Professional Junk Hauling Can Make Your Next Estate Cleanout a Less Painful Process

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A relative or loved one's passing is painful and stressful, and comes with a host of responsibilities for the survivors. In addition to planning a funeral and burial, you may be responsible for dividing up possessions and cleaning out the person's estate. Not only is the cleanout process often raw and emotional, it can add additional stress and work during a difficult time.

Many professional junk hauling companies offer estate cleanout services. These cleanout experts can help you separate trash from treasure and throw away or donate unwanted items. With help from cleaning and hauling experts, you'll get the estate cleanout job done more quickly and efficiently than if you were going it alone. With the cleanout burden lifted, you can mourn and move forward with one less worry on your mind.


Save Time

How long will it take you to sort through your loved one's belongings and decide what stays and what goes? Once you've done that, how long will it take you to actually get trash to the dump, recyclables to the recycling center, and donation items to a donation center? Prolonging an estate cleanout prolongs your stress and grieving time, and if you're operating under a deadline, round-the-clock work won't help your emotional state. Hiring professional junk haulers to help you sort, carry, and dispose of unwanted items will speed up the process.

Save Money

Unfortunately, funerals are expensive, and you might think it's a good idea to conduct the estate cleanout yourself to save money. However, any major cleanout project comes with hidden costs. There's the gasoline you'll use driving back and forth to the dump, the recycling center, the donation center, and various people's homes. You might end up paying to rent a truck or having to pay dumping fees to dispose of large appliances and furniture. Plan out your expenses up front by hiring a junk hauling team to cover junk removal and disposal.

Avoid Legal Issues

Improperly disposing of certain items can result in hefty fines from your city or county, and legal trouble is the last thing you need when you're already dealing with an emotional estate cleanout. A licensed and insured junk removal service will have an in-depth knowledge of local codes and laws, and can dispose of your unwanted items properly so that when the junk is off the estate, you no longer have to worry about it.

Not every junk hauling company does the same jobs. For instance, some will sort and remove items from the building, while others simply cover the transportation of the junk from a dumpster on your property to the proper disposal location. If you're working with a budget, you might choose basic dumpster rental over full-service junk removal. Think about what you need to make your life easier as you deal with your loss and the fallout, and choose a company that provides those services.

Kelly Robertson is a home improvement hobbyist and a senior Internet marketing strategist for Prospect Genius, a leader in local online advertising.