Junk removal

A dumpster is the better value when you are generating debris over several days and want somewhere to put it as you go. Renovations, roof tear-offs and whole-house cleanouts all work that way. Junk removal is the better call when the pile already exists and nobody in the house wants to carry it out.

The deciding factor is usually labor, not volume. If the stuff is already at the curb and you have help, rent the container. If it is a basement full of furniture down a set of stairs, or an estate that has to be cleared before a settlement date, paying for the lifting is cheaper than paying for your own back.

Furniture, mattresses and box springs, appliances without refrigerant, exercise equipment, televisions and electronics, office furniture, scrap wood and metal, construction debris from small jobs, yard waste, and the general accumulation of a garage or basement that has not been emptied in twenty years.

The prohibited list is the same one that applies to the containers. No paint, solvents or chemicals, no tires or batteries, no refrigerant appliances, no asbestos, no propane, and nothing hazardous. Ask before the crew arrives rather than after, and we will tell you where that item actually needs to go.

Junk removal is quoted per job rather than at a flat container rate, because the cost is driven by volume, weight and how far the crew has to carry it. A single appliance out of a garage and a four-bedroom estate cleanout are not the same work, and pretending otherwise with one published price would mean overcharging most of the people who call.

Send a couple of photos with your inquiry and you will get a real number back rather than a range. We would rather quote accurately in advance than revise the price in your driveway.

Estate clearances, rental turnovers and pre-settlement cleanouts usually come with a date that cannot move. Tell us the date when you first call. Scheduling around a settlement or a new tenant is routine, but only when we know about it before the truck is already booked.