In response to posts by Jane E, Janie, CT, Shanda, Cindy and any other one of her personalities names that have slipped my mind.
My name is Angela and I along with a helper had the unfortunate experience of walking into that dangerous and filthy home. After sending pics of the condition of the home to my supervisor....we were told to leave immediately. Our health was in danger.
My supervisor called the client and advised her she needed a crime scene/bio hazard clean up crew. Pressure washers, bleach. Hazmat suits, etc. I also told the client the same. Sent pictures to her phone I had taken of her home to aid in getting accurate pricing for a quick turn around (as she "just wanted to get her aunt back in her home"). Gave her the phone number for Atlanta Crime Scene Cleanup 678-203-9111. I also gave her a referral name to use so they would take good care of her and her family.
Cindy, said again "I just want to get my aunt back in her home. She just wants to come home". She wanted to know if there was anything we could do just to make it livable enough to get her back in the home. The condition of the home was so deplorable I was in no position to be able to clean it like a bio hazard clean up crew with special equipment could. I said to her 3 times. Cindy, I hate to do anything in here for you. As I can not go in the bathrooms. I don't have health insurance and I can not put myself in risk. I explained the clean up hazmat crew would just charge here to redo what I could do anyway...and I didn't want to take advantage of her family by her double paying.
Then again.... "I just want to get my aunt back in her home. She just wants to come home". Being an empathetic soul (which later was used as a slam against me by Cindy...as being empathetic is great..but it doesn't clean houses) or a dumb @ss as I now refer to myself after this human encounter...
I walked back into the home with Cindy and pointed out what I could do (again repeating your just going to have to pay someone again as the crime scene/bio hazard clean up will do the whole house) and what I would charge her. There was no time limit. No time promised. It was I will do q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y,z for $225. In cash. No credit card.
Cindy had to talk to her family. Called a few hours later. We had an agreement. Next morning. I'm getting texts that the family couldn't come up with the cash. It had to be a credit card. And what I consider now...(after all the hatred being spewed about me and the company I work for... "pulling at my heart" texts).... "can you please just do a wipe out in the bathroom? I will leave an AMAZING REVIEW"! I called the client and advised her I COULD NOT do the bathrooms as discussed. BUT, I would let them pay with a card. BUT, could not show up to the job until the card number was on file. Went to the store. Bought $40 worth of "special supplies" that I don't have...as I don't normally clean crime scene/hoarding situations. Reported to what I know dub "Monster Mansion" and got to work.
There was no AC ventilation or work done in the home for years. So this made the "dust" (and when I say dust...I mean dead skin cells and scalps and such) even more of a problem. Everything in the home. Was covered 3"-6" in again "dust"...which quite literally isn't the best word for it. I swept and dusted every cobweb from ceiling to floor. I moved furniture (the entire house of furniture...besides the bedroom in question..which I will get to in a minute...which is why "Angela wasn't able to move around so well". Cleaned walls, baseboards, windows, mirrors, pictures on walls, I cleaned every square inch of their faux leather furniture, cleaned the fireplace (as well as one who is not a chimney sweep can......the black base that looks dirty in the picture she posted...that isn't dirt...it's spray paint spray off), made the mantle look amazing, got all the dust and debris out of everything in that home.
My helper cleaned the kitchen. And they raved how amazing it was. Even mentioned how awesome he is and I'm not in the "review"...yet most of the pics are complaints about the kitchen.
HMMMM.... Weird
What I DIDN'T do. I did not vacuum the secondary bedroom. It was full of furniture and I did NOT include that room in my price. My assumption was that the able bodied young man that lived there was handling that. As the Aunt was the focus. My mistake clearly.
I did however clean the massive cobwebs and clean behind the door and in front of it. Cindy's mother decided to come in and move every piece of furniture out of the room apparently thinking I would be vacuuming it anyway. I explained to her it was not included in the price. BUT, if I weren't afraid it would tear up my vacuum I would have done it for her anyway. When I tell you that floor was corner to corner 4" in dust, skin, debris I am not playing around. I would LOVE for Cindy to take a picture of this room I didn't clean...so
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