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Should you have questions about preparation, please reach out via email at michiganbbs@gmail.com or call us at 517-624-7602.
ALL HUMANS AND PETS (including birds, fish, reptiles, etc.) will have to be gone for the entire time of treatment until 2 hours afterwards.
LAUNDRY: Put away ALL laundry. Hang up in closets or put in dresser drawers or shelves. Absolutely no big piles of clothing or linens around the house, including in hampers. If you have clothing stored in storage bins or chests, leave it out and opened. If you have more laundry than can be put away and organized, put it in the dryer on high for 30 minand put it immediately into new trash bags sealed tightly.
ALL CLUTTER MUST BE REDUCED. No excessive piles of clothing, bins, boxes, magazines, piles of paper or junk piled up. Two or three boxes in a room are fine. But a room full of boxes and bins will not allow air flow and will impede access by the tech.
BEDS, COUCHES, CHAIRS should be cleared off as we will be flipping up cushions and mattresses. Bedding can stay on the beds.
TRASH: Throw away all trash in tightly sealed new trash bags and throw away in dumpster outside of residence.
Live plants, candles, lipstick, crayons, deodorants
Wines, chocolates, fresh fruits and vegetables
Vinyl records, VCR videos, films, cassettes
Combustible items: Oxygen tanks, propane tanks, aerosol containers (such as deodorant, cooking spray, bug spray), fire extinguishers, cigarette lighters, etc.
Irreplaceable or high-value items: family heirlooms, valuable oil paintings, family videos, precious collectibles. This is a precaution to be on the safe side.
All horizontal blinds should be pulled open tight. Inexpensive lightweight plastic blinds should be pulled tight, removed, and placed on the floor (bathroom is a good place) as the heat may cause them to sag. More substantial blinds will be fine if pulled tight.
Medications: Since we don’t know specific reactions of all medications to heat, we recommend putting all sensitive prescriptions in the fridge. Gelcap supplements or vitamins could melt as well.
Ammunition can be damaged by heat, stored in a safe is fine or garage.
Sleep Number beds will be permanently damaged; please alert us and we can assist with removal and replacement.Adjustable bed frames are fine.
Stringed musical instruments may detune due to expansion and contraction. Pianos may be at risk of being permanently damaged from the expansion and contraction. Please discuss with us ahead of time.
Items that are assembled with hot glue MAY melt: arts and crafts, some inexpensive frames, etc.
Electronics should be unplugged until they are completely cooled after the treatment (except stove, fridge, and freezers).
Please leave lights on in each room.
Leave as much as possible in the home to be treated. Do not bring backpacks, luggage, bags, purses as you run the risk of bringing bedbugs with you. Put your belongings that you’re bringing into clean bags.
Wash and dry a set of clothes on high heat to wear out of home the day of treatment.
Put clean clothes on and do not sit down on any furniture and leave the home.
Please make sure all pets are caged and ready to leave residence prior to our arrival.
Please be prepared to vacate your premises promptly, within 15 minutes of our team's arrival. This efficiency helps us keep costs low and assist more customers each day.
We will be opening all closets, drawers, flipping up couch cushions, opening recliners, rearranging some items. We will be able to restore some but not all to its original placement.
