A garage cleanout is the most common job we do in Huntsville's new subdivisions: the boxes from the move never got unpacked, the kids' furniture is stacked against the wall, and the car sits outside. We sort with you for twenty minutes, then load the rest. Most garages take a morning.
A storage unit is the same job behind a gate instead of a garage door. Stop paying the monthly fee: we meet you at the unit, clear it, and sweep it out for the manager.
What a garage, basement and storage unit cleanouts job involves
- One number for the whole garage or unit, quoted from a photo
- Quick sort: keep, donate, haul
- Loaded and hauled the same visit
- Space swept out
What's included
- Shelving contents, boxes and loose items, not just the big pieces
- Bikes, tools and furniture set aside for donation
- Scrap metal and cardboard pulled for recycling
- Gate access at a storage facility arranged with the manager
- Disposal fees, inside the one number
What we can't take
- Paint, solvents, fuel and chemicals (set aside for the county drop-off)
- Vehicles, boats and trailers
- Pressure washing or shelving removal
Garage and storage cleanouts across Madison County
The garage cleanout is the signature job of the new subdivisions. Harvest, Meridianville and Hazel Green have filled with houses under ten years old, most of them bought by families who moved in on a schedule set by the Arsenal or the Research Park, and the two-car garage is where the boxes that never got unpacked, the old patio set and the treadmill ended up. Two people can usually clear one in a morning once you have pointed at what stays.
Storage units are the same job on a different lot. The self-storage rows along University Drive and Highway 72 are full of units that have been paid for monthly since a move, a divorce or a parent's downsizing, and every month the fee runs is money spent on things nobody has looked at. The crew meets you at the gate with the truck, you take twenty minutes to pull what you want, and the rest is loaded, the unit swept, and the manager told it is empty.
Basements are rarer in Huntsville than attics and carports, but the older streets near Five Points and Monte Sano have them, and they collect the heaviest things: a chest freezer, a workbench, paint cans from three repaintings. Paint, solvents and chemicals do not go on the truck; they are set aside for the Solid Waste Disposal Authority's weekday drop-off, and the crew tells you which cans those are before loading starts.
Garage, Basement and Storage Unit Cleanouts pricing in Huntsville
Most garages land in the quarter-to-half-truck range: $225 to $325 for a corner and a few large items, $375 to $500 for a garage where the car has not fit in a year. A 10-by-10 storage unit packed to the door is usually a half truck as well. The quote is made from a photo taken from the driveway with the door up, and it is one number for the whole space, not a per-item list.
Price rises with weight and with sorting time. A garage full of light boxes and furniture is cheaper than one with a cast-iron tub, old tiles and bags of concrete mix, because the landfill charges by the ton for that kind of load. If you can pull out what you are keeping before the crew arrives, the job is faster and the number is lower; if you would rather sort with the crew, say so and the quote allows for it.
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Related: Bulk Trash Pickup in Huntsville: What the City Takes and What It Won't, Junk removal in Madison, Junk removal in Athens. Official page: City of Huntsville.
Garage, Basement and Storage Unit Cleanouts questions, answered
How much does a garage cleanout cost in Huntsville?
Between $225 and $500 for most single garages in the Huntsville area, quoted as a fraction of the truck: a quarter truck for a corner and a few big pieces, a half truck for a garage that is full wall to wall. A whole double garage that has been used as a storeroom for a decade can reach a full truck at $625 to $800. Heavy material such as tile, concrete or dirt is priced by weight on top.
Can you clear a storage unit if I am not in town?
Yes, if the facility allows it. You add the crew to the gate list or give the manager permission, send a photo of the unit and a note on anything to set aside, and the crew clears it, sweeps it out and sends photos before you close the lease. Payment is by card after the photos. Most managers want written permission from the account holder, so call them first.
What do you do with the things from a garage cleanout?
Furniture, tools, bikes and sporting goods in working order go to a donation partner. Scrap metal, cardboard and electronics are recycled where the local facility takes them. Paint and chemicals are set aside for the county's hazardous-waste drop-off. What cannot be reused goes to the disposal facility, and the fee for that is already inside the quote.