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Estate Cleanout in Danvers & the North Shore
Short answer: yes, we handle full estate cleanouts — at whatever pace the family needs. Clearing a parent’s house is heavy in more ways than one. We work room by room, set aside anything you want kept, and tell you where the rest went.
An estate cleanout means clearing a home after a death or a move into care, usually so it can be sold or handed back. For us it starts with one text: send photos of the rooms and you get a price in minutes, with no hidden fees added later. We book a two-hour arrival window and text 15 minutes before we arrive; if we are late, you get 10% off. And if anything gets damaged on the way out, such as a door frame, a floor or a railing, we repair it at our own cost.
✓ Upfront photo pricingPhotos in, price out. No hidden fees.
✓ Property protectionWe damage it, we fix it.
✓ Broom-cleanSwept and ready to use.
✓ 2-hour windowText 15 min before. Late = 10% off.
✓ Responsibility reportDonated, recycled, disposed.
What’s included in an estate cleanout
One price for the house, and a written record of where everything went.
The keep pile stays put
Anything you flag gets boxed and set aside before a single thing goes on the truck.
We look before we lift
Paperwork, photographs and jewelry turn up in odd places. We check drawers and pockets and hand you what we find.
Donation handled
Furniture, clothing and household goods go to donation when they can, and you get the list.
Broom clean for the realtor
Houses going on the market get emptied and swept — closets, attic and basement included.
Responsibility report
A written summary of what was donated, recycled and thrown out. Useful for the estate paperwork.
What an estate cleanout costs
A whole-house cleanout is priced by volume once we have seen the rooms. Photos or a walkthrough both work, and the number always comes before anything moves.
One room
from $85
Furniture and boxes out of a single bedroom or attic, priced per item.
Partial house
from $279
Half a truck: main floor cleared, basement left for later.
Whole house
from $450
A full truck: every room, plus attic, basement and garage.
Most estates land on one of the prices above. A main floor with the basement left for later is usually half a truck, from $279; every room plus the attic, basement and garage is closer to a full truck, from $450. A single bedroom or attic is priced per item instead, with furniture and mattresses from $85 each. The price covers labor, loading and the dump fee, there is no travel fee in any of the thirteen towns we serve, and you can pay by cash, check or bank transfer.
Items to set aside before an estate cleanout
Older houses often have a shelf of old paint in the basement, a propane tank by the grill or a few tires in the garage. Those we cannot take: paint, chemicals and solvents, tires, propane tanks and anything containing asbestos have their own disposal rules and go to the town’s hazardous-waste collection. If there is a gas dryer or stove, the gas line has to be shut off and capped by you or a plumber before we move it. Set these aside and we clear everything else.
Estate cleanout near you
Same crew, same day, across the North Shore.
Other services for the same house
Not every family needs the whole house cleared at once. If the plan is to keep the house and only lose the old beds and sofas, furniture and mattress removal is priced per item. When the basement is the hardest part, a basement cleanout covers the stairs, the bulkhead and the old water heater. And when a parent’s home has become hard to walk through, our hoarding cleanup works the same way: room by room, at the family’s pace, with nothing leaving without a yes.
Related: garage cleanout
What customers say about North Shore Junk Co.
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Estate cleanout questions
What if you find something valuable?
It goes to you, not onto the truck. We check drawers, pockets and boxes as we go and set aside anything that looks like it matters.
Can you work to the realtor’s timeline?
Yes. Tell us the listing date and we work backwards from it, so the house is broom clean before the photos are taken.
Do we need to be there?
No. Plenty of the families we work for are out of state. We can work from a key or a lockbox and send photos as each room is finished.
Can the family go through everything first?
Of course, and most do. We work at whatever pace the family needs — one room now and the rest later is a normal job here, not a complication.
What happens to what gets donated?
Furniture, housewares and working equipment go to donation whenever a charity will take them, and you get a written summary of what was donated, what was recycled and what had to be thrown out.
What is an estate cleanout?
Clearing out a home after a death or a move into care, usually before it is sold. We work room by room, set aside what the family keeps and leave the house broom clean.
How much does an estate cleanout cost?
It is priced by volume: half a truck from $279, a full truck from $450, and single rooms per item, with furniture from $85. Labor, loading and the dump fee are included.
Book an estate cleanout in Danvers, MA today
Send a few photos of the rooms and we’ll come back with a price and a timeline.