Across Iowa, hoarding builds quietly in Des Moines bungalows, Cedar Rapids ranches and farmhouses miles from the nearest neighbor. Estimates put it between two and six percent of adults, which is thousands of Iowa households living with narrowing rooms and a private fear of visitors. What makes it dangerous is specific: fuel stacked near a furnace through a long heating season, trip hazards on every path, and the pests that move in once a house cannot be cleaned. Nobody is a bad person for this. The building has simply outgrown what one family can fix.
At Iowa Hoarding, the hardest part is usually dialing the number. Once you do, you get a real person who has helped families through this many times over. No judgment, no shock, just questions asked kindly and answers you can actually use.
Iowa Hoarding handles hoarding cleanup with real care for the home and the family both. Our services are available throughout Decatur, Jasper, Polk, and Madison Counties. We want our fellow Iowa’s to have time in life for love, not trapped and overwhelmed by a troublesome hoarding situation.
Embarrassment sits heavy on people in a hoarded home, and it is usually what stops them from letting family or friends inside. On cleaning day we clear trash, ruined items, and anything unsafe. Since those mix with things that matter, we sort carefully rather than clearing in bulk. Anything with life left in it goes to a local charity rather than a landfill. Regulated waste, biohazard, refrigerators and old electronics get logged and delivered to facilities licensed by the state to take them. Much of what is in the home is staying. Once a space is cleared, we put those items back where they came from. Sanitizing and clearing out odors is an optional final step.
Results are dramatic. The crew is not. Unmarked vehicles, ordinary clothes, and neighbors who never learn why a truck was parked there. We came to help, not to judge, and the day you want your home back is the day to call.