Preparing for Contents Cleaning & Pack-Outs
When a loss affects your belongings, a pack-out moves them off-site for cleaning and safe storage while your property is restored. Here is how the process works and how to prepare for it.
Overview
About This Service
Contents cleaning and pack-out is the careful inventory, packing, cleaning, and storage of your belongings during a restoration. Each item is catalogued and tracked, cleaned using methods matched to its material, stored in a secure climate-controlled facility, and returned once your property is ready.
Before Our Visit
Your Preparation Checklist
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During Our Visit
What to Expect, Step by Step
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Arrival
Our team arrives and reviews the plan with you, confirming what is being packed and any special-handling items.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
After the Project
Recommendations & Best Practices
Inspect on delivery
Review returned items with our team and flag anything that needs additional cleaning or attention.
Confirm the inventory
Check returned items against the itemized list so everything is accounted for before sign-off.
Keep your inventory record
Retain the itemized inventory for your records and any insurance follow-up.
Helpful Resources
Keep Learning
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