Moving can be one of the most stressful and difficult tasks, especially if you don’t move very often or have lived in the same house for decades. When you’re young, you may move fairly often. You might move out of your parent’s home to go to college, then move from the dorm to an apartment. You don’t have that much stuff, though, and you may have left some things in your parent’s house. Eventually, though, you’ll start amassing furniture, pots and pans, utensils, and other things that you have to box up every time you move.

When you move, you’ll have to pack up everything and take it with you. Over time, the amount of stuff you own may have doubled or tripled. It can be a lot, so you may need to start looking at what you own and deciding if you really need it or not. Working with a junk hauling service can be a good way of getting rid of trash and other things you no longer need. Here are a few ways a junk hauling company like Junk King Tucson can assist you with your next move.

Do You Need Everything?

While the only thing that can truly take away a lot of moving stress is hiring someone to handle all of it, one thing that does help is sorting through things and getting rid of stuff you no longer need. That’s not to say you should get rid of things just so you don’t have to move them, but do take a look at what you’re moving. Do you really need it? Is it worth taking with you? Does it have any sentimental value? If the answer to these three questions is no, think about why you’re keeping the item. It may be time to let it go.

One solution to cutting down on the stuff you own is to look at what you can digitize. If you have old paperwork that you’re keeping just in case, consider scanning it. You can keep digital copies and recycle the physical ones. Some paperwork you may not even need to keep. Many people hold on to old bills and mortgage statements for years. Today, you can retrieve copies of most of these bills online, so there’s really no need to keep the paperwork. Of course, you may want to keep some original hardcopies, including original life insurance policies, mortgage paperwork, and other documents. 

You might also be able to scan some of your children’s old school projects that you want to keep for the memories but don’t really do anything with. By scanning them, you can put them into a slideshow that plays on a digital picture frame or set them as your computer’s background. 

Get Rid of Old Furniture

Furniture can take up a lot of space and can be one of the most difficult things to move due to its size. Before you start trying to maneuver all of your chairs, dressers, and other pieces of furniture into a truck or moving van, take a good look at all of it. Does any of it look worn? If anything isn’t usable, you shouldn’t move it. The only exception is if it’s an heirloom piece, and then you should look into getting it repaired. If it’s a more modern piece of furniture you purchased and it’s not usable, why keep it?

Next, consider where you’re moving to. Are you downsizing? If so, you may not have room for all of your furniture. Take a look at what you have and what you regularly use. Even if it’s in good shape, now might be a good time to get rid of that uncomfortable chair you don’t like sitting in or the chest of drawers you don’t really use that often. This is all furniture you could pass on to relatives or friends if they’re in need, or you could donate it.

If you are moving into a smaller home, you’ll want to measure each room carefully so you can get an idea of how your furniture will look in it. It can be hard to visualize what the space will look like or how furniture will fit in it, which can lead to some problems. You might move everything in only to find that the room is so crowded with stuff you can’t easily move through it. On the other hand, you could find that you have more empty space than you thought, so you could have brought more. If possible, try taping out the size of the room in your current home and walk through it with the furniture in place. This will help figure out exactly how much space you’ll have.

How Do You Get Rid of Furniture?

Once you’ve decided some of your furniture is too worn out or simply won’t have a place in your new home, what do you do with it? Getting rid of furniture can be difficult because of how large, heavy, and awkward it is to move. If you live alone, you may simply not be physically able to haul an old chair, sofa, or bedframe out to the curb for bulk trash day. 

Even if you can get help, it may still not be a simple task. You may have a sofa that has to be twisted and turned to get it out the door. It can be easy to scratch up wooden floors, bang up doorframes, or even break light fixtures while trying to move large pieces of furniture. If you’re selling the home, you have to fix all of this damage before the new owners move in. In some cases, that can be costly. For example, if your home has old tile and you broke several when trying to move out a heavy wardrobe, it can be impossible to find a perfect match. You might end up paying to have that whole section of flooring replaced. 

If you’re moving from an apartment complex and live upstairs, it can be even more difficult to get old furniture out of your home and down to the curb or city dump. You not only have to maneuver the items out of your apartment, but you may also then have to get them down the stairs or to the elevator. All of this adds additional opportunities for you to break something or for someone to get hurt. 

Once you get the old furniture out of your home, then what? If you only have an item or two, you may decide to set them out for bulky trash pickup. The problem is that the city doesn’t pick up large trash on a regular basis. In fact, Tucson only picks up bulky trash twice a year. If you miss your chance, you’ll be stuck with that furniture or large appliance for six more months. They also won’t pick up some items, including televisions, anything made from glass, construction materials, or anything hazardous. If you’ve had to do some remodeling before you could sell the home, some of the trash you have to get rid of may include some of these banned items.

Your other option would be to take the items to the landfill yourself, but that means having a vehicle large enough to haul them. You also have to get the old furniture up into the truck, drive to the landfill, and pay a fee. 

Junk King Makes the Process a Snap

Instead of trying to deal with your old furniture and appliances on your own, just call Junk King Tucson. Our team makes the entire process much easier. We will have all of the old furniture you don’t want out of your home and loaded up into our truck in no time. You don’t have to worry about getting the furniture out of your home. Show us what you want us to take, and we will carefully remove it from the room it’s in. We have the right equipment and skills necessary to get even the heaviest, bulkiest piece of furniture out of your home without damaging the floors, walls, or anything else.

We also take construction debris, including old flooring, cabinets, bathtubs, hot tubs, and even yard waste. If you need to do a little remodeling at your old home or at your new home in Tucson, we can get rid of any debris and trash from those projects, too. We can take glass, electronic waste including televisions and computers, and much more. The only thing we have in common with the city’s bulk trash pickup is that we also cannot handle hazardous materials. 

Contact Us Today to Get Rid of Stuff You Don’t Need to Move

Whether you need to get rid of some furniture before you move out of your old home or have some remodel debris from your new place, Junk King Tucson is here for you. Give us a call today at 1-888-888-JUNK or text us at 1-737-888-5865 for a free, no-obligation quote or to schedule a pickup.