Most people looking at their garage think the same thing: this is going to take a whole weekend. Then they think about the dump runs. Then they close the garage door and go back inside. We see it all the time — a Billerica homeowner texted us photos of her basement on a Saturday morning, had a flat quote back within the hour, and the whole thing was gone by Tuesday. A garage is the same job, different room.
You text us photos of the garage and your town. We send back one flat price within 24 hours. No appointment to get a quote, no guy walking the space and finding reasons the number should go up. The crew shows up, loads everything, hauls it away, and sweeps the floor. That is the whole job.
What a garage cleanout actually costs
We price by volume — how much space the stuff takes in the trailer. A half-loaded one-car garage, the kind with some boxes and a broken lawnmower, is usually a truck load at $250. A packed two-car garage with shelving units, old paint cans, sports equipment, and a treadmill is a half to full trailer, landing between $425 and $650.
Those numbers include everything: the labor, the loading, the hauling, and the disposal. We do not charge by the hour. Hourly haulers are paid to be slow — a slow afternoon costs them, not you. With us, the price is set before we touch anything.
Quotes carry about plus or minus 15 percent until we see the job in person. We say that out loud instead of surprising you when the truck is already in the driveway.
| Garage situation | Typical volume | Flat price range |
|---|---|---|
| Half-loaded one-car garage | Truck load | $250 |
| Full one-car garage | Half trailer | $425 |
| Packed two-car garage | Half to full trailer | $425–$650 |
| Light declutter (few items) | 1–2 items | $90 |
What we take from a garage
Almost everything. Old furniture, boxes of stuff, broken tools, bikes the kids outgrew three years ago, shelving units, paint cans (if the paint is dried out), sports equipment, holiday decorations you forgot you had, and that exercise bike that has been holding laundry since the pandemic.
The only things we cannot take are hazardous materials: wet paint, asbestos, chemicals, medical waste, and propane tanks. If the garage has those, we will tell you up front and point you to the right disposal option. Most towns in our service area have hazardous-waste collection days — we can tell you when the next one is.
How the cleanout works
You text us photos of the garage and your town. We send back one flat price within 24 hours. Once you say yes, you pick a two-hour window, same day or next.
When the crew arrives, here is what happens:
- We confirm the price matches the photos. If the garage is fuller or heavier than what the photos showed, we tell you before we touch it.
- We load everything onto the trailer. Shelving units get broken down if needed. Old paint cans get checked — dried-out paint goes with us, wet paint stays.
- We sweep the floor. The garage should be cleaner than when we arrived.
- Payment happens after the job, only when you are happy. Cash, check, Venmo, Zelle, or card. No deposit up front.
Where the stuff goes
Usable items get donated locally. Goodwill, Savers, and Habitat ReStore all take furniture, tools, and sporting goods in our service area. If the treadmill still works and someone can use it, it does not belong in a landfill.
Metal and electronics go to licensed recyclers. Old bikes, broken tools, wiring — all of that has scrap value and gets sorted. Only true waste heads to the transfer station. We sort it as part of the job, not as an upsell.
How fast can the garage be empty
Most garage cleanouts take the crew one to three hours on site. A half-loaded one-car garage is usually done in under an hour. A packed two-car garage with heavy items might take three hours.
Booking happens within 24 to 48 hours. Same-day is often available in Billerica and the surrounding towns. You pick a two-hour window and we confirm a precise ETA the morning of.
A customer in Billerica texted us photos on a Saturday morning. She had a flat quote back within the hour, and the basement was gone by Tuesday. A garage cleanout follows the same timeline — photos in, price back, gone by next week.
Should you do it yourself or call someone
A garage cleanout is a DIY job if you have a truck, a free Saturday, and the energy for multiple dump runs. Most of our towns charge $20 to $50 per transfer-station visit depending on weight. If the garage has only a few items and you have the truck, the dump fee beats our $90.
Here is where it gets harder: the packed garage. A full two-car garage can mean three or four truck loads. That is multiple trips to the transfer station, loading and unloading each time, and a full day of work. Our crew does it in two to three hours and you do not have to lift anything.
The other thing people do not think about is the sorting. You cannot dump everything — paint, electronics, and certain appliances have disposal rules in Massachusetts. We handle the sorting as part of the flat price.
When you should not call us
If the garage has only a few items and you have a truck — the transfer station is cheaper. We will tell you that on the phone. We would rather lose the job than charge you for something you could do yourself on a Saturday morning.
If the items are in good shape and you just want them gone — try Facebook Marketplace or your town's Buy Nothing group first. Old bikes, working tools, and shelving units usually find a taker within a day or two in our area.
If the garage has hazardous materials — asbestos, chemicals, or biohazard — that is a specialist, not a junk removal crew. We will point you in the right direction.
Get a flat price for your garage cleanout
Text a few photos of the garage and your town to (978) 330-8980. We send back one flat price within 24 hours. If a transfer-station run is cheaper, we will tell you that instead.