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Hoarder Cleaning & Clean Outs

Hoarder Cleaning
Clean Out Process
Senior Housing + Hoarding
Animals + Hoarding
Cleanouts
Why choose us for hoarder cleaning?

Hoarding Clean Up in South Carolina

19 IICRC Certifications
3 Masters

Palmetto Commercial Services specializes in hoarder cleaning and hoarding cleanup, completing over 725 hoarding services over the past few years. There are many levels to hoarder cleaning and we give free, onsite estimates and offer advice on how to get started.

We operate throughout the states of South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina.

We are licensed, bonded, and insured and each of our employees have passed SLED checks and reference checks to ensure we have the best team.

Hoarding Clean Outs and Assistance

We Help With Hoarding Decisions

1

Trash

Identify items that are not useable or wanted. Bag and box items to be removed to provide space for kept items.
2

Recycle

Identify items that are not useable or wanted that can be recycled (metals, batteries, tires, electronics, clothing, books, etc.) Bag and box items to be recycled and remove from home.
3

Donate

Locate unwanted salvageable items inside the home including clothing, food, toys, and furniture. Removed items from the home and drop off at a donation center.
4

Keep

As the space clears out, identify areas to place the kept items that will remain after cleaning. You may need to reorganize furniture in some or all rooms, depending on volume of tiems.

Full Service Hoarding Cleanup.

Whether you are looking to only have trash and debris removed from the house or property, or you are looking to have full service organization, trash-out, and maid-service cleaning, we can accommodate all levels of hoarder cleaning. We are South Carolina’s most experienced hoarding cleanup company, and have been recognized by The State Newspaper, The Free Times, Columbia Metropolitan Magazine, Top Rated Local, Lexington Life Magazine and were featured in Columbia Business Monthly, Greenville Business Monthly, and Charleston Business Monthly in January 2021.  We were also featured on The Travel Channel’s Hotel Impossible in Myrtle Beach, SC in 2015.

We can aid in deciding what items to keep, what items to sell (liquidate), what items to donate, and what items to throw out. We can also deep clean homes, properly sanitize and disinfect all areas, clean carpets, clean upholstery, and provide almost every cleaning you may need. Most other companies only remove items, but very few actually clean.

hoarding situation at a home
man sorting through items at a hoarder location

Department of Social Services Cases (DSS).

Our team routinely works with code enforcement and DSS (Department of Social Services) to help get homes in compliance with local building codes when providing hoarder cleaning and hoarding cleanup services. We also provide training to the Department of Social Services, specifically, Adult Protective Services and Child Protective Services. We work on many cases where children are living in sub-standard environments and cases where adults labeled as “vulnerable” are living in conditions that are detrimental to their health and/or safety.

Companies We Work With

We can also refer other companies that may be able to help you as well, such as pest control, duct cleaning, maintenance companies, real estate agents, and estate sale companies.

Understand the Hoarder Cleaning Process

Hoarding CleanOut FAQs

Who will be doing the hoarder cleaning ?
Palmetto Commercial Services has an extremely talented team, who has over 200 combined years of cleaning experience. Each team member has received specialized training to prepare them for each environment. Our staff is professional, presentable, courteous, and discreet. We treat all of our clients with respect. We are fully trained in OSHA procedures and do everything possible to keep our staff safe on each and every jobsite.
What happens to "The Stuff"?
Many times, clients are unwilling to throw out everything. Even when a client instructs us to throw out everything, we typically find items of value that we return to the client. We commonly find money, jewelry, firearms, and valuable collectibles in houses while we are completing the trashout phase. When items of value are found, we immediately take them to the client. This action shows the client that we are trustworthy and prevents the items from being "lost" again.

We typically have three main areas: an area for items to keep, an area for items to throw away, and an area for reuseable items to donate.
What are the different levels of hoarding?
Hoarding is a term used to describe a behavior. A national non-profit organization called Institute for Chronic Disorganization has developed an excellent tool to help describe the different types of environments affected by hoarding. Click on the following link to see the different levels.  The types often help when picking a plan to complete hoarder cleaning and assist with hoarder clean up.
Helping Seniors Live In Healthier Environments

Senior Housing Advocacy
Assistance For Delicate Situations

Senior Housing Advocacy occurs when a senior has housing-related issues that may result in removal from the home, eviction or condemnation.  These issues can arise from housing non-compliance, safety hazards, fire hazards, health hazards, unsanitary conditions (gross filth), severe clutter, any level of hoarding, roach infestations, flea infestations, accumulation of pets, bed bug infestations, mold, and more.  For more information, view our Senior Housing Advocacy page.

animal hoarding over crowding
Excessive amount of animals in small spaces

Animal Hoarding

Palmetto Commercial Services specializes in animal hoarding cleanup, specifically dog and cat hoarding. We have also completed many other animal hoarding jobs, such as mice, rats, hamsters, birds, opossums, raccoons, There are many levels to hoarding cleanup and we give free, onsite estimates and offer advice on how to get started.

Apts., homes, offices, estates, buildings, warehouses, etc.

Cleanout Services

Residential Move-Outs
Estate Cleanouts
Corporate Relocation

Palmetto Commercial Services offers Estate Cleanout Services throughout the state of South Carolina and parts of North Carolina and Georgia. Many times, families are not able to easily arrange for an estate to be cleaned up and the tasks included can be daunting and time consuming. It can be difficult in finding a place to start. Let us help!

We have assisted over 100 families dealing with estate issues and probate and have completed a wide variety of services for them. We can handle everything for you

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Mike and his team are knowledgeable in the work they do. I certainly would recommend their services to anyone. Mike is also very involved with helping rescue dogs in the area. We all know this is a selfless job and it takes a big heart to handle.
Cox Lindsay
July 26, 2024
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Palmetto Commercial Services is wonderful and I recommend them for any of your commercial cleaning needs. They do a great job and are very thorough!
Elli Branham
July 16, 2024
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Mike and his crew were fantastic! They came on time and got everything out quickly! They also went above and beyond by picking up trash I couldn’t get (handicapped) as well as moving some furniture for me! I would definitely recommend them and will be calling them again!
Beverly Steele
April 15, 2024
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They do great cleaning service. And haircut service as well. Ima get one soon from there
Joel Dillinger
October 12, 2023
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I have grown up.with Mike. He was super helpful and professional with helping us get our Aunts hoarder house cleaned and emptied. They were puntional and very reasonable with his price. Highly recommend. Great guy and great company. Proud to say I grew up with him!!!!
Ashley Williamson Downey
March 24, 2023
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Mike at Palmetto Commercial Services is always responsive to the needs of Clients. His sincere care for others and their wellbeing is genuine. I highly recommend Mike and his company to provide excellent service and care to anyone who needs cleaning services.
Diligent Decontamination
February 6, 2023
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The team arrived early and ready to work. They were both professional and kind. The speed at which the move is AMAZING! They were about to accommodate me shortly after my initial call which is another plus.
C. Denise Greene
October 14, 2022
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Mike Young and his team did a fantastic job! I had the task of cleaning out my dad/grandmother's house which had become a hoarder house. He was quick to respond, on time and extremally efficient. Mike walked me through all the steps he was going to take to clean out the house and answered my numerous questions. If you find yourself in this type of situation, you need to call Mike and let his team help you through this process.
Angie Pitts
September 7, 2022
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Mike and his crew are awesome hands down the best! Will definetly have my buisness in the future for all my cleaning needs. Clean and very prompt! Highly recommended
Wendell Causey
June 15, 2022
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We had cleaned our house of all its contents and it was severely filthy with dust, debris, mold, insects and other waste. This team came into the house and cleaned it thoroughly from top to bottom. Literally, they even cleaned the ceiling. I did a walk-through when they were finished and they thoroughly cleaned anything that I pointed out to them. They were friendly and professional. I highly recommend hiring this company for your deep cleaning needs.
Megan Mell
May 27, 2022