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Why Turn to a Junk Hauling Service in Plano?

 

Getting rid of junk is something everyone needs to do from time to time, but it’s not always easy. There are several different options available, but most of those options either require you to do most of the work yourself or that you wait until a specific time. There are also often restrictions on what bulk trash and large items different services will take. That’s why your best option is to turn to a junk hauling service such as Junk King. 

 

There are many reasons why working with Junk King can be the ideal solution to your junk hauling needs. If you’re ready to clean out your home and reclaim space that junk has taken up, here are a few ways Junk King can help.

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One of the worst parts of getting rid of large, bulky items such as sofas and refrigerators is that they’re hard to move. It typically takes at least two people, though if you’re going up and down stairs or around tight corners, sometimes you need at least one more person to direct you. Then there’s the issue of trying to twist and turn pieces to fit them through doorways or down the hall. If you live in an apartment or condo and aren’t on the ground floor, you then have to deal with getting the junk into an elevator or hauling it down several flights of stairs.

 

With all of this lifting, it’s very easy for someone to get hurt. You could pull your back, drop something on your foot, get your fingers pinched, or even end up trapped under a heavy cabinet or appliance if things go really wrong. There are dozens of different ways someone could get hurt when moving a really heavy, bulky item.

 

Junk King doesn’t require you to move anything out of your home. Our team will come in and take things directly out of the rooms they’re in. All you have to do is let us know where the items are. We have the training, experience, and equipment needed to safely take anything out of your house, apartment, or condo without hurting ourselves or anyone else.

 

You Also Won’t Damage Anything

 

While you likely don’t care if the junk you’re getting rid of gets banged up, you don’t want your floors, doorframes, or other things damaged. This is another real danger when you try to get large items out of your home on your own. It’s very possible to break light fixtures, damage flooring, and even break the glass in doors while trying to move furniture out. If you’re going to make use of the city’s bulk trash pickup or use some junk hauling companies, you will need to get the trash out to the curb. 

 

With Junk King, though, that’s never a concern. We’ll haul everything out carefully and safely. You won’t have to worry about any damage to your home because we’ll always be very careful. If an accident does occur, we’re fully bonded and insured, so you’ll never be out any money to make repairs. 

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No Truck? No Problem

 

If you’re planning on hauling your trash down to the city landfill yourself, you’re going to have to have a vehicle large enough to do so. That means at minimum you’ll need a pickup truck. While it’s very easy to find someone with a truck in Texas, it may not always be easy to make your schedules line up. This means you may have to store junk for several weeks until your friend or relative with a truck can come help you. Your other option may be to rent a truck, but that just adds more cost to getting rid of trash, something that should never be that costly. 

 

Even if you have a truck, you still have to load up your broken furniture, appliances, and other trash into it. Again, this could potentially lead to hurting yourself, especially if you have to lift heavy objects up into the truck bed. Then you have to unload it at the landfill. There’s also the risk of damaging your truck or causing damage to other people’s vehicles, especially if you have several items stacked up in the truck bed but don’t have them all secured properly. Something could fall off and cause a traffic accident. 

 

If you don’t live too close to the dump, this can become an all-day project. If you have so much stuff that you can’t fit it all in the truck, you’ll either have to find another person with a truck to help or make multiple trips. It’s possible this task could take multiple days. If you can’t set aside a weekend or several days out of the week to do this, you could end up making trips to the landfill sporadically over the next three or four months. In the meantime, you have all this junk taking up space in your home, garage, or shed.

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You Save Time

 

You could spend all day hauling junk out of your home, loading it up, and taking it to the landfill, but you could also spend that day with your family or just relaxing. When you hire a junk hauling service, you’ll save all that time. If you only have a few things to get rid of, Junk King can be in and out in less than an hour. Even if you have a whole house full of trash, you still only have to set aside time for having it removed from the home. You’re not driving to the landfill or unloading everything.

 

You Get Junk Out of Your House Quickly

 

Waiting for the city’s bulk trash pickup or until you can set aside time to go to the landfill means you’re going to be holding on to the junk in your home for a little while longer. It’s just going to sit there and take up space that you could be using for other things. If you have a lot of trash in your garage, you may not even be able to park your car in it. 

 

Even if you don’t have that much junk, there’s always the risk of running into the “out of sight, out of mind” issue. You may plan on putting that old chair out for bulk trash pickup, but what happens if you forget? Now you’re stuck with it for another month. This can happen with trying to get to the landfill, too. You may have plans to do that, but then you have to move them because something else came up. In the end, months can pass without getting the trash to the dump because, after all, who wants to prioritize junk?

 

Why Junk King Plano?

 

Why should Junk King Plano be your go-to for junk hauling services? First, we’re one of the best-reviewed junk haulers in the country, and our team is fully dedicated to customer service. If you’re not happy about something, we want to know it. When you’re hiring Junk King, we want to provide a smooth, easy process from start to finish. We’ll arrive promptly at the scheduled time, quickly remove junk from your home without damaging anything, and be on our way so you can get back to your life. 

 

We’re also fully dedicated to the environment. We do everything possible to redirect the junk we pick up away from the landfill. This can mean donating furniture and other items that are still usable to a local charity or sending anything made of recyclable materials to a recycling facility. In the end, around a third of what we pick up does go to the landfill, but we’re always actively looking for ways to reduce that amount even more.

 

Our unique pricing structure guarantees you’ll always get the best deal. Instead of charging for an entire truck, we only charge by how much space your trash takes up. Since our trucks are 20 percent larger than most of our competitors’ trucks, one or two items won’t take up a lot of room. You’ll always be given an estimate upfront that will include all fees and potential extra costs. 

 

What Does Junk King Take?

 

Junk King Plano can take more than many other junk haulers or trash companies will take. We will haul away old furniture, appliances, electronics, yard waste, construction waste, and much more. In short, as long as it isn’t hazardous waste, we will take it. If you have any questions about something, all you need to do is call or text us. We’ll let you know if it’s something Junk King can get rid of.

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Contact Junk King Today for an Estimate

Want to know more about how Junk King can take care of your yard debris and other bulk trash? Contact us today for a free, no-obligation estimate. You can reach us by phone a 1-888-888-JUNK and receive a quote over the phone. You can also arrange an in-person estimate if you have a lot of stuff to get rid of. Another option is to text us photos and information to 1-737-888-5865 or go online to use our estimator tool and schedule a pickup.

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Tips for Empty Nesters in Plano, Texas

Having kids fills a house with laughter. Even when you’re so busy with hobbies, school activities, appointments, and everything else that comes with raising children, the love they bring turns a house into a home. However, while it’s true many children are continuing to live with their parents for longer than they used to, there still comes a time when they’re going to move out. 

 

That’s when the empty nester feelings are going to set in. Your full house is suddenly quiet. Whether they’ve just gone off to college or have moved out to start their own family, you now have to figure out what to do with empty rooms and the stuff they left behind. Here are a few tips for couples who have just entered the empty nester phase and aren’t sure what to do.

 

Processing Your Feelings

 

One of the first things many parents experience once their last child is out of the house is a sense of change. You may feel like the house is too quiet or that you’re all alone. You may find yourself feeling somewhat lost with what to do with your day, especially if you and your child had a set routine like watching specific shows together or eating meals together. You and your spouse may find that the energy in the house has shifted.

 

How do you deal with this? Some of these feelings will naturally disappear over time as you adjust. Keeping busy will help. Maybe now is a good time to pick up a new hobby or do more with a hobby you enjoy. Look at what the community has to offer. You could take a class at a local community college, join a group with similar interests, or meet up with friends more often.

 

You and your spouse can also reconnect. How long has it been since it was just the two of you? Some couples find it difficult to adjust to this because the last time it was just the two of them was over 20 years ago. You may not know who you are or who your partner is without your kids around. This is a great time to find out. Go on dates again and learn who they are now as individuals. 

 

You may be surprised to find that you don’t really know who you are outside of being a parent. Some empty nesters do find it helpful to see a therapist, even if it’s just for a short period, in order to help them adjust. 

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Is It Time to Move?

 

If your children have moved out, you may find yourself with a house that’s simply too big for you. You don’t need three or four bedrooms and multiple bathrooms any longer. Keeping them all clean may become a chore that you just don’t have the time or desire to keep up with. In that case, it could be time to downsize. On the other hand, if you want to give your home a makeover and put in a home office, exercise space, and a home theater, you may actually need to upsize. Downsizing is the usual for empty nesters, but that doesn’t mean it’s right for you. 

 

To determine if it’s time to move and what type of move you should make, you’ll need to assess your current living situation and your needs. How much room do you need? You might be able to transform your kid’s rooms into spaces you’ll use, or you may realize that you just don’t need that space. Think about what you really need and want, then see how your current home lines up with that list. 

 

Location may also play a part here. If your kids have moved across town, maybe you want to move with them so you can be closer. On the other hand, maybe now’s the perfect time to move to a warmer climate or even to sell your home and buy an RV. The possibilities are endless, especially if you’ve retired.

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It’s Time to Declutter

 

Whether or not you decide to move, this may be the perfect time to declutter. Your kids have moved out and taken most of their stuff with them, so now you have extra space. That doesn’t mean you should fill it up, though. It can be nice to have space in your home, especially if it’s always felt rather crowded. 

 

The first step to decluttering your empty nest is to go through the stuff your kids have left behind. Do they want it? If they don’t, you need to decide what to do with it. You may have some friends with children or grandchildren who could use a small twin bed or a desk. If you find that no one needs some of the stuff you have, you can always donate it. Old furniture that’s no longer really usable needs to be hauled away. Junk King North Texas can come in and clear out anything you don’t need. We even take items in good condition, but instead of dumping them in a landfill, we will donate them to those in need.

 

You may give your kids some furniture, silverware, plates, and other items when they move out so they won’t have to buy as many items new. While this used to be done often, some children may not necessarily want these items. It’s not that they don’t appreciate you offering them, but their sense of style may be very different. 

 

That’s okay—don’t force your kids to take things they don’t want. Instead, ask friends or other relatives if they need any of the items. You can then donate what’s left or have a yard sale to make a little extra money. Again, Junk King can help you get rid of these items. We’ll donate what we can so your items help those in need.

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Move or Renovate?

 

Even after you declutter, you may still realize your home isn’t quite what you need. However, the idea of moving, especially if you’ve lived in this house for decades, may not be something you want to consider. Perhaps, instead, it’s time to do some renovations. The house as it is may not work for your empty nester period, but with a few changes, it might. 

 

If you’re going to do some or all of these remodel projects as DIY, you’ll need to do some careful planning. You’ll need to have a place for all the debris to go, to start with. You may remove old carpeting and take out cabinets only to find that you can’t put any of that in your city trash bin. The bulk trash pickup may not take anything they consider construction waste, either. Junk King North Texas is the solution here, too. We will pick up your old flooring, cabinets, drywall, and whatever else you may need to get rid of. We even take yard debris such as cut limbs, demolished decks, and old yard furniture.

 

Moving, of course, is likely going to unearth a lot of stuff you don’t need any longer. You may also decide to purchase new furniture for your new home. This means you’re going to have some trash and other junk you don’t want to move to your new home. Junk King will gladly haul this stuff away, donating and recycling what we can before we visit the landfill.

 

What Junk King Offers

 

Whether you need to get rid of an old bed or have a lot of DIY project debris you need removed, Junk King North Texas can help. We can haul away anything as long as it isn’t classified as hazardous waste. This includes furniture and appliances, of course, but it also includes mattresses, electronics, yard waste, old hot tubs, and much more. You don’t even have to move any of these things out of your house, either. Our team will come in and move them out for you. This way, you don’t injure yourself or do any damage to the floors or doorframes. 

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Reaching out to Junk King is very easy. You can give us a call at 1-888-888-JUNK to talk about your project and let us know what you need us to get rid of. You can also text images and information about the job to 1-737-888-5865. We will be able to provide you with a free, no-obligation quote. In some cases, we may actually need to come in person to put a quote together, especially if you have a lot of stuff you need us to get rid of. When that happens, we try to bring one of our crews with us so we can go to work right away if you accept our quote. 

 

Many see an empty nest as a sad, empty house, but it isn’t. It’s a chance to move into the next phase of your life. Let your home reflect that. Give Junk King a call today to help facilitate this change by getting rid of stuff you no longer need or junk that’s just taking up space. Contact us today to learn more. 

 

Junk King Plano
910 10th St. Suite 800
Plano, TX 75074
Hours: M-F: 7A-6P, Sa: 7A-4P

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