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Private Bulk Trash Pickup in Columbus, Ohio

Wow, this has been an especially brutal winter so far in the Columbus area. Between the snow, the frigid cold, and the holidays, it’s no surprise people are feeling cooped up and cluttered.

an old dishwasher and an ugly chair that are surely awaiting bulk trash pickupJunk King can help with that.

Whether your furnace finally gave up the ghost or Santa brought you a new washer and dryer, you can call us anytime and schedule an appointment (often same day) and we’ll brave the snow and the cold and pickup any non-hazardous bulk trash items, anywhere in the Columbus metro area (actually, anywhere in central Ohio).

As always there’s no charge for labor or disposal fees; no need to haul it up from the basement or down from the attic. Just set an appointment, tell us what it is and where we can find it and we’ll handle the stairs, the lifting and the tight corners (not to mention whatever weather Ohio throws our way).

We are bonded and insured, all our employees wear uniforms, and we will treat your home, office, or business as carefully as if it were our own.

Depending on the type and the amount of large, bulky trash items you’d like us to pickup we offer pricing as low as $65 and we offer free on-site estimates.

Want an approximation? Try our new online estimator tool, it’s one of the best features that came along with the launch of our newly redesigned mobile-friendly website this past fall. You can estimate by common household items like refrigerators, sofas and TVs or by volume in ‘pickup truck loads.’

Looking forward to a great 2014 and it’s awesome to see Columbus is booming, we’re happy to help haul away (and recycle) the old while making way for the new.

Columbus Junk Removal Reviews

There are a lot of services provided by a city like Columbus. Among them are pickup items for oversized pieces. To get an appointment is to go through the standard level of red tape and telephone prompts. After all of that, there is no guarantee that the city workers will be able to do what you want. There is a limit to what they can take away and how much. That’s what one Junk King customer found out as he started his remodeling job:

“I want compliment your company and especially the crew, Martin and Eric, who worked for me. I am downsizing and doing some home improvements. I had accumulated a number of household items and had scheduled a bulk pickup from Columbus City Refuse Deptartment. That was scheduled for Oct. 20. Today, Oct. 18, contractors began work and I realized they would generate construction debris that would not be accepted for bulk pickup. I found Junk King Columbus, called and was scheduled for an estimate in about 2 hours. A few minutes before they arrived, I got a call saying they were on their way. Eric introduced himself, took an look at the quantity of stuff and gave me a quote, he said they could begin right then. His crew worked quickly and efficiently to load the truck. I could not be more satisfied. Both contractors working for me were impressed as well and asked for business cards. In the end, I was able to cancel the refuse pickup from the city.”

That’s just a typical day for Junk King Columbus. Customers who have never used our services discover how easy it is to finally get rid of tons of junk. Take concrete, for instance. As that reviewer discovered, there is a weight limit with regard to municipal pickups. You might think you can break up concrete and put it in your trashcan but if it’s too heavy it’s going to stay on the curb. Then what?

Junk King doesn’t charge by weight. Instead they charge by the amount of space your junk will take up on their truck and they have truck packing down to a science.  The reason why customers love Junk King Columbus is due to that efficient service.  You don’t even need to drag items down to the curb –  simply point and the experienced crew will haul the items from where they stand.

Keep in mind that Junk King also won’t turn away your items for pickup. Unless it is deemed a true hazardous waste, anything can go on the back of the JK truck. The crew is capable of dismantling, unhooking and breaking down just about anything. Even if you have a tool shed that has collapses in the last local storm, the Junk King crew can pile up all those scraps and insure they will be taken away and disposed of the right way. When cleaning your home fast is at stake, you don’t want to leave anything to chance.

Professional Help Cleaning Out Hoarder Houses in Columbus

If you need help cleaning out the house or other property of a person with hoarding disorder in the Columbus, Ohio area, Junk King is here to help! Be it a friend, a family member, or even yourself, you can call us knowing we are experienced, sensitive, professionals who will handle the job with tact and efficiency.

Cleaning out a hoarder’s house can be a very difficult task. It can be physically and emotionally draining on all involved, especially the owner of the home. Hoarders typically have a strong attachment to the items that they have collected throughout their life. While friends or family members may see the items in their home as complete junk, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Hoarders can develop emotional attachments to all sorts of items, including things like newspaper, boxes, books, clothing, or anything at all but the sheer volume makes it impossible for them to maintain it all and in most cases the hoarded items are not in a serviceable or valuable condition.

The items that a hoarder attaches themselves to can be completely random, making no sense to an outside party, which makes it difficult to provide help. Trying to help a hoarder can be extremely difficult and very frustrating. The owner of the home will likely erect emotional walls and boundaries and be very uncomfortable with the disposal process of their items. For this reason, you largely have to hire a waste management service that can come in and help you get rid of all of the items in a quick and efficient manner.

Like pulling off a Band-Aid, the quicker the better!

If you have ever seen the hoarding shows currently on TV, you’ll notice that they do not delay the cleanup process. Rather, they initiate cleaning out the house and throwing away items, as quickly as possible. Every single time, yard waste and junk waste companies are called in to help initiate the process and work out a solution for the hoarder. Hoarding therapists see this as an important issue that needs to be rushed into, so that the homeowner can adapt to their new ways, without having time to resist the process. Surely, there are going to be some complications and difficult moments for the homeowner but it is important to be able to make a clean break and a fresh start.

As mentioned before, hoarders are very attached to their items, even though they may not have reasoning for this attachment that make sense to anyone else. Nevertheless, empathy and understanding combined with good boundaries help to acknowledge the validity of their feelings without minimizing the extent of the disorder and addressing their needs.

We’ve had hoarders hire us themselves because the cleanout process is something they are simply incapable of, even though they are aware of the problem. This is generally a pretty time-consuming job (don’t worry, we charge by volume, not time or labor), and often requires protective gear due to the likelihood of animal and insect infestations.

Hopefully, the hoarder will start to recover and will develop skills that are necessary in order to overcome this problem. They should start to realize that some of these items that they have been collecting are unnecessary, and can be thrown out without consideration. This is a process that they have to experience for themselves, albeit with assistance. Rest assured, Junk King Columbus will provide that assistance, with compassion, in central Ohio.

To schedule an appointment or a free on-site estimate call us at 1-800-995-JUNK (5865).

How to choose a hauling and junk removal service

The past few years have seen a tremendous increase in the number of junk removal and hauling services in the Columbus area. As such, some of the businesses offering hauling and trash related services lack professional expertise and experience, this can cause headaches for the home and business owners who unknowingly choose them (usually in hopes of avoiding the headaches and stress of disposing of junk themselves). Thankfully, there are several factors that can help identify a good junk hauling team.

Things to look for in a hauling service:

Flexibility: Not all junk removal services deal with all kinds of junk. Some of the common categories include appliances; construction materials; concrete pavers; furniture; electronic items; lawn and garden refuse; along with all sorts of miscellaneous trash. Make sure that any service you hire covers all the categories of items you want to be hauled away. A good, all-round junk removal service will cover almost anything non-hazardous and recycle as much as possible. Flexibility also includes the ability and willingness to work at a time of your choice.

Customer Service: Check user reviews and ratings to ensure that the company you choose believes in good customer service. This includes prompt answering of the phone during the specified business hours; politely explaining the various terms and conditions as well as the pricing details; giving a clear ETA for the removing team and ensuring that the latter arrives at the promised time; no hidden costs; and a good customer service department for handling problems and complaints.

Pricing: One of the easiest ways to ensure a cost-effective pricing for junk removal is to search for the companies that charge according to the volume of junk to be hauled away rather than the time it takes to load it. Many junk removal firms actually charge by the amount of time that it takes to load and remove the debris. This can artificially inflate the price, especially when dealing with slow workers or multiple items. The better option is to choose companies that charge according to the amount of space taken up by the junk. This means that you get a steady, reasonable rate regardless of how much time it takes to actually move the items.

Insurance: Last but not the least, always make sure that any company you hire has adequate insurance coverage and is licensed or bonded as appropriate. With the necessary insurance, you know you are protected, no matter what.

Junk hauling services differ greatly in pricing, competence, and efficiency. Take your time researching and we are confident you will choose Junk King every time.

For more information, or to book an appointment or a free estimate, call 1-800-995-JUNK (that’s 1-800-995-5865).

Or you can visit the Junk King Columbus website.

Haul Junk Out of Your Columbus Home and Create a Home Office

Before moving into your new Columbus home you probably had visions of what you would do with each room. Obviously the bedrooms, living room and dining room are only a matter of arranging furniture. But what about those spare rooms you might be lucky enough to have? No matter what your original thought was for how to occupy those rooms often they become the depository of all the junk a family can collect over the years. This is the room where a spare sofa ends up or where the old futon goes to live or it becomes a de facto kid’s playroom. Now that the kids are grown up perhaps it’s time to turn that room into something more productive like a home office.
A home office is actually a space that can become a tax deduction. However, there are some stipulations. For instance the home office needs to be used exclusively for your off-site business. If your kids use it to play video games or do their homework then it might be an issue when it comes to taking a deduction. This is a matter that’s best discussed with your tax accountant. Even beyond a potential tax deduction there are still many other benefits of creating a home office space.
Having a dedicated home office allows you to have a space where you can focus on your work. This is a vitally important especially if you’re living in a busy household. It might be hard to take your laptop to the kitchen table and get work done while everyone else is buzzing about. Your home office can also be established as a privacy zone. You can set out the rules that when the door is closed no one should come in. This will allow you to get that work done without any interruptions. There’s also a psychological component to having a home office. It allows you to separate work from family time.
A home office also helps you stay organized with regard to all your bills and important paperwork. This could be where you manage all the household expenses. This organization can also serve as an inspiration to the rest your family who might be a bit “challenged” when it comes to keeping things together!
Before you can convert that spare room into a home office you’ll need to clear out all the junk. You can get help by calling upon the services of professional Columbus Hauling team like Junk King. to come by and take out all the stuff you crammed into that spare room over the years. During the same trip those junk haulers can also take away any other big bulky items you been hanging onto in your home. With your new home office clear of debris and junk you’ll be able to focus more clearly on the tasks at hand. Who knows? Your new home office might even inspire you to start your own second business. Wouldn’t it be great if you’re commute to work was just a few steps down the hallway?

5 Reasons to Hire Junk Haulers In Columbus

Reasons are what get us through the day. We need a reason to get out of bed and a reason to go to work. It would seem that those two reasons are often tied together. We need reasons for what we’re going to eat and reasons to stay in shape. Again, those are reasons that are tied together! Developing reasons for any project can act as a positive motivating force. This is especially true with a big project that you might have been putting off for some time such as cleaning all the junk out of your house. In order to be inspired, consider these 5 reasons to hire Junk King’s hauling team in Columbus.
  1. More Room in Your Home: If you feel as though the clutter in your home is taking over there is a reason for that: it is taking over! Whether it’s a closet overflowing or a crowded spare room, that junk is getting in the way of you maximizing the space in your house. Do you walk by those crowded areas and wonder what you could be doing if that junk was gone? Then you really need to upon the services of a locally based junk hauling crew. Take back that room today!
  2. Weekend Freedom: Moving the junk from your home is the type of job set aside for the weekend. But is that really how you want to be spending your weekend? We’re talking Saturday afternoons when you could be taking a much deserved nap or Sunday afternoons loaded with football. Instead, you’re going to spend hours lugging junk from your home into a borrowed truck (or rental) and then drive hours to the nearest dump. Hire professional junk haulers and they only time you need to invest is picking out which junk you want taken away!
  3. No Physical Strain: Taking out the garbage can once a week doesn’t require a lot of effort. However, carrying out heavy boxes or big pieces of furniture or rusty car parts can put a major strain on your back. Pulling a muscle in the lower back can turn into a major sidelining injury. An experienced team of junk haulers know how to lift and carry. This is what they do and it’s a perfect reason to call Junk King Columbus.
  4. Forget Map Searches: If you were to do your own junk hauling, you’re going to need to a place to take all that junk. This will either mean a recycling center or a landfill. Do you know where the Columbus recycling centers are? Do you know where the nearest dump is located? Sure you can do a quick Google search to find them but that’s not going to bring them any closer to your home!
  5. You’re Planning a Move: Finally, if you are actually moving into a new home, the last thing you want is to bring your old junk with you. By calling up a team of junk haulers before you call up the furniture movers, you can probably get rid of a bulk of your junk and start off you new life free of clutter. Enjoy it while it lasts!

Columbus Hauling – Top 5 List

We all love a good list, don’t we? Ever since “American Bandstand” brought us the Top Ten hits of the week, we’ve been embracing the idea of lists. There seems to be lists for everything from the best Columbus restaurants to the best Columbus dog groomers. Lists also help us stay organized. Do you think you could make it through the holiday season without a shopping list? And just try to remember all the items you would need for your Thanksgiving dinner without a grocery list. You’ll be running back and forth to the store without one!
Then there is the issue of hauling your junk. Yes, there is a list for that, too! Here then is the Top 5 Reasons for hiring a professional hauling company like Junk King Columbus:
1.  No Sore Backs For You: Hiring a professional hauling crew means they will be doing all the heavy lifting. There is no need to strain yourself when it comes to dragging out a bulky sofa or lumpy mattress. Besides is this really something you can do by yourself? Of course not. That’s why you need a team of movers to swoop in and cart off all your junk.
2.  No More Excuses: If you’re sharing your home with someone and depend on them to help with chores, do you get a lot of grumbling when it comes time to do the actual work? With a professional junk hauling crew there will be no more excuses like “But the ball game is on.” Or “Can this wait until next weekend?” Imagine the fights that can be avoided if you hire a work crew to handle your junk removal.
3. No Scuffed Up Car: If you need to carry off junk it’s got to go into a truck. You could try cramming this stuff into your own vehicle but you run the risk of scuffing up the mats. And would you even have enough room for the big ticket items like furniture or kitchen appliances. And you certainly don’t want to get into tying down this junk in the hopes it won’t fly off on the freeway. Professional haulers have their own trucks and they can handle all kinds of loads.
4. No Time Like the Present: How long have you been putting off these projects? Isn’t it time to finally reclaim all that wasted space once and for all? If you clear out a close of junk you’ll be able to make room for more valuable items. If you clear out an entire room you could convert it into a space bedroom or even a home office. Clear out the garage and you have a chance to reclaim your workbench and let finish those craft projects.
5. No scheduling Worries: Hiring a professional team means you’ll be depending on them to show up at the appointed hour. You won’t have to waste a day sitting around waiting like you would with the cable or telephone company. The more junk these crews can haul the more successful they are.
For the best in Columbus Hauling, simply call 1-888-888-JUNK or book a free on site estimate online.

Columbus Foreclosure Cleanup – Before and After

With the recent midterm elections over, a new congress is heading to Washington. This means all eyes will be looking towards D.C. for any signs of relief or assistance for the current foreclosure crisis. Perhaps crisis isn’t the right word: this is a foreclosure mess. Homes are being abandoned left and right. It’s hard to travel anywhere in Columbus Ohio and not come across “Bank Owned” or “Foreclosed Property” signs dotting the landscape. There is a lot of emotional pain attached to each one of those signs. They represent a homeowner who has lost their piece of the American dream. The hope is that those families will be able to quickly recover. The other harsh reality is that those properties need to be sold. In order for that to happen, they first need to be whipped back into shape by an experienced Columbus foreclosure cleanup crew like Junk King.

If you’ve ever thrown a big party then you are familiar with that “morning after groan.”  That’s the groan that comes when you see the mess left behind that you now have to deal with. If you were smart, you might have scheduled to get some help with the mess for the morning after. That’s the same idea behind hiring a Columbus foreclosure cleanup crew to sweep through a home and clean out the clutter. Just like after your party, there is no telling what “presents” were left behind. Most often you’ll be able to wipe them away. In a foreclosed home, those “presents” can come in the form of abandoned furniture, broken kitchen appliances or scary looking mattresses. None of that can be swept away. It has to be carried out and hauled off. And that’s just for starters! There can also be piles of clothes, bags of garbage, leftover food and even a busted car rusting away in the driveway.

The real estate agent who takes over a foreclosed Columbus home gets the first look at the property. This is when they should be taking all the “before” pictures. After getting a sense of the size of the cleanup, it’s time to call in the professionals. A foreclosure cleanup company like Junk King can come out to the property to assess the situation and give you a free on site estimate. They’ll know right away the amount of crew members needed to get the job done. They’ll also be able to determine the right truck or dumpster needed to get rid of all the garbage left behind. Then it becomes a matter of scheduling.

Depending on the scope of the job it is conceivable that a foreclosed home can be cleaned in a day which would allow it to go back on the market right away. The “after”  pictures come into play then as what was once a disaster zone has now been transformed into a great buy. A real estate agent is required to make a lot of disclosures about any property they sell. One disclosure they can avoid is what a mess the place was when they took over the property.

Junk King Columbus provides foreclosure cleanup and hauling services in an efficient and eco-friendly manner.  Simply call 1-888-888-JUNK or book a free on site estimate online.

Columbus Hauling

Everyone likes a fresh start- whether it’s a new job, a new move or even the start of a new school year. One positive way to have a fresh start is to clear out the clutter of your life. This can mean a major top to bottom cleaning of your home. Although there might be some gripes from “the troops” it’s a perfect weekend project for the whole family. There’s a good chance that during this clean up effort you’re going to find a lot to toss out. That’s when it might be time to call in a professional Columbus hauling services to help get rid of all your unwanted junk.
Hiring a Columbus hauling company means you’ll be taking the stress out of the problem of what to do with all your old junk. Most of this garbage (and admit it, it is garbage!) gathers around your home because you simply don’t have the means to get rid of it. This junk can come in the form of some old kitchen appliances like a busted washer or out of date refrigerator that are just sitting in your garage rusting away. You know you’re never going to use them again so why not have a Columbus hauling company haul them away?
There might be a handyman in your family who likes to tinker with projects. It’s not uncommon to find a backyard scattered with the remains of old cars. At some point you have to take back your yard and get rid of that junk. With a Columbus hauling service you won’t have to hear the excuse “it’s too big to move.” The experienced haulers can show up at the appointed hour, load up all your unwanted junk and haul it away in the blink of an eye.
Keep in mind it’s not just the junk you buy that can be hauled away but also the junk that just lands in your yard. After any major storm there’s a pretty good chance of fallen tree branches turning up. Some of these can be broken down and put in your weekly garbage pickup but for the bigger limbs you should call upon a Columbus hauling company to handle the removal. These experienced workers will come equipped with the necessary tools to take care of any tree damage and provide you with peace of mind knowing it will be removed safely.
The most effort you’ll exert using a Columbus hauling company will be pointing with your finger. When the haulers show up, all you need to do is point to all the junk you want taken away and they’ll do the rest.
What you’ll be left with is something you might not have had for awhile: open space. In the backyard, this new space can inspire you to plant a garden. In the garage you might consider setting up a craft table for the kid’s art and science projects. Or imagine clearing out an entire room of junk and creating your own private sanctuary. That’s what you can get with by hiring a Columbus hauling company.
For the best in Columbus Ohio Hauling, call Junk King Columbus at 1-800-995-JUNK or Book Online.
Junk King Columbus
819 Phillipi Road
Columbus, OH 43228
Hours: M-Sa: 8A-6P

Providing junk removal services to the Columbus area, including:

Adelphi
Amlin
Brice
Buckeye Lake
Canal Winchester
Carbon Hill
Clarington
Columbus
Dublin
Galloway
Grove City
Groveport
Harrisburg
Haydenville
Hilliard
Irwin
Kirkersville
Lockbourne
and these nearby zip codes:
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