Hoarding cleanouts in King and Pierce counties
A house that has filled up over years does not empty in an afternoon. We bring a crew that works without comment, plans the trips with you, and comes back until it is done.
How it goes
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Photograph what you can from each doorway, or tell us in the notes that a call is better. The photo is for measuring, nothing else.
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See a rough estimate, or get a call to plan a multi-trip job: how many loads, which rooms first, and over how many days.
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The crew works one room at a time, and leaves what you point out. Then they come back for the next one.
Our truck holds 270 cubic feet.
In a house where every room is full, one room can fill it, so this is a multi-trip job and we price it that way: by the space each load takes in the truck, confirmed by the crew before it goes in. Photos are the fastest way to start, but a photo shows the top layer and nothing under it.
If the photos cannot tell the story, say so in the notes and a person calls to plan the job instead of guessing from a picture.
What we take (and don’t)
We take
- Furniture, mattresses and bedding from every room
- Bagged household waste, packaging and food containers
- Newspapers, magazines, mail and boxed paper
- Clothing, shoes and linens
- Broken small appliances, toys, tools and hardware
- Fridges and freezers, hauled intact so the refrigerant is recovered at the station
- Garage, carport, yard and shed contents
We don’t
- Anything you have pointed out and asked us to leave
- Biohazard and trauma cleanup. That is a separate service, and we will say so if the job needs it.
- Animal waste in quantity, and anything soaked in it
- Needles, medication and medical waste. Sharps go to a transfer station from a resident in a rigid, closed container; medicine goes to a take-back kiosk at no charge.
- Oil-based paint, solvents, pesticides, fuel and other household chemicals. The county's hazardous waste drop-off takes them from a resident and refuses them from a business.
- If the crew finds needles or anything that looks like a biohazard, they stop, set it aside and tell you where it can go. Hazardous waste we refer out; it never goes in the truck.
- More than five tires on one job. State waste tire rules apply, so we quote those by hand.
Unsure about something? Put it in a photo and we will say whether we take it.
Junk removal is what we do. We are a hauling crew, not a sorting service and not a cleaning company. If you want things sorted first, do it before we arrive, or book the job in stages and sort between trips. Whatever you point out stays.
Sweeping, scrubbing, repairs, and anything involving animal waste or needles are a different kind of job, and we will say so plainly if what we find has crossed that line.
Common questions
Will the crew be discreet?
Yes. No commentary, and the truck parks where you ask if there is room. If a neighbor asks, the crew is hauling. That is all they say.
Can it be done in stages?
Yes, and often that is the better way. One room a trip, or one floor a week. Book each stage separately, or call and we set the sequence with you. Nothing has to leave that you are not ready to let go of yet.
Do I have to be there?
Someone needs to be, at least for the first trip, so the crew knows what stays. After that, ask about a lockbox or a key arrangement if you would rather not watch, and the crew calls before touching anything they are unsure about.
What if there is more than a truckload?
There usually is. The truck holds 270 cubic feet and one full room can take all of it. The estimate says how many trips it looks like from the photos, and the crew confirms before each load. A photo cannot see under the top layer, so expect the count to move once the first room is out. You pay for what goes in the truck, trip by trip, and nothing else.
Do you clean or sanitize afterwards?
No. Sweeping, scrubbing, sanitizing, odor treatment and repairs are not part of a junk removal job. If the crew finds animal waste in quantity, needles, or anything that looks like a biohazard, they stop, set it aside and tell you what is needed, which is usually a different kind of company.
I am booking this for a parent or a relative. What should they know?
That the crew is there to lift and haul, not to sort or to argue. It goes better when the person who lives there decides what stays, room by room. Each trip is booked on its own, so the next one waits until they are ready for it rather than running to a schedule someone else set. Send the photos you can, tell us what the situation is in the notes, and we plan it from there.
Hoarding cleanouts across Pierce and King County
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