The Practical Garage Cleanout Guide

Empty it completely

Half-measures fail. Pull everything onto the driveway so you can see the volume you are dealing with. A two-car garage typically produces enough discards to fill a 15 yard container.

Sort into four zones

Keep, donate, sell, and dispose. Put the container within a few steps of the dispose zone so nothing migrates back inside. Anything you have not touched in three years and cannot name a future use for belongs in the container.

Handle the hazardous shelf separately

Old paint, pesticides, pool chemicals, and automotive fluids cannot go in the box. Set them aside for a Tulare County household hazardous waste event. Latex paint dried out with hardener or kitty litter can go in with regular waste once fully solid.

Talk It Through With Someone Local

Guides only get you so far. If you describe your project on the phone, we can usually size the container and quote it in a couple of minutes. Call (559) 553-4380 or request a quote online.

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