Clearing homes in Booterstown
Booterstown is small and residential. Booterstown Avenue runs uphill from the Rock Road and the DART station to the Stillorgan Road, and almost everything in the area hangs off it or off Cross Avenue, which links across to Blackrock. The older houses here are Victorian and Edwardian, detached or in short terraces, with big gardens and the odd coach house at the back.
Behind them, roads like Trimleston were built out in the middle of the last century with semi-detached family houses, and these are now reaching the point where the original owners are moving on or passing away. Closer to the N11 and UCD there are apartment developments and a steady supply of rented houses let to students and staff.
House clearance in Booterstown therefore splits into two types of job: the big, careful clearance of a family home full of a lifetime’s belongings, and the quick turnaround of a rented house or flat where everything left behind has to go before the next tenants.
What we clear in Booterstown
- Family homes being sold, including the attic, the garage and the shed at the bottom of the garden. We clear the lot in one booking rather than three.
- Bereavement clearances, often for families where the children have long since moved away. See how we handle clearing a parent’s house. If the estate is going through probate, this plain guide explains whether you can clear a house before probate.
- Student and staff lets near UCD at the end of the academic year: beds, desks, mattresses, kitchen bits and bagged rubbish.
- Apartments near the Stillorgan Road, where we work with the management company on lift and parking.
- Garages and side passages on the semi-ds, which often hold a second fridge, old bikes and the remains of a kitchen refit.
- Sheds and garden stores, which in Booterstown’s long gardens tend to be full of old bikes, broken tools and garden furniture. Our shed clearance page explains what we take; we do not collect paint, solvents, oils or chemicals, so take those to a civic amenity site or hazardous waste collection.
Access, parking and the practical bits
Parking on Booterstown Avenue and Cross Avenue is mostly fine for a van, though the avenue is a busy through-route and we avoid blocking the footpath or the bus stops. On the smaller roads behind, there is usually a driveway we can pull into.
The Rock Road is a different story. It is a main coast road with bus lanes, so for a house or apartment fronting onto it we look for side access or a lane rather than trying to stop on the road itself. Tell us when you book and we will plan the approach.
Traffic on the Rock Road also backs up at the Merrion Gates level crossing at peak times, so for a house near the coast we aim to arrive mid-morning, once the school run and the commuter traffic have eased.
Period houses here often have a basement or a return, and the semi-ds have attics reached by a hatch and ladder. We bring our own ladder and bags and we carry everything down by hand. Set aside what you are keeping and leave the rest to us.
Why people in Booterstown call us
People here tend to ring us for one of two reasons: a parent’s house needs clearing after decades in the same family, or a rented property has to be turned around fast. Both get the same two-person crew and the same approach, which is to quote honestly from photos, show up when we said we would, and not add to the bill when the attic turns out to be fuller than expected.
We also take on small commercial jobs in the area, such as a shop or clinic unit changing hands, with the same two-person crew.
We are an insured, permit-holding waste carrier (NWCPO-25-13287-01) based in Dublin, a short drive away. Good furniture is set aside for reuse or donation, recyclables are separated and what is left goes to a licensed transfer station. If you are choosing between us and a skip, our house clearance versus skip hire guide lays out the real differences.
Booterstown jobs often spill over into Blackrock, Ballsbridge up the Merrion Road or Donnybrook across the Stillorgan Road, and we cover all of them.
