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When you have a spring cleaning plan, it can help keep you safe when the unexpected becomes reality. Turn to us here at Junk King Katy to help keep your home clear of any unnecessary junk. If you are ready right now to book a call, then click below and save $20! If not, then read on to see what we can do to help create a spring cleaning plan that can keep you and your family safe!
While the spring brings with it gorgeous weather and blooming plants, it may also bring storms. In many places, the spring weather brings tornados, heavy rains, and even hurricanes. All of this bad weather can lead to damage to your home. Even worse, while you may think you’ve found all of the damage and dealt with it, you may later find that there was more than you expected. That’s why it’s important to do annual spring cleaning. While there are a number of advantages to cleaning and organizing your home once a year, one of the most important reasons to do so is to find hidden signs of storm damage and deal with it before it affects the health of you and your family.
Spring Cleaning and Storm Damage
So what kind of storm damage can spring cleaning reveal? It depends on the type of storm. However, water damage is one of the most common types of damage that can go unnoticed for months or even years. When a home floods, a pipe bursts, or the roof is damaged by a tornado, moisture invades the home. If you’ve had this happen to you before, you know all about moving furniture out, drying the carpets with fans, and checking inside cabinets, closets, and other spaces.
However, it’s also possible for water to get inside the walls. When this occurs, you can’t easily see it or feel it. Yes, if there’s a large amount of water in the wall, it can cause the drywall to push outward and crack. However, what usually happens is that large amounts of water seep out from the bottom of the wall into the floor. This water is dried up by fans or vacuumed up with a wet vacuum. What you don’t get, though, is the moisture left behind in the wall.
This moisture is trapped in a dark place. If it’s in an interior wall, that space is also going to be warm. This is an ideal place for mold to start growing. You may open up the wall and find that it’s full of black mold, which is incredibly dangerous to your health. It can lead to coughing, sneezing, and other issues. It can make asthma or other breathing issues much worse, especially if the mold gets into an air vent and is actively circulated through the house.
Check Your Furniture and Floors for Damage
One of the items on your spring cleaning checklist should be to move furniture and sweep or vacuum under it. You likely don’t do this very often, so you should make it a point to do so once a year. This is also a time to check over your furniture and other items for damage. You might find some water damage along the back of a sofa that leads to finding mold in the wall, for example. You could also find a broken support that could hurt someone if it broke. Check for nails, screws, and staples that have come loose and now stick out.
Also, take a look at your flooring. You may find that your home has settled over time, causing the flooring to shift in unexpected ways. This is especially true for older houses that didn’t use modern flooring. Look for areas that are buckling, too. This could be an indication that something is wrong with the subflooring or even foundation issues. Use spring cleaning as a reminder to give your floors, walls, and your whole house the once-over.
Gather Important Items and Invest in a Safe
In addition to checking your home for hidden dangers and cleaning under furniture, you also want to check your emergency plans and important documents and items. These things should be kept in a fireproof safe that will survive most natural disasters. The items in the same might include things such as birth certificates, social security cards, passwords, insurance paperwork, and even jewelry and irreplaceable heirlooms. This is something that you would look for during hurricane debris cleanup or in the aftermath of a fire.
During spring cleaning, look at what you have in the safe. Do you need everything in there? Is there anything you should add? Update what records you need to and make sure any new paperwork is added. You may have something like the title to a new vehicle that hasn’t made its way into the safe yet.
Clean Out Old Furniture and Other Junk
If you have an attic, basement, or garage that’s full of a lot of junk, spring cleaning is a good time to get rid of anything old that you don’t use. It can be dangerous to move through spaces that are full of old items. For example, trying to get something out of the garage when you have to push past an old sofa, boxes of junk, and other stuff can cause you to fall. You might also knock things down on yourself or onto the floor. If kids play around these areas, it can be very dangerous for them.
If all of this junk is in your basement, it can add to the dangers of a storm. You could bump into stuff, causing it to fall on you and your family. There may also not be enough space for everyone to comfortably get into the basement if it’s full of old furniture and other items. Even if you don’t have a basement, this may be the case for your interior closets, which can also be a good place to go during a tornado or hurricane. Follow the various spring cleaning tips to make these closets more functional and give you space to weather a storm in them.
How can you get rid of all this junk? One easy solution is to call a junk removal service like Junk King. We will come in and take away anything you want us to. This includes old furniture, trash, electronics, and much more. We’ll clean out your garage, your basement, or your whole house. You just tell us what you want us to take, and we’ll carry it out and load it into our truck. We’re very careful not to damage your home in the process, too. This is a great way of reclaiming space in your home that has been wasted.
What Will Junk King Katy Haul Away?
Junk King is here for all of your garbage removal needs. We do more than just haul away trash, though. We’re one of the most trusted names in furniture removal in the Houston area. Whether it’s a single old chair or half the furniture in your basement, we’ll haul it out to the truck. We also handle appliance removal, including refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, dishwashers, and even hot tubs. Again, you don’t need to clean any of these appliances or do anything with them. Just point out what you want rid of.
We Donate and Recycle When We Can
Appliances and furniture you find during your storm damage cleanup may no longer be in good condition. They may have no use other than tossing them. Some may not even be able to be disassembled and recycled. However, if you get rid of old furniture and appliances while they’re still in good condition, Junk King can donate or recycle them.
We have partnered with a number of local organizations that help those in need. We provide them with working appliances, furniture that is in good condition, and other items for them to pass on to people who need these things. This is a great way of giving back to your community while also getting rid of old items and helping the environment.
When we can’t donate something, we will recycle it whenever possible. During spring cleaning, you may come across a lot of things that present hazards, including broken furniture and old appliances. Instead of passing these on or sending them to the landfill, we will follow the appropriate recycling procedures. This typically means disassembling the item and recycling its base components. For appliances such as refrigerators and air conditioners, we will have a professional remove all of the harmful chemicals first.
Junk King Katy is Here to Help with Your Spring Cleaning Plan
If you’re ready to start searching for “junk removal near me,” give us a call first. We pride ourselves on our upfront, fully transparent estimates. There are no obligations with our quotes, nor will there be any additional fees tacked on after the work is done. Simply give us a call and tell us what you need hauled away. You can also text pictures to us or book an appointment online. When we come to evaluate what you need hauled off, we will typically bring one of our large trucks with us. If you accept our estimate, we’ll go to work right away. You won’t have to make a second appointment.
If you’re in the middle of spring cleaning and have decided you’ve got too much to get rid of, give Junk King Katy a call at 1-888-888-JUNK or send us a text at 1-737-888-5865. We’re ready to help you get your home cleaned out and remove any potential dangers to you and your family.
