Why people call us for the garage
The garage is where a house keeps its history. Usually the call comes when the house is being sold, when a car finally needs to go in, when someone wants to convert the space, or when the pile has reached the point where nobody can find anything. We treat all of those the same way: a crew, a van, and a clear plan for what goes.
What we clear from garages
- Old appliances: fridges, freezers, washing machines, tumble dryers, cookers.
- Furniture that did not fit in the house and never will.
- Bikes, scooters, exercise equipment, golf clubs, camping gear.
- Tools, workbenches, shelving units and the contents of the shelves.
- Timber, doors, skirting, tiles, plasterboard offcuts and leftover building materials.
- Boxes of books, clothes, toys, paperwork and the things that were going to be sorted later.
- Car parts and the odd tyre. Car batteries are hazardous, so ask us first and we will tell you where they should go.
- Paint tins, in reason. Chemicals, oils and gas cylinders go to the council recycling centre.
If the garage has been doubling as a workshop, we leave the tools you point out and take everything else.
How a garage clearance works
- Photos and a price. Send pictures of the garage from the door and, if you can get in, from the back. We give you a fixed quote.
- Keep pile first. On the day, anything staying is moved to one side or marked. If nothing is staying, we start at the door and work in.
- Sorting as we load. Reuse, recycle and waste are kept separate on the van so nothing good is lost.
- Swept floor. The garage is swept and the door closed. If it is attached to the house, the hallway or utility room is left as we found it.
Garage, shed and attic together
A full garage usually means a full shed and a full attic. Clearing all three on one visit costs less than three separate bookings because the van is already outside. Send photos of each and we will quote them as one job.
Converting the garage afterwards
If the plan is a home office, a gym or an extra bedroom, the clearance is step one and the builder will thank you for it. Any leftover rubble or demolition waste from the conversion itself is a job for a skip or a builder’s waste collection rather than a clearance van.
For a do-it-yourself first pass before we arrive, read our garage clearance guide, which covers sorting zones and what the council recycling centre will and will not take.
Where it all goes
Working tools, bikes and good furniture are kept aside for reuse or resale where we can arrange it. Metal is recycled as scrap, timber and cardboard are separated, electricals go to WEEE recycling, and what remains goes to a licensed waste transfer station under our Waste Collection Permit.
