Every property tells a story. Initial entry into an unknown home brings a barrage of information about the previous occupants, and we crew members become temporary cultural archeologists. Digging through the detritus of another’s existence is an oddly voyeuristic endeavor, … Continue reading
We get a lot of paint here at DuAll. Just about every dwelling we go into has at least a few gallons gathering dust in a storage closet. Oftentimes, the paint is so old that all we can do is … Continue reading
In previous posts, you’ve seen what it looks like to us when we first enter a home full of trash. Then, we showed you a bit of how we do a trashout. But what does the house look like after … Continue reading
We don’t just do trash outs and cleans. When we begin working on a property, one of the first things we do is get the yard in order. Oftentimes, these properties have sat idle for months, and previous owners were … Continue reading
Whereas sometimes we arrive to a trash out and find massive mountains of trash, every once in a while we come across a place that looks as if the occupant simply disappeared. You get a strange glimpse into a stranger’s … Continue reading
A lot of people ask me what we do when we get to a house that looks like yesterday’s post. The short answer is that we gather up everything, load it into trucks and trailers, and dispose of it. If … Continue reading
Here are some pics from a house in Minneapolis that we were commissioned to trash out. This is what we saw during a quick walk through (ten photos). In a day or so, I’ll post pics of us working the … Continue reading
We checked out a property in Minneapolis the other day to determine if it met our criteria for an “excessive” trashout. An excessive, as we call them, is a place that is so full of garbage and pestilence that special … Continue reading
I only tried the snickerdoodles, but that was enough for me. I was hooked. Soft, oven-warm and perfectly balanced, those small wafers of sweet joy inspired me to buy a dozen for the office. The only problem was getting them … Continue reading
