Clearing a parent’s house is rarely a single afternoon. You’re deciding what to keep, sometimes from a few states away, while the house sits full and the bills keep coming. We take the hauling off your hands, room by room, around whatever the family is keeping.
Where do we start?
With what you’re keeping. Before we load anything, the family pulls aside the pieces that stay, marks them with tape or sticky notes, or gathers them in one room we leave alone. We work around all of it.
Go through drawers, closets, coat pockets and the backs of books for papers, keys, photographs and cash first. Our estate cleanout checklist walks through what to look for and in what order.
Can you price it if we live out of town?
Yes. Text a few photos of each room, plus the attic, basement, garage and any shed, and we’ll give you a ballpark. We confirm the price from those photos or a quick look at the house before we load anything. Whoever lets us in can walk the rooms with us, or leave a list of what stays.
How many trailer loads is a whole house?
Usually one or more full loads. The trailer holds about 15 cubic yards, and each full load costs $450–$550. A small house the family has already thinned out may fit in one. A three-bedroom house with a full attic and a packed garage can take several.
A few things add small fees, because the county or recyclers charge for them:
- Mattresses and box springs: $15–$25 each
- Refrigerators, freezers and window AC units: $25–$40 each
- Tube TVs: $20–$35 each
- Carrying things down stairs: $25–$50
The pricing page has the full list.
What gets donated?
Anything in good shape that a donation shop will take. We set aside usable furniture and appliances for donation or a resale shop’s pickup before the rest goes in the trailer.
Around Seneca, the Oconee Habitat ReStore picks up donations in Oconee County, Clemson, Central, Sunset and Six Mile, and Goodwill has stores in Seneca and Clemson. The ReStore won’t take clothing, mattresses, appliances that don’t work or tube TVs, so plan on those going elsewhere. Our furniture donation guide lists what each place accepts.
What about old TVs and paint?
Older houses often hold a tube TV or two, sometimes in a wooden console. South Carolina bans TVs, computers, monitors and printers from its landfills, so they go to electronics recycling, and tube TVs carry a $20–$35 fee. Our TV disposal guide explains the rules.
Paint, chemicals, fuel and propane tanks stay behind, because we don’t take hazardous waste. Oconee County has held household hazardous waste collection days for its residents. Call the county’s solid waste office at (864) 888-1440 to ask when the next one is.
When you have photos of the rooms, send them through the quote form or text them to (864) 555-0142.
