Send a photo of the space or pile and we'll pass it along.
We connect you with a local hauler.
For a garage cleanout, tell us about years of accumulated tools, old furniture, broken equipment, cardboard, and whatever else has piled up. For an estate or full-property cleanout, tell us which rooms: bedrooms, living areas, kitchens, garages, attics, and basements.
Three steps:
Text or email a photo of the space to (704) 459-5052 or quotes@704junk.com. We make the referral, and your hauler gets back to you with a rough quote.
Someone should be there when your hauler confirms the final price on-site.
Your hauler comes inside and does the lifting. Ask your hauler about sweep-up.
A cleanout is estimated as one job, not by adding up item prices.
See the published starting prices.
Text a photo to (704) 459-5052 for a rough quote.
We'll connect you with an independent local hauler. These are starting prices. Your hauler confirms the final price on-site after reviewing the items, before anything is loaded. Ask your hauler what the price includes. See the full 2026 Charlotte junk removal cost guide for more detail on what drives the price.
For single items you want to pull out of the space, see the single-item rate card.
That depends on how full the space is, how accessible the items are, and how much sorting you've done ahead of time. A clear garage with typical clutter is a different job than a packed basement that hasn't been touched in a decade.
Ask your hauler what to expect, so you can plan your day.
If timing is tight — you have a closing date, a move-out deadline, or family arriving — tell us up front. Same-day may be possible. Ask when you send the details.
Clearing a home after a loss, or helping an aging parent downsize, is one of the harder things a family navigates. The last thing you need on top of that is hauling boxes and furniture in the summer heat, or figuring out what to do with a lifetime of accumulated belongings.
An estate cleanout isn't just a big garage job. Say what pace makes sense for you and what stays and what goes when you send the details.
If you're managing a cleanout remotely — coordinating from out of state after a parent's passing, or overseeing an estate sale aftermath — tell us who your contact on-site is, and ask a local hauler how it works from there. Reach us at quotes@704junk.com or (704) 459-5052 and we'll pass it along.
Furniture in decent condition, working appliances, clothing, and household goods that still have life in them may have a donation home.
If there are specific items you want donated — a good couch, a working washer, boxes of clothes — say so when you send the details.
Ask your hauler where it's going.
Not to send a request. A photo of the space as it is works. If you're keeping specific items, set them aside and tell your hauler.
If there are items you're unsure about, set them aside in a corner or closet and tell your hauler.
Hazardous materials are different: wet paint, oils, fuels, chemicals, or anything classified as household hazardous waste cannot go. Mention them when you send the details. Three notes on this page say what that waste is, why it matters, and where Mecklenburg County residents can take household material instead.
State definition — NC DEQ on what household hazardous waste is, and the 30-pound household figure. A garage or estate cleanout is where leftover paint, pool chemicals, and old fuel actually turn up. North Carolina DEQ defines the material: “Household hazardous waste (HHW) is hazardous material that has already been used or can no longer be used.” That is leftover household product, not a drum from a job site. DEQ then says why it is handled apart: “If not disposed of properly, it can pose a threat to human health and the environment.” How much of it a house makes, in DEQ's own figure: “The average U.S. household generates about 30 pounds of household hazardous waste per year.”
That 30-pound figure is a national household average on the state page. It is not a Mecklenburg County drop-off rule. The county block below is where a Mecklenburg County resident takes household material; this block is only what the state says the material is.
Quoted from the NC Department of Environmental Quality, Household Hazardous Waste: Household Hazardous Waste (deq.nc.gov), fetched September 17, 2026, HTTP 200. This is a state definition and a national household-average figure. It is not a Mecklenburg County drop-off price and not a City of Charlotte curbside rule. Checked September 2026. Disposal rules change — read the linked page before you assume an item is accepted.Federal picture — EPA on what counts, on never pouring leftovers into a food container, and on injury to sanitation workers. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's definition: “EPA considers some leftover household products that can catch fire, react, or explode under certain circumstances, or that are corrosive or toxic as household hazardous waste.” That is leftover household product. EPA's storage rule is: “Never store hazardous products in food containers; keep them in their original containers and never remove labels.” If a cleanout turns up a milk jug of mystery liquid, that is the situation EPA is warning about.
The sentence that belongs on a cleanout page: EPA writes that “Certain types of HHW have the potential to cause physical injury to sanitation workers”. EPA also writes that “household hazardous waste is regulated on the state and local level”, so this page quotes NC DEQ and Mecklenburg County rather than a single federal drop-off program. There is no EPA site in Charlotte that takes leftover paint. The county block below has the drop-off.
Quoted from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Household Hazardous Waste (HHW): Household Hazardous Waste (epa.gov), fetched September 17, 2026, HTTP 200. This is federal guidance on what counts as household hazardous waste and how it is regulated. It is not a Mecklenburg County drop-off price and not a North Carolina disposal ban. Checked September 2026.County drop-off — Mecklenburg County accepts household hazardous waste at no charge from county residents. Mecklenburg County's residential fee sheet says household hazardous waste is “Accepted at NO charge from Mecklenburg County residents.” What that covers, in the county's list: “Chemicals, Fertilizers, Batteries, Paints and other potentially hazardous items found in homes.” The same paragraph adds a condition: “No Business Materials allowed.”
That is a county gate at the Full-Service Disposal & Recycling Centers, for household material from county residents. It is not a pickup. A contractor's garage, a landlord's commercial unit, or anything the county would read as business material does not get the no-charge household drop-off. Use the county's Where Can I Recycle page for where and when; use the linked PDF for what it costs and what is refused.
Quoted from Mecklenburg County, Residential Fees (FY July 2026 – June 2027, document code FY-27-002): Residential-Fees.pdf (mecknc.widen.net), fetched September 17, 2026, HTTP 200. This is a Mecklenburg County household-hazardous-waste drop-off rule at the Full-Service Disposal & Recycling Centers. It is not a City of Charlotte curbside rule and not a state landfill ban. This schedule rolls over each July. Checked September 2026. Use the county's Where Can I Recycle page for where and when; use the linked PDF for what it costs.Specific questions about garage and estate cleanouts in Charlotte.
Not necessarily. Those are starting prices. Your hauler confirms the final price on-site before anything is loaded.
Someone should be there when your hauler confirms the final price on-site.
Paint cans, old fuel canisters, pesticides, and similar items fall under household hazardous waste, and they cannot go. See the state, federal, and county notes on this page for what that waste is and where Mecklenburg County residents can take household material.
Mention the scale when you send the details, and ask your hauler how many trips it takes.
For safety and county rules, your hauler can't take wet paint, oils, fuels, chemicals, asbestos, medical or biohazard waste, or ammunition. The full list is on the 704 Junk homepage.
Text a photo of the garage, basement, or estate and we'll connect you with a local hauler.