Clearing homes and apartments in Milltown
Milltown sits where the Dodder bends under the Nine Arches, the old railway viaduct that now carries the Luas Green Line over the river just north of the Milltown stop. The stop is at the heart of the area, with Milltown Road running east to west, Alexandra College and Milltown Golf Club to the south, and the roads climbing towards Dartry and Clonskeagh on either side.
The housing comes in two generations. The first is the 1930s to 1950s semi-ds and terraces along Milltown Road and the roads off the Dundrum Road end, built with a hall, a box room, a hot press and a long back garden. The second is the apartments: Milltown Grove, Mount St Anne’s off Milltown Road, and the blocks that have gone up along the Dundrum Road.
That split is exactly how our work here divides. The older houses are usually cleared after a long occupancy, often by a family whose parents bought the house new. The apartments are cleared between tenants, after a sale, or when an owner moves to something bigger and leaves the fitted-out furniture behind.
What we clear in Milltown
- Apartments in the Milltown Grove, Mount St Anne’s and Dundrum Road blocks, with the lift and loading area arranged in advance. Our apartment clearance page sets out what we need from the management company.
- Family houses from the 1930s to the 1950s, cleared from the attic down to the shed. See the house clearance service for how a full-house job runs.
- Bereavement clearances, taken at the family’s pace with nothing removed that has not been agreed.
- Furniture and single items when a sofa, bed or wardrobe will not fit in the car for the recycling centre. Our furniture removal service covers one piece or a roomful.
- Garden sheds and lean-tos at the end of long gardens, including rusted tools, old bikes and garden furniture.
If the house is being cleared after a death and probate is not yet through, this guide explains what you can and cannot clear before probate in plain terms.
Access, parking and the practical bits
Milltown Road carries a lot of traffic for its width, especially around the Luas stop and the viaduct, and there is no stopping anywhere near the tracks. For a house we use the driveway where there is one, and where there is not we find the nearest side road and carry a little further. The older semi-ds have a side passage to the back garden, which makes the shed a straightforward part of the job.
The apartment blocks are a different rhythm. Most have a managing agent who wants to know when a van will be at the entrance, a lift that may need protecting, and a bin store that is not for clearance waste. We deal with the agent, book the lift if that is required, and bring our own covers for the lift walls.
Set aside anything you want to keep before we come. Beyond that, you do not need to bag, sort or carry anything. Our guide on how to prepare for a house clearance has a short checklist if you want one.
Why people in Milltown call us
The typical Milltown call is one of two things: a family clearing a parent’s house that has been lived in since it was built, or an owner or agent clearing an apartment that needs to be ready for photographs by a set date. Both want the same things from us, which are a fixed quote from photos, a crew that turns up when it says it will, and a van that takes everything in one go.
We hold a Waste Collection Permit, number NWCPO-25-13287-01, and we are fully insured for domestic and commercial work. We are a Dublin crew, and Milltown, Dundrum and Churchtown are firmly on our regular run. Reusable items go for reuse or donation, recyclables are separated and the remainder goes to a licensed transfer station.
Milltown adjoins Dartry and Ranelagh up the line, Clonskeagh across the Dodder and Churchtown and Dundrum to the south, and we treat all of them as one neighbourhood.
