Lake County, Illinois
Hoarding cleanup in Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Park & Round Lake Heights
The four Round Lake villages share one zip code and a mix of housing you don't see elsewhere in the county: original 1920s–1950s lake cottages that were winterized and lived in for decades, side by side with 1990s–2000s subdivisions. The cottages are where the hardest cleanouts are — small rooms, crawlspaces instead of basements, and 60 years of accumulation.
What's specific to Round Lake
- Housing
- Converted lake cottages and small ranches around Round Lake and Long Lake; larger post-1990 subdivisions in Round Lake and Round Lake Beach; townhomes along Rollins Road and Route 83.
- Access
- Cottage lots are tight and streets near the lakes are narrow. A crew will often use a smaller box truck plus a driveway dumpster instead of a 30-yard roll-off, which changes the quote a little but avoids blocking the street.
- Disposal
- Countryside Landfill in Grayslake is the closest disposal point, which keeps hauling costs on the low side for Round Lake jobs. Lake-adjacent lots sometimes have old fuel, paint and marine chemicals in sheds that need separate handling.
- ZIP
- 60073
Round Lake is where this site's operator is based, and it's the part of the county where Chain O'Lakes-era cottages meet suburbia. Expect crawlspace and shed cleanouts to be part of most quotes here.
Services available in Round Lake
- Hoarding cleanup — Whole-home or single-room cleanouts, sorted with the resident, not against them.
- Biohazard cleanup — Unattended death, trauma, blood, sewage backup. Certified remediation, not just cleaning.
- Estate cleanout — Emptying a home after a death or a move to care, with keepsakes set aside first.
- Animal hoarding cleanup — Waste removal, odor and ammonia remediation, and structural assessment after animals are rehomed.
- Gross filth cleaning — Rental turnovers and squalor conditions: debris out, surfaces sanitized, unit rentable again.
Local help beyond the cleanup
- Illinois Adult Protective Services (24-hour hotline): 1-866-800-1409 — if an adult over 60 or with a disability is unsafe at home.
- 211 Lake County: dial 211 for housing, senior and mental-health referrals.
- SWALCO (Solid Waste Agency of Lake County): swalco.org — household hazardous waste and electronics collection, which do not go in the dumpster.
- NAMI Lake County: support for families dealing with hoarding disorder.
More on the resources page. Received a code-enforcement or association notice? Bring it to the walkthrough — the compliance date sets the schedule.
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What happens when you call
Call or send the form
An assistant answers any hour and takes the basics — town, roughly what you're dealing with, when to call you back. No photos. No judgment. About three minutes.
A local crew calls you back
During the day you can be connected straight through; otherwise the partner company calls back within the hour, 7am–9pm, to schedule a free, no-obligation walkthrough — in person or by video.
Written quote, then the work
You get a flat written price before anything is touched. Keepsakes, documents and valuables are set aside. Unmarked vehicles on request.
Questions people ask
The house is one of the old lake cottages with a crawlspace. Does that change the job?
It changes the approach more than the price. Crawlspace material has to come out by hand, and moisture and rodent activity are common. Ask the crew to look under the house during the walkthrough and tell you what they found.
Which of the four Round Lake villages does the crew cover?
All four — Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Park and Round Lake Heights — plus Hainesville and Long Lake. The 60073 zip is one service area.
There are years of paint cans, gas cans and boat supplies in the shed. Can those go in the dumpster?
No, and a good crew will not put them there. Household hazardous waste goes to SWALCO collection rather than the landfill. The crew should separate it and either take it to a collection event or leave it staged for you with instructions — confirm that at the walkthrough.
What does hoarding cleanup cost in Round Lake?
Most Round Lake jobs fall in the county-wide range of $1,500–$6,000 for a whole home at level 2–3; single rooms and garages are less, and biohazard or level 4–5 homes are more. You get a flat written quote after a free walkthrough. See the cost guide for the full breakdown.
Are you the cleanup company?
No — we are a referral service. When you call, you reach one insured Lake County cleanup company we route to exclusively. They quote and do the work; we make sure you reach them fast and that they treat you well.