Serving Central Illinois

When a house is packed full and you don’t know where to start.

Tidy Time clears out hoarded and overfilled properties across Central Illinois. We find what you need found, sort the rest, haul it away, and leave the place clean.

Free written estimates What’s kept is agreed up front Homes, barns, vehicles & more
Tidy Time logo: a house and heart inside a wreath of leaves, with the tagline Making space for what matters most.

Why people call us

There are many reasons to clear a property.

Settling a loved one’s estate. Downsizing a parent into assisted living. Turning over a rental. Getting a house ready to list. Or reclaiming a home you still live in.

Whatever the reason, the work is the same: we can turn your house back into a home, or make your space livable again — and hand it back ready for whatever comes next.

  • Estate and probate cleanouts
  • Downsizing and moving preparation
  • Rental turnovers and pre-listing cleanouts
  • Homes, garages, barns, sheds, vehicles, and motor homes

What we do

From the first box to the final mop.

Take the whole job, or just one room.

Full property cleanouts

Houses, apartments, garages, sheds, barns, vehicles and motor homes — emptied room by room, or all at once.

Finding what matters

Rings, cash, photographs, medals, titles. Tell us what needs to be found and we search for it first.

Documents and paperwork

Wills, deeds, titles, tax records, bank statements and insurance policies pulled out, sorted and handed to you — not thrown away.

Donating and rehoming

Usable furniture, household goods, clothing, and books can be donated to local charities.

Trash and debris removal

The genuine garbage — hauled out and disposed of properly, however many loads it takes.

Packing and moving prep

Keepsakes boxed, labeled and ready to travel — whether they’re going to a sibling in another state or a storage unit across town.

Organizing

For what stays. Kitchens, closets, garages and paperwork put into a system a person can actually keep up with.

Laundry service

Bedding, curtains and clothing washed and folded — so what’s kept or donated goes out fresh.

Cleaning

Once it’s empty, we clean it — floors, walls, bathrooms and kitchen — ready for a realtor, a buyer or a landlord walkthrough.

How it works

Four steps, and no surprises.

  1. Tell us what you need

    Email us, or send a few photos if that’s easier than describing it.

  2. We walk the property and give you a free estimate

    We look at the whole job, talk through what needs to be found and what needs to be gone, and put a clear number in writing.

  3. We sort — keep, donate, sell, recycle, trash

    What’s kept and what needs to be found is agreed in writing before work begins. You can be there for all of it, or none of it.

  4. We haul, donate, and clean

    Donations delivered, trash removed, floors cleaned. You get the keys back to a house you can actually walk through.

Who we help

You might be…

  • An adult child settling a parent’s estate from out of town
  • An executor with a closing date and a house full of belongings
  • A landlord who needs a unit emptied and turned around
  • A realtor who can’t list a property in its current state
  • Someone downsizing a parent into assisted living
  • Someone who wants their own home livable again

What we clear

  • Single-family homes and apartments
  • Garages, sheds, outbuildings and barns
  • Farm properties and rural acreage
  • Vehicles, campers and motor homes
  • Basements, attics and crawl spaces
  • Storage units

Where we work

Across Central Illinois.

Based in Champaign — working in Peoria, Springfield, Decatur, and beyond, including the small towns and farms in between.

Ready to get started?

Tell us what you need. We’ll tell you what it takes and what it costs.