I'm not religious but you're my idea of a saint. It's not just the cleaning, per se, but the generosity of spirit you show toward a largely shunned part of the population. I admire you.
Thanks so much for these videos! You’re one of the only RUclipsrs that shows cleaning true hoards! Thanks to you I started cleaning my hoarded apartment today and made lots of good progress. I’ve been through a lot in the last two years I don’t go in detail but this really inspired me because I am able-bodied, and just knowing that it can be done when I see much worse( mines bad and disgusting but no infestations… YET!) has inspired me! Six bags of garbage and junk out today! And three loads of laundry sorted through! Thank you!
Update: Day two. Another 10 40 gallon BAGS of garbage and three large boxes of trash and junk out! Well, not out because our dumpster is full so that is kind of slowing me down as I have nowhere to put them but my kitchen. So I cannot finish the kitchen yet. Washed and dried folded all of my laundry, probably 8 or 9 loads, now they are on the couch. Still need to clean and wipe my dresser out. Bedroom is completely cleared aside from my closet. One bathroom is completely scrubbed, and cleaned top to bottom, bathroom rugs washed and dry. Good as new. Bathroom two only needs to be wiped down and mopped. Still need to wash bedding, vacuum and dust. One spare room with all my music gear and computer desk is left after that. I’d say I’m about 80% there, but even if someone came over it wouldn’t be the end of the world as the garbage is all gone, and that is the biggest relief ever. I feel like I can live happy again. I plan to finish much of this tomorrow as I have Covid (very mild) and am out sick for the week. Anyway thanks so much again for the inspiration, cleaning tips and tricks, it truly has changed my life for the better!
@@brightstarlit well done to u!! I don’t even know u, BUT I am very proud of u, that’s an amazing achievement, I’m glad u took inspiration from these videos, xoxo 💋 😊
Most definitely needed for older people. Women can't keep doing housework until they're ready for the nursing home. We need to retire too! Thank you for supplying older women and men with much needed ( but never considered)service!
Holy crud buckets, Batman! Love seeing the before and after pics. What you do is phenomenal, and I'm sure that everyone you do this service for is very grateful. Really appreciate these videos and I get a kick out of your sense of humor!
What I really appreciate about your videos so far is that you are not drowning them in loud background music like a lot of other people do with whatever videos they are uploading. Most videos that have background music, I have to mute the video because the music just triggers migraines for me but I like to hear what's going on rather than always muting most of the videos I watch. I like the natural sound of things, like when you throw things in the garbage bags, walk around, sweep...it sounds weird, but I just appreciate that the video has raw sound and not full of background music. So just wanted to say thank you for that. 😊
Wow, almost all of those furniture pieces are real midcentury modern and sell for quite a bit. I'm glad you cleaned them and I hope they continue to get use!
You are an amazing person! I was a home health nurse for 18 years. I have been in houses like this. I did my best to help people. Some people wanted help and were just overwhelmed. Others, I couldn't help and that was really hard for me. Thank you for all you do for these people.
It is wonderful and heartwarming to hear you talk about this woman with such compassion and lack of judgement. She has so many obstacles - physically, psychologically, and emotionally that are not her fault -- and I am glad that you have helped her.
You are a shining example of what a good, selfless human being is. I admire your respect of the homes and belongings you are working with and amongst. Excellent work and endless kindness.👏❤
Watching this kind of makes me sad. Knowing that that poor woman was living like this, and that the death of her boyfriend probably made her hoarding worse. I have watched so many episodes of Hoarders where the reason it got bad was due to the loss of a loved one. You are wonderful for doing this for people. It can be so overwhelming when you step into a situation like that.
I think when a person suffered a loss, it hurts their self esteem, self worth. It's like why bother, no one cares so it's easy to give up and just not do anything.
@@DragonNinja4680it's often not depression or giving up but actual hoarding, possibly tied in with OCD, feeling like you CAN'T get rid of things. You don't give up but begin to care deeply...about stuff, or about using stuff to "do magic" to protect loved ones. Sometimes I think if I give stuff away it will make family members die. Then you have to spend all your energy just moving around the house, you can't clean it when there's stuff everywhere, and it takes 10x as long
I've spent hours and hours and hours every week cleaning most weeks but if people saw my apartment they might say I don't do anything because they don't understand how much worse it would be if I didn't/couldn't do so much I figured out some strategies and supports (I'm disabled) so I was able to fix our dishes issue, but before that I could spend all weekend trying to clear off the kitchen counters. Cleaning and trying to fix my apartment was basically my only "hobby"
Well i take that back !! I washed the dishes ONCE when i was 5 years old & by the time i was 15 i had forgotten how to do it because i hadn’t done it in so long !! My mom cleaned EVERYTHING in the household!! She wouldn’t let me touch anything to clean it , because she thought i’d do it wrong , in that sense i was spoiled for YEARS!! We didn’t have maids or anything but I didn’t learn how to mop floors until i got a job in high school at Burger King & then later McDonald’s!! I almost PASSED OUT after i mopped the floors there the first time at 18, because i had NEVER mopped a floor before in my life and i was EXTREMELY EXHAUSTED afterwards at closing time lol!! I only stayed in that job for a year but it was the HARDEST job i EVER did, for very little pay !! I appreciate every restaurant workers efforts , and cleaners too because i know the toll it takes on them, et cetera & the physical drain !! I like your videos because you make it look easy & fast, but i know it takes time to get those homes in good shape!! Ironically, i’m in my 40s now and i’m STILL learning things about how to do cleaning homes, vehicles, items, etc!! That probably sounds insane, but it’s true!! . . . I’ll admit it now !! I had a Very Strange Childhood, partly spoiled/ & very much clueless how much work goes into all these jobs !! I’m learning NOW though, hopefully making up for my past mistakes (i hope , finally!!) and for my naïveté back then about working !!
Nicole, you made me laugh. I’m in my 60’s now. I remember getting my children to take turns at household jobs. My 2nd eldest always dropped or broke a dish or glass when it was his turn. My mother was visiting and asked about him washing up. I told her. She said, you know the best way to get out if a job is to do it, but clumsily, so you’ll take over. She told him if he broke anything he’d have to pay for it. He’s brilliant washing up in his own home.
Just an amazing act of kindness! Please keep narrating your videos, I love learning about the products and the method used to clean. Besides that - you have a really lovely voice. You inspire me to keep a clean house regardless of how much I hate cleaning.
Yes please narrate! I love hearing your personality and your puns are GREAT! You had me cracking up at some of your newer videos. Omgoodness love the one with your son. I have a teenage son so I get it! 😂 Hillarious! Also I heard the bevis and buthead refrence in another video. 🤣🤣
I have MS and a tumor on my spinal cord. What a blessing it would be to have someone like you in my area. Im not a horder not much of anything on my floors. My tables are full i cant stand long enough to put things away. I worry im becoming a horder. I never thought this could happen to me. What a amazing man you are. Thank you.
Watching you cut through the grime on the mirror was so satisfying! I’m also happy that you kept the raw audio for the entire cleaning process instead of music. I wish I had your energy!
Always glad when I see you wearing a mask! Doing this philanthropic sort of cleaning is such a precious gift to those people, that it’s vital for you to care for your own health! Bless you and thank you for your hard work for the house owners, but also thank you for showing us how hard life is for some, and with explanations of the illness that is why homes get in a state. Understanding different types of mental health difficulties has been so helpful for me, like the difference between hoarding and overspending. It was a revelation and I thank you ❤
You are a cleaning MACHINE! Wow. I love how you just power through all of that mess. I can’t believe you do that for free. 🤯 Good on you! I’ve loved this hoarder house series from you, but yeah, I like when you help out people still in their houses, too. Either way, you create great content with your hard work. 💯
Mack, sorry , late to the party, the owner must be out of his mind with glee to see the huge difference that you have made in this hoarder nightmare. Bravo, you!!!
I tip my hat to you sir! It takes a special person to do what you do from the goodness of your own heart. God knows the world needs more of you for sure! 💯✊🏾
Love watching your video!! What a blessing you are to these people ❤️ l had a cleaning business for years with my best friend and we were asked to do a hoarder house for a family that got CPS Called..and her friend that asked us to help knew we would go in with no judgements and compassion..lt was by far the most rewarding job we ever did and lady was so embarrassed to even have us come to her home and we reassured her that she should not be at all..we wanted to help her..and it took us the first day over 10 hours with two of working just to clean the kitchen 4 hours of that was washing dishes alone..and we even we out and bought a new rug and some small decor to freshen up the kitchen..and I will never forget her husband coming home and saying to his wife ' l can make a sandwich in our kitchen for the first time in over 7 years"!! That touched us so much..and made it so worth all the hard work!! 💙 something so simple and most just take for granted we can do daily in our kitchen..that family also became such good friends of ours..the mom was one of the most amazing ..Beautiful person I have even gotten to meet!! But was struggling with depression..so please never judge anyone you never know what someone is going thru just offer some help and you will be the one that feels do blessed by given the opportunity to do so..
You're an angel for doing all of this hard work for free! It's totally selfless of you to do this. A lot of people need to watch your amazing videos and learn about humanity. And no, you're not an idiot or a wuss! You're a great human being!!!! 🙏😊🙏😊🙏😊🙏
It's great to watch you clean. Most people start with a clean or mostly clean home and just have to do maintain that but most of us wouldn't know where to start on something like this. As is probably true of the hoarder as well, it becomes so much they don't know how to even start to make it better. Sort of paralyzing for them. You do this so methodically and so thoroughly that it is an inspiration to watch, and to learn.
When my youngest son was a teenager we worked together on houses like this and it was so satisfying plus we made a lot of money lol. We also did furniture restoration and that was hard
You also inspired me a lot. I went through a few surgeries since April 2022. During all of it I tried to keep things more or less clean. But some of the real garbage still laying around my house. Again I had a surgery 22 Nov 2023, but I am collecting a bag each day. I am from South Africa. Good luck for the future and I am enjoying your videos.
I had a situation where I was immobile due to 2 herniated disks + extreme sciatica, lost my job and most of my life savings due to partner at company cashing everything out and leaving the country. I had a dog and 2 cats and couldn't afford to buy them proper toilet supplies... a helper at the very beginning clogged up the drains with non-degrading kitty litter and I basically just gave up for 6 straight months. Of course, I wanted to be surrounded by a nice neat and tidy house just as it had always been... but the prospect of getting up and doing anything especially when I couldn't use the kitchen sink.... dunno... circle of despair. It got worse and worse to the point where I just literally didn't want to even get out of bed (which at that point was the living room couch pillows spread on the floor). I finally got a job in my field (mostly online work at home) and was able to pay a company to come just throw everything out. I won't lie I did tell the company it was a hoarder house and I was renting it out to someone... but man.. it took them an entire day and like 22 50 gallon bags of trash. Thankfully I had re-homed the pets months earlier but there was ashamedly feces and urine stains pretty much everywhere imaginable. Thankfully the house was mostly porcelain tile and I was just able to send out the rugs for some deep cleaning and pet stain treatment. All in all... pretty shit experience but it taught me to tackle projects in small portions and made me realize that it's never too late or too much.. one little corner at a time and you get it done eventually.
I get help watching these videos you make!! I never cleaned a single thing growing up as a child !! Of course most people said i had an unusual childhood!! It’s (Cleaning) harder than it looks , and I appreciate your content even more now that i am learning more about how to clean my home now myself !!
This house was "haute de gamme" in the past. The hardwood floors, the solid hard wood kitchens with brass knobs. The wonderful rocking horse. Feel so sorry for the hoarder. She was clearly hugely traumatised by her lovers death. She hid behind it all because she couldn't face the world. I hope she's OK now. I truly do. She clearly had a pet bird and pet cat. These were her companions. What wonderful mid century furniture to boot! Thank You for giving it all a new chance . I would hold on to it all. It's a testimony to the past but also a chance to change the future with laughter and love.
You clearly didn't listen to previous clips. A couple lived here and the husband/boyfriend died. We all suffer grief diffently. We process it but some people don't or can't. In extreme circumstances people pile up rubbish around themselves to feel accompanied. Life is really tough for some highly sensitive people. Please don't ridicule that.
@@aislingcollins4650 Also, and very important to note, she went through several surgeries and is now mobility challenged. She has needed assistance for some time, but as in so many who find themselves in such circumstances, she probably hasn’t known who to contact. I think Mack mentioned in a previous video that she was finally beginning to receive the help she so desperately needs.
I really like how you inject humor into these videos. It feels very natural and not forced. I see videos where people try to be funny and it's never funny. It seems that you do these voiceovers unscripted and I hope it stays that way, much nicer to listen to. Keep up the good work!
Your videos are soooooooo theraputic for me. I've been trying to get fully decluttered for many years now. I once had it decluttered but life threw stuff at us and I'm back at square one. Thank you for doing this for others that can't afford it. That's sooooo incredibly kind of you and thoughtful of you. I know how hard it is to clean, declutter, clean and thoroughly get things so organized that it's the greatest feeling. Unfortunately, life's thrown curb balls at myself and it's hard to get organized again & decluttered. I so deeply appreciate your videos. They will assist me in organizing/decluttering. Stay so blessed and take care of yourself as well.
This man should definitely be compensated. He is an angel. I couldn't do this work. Bless his heart Lord for he is doing your work. Well done faithful servant.
You are such a remarkable man. You go above & beyond to help these people who, for whatever the circumstances, can’t do this work themselves. You have helped me too. I suffer from depression & anxiety. By watching your channel, it has helped me so much. You make me see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel & your sense of humor has me laughing out loud when I’m by myself 😂 You definitely have me as a lifelong fan. Thank you for all of your cleaning tips. I will definitely incorporate them into my cleaning. God Bless You kind sir
Bless your soul! I’m recovering from surgery and your videos make it much easier to stay in bed all the time. I actually laughed out loud when when you said you’re a “wuss”. I’ve been watching all day and will continue to follow your journey 💜
This by far is my favorite transformation on the internet! Thank you for helping these people. I took it very personally, when I was I teen my grandparents passed away and their house ended up being abandoned, and I always feel homesick whenever I think of it, I wish we were able to work it out but the amount of stuff and dust and mess… none of my relatives were ready to do that much and it’s understandable. I love that series, thank you :)
That mid century modern dresser can come home with me! 👀 Also, you’re one heck of a good man! ❤ I’m really enjoying watching these videos. Your kindness is inspiring!
I find this hoarder house cleaning weirdly satisfying, I'd be all for seeing more. I like the regular stuff too, though. You do good work, and I find myself laughing out loud more than I'd have thought. Keep up the great work!
Wow! You’re so kind and an amazing human! To help people out when they have become overwhelmed. AND for free, that is such a beautiful gesture of service. God bless you and thank you🙏🏼❤️
Thank you. I wasn't taught how to cook or clean growing up. So, even though I am not messy or dirty, you have taught me how to clean and it's been very enjoyable learning
Definitely 1950-1960’s pine wood paneling. It’s hard as a rock and sturdy. My first house had that on the walls in the basement and second floor/attic. I used Scott’s Liquid Gold on them and they glowed! Those wood dressers are cherry mid century and worth repairing and keeping.
I love to watch your videos while I de-hoard my home. My husband and I both have hoarding tendencies and it is a constant battle to get rid of 'stuff'. I continue to try though, thanks to seeing where we could end up.
My autistic husband is 6'1", 200 pounds, pretty muscular build... he'll agree wholeheartedly that you're not a wuss about that squatting business 😂 it comes with the territory of being tall. One if his exercises is too concentrate all of his weight onto one leg for 2 minutes, and then swap legs. He says it's like lighting a fire inside his legs. So be gentle on yourself 😂 it's hard work being on the taller side!
Another awesome video, Mack. The transformation is just incredible. This service is such a blessing to those in need. I know God will Bless you in return. Keep up the great work!
What a wonderful man. We all have disabilities and learning to work within out abilities rather than focus on disabilities is what makes each of us stronger as an individual. Working together, combining our strengths, builds our communities and enriches us all.
It was amazing how you turned those floors into looking great again. Watching your videos are really interesting and good housecleaning lessons to learn from. Love watching your videos,and how much you show compassion to helping others in need.❤❤❤❤❤
Hi! Love your channel! I happened upon it, was totally awed by your generous deeds and inspired to tackle some of my projects. I’ve subscribed and have been binge watching. 😂 Love, love your humor!!
What you are doing is so very kind and generous. My spouse and I are in our mid & late 60's and are looking toward our end of life. We aren't hoarders but have accumulated lots of stuff that we have purchased and received as gifts that we will never use. We lost a son his wife and our grandchildren more than 25 years ago and we had to go through their home and clear out their belongings-which was the hardest thing we've ever had to do. I don't want to leave that task to our children but with our age and mobility issues I see no other option. I am a very clean person and work every day to keep things as clean as possible but there is so much that we need to do something with, things that may be worth something and others that may be worth nothing. I don't want to leave that burden to our remaining children, yet I see no alternative.
Maybe let children know to come get what they want on one certain day. Then, after that, donate the rest to charities. That way, they are not stuck with it later on in future.
Look up how to do Swedish Death Cleaning. I’m in the process of de-hoarding, myself, as I near 50. It’s a decluttering method that sounds like it’s useful for what you’d like to do. I hope that helps!
The RUclips channel "a slob comes clean" has a very gentle yet practical approach to decluttering, and it's easy to do it bit by bits. She (Dana K. White) calls it her "no mess decluttering technique". Maybe that could be helpful. And also: so sorry for your loss. Good on you for wanting to think of the next generation
My husband died a year ago and left me in a deep depression. I went overboard on getting canning supplies and listening to the doomsday preppers and as a result I don’t really have much room for anything else now but my youngest son and I have started going through the house and garage so he isn’t left with doing it all after I’m gone. It makes both of us happy that he won’t be left with it all.
My mom is in her late sixties and has mobility issues. She has just been going through her stuff bit by bit for about 4 years now. She whittles it down slowly, but if you compared what she has now to 4 years ago, she has downsized by an absolutely massive amount. You can do it too. You just have to start.
I'm kinda OCD on being clean. People think my house is immaculate, it isn't. It is very clean but believe me I have my secrets. I couldn't imagine living like a hoarder. You are a sweetheart for what you do. Stay well and God bless you.
When I studied microbiology in college, Lysol is by far a better choice to clean in this situation. I know you said you prefer mr clean or pine sol. Lysol kills by far more bacteria then mr clean. Of course, they may have an industrial mr clean, that I don’t know. You rock! Best always!!
Thanks for your videos! I share your hobby 😀 Great job you do. It sounds kinda cute when you walk around and the speed is fastened ☺ Best wishes from Germany.
I love your videos!!!! I’ve learned so much about cleaning from watching you. I also LOVE the hoarder house cleanings because it’s like watching hoarders, but without all the crazy uncomfortable annoying drama that comes with it-we get to see the satisfying process AND before she after pictures!!!! Please do more of these!!!!!! Thank you again for being so awesome and funny!!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Do people ever get mad because you throw out their "valuable" things? I tried helping a friend clean and everything was good and we only threw away 1%. It was frustrating to see utter garbage but it is kept because "I could use that for....."
I like that little stand you sat next to the bed frame! Reminds me of maybe late 50s furniture.. I've always liked furniture that came from that time frame 😍
I'm part of the wuss club too! I take many breaks. I even took breaks watching this video 😂 stunning work! Goes without saying (and here I am saying it), it must have changed the smell of the whole house! I feel like I can breathe again!
After binge watching you last night I bought close to $200 cleaning products on Amazon. I love how you explain the products and everything. I love your channel!!
I’m glad that you talk more with each video🥰 I like the way you think and you’re funny too! You will be blessed for your compassion that you show to your clients ✝️🙋🏻♀️
As an OCD clean freak, I find your videos so relaxing. I’ve always found cleaning to be therapeutic and relaxing.. Your videos actually relax me. Keep doing this for the people who so desperately need help. Also for supporting them this will be their first step and hopefully recovery for these people. Keep it up
I am so envious of you. I am 5 foot 3. Even a foot would leave me shorter than you. The only advantage of being short makes us less likely to bump our heads but, that makes doing anything over six feet high a challenge. As your wife can attest. You made that floor look amazing! Thank you so much for everything you do to help these residents. I can't tell you what an impact you make on others just by educating us. Sadly, too many of us have no understanding of any kind of mental illness or any of a long list of other reasons why houses gets into a state of disarray. We need to be taught. Thank you again!
I love watching these kind of projects. I'm working on to become a bit more organized in my home. While it's not dirty and not hoarder status I think I have too much stuff and I have a bad habit of not taking back items to their place after having used them. So my dining table tend to get covered in things. I find the notion you made once about tackling one area at a time instead of looking at the whole room very helpful. To the upcoming week I'm setting out to rearrange some things in my entryway, moving about some closets and try to fit in a station of boxes where I can load off various packages wrappings and non important papers so it doesn't even get into the other living areas to occupy space.
I love your work! And the one other thing too, you don't have any music on your video. It's so nice to relax and only watch video and listen your voice. It makes me relax and my adhd brains quiet. 👏🏼
I watched the kitchen video and I literally got up and cleaned my kitchen 😂 I hate the kitchen the most and usually let it get pretty bad. So the video gave me some motivation to get it done
You talked about making noises when you wash dishes. I have 2 toy Schnauzers that are sisters and when they are in the car or in the cart at Walmart I make noises. You are one very nice guy and I could never tell you how happy you make my heart feel. You are truly an Angel. God Bless.
I could never clean this as well as you, that makes me the wuss not you. I love that you keep the original sound, and your commentary is both informative as well as funny! Keep up the wonderful work as you are an absolute angel!❤️❤️❤️
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I don’t think anyone who is capable of tackling this house solo could ever be classified as a “huge wuss” 😂
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OMG you sir, are very brave and have a strong stomach! Your work is excellent!
I totally second that Megan, he’s amazing 🤩
I'm not religious but you're my idea of a saint. It's not just the cleaning, per se, but the generosity of spirit you show toward a largely shunned part of the population. I admire you.
Thanks so much for these videos! You’re one of the only RUclipsrs that shows cleaning true hoards! Thanks to you I started cleaning my hoarded apartment today and made lots of good progress. I’ve been through a lot in the last two years I don’t go in detail but this really inspired me because I am able-bodied, and just knowing that it can be done when I see much worse( mines bad and disgusting but no infestations… YET!) has inspired me! Six bags of garbage and junk out today! And three loads of laundry sorted through! Thank you!
Update: Day two. Another 10 40 gallon BAGS of garbage and three large boxes of trash and junk out! Well, not out because our dumpster is full so that is kind of slowing me down as I have nowhere to put them but my kitchen. So I cannot finish the kitchen yet. Washed and dried folded all of my laundry, probably 8 or 9 loads, now they are on the couch. Still need to clean and wipe my dresser out. Bedroom is completely cleared aside from my closet. One bathroom is completely scrubbed, and cleaned top to bottom, bathroom rugs washed and dry. Good as new. Bathroom two only needs to be wiped down and mopped. Still need to wash bedding, vacuum and dust. One spare room with all my music gear and computer desk is left after that. I’d say I’m about 80% there, but even if someone came over it wouldn’t be the end of the world as the garbage is all gone, and that is the biggest relief ever. I feel like I can live happy again. I plan to finish much of this tomorrow as I have Covid (very mild) and am out sick for the week. Anyway thanks so much again for the inspiration, cleaning tips and tricks, it truly has changed my life for the better!
@@brightstarlit And the time it took you to type all that, you could have cleaned more. Lol, I am joshing. Good job!
@@brightstarlit well done to u!! I don’t even know u, BUT I am very proud of u, that’s an amazing achievement, I’m glad u took inspiration from these videos, xoxo 💋 😊
It's now 5 months since you started. I'm eager to hear any updates.
Amazing , keep going , u got this , big love from Scotland xx
Most definitely needed for older people. Women can't keep doing housework until they're ready for the nursing home. We need to retire too! Thank you for supplying older women and men with much needed ( but never considered)service!
Holy crud buckets, Batman! Love seeing the before and after pics. What you do is phenomenal, and I'm sure that everyone you do this service for is very grateful. Really appreciate these videos and I get a kick out of your sense of humor!
What I really appreciate about your videos so far is that you are not drowning them in loud background music like a lot of other people do with whatever videos they are uploading. Most videos that have background music, I have to mute the video because the music just triggers migraines for me but I like to hear what's going on rather than always muting most of the videos I watch. I like the natural sound of things, like when you throw things in the garbage bags, walk around, sweep...it sounds weird, but I just appreciate that the video has raw sound and not full of background music. So just wanted to say thank you for that. 😊
Same for me
I've been a cleaner my whole adult life, but i have ever seen anyone clean such filth with as much detail as you do. Great job!
Wow, almost all of those furniture pieces are real midcentury modern and sell for quite a bit. I'm glad you cleaned them and I hope they continue to get use!
You are an amazing person! I was a home health nurse for 18 years. I have been in houses like this. I did my best to help people. Some people wanted help and were just overwhelmed. Others, I couldn't help and that was really hard for me.
Thank you for all you do for these people.
It is wonderful and heartwarming to hear you talk about this woman with such compassion and lack of judgement. She has so many obstacles - physically, psychologically, and emotionally that are not her fault -- and I am glad that you have helped her.
He is amazing human!
You are a shining example of what a good, selfless human being is. I admire your respect of the homes and belongings you are working with and amongst. Excellent work and endless kindness.👏❤
You are not an idiot. You are an angel. Such a wonderful man. Thank you .
Watching this kind of makes me sad. Knowing that that poor woman was living like this, and that the death of her boyfriend probably made her hoarding worse. I have watched so many episodes of Hoarders where the reason it got bad was due to the loss of a loved one. You are wonderful for doing this for people. It can be so overwhelming when you step into a situation like that.
I think when a person suffered a loss, it hurts their self esteem, self worth. It's like why bother, no one cares so it's easy to give up and just not do anything.
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@@DragonNinja4680it's often not depression or giving up but actual hoarding, possibly tied in with OCD, feeling like you CAN'T get rid of things. You don't give up but begin to care deeply...about stuff, or about using stuff to "do magic" to protect loved ones. Sometimes I think if I give stuff away it will make family members die. Then you have to spend all your energy just moving around the house, you can't clean it when there's stuff everywhere, and it takes 10x as long
I've spent hours and hours and hours every week cleaning most weeks but if people saw my apartment they might say I don't do anything because they don't understand how much worse it would be if I didn't/couldn't do so much
I figured out some strategies and supports (I'm disabled) so I was able to fix our dishes issue, but before that I could spend all weekend trying to clear off the kitchen counters. Cleaning and trying to fix my apartment was basically my only "hobby"
Well i take that back !! I washed the dishes ONCE when i was 5 years old & by the time i was 15 i had forgotten how to do it because i hadn’t done it in so long !! My mom cleaned EVERYTHING in the household!! She wouldn’t let me touch anything to clean it , because she thought i’d do it wrong , in that sense i was spoiled for YEARS!! We didn’t have maids or anything but I didn’t learn how to mop floors until i got a job in high school at Burger King & then later McDonald’s!! I almost PASSED OUT after i mopped the floors there the first time at 18, because i had NEVER mopped a floor before in my life and i was EXTREMELY EXHAUSTED afterwards at closing time lol!! I only stayed in that job for a year but it was the HARDEST job i EVER did, for very little pay !! I appreciate every restaurant workers efforts , and cleaners too because i know the toll it takes on them, et cetera & the physical drain !! I like your videos because you make it look easy & fast, but i know it takes time to get those homes in good shape!! Ironically, i’m in my 40s now and i’m STILL learning things about how to do cleaning homes, vehicles, items, etc!! That probably sounds insane, but it’s true!! . . . I’ll admit it now !! I had a Very Strange Childhood, partly spoiled/ & very much clueless how much work goes into all these jobs !! I’m learning NOW though, hopefully making up for my past mistakes (i hope , finally!!) and for my naïveté back then about working !!
Nicole, you made me laugh. I’m in my 60’s now. I remember getting my children to take turns at household jobs. My 2nd eldest always dropped or broke a dish or glass when it was his turn. My mother was visiting and asked about him washing up. I told her. She said, you know the best way to get out if a job is to do it, but clumsily, so you’ll take over. She told him if he broke anything he’d have to pay for it. He’s brilliant washing up in his own home.
Just an amazing act of kindness! Please keep narrating your videos, I love learning about the products and the method used to clean. Besides that - you have a really lovely voice. You inspire me to keep a clean house regardless of how much I hate cleaning.
His video got me cleaning my kitchen! And I despise the kitchen lmao
Yes please narrate! I love hearing your personality and your puns are GREAT! You had me cracking up at some of your newer videos. Omgoodness love the one with your son. I have a teenage son so I get it! 😂 Hillarious! Also I heard the bevis and buthead refrence in another video. 🤣🤣
I like the straight forward narrative... and he just gets it done. Less fluff more interesting content. Good job. 👏
I have MS and a tumor on my spinal cord. What a blessing it would be to have someone like you in my area. Im not a horder not much of anything on my floors. My tables are full i cant stand long enough to put things away. I worry im becoming a horder. I never thought this could happen to me. What a amazing man you are. Thank you.
Watching you cut through the grime on the mirror was so satisfying! I’m also happy that you kept the raw audio for the entire cleaning process instead of music. I wish I had your energy!
That spindle bed frame is very beautiful and I'm very glad that you made the effort to clean and put it back
It’s called a Jenny Lind bed. If it is actually antique, and in good condition it could be worth several thousand dollars.
Always glad when I see you wearing a mask! Doing this philanthropic sort of cleaning is such a precious gift to those people, that it’s vital for you to care for your own health!
Bless you and thank you for your hard work for the house owners, but also thank you for showing us how hard life is for some, and with explanations of the illness that is why homes get in a state. Understanding different types of mental health difficulties has been so helpful for me, like the difference between hoarding and overspending. It was a revelation and I thank you ❤
You are a cleaning MACHINE! Wow. I love how you just power through all of that mess. I can’t believe you do that for free. 🤯 Good on you! I’ve loved this hoarder house series from you, but yeah, I like when you help out people still in their houses, too. Either way, you create great content with your hard work. 💯
He has made me stop the video, clean my kitchen, put up dishes, and mop the floors
@@evelynemalone91 yes very motivating!!
@@evelynemalone91 me too!!
Mack, sorry , late to the party, the owner must be out of his mind with glee to see the huge difference that you have made in this hoarder nightmare. Bravo, you!!!
I tip my hat to you sir! It takes a special person to do what you do from the goodness of your own heart. God knows the world needs more of you for sure! 💯✊🏾
Love watching your video!! What a blessing you are to these people ❤️ l had a cleaning business for years with my best friend and we were asked to do a hoarder house for a family that got CPS Called..and her friend that asked us to help knew we would go in with no judgements and compassion..lt was by far the most rewarding job we ever did and lady was so embarrassed to even have us come to her home and we reassured her that she should not be at all..we wanted to help her..and it took us the first day over 10 hours with two of working just to clean the kitchen 4 hours of that was washing dishes alone..and we even we out and bought a new rug and some small decor to freshen up the kitchen..and I will never forget her husband coming home and saying to his wife ' l can make a sandwich in our kitchen for the first time in over 7 years"!! That touched us so much..and made it so worth all the hard work!! 💙 something so simple and most just take for granted we can do daily in our kitchen..that family also became such good friends of ours..the mom was one of the most amazing ..Beautiful person I have even gotten to meet!! But was struggling with depression..so please never judge anyone you never know what someone is going thru just offer some help and you will be the one that feels do blessed by given the opportunity to do so..
❤❤❤ God Bless You
You're an angel for doing all of this hard work for free! It's totally selfless of you to do this. A lot of people need to watch your amazing videos and learn about humanity. And no, you're not an idiot or a wuss! You're a great human being!!!! 🙏😊🙏😊🙏😊🙏
The BEST!
It's great to watch you clean. Most people start with a clean or mostly clean home and just have to do maintain that but most of us wouldn't know where to start on something like this. As is probably true of the hoarder as well, it becomes so much they don't know how to even start to make it better. Sort of paralyzing for them. You do this so methodically and so thoroughly that it is an inspiration to watch, and to learn.
When my youngest son was a teenager we worked together on houses like this and it was so satisfying plus we made a lot of money lol. We also did furniture restoration and that was hard
Great work ❤
You also inspired me a lot. I went through a few surgeries since April 2022. During all of it I tried to keep things more or less clean. But some of the real garbage still laying around my house. Again I had a surgery 22 Nov 2023, but I am collecting a bag each day. I am from South Africa. Good luck for the future and I am enjoying your videos.
I had a situation where I was immobile due to 2 herniated disks + extreme sciatica, lost my job and most of my life savings due to partner at company cashing everything out and leaving the country. I had a dog and 2 cats and couldn't afford to buy them proper toilet supplies... a helper at the very beginning clogged up the drains with non-degrading kitty litter and I basically just gave up for 6 straight months. Of course, I wanted to be surrounded by a nice neat and tidy house just as it had always been... but the prospect of getting up and doing anything especially when I couldn't use the kitchen sink.... dunno... circle of despair. It got worse and worse to the point where I just literally didn't want to even get out of bed (which at that point was the living room couch pillows spread on the floor). I finally got a job in my field (mostly online work at home) and was able to pay a company to come just throw everything out. I won't lie I did tell the company it was a hoarder house and I was renting it out to someone... but man.. it took them an entire day and like 22 50 gallon bags of trash. Thankfully I had re-homed the pets months earlier but there was ashamedly feces and urine stains pretty much everywhere imaginable. Thankfully the house was mostly porcelain tile and I was just able to send out the rugs for some deep cleaning and pet stain treatment. All in all... pretty shit experience but it taught me to tackle projects in small portions and made me realize that it's never too late or too much.. one little corner at a time and you get it done eventually.
I appreciate that you are so respectful towards the owners.
Thank you for all you do for those who need help, but can't afford it!
I get help watching these videos you make!! I never cleaned a single thing growing up as a child !! Of course most people said i had an unusual childhood!! It’s (Cleaning) harder than it looks , and I appreciate your content even more now that i am learning more about how to clean my home now myself !!
This house was "haute de gamme" in the past. The hardwood floors, the solid hard wood kitchens with brass knobs. The wonderful rocking horse.
Feel so sorry for the hoarder. She was clearly hugely traumatised by her lovers death. She hid behind it all because she couldn't face the world. I hope she's OK now. I truly do. She clearly had a pet bird and pet cat. These were her companions. What wonderful mid century furniture to boot! Thank You for giving it all a new chance . I would hold on to it all. It's a testimony to the past but also a chance to change the future with laughter and love.
What?
@@jcm4923the phrase "haute de gamme" is French for top of the line...
As for the other stuff. IDK! Sounds like a movie plot to me!
@@mattityahubentzur6220 exactly! "Clearly traumatized by her lover's death..". What? He probably died of terminal gunkiness.
You clearly didn't listen to previous clips. A couple lived here and the husband/boyfriend died. We all suffer grief diffently. We process it but some people don't or can't. In extreme circumstances people pile up rubbish around themselves to feel accompanied. Life is really tough for some highly sensitive people. Please don't ridicule that.
@@aislingcollins4650 Also, and very important to note, she went through several surgeries and is now mobility challenged. She has needed assistance for some time, but as in so many who find themselves in such circumstances, she probably hasn’t known who to contact. I think Mack mentioned in a previous video that she was finally beginning to receive the help she so desperately needs.
I really like how you inject humor into these videos. It feels very natural and not forced. I see videos where people try to be funny and it's never funny. It seems that you do these voiceovers unscripted and I hope it stays that way, much nicer to listen to. Keep up the good work!
Your videos are soooooooo theraputic for me. I've been trying to get fully decluttered for many years now. I once had it decluttered but life threw stuff at us and I'm back at square one. Thank you for doing this for others that can't afford it. That's sooooo incredibly kind of you and thoughtful of you. I know how hard it is to clean, declutter, clean and thoroughly get things so organized that it's the greatest feeling. Unfortunately, life's thrown curb balls at myself and it's hard to get organized again & decluttered. I so deeply appreciate your videos. They will assist me in organizing/decluttering. Stay so blessed and take care of yourself as well.
How is it going for you?
This man should definitely be compensated. He is an angel. I couldn't do this work. Bless his heart Lord for he is doing your work. Well done faithful servant.
You are such a remarkable man. You go above & beyond to help these people who, for whatever the circumstances, can’t do this work themselves. You have helped me too. I suffer from depression & anxiety. By watching your channel, it has helped me so much. You make me see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel & your sense of humor has me laughing out loud when I’m by myself 😂 You definitely have me as a lifelong fan. Thank you for all of your cleaning tips. I will definitely incorporate them into my cleaning.
God Bless You kind sir
I was a cleaner for over 20yrs.Alot times these people are truly over whelmed and truly been that way all there life's.You do a great job.
The amount of respect you have for his personal belongings is commendable. He needed your help, and that is exactly what you did without judgement.
Bless your soul! I’m recovering from surgery and your videos make it much easier to stay in bed all the time. I actually laughed out loud when when you said you’re a “wuss”. I’ve been watching all day and will continue to follow your journey 💜
This by far is my favorite transformation on the internet! Thank you for helping these people. I took it very personally, when I was I teen my grandparents passed away and their house ended up being abandoned, and I always feel homesick whenever I think of it, I wish we were able to work it out but the amount of stuff and dust and mess… none of my relatives were ready to do that much and it’s understandable. I love that series, thank you :)
That mid century modern dresser can come home with me! 👀 Also, you’re one heck of a good man! ❤ I’m really enjoying watching these videos. Your kindness is inspiring!
I find this hoarder house cleaning weirdly satisfying, I'd be all for seeing more. I like the regular stuff too, though. You do good work, and I find myself laughing out loud more than I'd have thought. Keep up the great work!
Wow! You’re so kind and an amazing human! To help people out when they have become overwhelmed. AND for free, that is such a beautiful gesture of service. God bless you and thank you🙏🏼❤️
Thank you. I wasn't taught how to cook or clean growing up. So, even though I am not messy or dirty, you have taught me how to clean and it's been very enjoyable learning
Definitely 1950-1960’s pine wood paneling. It’s hard as a rock and sturdy. My first house had that on the walls in the basement and second floor/attic. I used Scott’s Liquid Gold on them and they glowed!
Those wood dressers are cherry mid century and worth repairing and keeping.
What an inspiration you are! Just watching is an education on so many levels. Thank you 😊
Knotty pine walls. Those were all hand done, back in the day!! Beautiful job!!
I love to watch your videos while I de-hoard my home. My husband and I both have hoarding tendencies and it is a constant battle to get rid of 'stuff'. I continue to try though, thanks to seeing where we could end up.
My autistic husband is 6'1", 200 pounds, pretty muscular build... he'll agree wholeheartedly that you're not a wuss about that squatting business 😂 it comes with the territory of being tall. One if his exercises is too concentrate all of his weight onto one leg for 2 minutes, and then swap legs. He says it's like lighting a fire inside his legs. So be gentle on yourself 😂 it's hard work being on the taller side!
Another awesome video, Mack. The transformation is just incredible. This service is such a blessing to those in need. I know God will Bless you in return. Keep up the great work!
You are NOT a wuss! Watching your videos are so relaxing and satisfying :)
I dont know how you can even walk the next day after cleaning like this. God Bless you for what you do.
I was pretty sore. 😁
😂😂😂 I laughed my head off at the end!
You’ve done amazing jobs with all your videos. Thanks for helping out those who can’t help themselves!
You remind me of the guy who cuts lawn for free. Your work looks great 👍 God bless you.
What a wonderful man. We all have disabilities and learning to work within out abilities rather than focus on disabilities is what makes each of us stronger as an individual. Working together, combining our strengths, builds our communities and enriches us all.
You're not a wuss, trust me... you're an unsung hero to many. Have a wonderful day 💞✨🙂
Loved this series! You are so kind to do your cleaning for free!
It was amazing how you turned those floors into looking great again. Watching your videos are really interesting and good housecleaning lessons to learn from. Love watching your videos,and how much you show compassion to helping others in need.❤❤❤❤❤
Your level of charity is through the roof man, God bless ya!
It's extremely kind of you to help people who need you. I'm sure these hoarder houses are a daunting task.
Hi! Love your channel! I happened upon it, was totally awed by your generous deeds and inspired to tackle some of my projects. I’ve subscribed and have been binge watching. 😂 Love, love your humor!!
You saved a beautiful floor, there. You're a Godsend to those in difficulties.
What you are doing is so very kind and generous. My spouse and I are in our mid & late 60's and are looking toward our end of life. We aren't hoarders but have accumulated lots of stuff that we have purchased and received as gifts that we will never use. We lost a son his wife and our grandchildren more than 25 years ago and we had to go through their home and clear out their belongings-which was the hardest thing we've ever had to do. I don't want to leave that task to our children but with our age and mobility issues I see no other option. I am a very clean person and work every day to keep things as clean as possible but there is so much that we need to do something with, things that may be worth something and others that may be worth nothing. I don't want to leave that burden to our remaining children, yet I see no alternative.
Maybe let children know to come get what they want on one certain day. Then, after that, donate the rest to charities. That way, they are not stuck with it later on in future.
Look up how to do Swedish Death Cleaning. I’m in the process of de-hoarding, myself, as I near 50. It’s a decluttering method that sounds like it’s useful for what you’d like to do. I hope that helps!
The RUclips channel "a slob comes clean" has a very gentle yet practical approach to decluttering, and it's easy to do it bit by bits. She (Dana K. White) calls it her "no mess decluttering technique". Maybe that could be helpful. And also: so sorry for your loss. Good on you for wanting to think of the next generation
My husband died a year ago and left me in a deep depression. I went overboard on getting canning supplies and listening to the doomsday preppers and as a result I don’t really have much room for anything else now but my youngest son and I have started going through the house and garage so he isn’t left with doing it all after I’m gone. It makes both of us happy that he won’t be left with it all.
My mom is in her late sixties and has mobility issues. She has just been going through her stuff bit by bit for about 4 years now. She whittles it down slowly, but if you compared what she has now to 4 years ago, she has downsized by an absolutely massive amount. You can do it too. You just have to start.
I'm kinda OCD on being clean. People think my house is immaculate, it isn't. It is very clean but believe me I have my secrets. I couldn't imagine living like a hoarder. You are a sweetheart for what you do.
Stay well and God bless you.
I subscribed. Your cleaning is hypnotic. Great therapy. And you are definitely not a huge wuss. More like a superhero, man!
In the uk we had a program similar to this,however there was a team of people,this is extraordinary doing all this alone.
My jaw dropped when I saw the kitchen before you cleaned it 😮😮
When I studied microbiology in college, Lysol is by far a better choice to clean in this situation. I know you said you prefer mr clean or pine sol. Lysol kills by far more bacteria then mr clean. Of course, they may have an industrial mr clean, that I don’t know. You rock! Best always!!
I did this to my new house. Even washed the ceilings by hand. It was amazing.
Thanks for your videos! I share your hobby 😀 Great job you do. It sounds kinda cute when you walk around and the speed is fastened ☺ Best wishes from Germany.
I love your videos!!!! I’ve learned so much about cleaning from watching you. I also LOVE the hoarder house cleanings because it’s like watching hoarders, but without all the crazy uncomfortable annoying drama that comes with it-we get to see the satisfying process AND before she after pictures!!!! Please do more of these!!!!!! Thank you again for being so awesome and funny!!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Love watching your cleaning! It is satisfying and zen. Thank you for posting!
Wow!! You amazed me!! I am a cleaner too, but that you did that GROSS job for free...I don't even have words!! God bless you!!
Do people ever get mad because you throw out their "valuable" things? I tried helping a friend clean and everything was good and we only threw away 1%. It was frustrating to see utter garbage but it is kept because "I could use that for....."
I like that little stand you sat next to the bed frame!
Reminds me of maybe late 50s furniture..
I've always liked furniture that came from that time frame 😍
The cleaning is mesmerizing but the banter is top notch.
I'm part of the wuss club too! I take many breaks. I even took breaks watching this video 😂 stunning work! Goes without saying (and here I am saying it), it must have changed the smell of the whole house! I feel like I can breathe again!
That turned spindles bedframe looks almost in the Jacobean style!! Would make a lovely antique styled bedroom!!
After binge watching you last night I bought close to $200 cleaning products on Amazon. I love how you explain the products and everything. I love your channel!!
I’m glad that you talk more with each video🥰 I like the way you think and you’re funny too! You will be blessed for your compassion that you show to your clients ✝️🙋🏻♀️
As an OCD clean freak, I find your videos so relaxing. I’ve always found cleaning to be therapeutic and relaxing.. Your videos actually relax me. Keep doing this for the people who so desperately need help. Also for supporting them this will be their first step and hopefully recovery for these people. Keep it up
You did a terrific job with this house, I certainly hope that the owners were grateful to you for what you did. Well done.
I know you do these homes for free and sincerely hope that the owners appreciate you and your work. I appreciate you 🙏😊
It's always nice to see something salvaged from a place like this. It's sad to see so much waste in a situation like that.
I love what you do. I am so glad I found your channel.
You are a gift to many. I appreciate your work ethic and style. Your sense of humor is great too. Please keep on keeping on.
I am so envious of you. I am 5 foot 3. Even a foot would leave me shorter than you. The only advantage of being short makes us less likely to bump our heads but, that makes doing anything over six feet high a challenge. As your wife can attest.
You made that floor look amazing!
Thank you so much for everything you do to help these residents. I can't tell you what an impact you make on others just by educating us. Sadly, too many of us have no understanding of any kind of mental illness or any of a long list of other reasons why houses gets into a state of disarray. We need to be taught.
Thank you again!
I love watching these kind of projects. I'm working on to become a bit more organized in my home. While it's not dirty and not hoarder status I think I have too much stuff and I have a bad habit of not taking back items to their place after having used them. So my dining table tend to get covered in things. I find the notion you made once about tackling one area at a time instead of looking at the whole room very helpful. To the upcoming week I'm setting out to rearrange some things in my entryway, moving about some closets and try to fit in a station of boxes where I can load off various packages wrappings and non important papers so it doesn't even get into the other living areas to occupy space.
Wow! When you cleaned that mirror it really showed how well your APC really works. Thanks for all you do.
Huge props to you for helping people out. You inspire me to actually want to clean
Same, it's catchy
The owner has such beautiful mid century furniture. I bet they’ll thrilled to have their home back. You’re so kind!!
I love your work! And the one other thing too, you don't have any music on your video. It's so nice to relax and only watch video and listen your voice. It makes me relax and my adhd brains quiet. 👏🏼
Beautiful REAL wood paneling! Nice to see it's still around. Good job on making that little room shine!
I watched the kitchen video and I literally got up and cleaned my kitchen 😂 I hate the kitchen the most and usually let it get pretty bad. So the video gave me some motivation to get it done
It's amazing how much you get done in a day. Wish I had your energy. Nice job!
You talked about making noises when you wash dishes. I have 2 toy Schnauzers that are sisters and when they are in the car or in the cart at Walmart I make noises. You are one very nice guy and I could never tell you how happy you make my heart feel. You are truly an Angel. God Bless.
How do you resist the urge to just throw everything to the garbage? Amazing work
the matching set are beautiful mid century modern pieces. they would look so good fully restored!
Hello from Tokyo 😊 Great work again! You are amazing ❤
I could never clean this as well as you, that makes me the wuss not you. I love that you keep the original sound, and your commentary is both informative as well as funny! Keep up the wonderful work as you are an absolute angel!❤️❤️❤️