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At Junk King Louisville, we have done hundreds of basement cleanouts through the years. Basement cleanouts are one job that homeowners have a tendency to put off, but they’re almost always thankful to have it crossed off of their list.
Why would anyone want to clean out a basement? Isn’t that the place where boxes and extra stuff go? It can be, but a clean basement can be much more. A decluttered basement could be a place to have guests, watch the game, ease into the seats of a newly-created home theater, or the spot for a new playroom.
Junk King Louisville has the resources and experience to handle anything that stands in your way. Junk King can remove televisions, mattresses, appliances, and other items that are currently cluttering up your basement. Check out the pricing estimator if you know which items you want Junk King Louisville to responsibly dispose of or recycle.
Junk King’s Professional Basement Cleanouts
The reason that so many people in Louisville choose Junk King for attic, garage, and basement cleanouts has a lot to do with the convenience of the service. Junk King takes almost every kind of household junk, except for hazardous waste, and Judy and I recycle, repurpose, or reuse 60% or more of every residential junk haul.
Eco-friendly Disposal
Because Junk King is North America’s ‘greenest’ junk removal service, you can have peace of mind knowing your junk will not cause pollution in landfills. Mattresses can contain harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs), whereas household electronics (e-waste) can contain heavy metals that need to be responsibly disposed of.
The crew at Junk King Louisville work with local charities and metal recyclers to ensure more of your basement junk gets reused or recycled. The stuff that can’t be recycled or requires extra processing, such as batteries, will be responsibly disposed of. Batteries are a mixed bag in that they contain ‘good’ metals like copper, cobalt, nickel, and aluminum but also ‘bad’ metals like lead and mercury.
Sorting all of this out on your own can be stressful, confusing, and time-consuming. Junk King, however, has years of experience in just this kind of thing and knows where to take every item in basement cleanouts. Items are sorted in the Junk King Louisville trucks so that like items can be piled together at the warehouse, which expedites trips to recycling centers and charities. Junk pick-up Louisville is greener than ever.
Learn more about e-waste recycling.
Skip the Heavy Lifting
Countless homeowners use their basement to stow away junk. In some cases, storing junk in the basement turns into a process that only ends when homeowners run out of space. Broken-down appliances, old boxes, and dirty mattresses pile up until something finally needs to be done about it.
There could actually be bigger items to negotiate than old appliances. Water heaters that break down can weigh 150 pounds or more – the average of a tank-style water heater when empty – and broken-down refrigerators in the basement can weigh 200-450 pounds. Getting those items off the ground and up the stairs is beyond possible for many homeowners.
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Junk King Louisville is a full-service, environmentally responsible junk removal company. This means that Junk King will handle everything from getting unwanted junk out of your home to getting it to a place where it can be recycled or reused by someone who can find a second use for it. Why take the risk of moving heavy items yourself?
Junk King has the moving equipment (e.g., straps and dollies) to quickly get bulky items out of your home. For Junk pick up Louisville, send a photo of your basement to 1-737-888-5865 (JUNK), call up Junk King at 1-888-888-5865, or consider using the online pricing estimator to figure out the cost of a full basement cleanout. At Junk King, you will only pay for the actual space in the truck that you use!
Preparing for a Cleanout
If you’ve checked out the online pricing estimator and plugged in the items you’d like removed, then you’re off to a promising start. There might not be much more to do if you only need a few heavy items removed from your basement (e.g., a water heater). For a more extensive basement cleanout, you might want to prepare by following the steps below.
Sorting out the items in your basement according to whether you’re planning on disposing of, keeping, or donating them can save a lot of time. It can also ensure that you don’t throw away items that you intended to hang on to.
Dispose
Items that you are surprised to even find in your basement or you know that you won’t be using in the next few years can probably safely be thrown into the junk pile. Feel free to send over a picture of a pile of your junk to 1-737-888-5865 so that Junk King can get an idea of the needed resources and price estimate. You can also simply point to the junk you want to be removed as part of our ‘touchless, no contact‘ junk pick-up service in Louisville.
Keep
If you’re planning on using items in the future, and you have the space to accommodate them, then those should probably be in the ‘keep’ pile. Think ahead to what you want your decluttered basement to look like, or function as (e.g., a game room or home theater), when making the decision to keep certain items.
Donate
Electronics and furniture that is still in pretty good condition can likely be reused or, at worst, recycled. Jewelry, books, clothes, and kitchenware can all be taken to the nearest charity by Junk King in terms of junk pick up Louisville. There are families out there who would be very thankful for well-cared-for items. Old furniture is another class of items that Junk King takes and can be easily donated.
Declutter and Reclaim Space with Junk King
Junk King handles basement, attic, garage, and full estate cleanouts. Remember that at Junk King Louisville you will only pay for the space in the truck you actually use. Call 1-888-888-5865 (JUNK) or book your appointment online to get one step closer to decluttering and finally reclaiming the space in your home.
