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11-20-2008, 12:00 AM
| | Trilla | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orange Park, FL | | | Best way to get rid of household junk?
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Ok, so my house is FILLED with junk stuff. Broken trash cans, car tires, several florescent lights, broken bed frames, you name it, we got it. This isn't the kind of junk that you could sell either. It's literally all broken or useless clutter that we just never found the time to get rid of. I know of services such as 1800GOTJUNK, but I figured I'd give it a go myself.
Does anyone know the most cost effective way to do this? I figured I'd rent a U-Haul, and take it to the city junkyard. But I'm not really sure if you're actually allowed to just dump stuff there. I'm wondering if anyone has done this themselves, as opposed to using a junk removal service. I don't really mind paying the $500 for the removal service if I have to, but I also don't mind hard work if it will save me a lot of money. I figure getting a trunk and dumping it myself will be a lot cheaper.
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11-20-2008, 12:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Urbana, IL | | | Rent a dumpster.
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11-20-2008, 12:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NY, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Trevorus  Rent a dumpster. | +1
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11-20-2008, 12:31 AM
|  | so then I sez to Mabel, I sez... | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Texas | | maybe this? => http://www.servicemagic.com/
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11-20-2008, 12:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Los Angeles | | Quote:
Originally Posted by RandomEvent Does anyone know the most cost effective way to do this?
I figured I'd rent a U-Haul, and take it to the city junkyard.
But I'm not really sure if you're actually allowed to just dump stuff there.
I'm wondering if anyone has done this themselves, as opposed to using a junk removal service.
I don't really mind paying the $500 for the removal service if I have to,
but I also don't mind hard work if it will save me a lot of money. I figure getting a trunk and dumping it myself will be a lot cheaper. | Call city hall or the dump directly to find out about what the dump will take and how much it will cost.
I've rented a 20ft. stake bed truck, filled it and taken it to the city dump. IME, you need 2-4 extra guys to do it efficiently (loading/unloading), especially if you have a lot of stuff and need to make more than one trip.
If you have a lot of metal objects, there might be some local guys with trucks that will pick the stuff up for free and recycle it.
U-Haul trailers usually aren't very tall or long, IME you will have to make too many trips to the dump if you have that much stuff.
Once the metal stuff is gone, maybe you can call a junk removal service and get a quote to compare alternatives.
Note: when my mom passed away, I had to hire 2-3 guys to go through her 30 year collection of stuff. We filled about twelve 15 yard bins and it took about a week to go through all her stuff and pack what was left over.
Have fun... 
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11-20-2008, 04:10 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leeds, UK | | | Just take it to the tip.
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11-20-2008, 04:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Findlay, Ohio | | | Dumps will not take tires.
I'm mostly interested in seeing this stuff in your house. No pics, no clutter.
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11-20-2008, 04:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leeds, UK | | | Yeah, this thread is worthless without pics. We need to see broken bedheads.
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11-20-2008, 05:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Switzerland | | | Torch the house, collect the insurance and start over.
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11-20-2008, 05:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Waco, TX | | | Right....show me a real Florida redneck junk-house.
But yeah..I'd say just rent a truck and take it to the dump and then google "tire disposal" for your area.
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11-20-2008, 05:43 AM
| | | | freecycle?
Stuff you wouldn't dare sell, maybe someone wants. Just list what you got, and you'd be amazed that someone will come and get it. Car tyres? Lights? Someone will just come and take them away! We had a broken video recorder - 10 people wanted it (depite knowing full well it was trash).
I know someone who had a patio area they didn't like. Someone came with a van, lifted the paving slabs, and took them away. Would have cost a fortune to get it removed.
OK - you're stuck with the REAL rubbish, but you'd be amazed what goes. |
11-20-2008, 06:11 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York City | | | I usually just stack it up on the curb in front of my building. Within hours it's all gone. |
11-20-2008, 06:30 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dupont, PA | | | Whenever possible have a yardsale. Take the proceeds to rent a dumpster to get rid of the rest of the crap.
You can probably recycle some of the metal stuff and make a few bucks to get rid of the rest.
In my area you can get a pretty big dumpster for a week for $400 or so which includes removal. Call around and get some prices. Doing it yourself is alomost always cheaper and no need to worry about dumping illegally if you go the rented dumpster route.
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11-20-2008, 07:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Jersey | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bmc Torch the house, collect the insurance and start over. | I thought this was only an option in New Jersey......  
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11-20-2008, 07:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: (M)a$$hole. | | | Get off yer keister and start being proactive and get rid of stuff. It's really that simple. Where there's a will, there's a way. You just have to have the will. |
11-20-2008, 07:21 AM
|  | Funkify your Life | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Bucket, RI. | | | Did you check with your city/town refuse department?
In my town they will pick up most of the things you listed. I just have to call and they will let me know when to put it on the sidewalk.
If you know someone at an automotive shop they can probably get rid of the tires for you. If not check out a tire retailer in your area. They will probably want to charge you a few bucks per tire.
If not, I would rent a truck and make a trip your local dump site. Just call city hall first to find out the details. |
11-20-2008, 07:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Home of Bootsy and FreekBass | | My last trip to the scrap yard got me $173.00. Of course having my own trailer helps, but I am sure you know someone who has a pickemup truck. It's not a ton of money but +$173 beats -$500 any day.
Separate different metals. Clean steel and iron goes for more than stuff with different stuff attached to it. Taking the couple of minutes to remove the plastic off of my old brass car radiator gained a couple of bucks. Saving your aluminum cans may not be worth it normally but if you're going anyway then smash 'em and cash 'em. The yard where I go takes car batteries, and electric motors go for a premium.
Going to the scrap yard is fun and manly too 
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11-20-2008, 07:38 AM
|  | Blah blah blah | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tuscola | | I just bought a place which had a lot of junk laying around. I gutted the house and rebuilt it therefore having more junk. I just rented a dumpster and borrowed a front loader. Mr. Clean ain't got crap on me 
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11-20-2008, 07:41 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: 3rd stone from the sun | | | Depending on the amount of crap, haul it to the city dump or rent a dumpster. The latter is easier on the body, but harder on the wallet.
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11-20-2008, 07:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: COLORADO | | | Just throw it all over the fence into the neighbors yard and let them deal with it.
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