News Reviews Florida Hoarding, Clutter, Messies Services
The environment of a clutterer or messie may resemble the environment of a hoarder.
However, clutterers and messies have few, if any irrational fears parting with things.
The term “Disposophobia” describes the entire spectrum of these rational and irrational fears pertaining as it pertains to our ability to get rid of stuff. — Ron Alford, founder of Disaster Masters®
Most people in the cleanout / hoarding business are scavengers.
They are looking for hidden treasures.
These scavengers charge a fee to “clean-out” the contents.
They sell their spoils to dealers, flea markets and auctions.
How Do Reporters Describe Our Services?
Vice Magazine
At 8 AM on a sunny Tuesday morning I am on my way to a crisis site on East End Avenue at 82nd Street. The call had come in an hour or so earlier…
New York Times
He met Ron Alford, otherwise known as the Disaster Master, for his prowess in clearing the homes of extreme cases. Mr. Alford prefers the term “disposophobia” to describe the engine of hoarding, and he invited Mr. Yourgrau to tag along when he and his team cleared out the apartment of a hoarder…
FHM Magazine
We kept everything of value to the client. Often, however, clients ask for a ball of cat hair but forget about legal papers. They can’t make value judgements. I do that for them…
New Yorker
Alford had recently returned from an emergency decluttering mission in San Francisco. “A guy’s wife left him,” he explained. “She moved out of the house because the bed couldn’t be used, you know, for its intended purpose.” Now, thanks to Ron, the couple was back together.…
The Plan
Between 2003 and 2005 Michael Schmelling photographed a number of residences in the accompaniment of Disaster Masters®, a New York-based company that specializes in cleaning homes and counseling hoarders. Facing eviction, health hazards, and family interventions, the owners of these homes were unable or unwilling to get rid of the things they had accumulated. …
Social Worker Today
“I had never seen anything like it,” recalls the 13-year police veteran. “The house was thoroughly packed—stuffed—with clothing items in every room, from floor almost to ceiling. We could only open the front door far enough to squeeze in…”
Time Out New York
“We carted out a 30-yard dumpster full of those bottles,” he days. “But is that hoarding? No, it’s cluttering.”…
Elle
Alford’s initial goal for the day is to come up with an estimate for Julie’s cleanup, but he’s also interested in “fixing her brain,” as he tells me later…
BBC
Although most of can cope with a bit of mess, in our homes. When it gets out of hand you need help from Ron Alford…
Documentary
Michele Gitlin has 700 sweaters. In touch with the pain as well as the pleasure of over-collecting, she calls Ron Alford, the “Disaster Master,” for help. Ron, a de-cluttering expert who coined the term “disposophobia” and believes that “clutter begins in the head, and ends up on the floor,” determines that Michele is indeed a hoarder…
Documentary
Kris Montag introduces the owner of Disaster Masters, a company specializing in crisis management for hoarders whose collections have created serious health and safety problems in their homes.…
CBS This Morning
Our next guest says nothing shocks him anymore. Ron Alford is a self proclaimed Disaster Master. He’s here to share some incredible stories and some tips…
Gothamist
How did he get so much into a 10 by 10 space without an organization system from Hold Everything or the Container Store?…