Garage cleanouts in King and Pierce counties
A whole garage, one corner of it, or the shed out back, cleared in a morning. Open the door, photograph the pile from the driveway, and a range comes back in seconds.
How it goes
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Open the garage and photograph it from the driveway. Then one from each side, and the shed if there is one.
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See a rough estimate in seconds, then pick a time. Book by 2pm and it can go today, if availability allows.
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Show the crew what stays. They load the rest and set aside anything we cannot take.
Two things stay behind, and they are worth knowing before we come.
Oil-based paint, stain and varnish go to a PaintCare drop-off site, usually a paint or hardware store, free in the original labeled can.
The hazardous things under the workbench, motor oil, antifreeze, car batteries, pesticides, solvents, fuel and propane, go free to the household hazardous waste facility at the Hidden Valley transfer station, but only from Pierce County households, so that trip is yours.
Latex paint goes with us: dried-out cans at a set charge per can, paint still liquid at a set charge per gallon.
What we take (and don’t)
We take
- Boxes of old household things, sorted or not
- Broken tools, bikes, strollers and sports gear
- Old furniture, mattresses and rolled carpet
- Leftover latex paint, wet or dried
- Tires, up to five per job, on or off the rim
- Scrap lumber, shelving, pallets and old fence boards
- Mowers, trimmers and yard equipment, drained of fuel and oil
- Treadmills, weight benches and exercise bikes
- Planters, pots, hoses and garden clutter
We don’t
- Oil-based paint and stain. A PaintCare drop-off site takes them free in the original labeled can.
- Motor oil, antifreeze, car batteries, pesticides and solvents. The county's household hazardous waste facility takes those free from households.
- Fuel, propane tanks and ammunition
- Six or more tires. State waste-tire rules kick in at six, so we quote those by hand.
Unsure about something? Put it in a photo and we will say whether we take it.
Everything else goes. You point at what stays, the crew sorts and loads the rest, and anything you want to keep stays exactly where it is. If a keep pile helps you think, make one. It is not required.
Most garages around here hold the same things: boxes from the last move and a mower that stopped starting, and both go.
Common questions
Do I have to sort it first?
No. Point at what stays and the crew handles the rest. The one thing that helps is pulling out what we cannot take, like oil-based paint and car batteries, and setting it to one side. Everything else can stay where it is.
What can the photo not see?
Behind the pile, inside closed boxes and cabinets, up in the rafters, and inside a shed with the door shut. That is why the estimate is a band and not a single number. If there is a loft full of boxes or a second bay behind the car, photograph it separately or say so in the notes and the band comes back closer to the real figure. If the load turns out smaller than the photos suggested, you pay less.
What about the paint cans?
Latex paint goes: dried-out cans at a set charge per can, paint still liquid at a set charge per gallon, each named on your estimate. Oil-based paint and stain do not go. Set those cans aside and take them to a PaintCare drop-off site, where they are free in the original labeled can.
Can you take tires?
Up to five per job, on or off the rim, with a per-tire surcharge listed by name in your estimate. The transfer station charges per tire, which is where the surcharge comes from. Six or more fall under the state's waste-tire rules, so we quote those by hand instead of pricing them from a photo.
Will it all fit in one trip?
A single-car garage often fits in one load, which is 270 cubic feet, about 10 cubic yards. A two-car garage packed to the door often does not. If the photos suggest more than one load, the estimate says so before you book, and the crew confirms it on site before loading anything.
What about the shed?
Photograph it with the door open, as its own shot. Sheds hide the heaviest things on the property: bags of concrete mix gone hard, a broken-up patio, buckets of gravel. Heavy debris like that is weighed and quoted on site, never priced from a photo, so the crew looks at it before loading.
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