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Case studies · Ayrshire

The hard jobs,
done right the first time.

A sample of recent Ayrshire clearances — bereavement, hoarded properties, end-of-tenancy resets, retail strip-outs and cliff-top downsizes. Real briefs, real outcomes.

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Case study

4-bed bereavement clearance, Alloway

  • Ayr
  • 1 day
  • 5 van loads
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Before

Family home of 40 years following a bereavement — every room full, loft and double garage packed with decades of accumulated belongings. Probate sale pending, solicitor needed the property on the market within two weeks.

After

Walked the family through every room first to ring-fence sentimental items and items being passed on. Cleared top-down over a single working day. Recycled and disposed of everything responsibly, property left tidy and locked. Waste transfer note with the solicitor that evening on request.

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End-of-tenancy reset, Bourtreehill

  • Irvine
  • Half day
  • 2 van loads
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Before

Letting agent had 48 hours between tenants. Previous tenants had abandoned a sofa, two mattresses, a fridge-freezer and general waste in the back garden and stair landing.

After

On-site by 8am, cleared by 12. Property and garden left tidy. SEPA waste transfer note available on request for deposit paperwork. Property re-let by the following Monday.

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Retail unit strip-out, Kilmarnock

  • Kilmarnock
  • 2 days
  • 8 van loads
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Before

End-of-lease retail unit. Shop fittings, counter, shelving, signage, stockroom contents and 15 years of accumulated paperwork to clear before landlord inspection.

After

Scheduled early-morning starts to avoid town-centre loading restrictions. Steel shelving and counters routed to scrap metal recycling. Confidential paperwork disposed of securely. Landlord signed off on first inspection — full deposit returned to client.

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Hoarded property, Saltcoats

  • Saltcoats
  • 3 days
  • 11 van loads
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Before

A sensitive hoarding situation, with the family living overseas. Property impassable past the front door, with fire-risk paperwork stacked to ceiling height in the main bedroom.

After

Quiet, respectful crew. Worked room-by-room over three days, sorted everything for the family's sign-off, recovered approximately £400 of forgotten valuables (jewellery, documents, photographs). Property handed over tidy, ready for redecoration.

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Period villa downsize, Wemyss Bay

  • Wemyss Bay
  • 1.5 days
  • 6 van loads
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Before

A large period villa near Wemyss Bay. Owners downsizing to a flat. Long, steep driveway impossible for a 7.5t van; planting and gate posts to protect.

After

Dispatched the 3.5t with shuttle loading to a holding point on the road. No damage to gates, planting or gravel. Items the family wanted to keep set aside before removal. Final tidy and key handover to estate agent same day.

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Loft clearance, Troon

  • Troon
  • Half day
  • 1 van load
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Before

Pre-sale loft clearance. 25 years of cardboard boxes, old toys, Christmas decorations and suspected vermin damage. Hatch access only — no fixed ladder.

After

Brought folding ladder and head-torch crew. Identified and quarantined two boxes with mouse damage for separate disposal. Cleared in 3 hours flat. The vendor surveyor flagged the loft as clear and accessible on report — sale proceeded without conditions.

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