Frequently Asked Questions
General
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Professional Organizers at Next Level Organizing work with our clients to reduce clutter and create systems throughout the home to fit our clients needs and lifestyles.
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We have 2 areas that we specialize in:
Residential Moves: Prepping for a move or renovation and setting up new and post renovated homes.
Decluttering and Organizing Projects: We work with clients to declutter and organize any space in their home. We also provide ongoing maintenance as needed.
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We like to stay in our lane. We are not cleaners, carpenters or interior designers. While we may tackle those jobs in our own homes, for our clients we stick to organizing! We are happy to refer to other professionals for things outside our wheelhouse
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We love working with clients with a variety of needs and budgets. We work with clients in dorm rooms and studio apartments to larger homes and private estates. We can’t wait to take your home to the Next Level no matter where you are starting from!
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No. Our job as Professional Organizers is to listen carefully, ask you questions and facilitate the process to help you with decision making. We work within the parameters we define together for items that would leave your home and work judgement-free to support you in your decluttering and organizing process.
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Privacy and confidentiality is paramount for our work. We strive for professionalism and integrity with all we do and follow the NAPO Code of Ethics to guide our professional conduct with clients and colleagues.
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You are not alone. Many people who are looking for an organizer feel overwhelmed by the amount of stuff in their home but most are not hoarding their belongings. If hoarding behaviors are present, we would be happy to refer you to others who specialize in this area as we do not. This Clutter-Hoarding Scale might be a good reference to check in with. We highly encourage those on the hoarding scale to get medical treatment in addition to working with an organizer trained in hoarding situations.
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Process
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Contact us here on our contact form and we will follow up with you to schedule a phone call. From there we schedule an in person consultation to assess your needs and come up with a plan for your project.
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Every project like each one of our clients is unique. How long a project takes has many variables including scope, how quickly decisions are made, client and organizer availability, budget, etc. During an initial consultation we come up with a plan to determine how long we expect a project to take along with the anticipated costs.
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Yes! As long as items are in good condition, are acceptable at local donation sites and they can fit in our cars carried by one person, we are happy to donate items on our clients’ behalf at the end of the day. Our time spent donating items is charged accordingly. We do not take oversized items, garbage or recycling. If there are items that our clients would like to get rid of and we are unable to take them, we are happy to help facilitate with other service providers for donation, sale or junk removal.
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No need to pick up or prepare for our arrival. We prefer to see the house as you would on any given day. This helps us get a sense of your home and how it functions for you.
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We love kids and pets!! One thing we do know for sure is that they can sometimes take our attention away from getting projects completed. If we are working on a project that needs a lot of client involvement, we ask that childcare arrangements are made for at least part of the time together so that you can focus on your organizing project.
As for the pets, as much as we LOVE them we prefer them to be kept away from our working area. Pets can sometimes become uneasy while we move household items around and unfortunately our organizers have had unprompted pet attacks over the years. Out of respect for our organizers and your pets we prefer to keep pets separated while we work. Thank you for understanding.
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Our organizers generally work Monday through Friday 9:30am until 5pm. While we have a 5 hour minimum, most of our work days last 7.5 hours.
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Supplies
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Sure! If you prefer to do the shopping for storage bins for your project we are happy to relinquish that part of the job. For most projects however we do all the planning, shopping and delivering of products for each project. We often overbuy so we have choices while we organize. We then take returns away and only charge for what is used in the home. We charge $75/hr for sourcing and delivering products to the project.
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We love to find the right product for each client and project. We have some tried and true storage favorites, but our goal is to find the right solution that works for you and your home.
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100% NO!! We are happy to use no new products in your home at all if you don’t want to. We are also happy to re-use what you have on hand already. We are not product pushers at Next Level Organizing and only use organizing products on projects when requested by our clients and when we find it useful.
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We love helping our clients with new closet systems. While we are not closet designers, we have trusted partners we work with that can design and install beautiful closets for all spaces in your home. Our role is to help declutter and define the space needs prior to a new closet system being installed. We facilitate the process and set up your new closet with your items once your new system is installed.
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We love helping our clients with new garage systems. We have trusted partners we work with that can design and install beautiful garages. Our role is to help declutter and define the garage needs prior to a new garage system being installed. We facilitate the process and set up your garage with your items once your new system is installed.
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Cost
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You can find our rates here.
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As with most things, it depends! Once we have a consultation you will have clarity on what it will cost for your specific project.
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We accept cash, checks and all major credit cards.
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