Managing a Deceased Estate Clean-Up Respectfully

Confirm who is authorised to access the property and decide what happens to documents, valuables, medication, personal items and furniture. Work room by room, photograph condition where appropriate and keep donation, recycling and disposal separate. Do not discard records or personal property without the responsible person’s approval.

For ordinary dust and household soil, ventilate where safe, wear suitable gloves, clear stable work areas and use material-appropriate products. Do not handle unknown liquids, bodily fluids, sharps, drugs, chemicals, gas cylinders, mould-like contamination or damaged electrical items as ordinary rubbish.

Biohazards, sharps, asbestos, lead, pesticides, solvents, clinical waste, strong odours, pests and extensive mould require the appropriate trained specialist or waste provider. Keep children, pets and vulnerable people away. Do not mix chemicals, disturb suspect materials or use domestic equipment for hazardous cleanup.

Once belongings, hazardous items and large waste are handled, provide the cleaner with rooms, condition, access, furniture, priority areas and timing. Dirt2Tidy can quote ordinary domestic or deep-cleaning work, but it is not a biohazard, asbestos, sharps or specialist-waste contractor.