Kanata
Townhome
2 sessions
Case #2 — Downsizing Cleanout in a Kanata Townhome
The Situation
A retired couple in Kanata was downsizing from a 3-storey townhome
they'd lived in for 35 years. They were moving to a smaller condo and
needed to remove roughly three decades of accumulated belongings —
books, tools, sporting equipment, kitchenware, furniture — while keeping
the items they wanted to bring with them.
Because the couple wanted to be present and identify things themselves,
we scheduled the work across two separate sessions rather than trying to
do it all in one day.
What We Removed
-
Three bedrooms of furniture (beds, nightstands, dressers, wardrobes)
- Dining room set, sideboard, and two living room sofas
- An extensive book collection (~40 banker boxes)
- Garage tools, lawn equipment, and a workbench
- Treadmill, exercise bike, and sporting equipment
- Decorative items, kitchenware, and small electronics
How the Sessions Went
Session 1 focused on the main living areas. The couple
walked through each room with us, pointing out what to keep and what to
remove. We worked room by room, carefully moving kept items into a
single staging area while loading everything else.
Session 2 (a week later) handled the garage, basement
storage, and a final pass through the kitchen and bedrooms. By the end
of the second session, the townhome was empty except for a small stack
of boxes the couple was moving themselves.
Outcome
