Hoarding Cleanup in Michigan: A Family's Guide
How to approach a hoarding situation without damaging the relationship — plus the hazards, the costs, and the Michigan resources that can help.
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24/7 response across Michigan
Rodent Dropping & Animal Waste Cleanup
Safe removal of rodent, bat and animal waste — hantavirus and histoplasmosis risk handled under containment.
A person answers — not a voicemail or an answering service
24/7Live dispatch, every day
~30 minTypical on-site response
16 yrsMichigan remediation
343Cities covered statewide
The situation
Sweeping or vacuuming rodent droppings is the single most dangerous thing you can do with them — it aerosolizes the exact particles that cause infection.
Why this is not a cleaning job
Hantavirus is contracted by inhaling aerosolized particles from rodent urine and droppings, and it is serious. Bat guano carries histoplasmosis spores. Both are found in Michigan attics, crawlspaces, and basements. CDC guidance is explicit that these materials must be wetted and removed without sweeping or vacuuming.
The one question worth asking any contractor: do you remove contaminated porous material, or clean it in place? Removal is the difference between remediation and a job that fails two weeks later. We remove it.
How we handle rodent & animal waste cleanup
The same documented process every time, whether it is a single room or an entire building.
Contain and protect
Containment and respiratory protection before entering the space.
Wet the material
Droppings are saturated with disinfectant before removal — never swept or dry-vacuumed.
Remove
Waste and contaminated insulation are bagged and disposed of as regulated waste.
HEPA filtration
Air scrubbing during and after removal captures residual particulate.
Disinfect and deodorize
Full surface treatment plus enzyme treatment for urine odor.
Prevent recurrence
Entry points identified and documented so the problem does not return.
What you get with us
We answer, and we come out
Every call reaches a person on our team at any hour. We dispatch immediately and typically reach addresses in our service area within 30 minutes.
Certified and documented
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030 trained. Every job ends with verification testing and a written report you keep for insurance, compliance, or disclosure.
Insurance billed directly
We bill homeowners and commercial insurance directly. Our estimates are written to carrier standards, so they get approved without argument and you are not paying while a claim is open.
Discreet by default
Unmarked vehicles and plain uniforms. No signage, no logos, no conversation with neighbors. Your situation stays yours.
Removed, not painted over
Contaminated porous material comes out. We do not clean and seal saturated subfloor and call it finished — that is why our odor results hold.
Handled with care
Our technicians are trained to work around families. We take direction from one point of contact and never ask you to look at or handle anything.
Rodent & Animal Waste Cleanup — questions we get asked
Can I clean up rodent droppings myself?
You should not sweep or vacuum them under any circumstances — that aerosolizes hantavirus particles. CDC guidance is to wet the material first. For anything beyond a very small, recent quantity, and for any attic or crawlspace accumulation, use a contractor with containment and respiratory protection.
Is bat guano dangerous?
Yes. It harbors the fungus that causes histoplasmosis, a lung infection contracted by inhaling disturbed spores. Accumulations in attics should not be disturbed without containment.
Do you also remove the animals?
We handle the contamination and identify entry points. Live animal removal is done by a licensed wildlife control operator, and we coordinate the sequence so the exclusion work happens before we decontaminate.
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