A house seemingly belonging to a fizzy drink addict was left with three-feet tall mounds of plastic bottles covering the entire property.
Wayne Moran and his cousin Lee run their own business where they clear out houses.
They have come across a lot but when the two were dispatched to empty out a two-bed house near Wigan, Greater Manchester, they quickly recognised they’d not seen anything like it before.
The entire property was left in such a state by the previous tenant that the professional waste removers had to wade through huge piles of empty bottles of fizzy.
Wayne and Lee realised they couldn’t even get through the front door, and would have to tunnel their way in.
The co-owners of ASAP Clearances had to wade through waist-deep mess throughout the property, consisting of bottles, clothing, household items and even some rotting food.
In the kitchen rotten food had been compacted under foot on the floor where it had been walked on so much.
Mounds of “horrendous-smelling” rubbish covered the house and in the living room had almost completely submerged the sofa, with just its headrest peaking out
It took the cousin two days of back-breaking work which involved four van trips to the skip, and left them “relieved” when they could see the floor - and eventually go home for a bath.
Wayne, from Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, said: “The landlord had let it out to somebody and [when they] came back that was in the state it was in.
“I don't know how long they rented it out for. We couldn't get in the front door, we just had to squeeze in.
“We had to start from outside the house and pass things out just to make a space to get in.
“We had to wade our way through each room. [On the sofa] they just left a small gap so they could sit on one seat I think.
“It was up to our waists – about 3ft deep.
“There were a lot of different kinds of bottles knocking around - alcoholic ones and fizzy pop ones.
“There was also general food waste, clothes and general household items.”
It wasn't just the living room that was a dumping ground, shocking photos show the kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms filled to the brim with teetering piles of rubbish.
Wayne said: “The kitchen sink was piled up, there's no way anyone could be washing dishes in there.
“In the bathroom the bath was full of clothes and food. The food was full of flies, it smelt horrendous.
“The landlord didn't even want to walk in there and waited at the door.
“The kitchen was the worst room, the floor was thick with cat food wrappers and food waste that had just been walked all over.
“It looks like there was an adult bedroom and a kid's bedroom but I don't know whether there were children staying in there or not.
“It was fairly back-breaking work to get it all out, it was a big job and very hard work.
“It took four full vans to clear it.”
Cleaning expert Wayne said the duo were proud of what they had achieved and once it's undergone a deep clean it can go back on the market.
Wayne said: “This is probably up there in one of the top five that we've done.
“There was a real sense of satisfaction of getting it clean.
“It was great when the owner came in, she was just so excited that she could put her house on the market.
“We've put her in touch with a company that does deep cleans and they're going to sort it all out for her.
“At the end of the day it was a relief to see the floor and then getting home for a nice hot bath.”
