have another clear out.