Disposal of Remodeling Debris In Orange County

Is one day as good as another to start a bathroom renovation project in the OC? Winter, Spring, Summer, or Autumn, all essentially are great days for homeowners to conduct in-house make-overs. Well, according to the wise, old, Farmers’ Almanac, the “Best Days for Home Repair” are December 26th to February 23^rd.

Whether the authors came up with that time frame through the alignment of the stars, or just a historical survey of when home repairs have been done traditionally, does not matter. What matters is that if you needed motivation to modernize your bathroom, here it is, the month of January!

New fixtures and appliances coming into the house, of course, mean old things must go. You are not retaining the stained tub, leaking shower, cracked toilet, or scratched floor. This is where OC Junk Hauling enters the project. We will work with you and within your contractor’s schedule to “be there” to haul away unwanted items before they become an unsightly mess in your backyard or front lawn.

These bathroom home repair projects will take time and money, from drawing board to completion. There may be bumps along the way (haven’t you seen some of those home repair shows when the pulling up a floor or a look behind a wall ends up depleting the reserve funds? Hopefully, that won’t happen with your bathroom renovation project. But wouldn’t you like to go into the project knowing that one thing is a sure bet? That bet being whatever comes out of a wall, ceiling or floor will be hauled away quickly and cleanly.

Bathroom Home Repair Expenses

According to HomeAdvisor.com, these are the average prices for elements of a bathroom makeover. Low-Range, Mid-Range and High-Range figures included.

Install bathtub— $400-$1,500, $2,600-$4,100, $6,000-$8,000

Install shower— $450-$2,000, $3,000-$4,800, $6,000-$10000

Install toilet— $130-$250, $340-$480, $550-$780

Install flooring— $800-$2,000, $2,500-$3,600, $5,000-$7,000

January (into February) is the month to gear up for this project. Just contact OC Junk Hauling to provide a two-hour timeframe during which we can stop by to offer a cost-free, no-obligation price quote. Upon your approval, we can then schedule the removing of all unwanted items from your bathroom renovation project as they become “unwanted.” This removal process includes all labor, loading, and cleaning! Call OC Junk Hauling at 949-424-9265.

 

Sports cave creation was the topic of our monthly blog last January. https://ocjunkhauling.com/blogs/4-reasons-people-oc-consider-sports-cave/.

At the time, we had high hopes for all our CA teams. As the smoke clears this year, only two, the Los Angeles franchises of the Rams and Chargers, are in the thick of the playoff picture. So, those of you who heeded our advice to build a sports cave are sitting pretty. Friends are going to want to come over. Question is, is it just a hangout, or a place befitting of representing potential Super Bowl teams?

Don’t Over Do It

We get it. You are proud of every team tee-shirt, cap, ticket stub, monogrammed cup, and signed autograph that you have. But you can’t display them all. You don’t want a cluttered look. Then no one will look. Don’t mix the vibes of football stuff with baseball, hockey, etc.  Go with one team and sport per season.

Try to pick memorabilia items that have a story behind them. This facet repositions them from being just “placeholders” and into becoming “conversation pieces.”

Lots of photos? Instead of a bunch of picture frames on shelves and tables, why not create a picture frame collage. Sport can be art! Dress up your walls. You can have the “dogs playing poker” painting — or you can have something like the recent Legacy photo of Bart Starr, Brett Favre, and Aaron Rodgers on your wall or shelf. Now that is a conversation piece whether you are a Green Bay Packer fan or not!

Pick a number

Speaking of being a fan, you obviously have a favorite player. And most likely that player is on your favorite team. So, it stands to reason that you would have the most memorabilia for that team. Honor that player by displaying such memorabilia on the wall aligned in the shape of his number. For the sake of argument, let’s say his number is 12. Then lay out the small horizontal and vertical picture frames housing photographs, autographs and ticket stubs in that shape (something like this https://www.pinterest.com/pin/210050770096568502/)

From the moment you step in

Whatever carpet or tile you presently have in the room, consider having it ripped out! Either go big or don’t go at all, right? You want turf carpet!!! Green, indoor carpet. Or even green grass mat interlocking floor tiles. Make your sports cave well-grounded! Great idea, right?

But don’t rip up the carpet yourself. As we mentioned in a recent blog https://ocjunkhauling.com/blogs/three-reasons-to-avoid-doing-carpet-removal-yourself/ “It is not as easy as it looks. Carpet padding is heavy (you forgot about the padding, didn’t you? We didn’t!) You’re cutting, pulling, rolling, and carrying for hours;  get up to take it out of the home, then get down on your knees, tug and pull, and then get up again. It may look like it’s thin material, but hundreds of square feet of carpet and padding adds up.”

It also makes a huge mess in your house or garage or driveway. That’s when you call OC Junk Hauling. We will give you a free estimate and if you are happy, then we will happily haul away the old carpet. Give OC Junk Hauling a call at 949-424-9265. We feel our prices are reasonable.

And then enjoy the Super Bowl from the comfort of your sports cave.

 

 

 

 

 

Call OC Junk Hauling To Help With New Year Goals

Worried about trying to keep your newly made New Year’s Resolutions? At OC Junk Hauling we’ve got your back with moral support. According to the WalletHub website, your location may be setting you up for failure! But not if you live in California. We have multiple entries in their survey of the Best & Worst Cities for Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions in 2019.

 

 

Best & Worst Cities for Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions

It’s easy to make New Year’s resolutions. The hard part is keeping them. But before you blame yourself entirely for your previous lack of success, consider this: Your location may be setting you up for failure. If you live in a neighborhood with no sidewalks or fitness centers nearby, for example, you may not feel as encouraged to exercise.

In the Top 20 alone:

• 1 San Francisco
• 3 San Diego
• 5 Irvine
• 6 San Jose
• 11 Huntington Beach
• 12 Fremont
• 18 Los Angeles

 

Granted the OC is not overly represented vs other counties, but the point is CA has the positive atmosphere to help you stick with your resolutions. As WalletHub points out “If you live in a neighborhood with no sidewalks or fitness centers nearby, for example, you may not feel as encouraged to exercise. The same goes if most of your restaurant options are limited to fast food – You may be less likely to eat healthy on days you dine out.”

We have sidewalks, we have gyms, and we have plenty of healthy dining eateries. In most cases, resolutions are health-related: Lose weight; Eat better; Stop smoking; Get more exercise.

You can, of course, hedge your bets to keep health-related resolutions by clearing a space in your den or garage for some basic exercise equipment. An indoor exercise bicycle won’t take up much space. But what will?

According to an article in Better Homes and Garden, titled “Setting Up Your Own Home Gym,” these are basic measurements you should keep in mind when mapping out the space you need.

• Stationary bike—10 sq. ft.
• Stair climber—10-20 sq. ft.
• Rowing machine—20 sq. ft
• Free weights—20-50 sq. ft.
• Treadmill—30 sq. ft.
• Single-station gym—35 sq. ft.
• Multistation gym—50-200 sq. ft.

 

Most likely this will require freeing up some residential space. In other words, decluttering of clothing boxes or items of furniture that were replaced by newer items but you just “didn’t get around” to remove. Now you have an even more valid reason to get rid of them. You need the exercise area to keep that New Year’s Resolution to live healthier!

Let OC Junk Hauling know exactly what you want to be hauled away, and we will give you a free, no-obligation estimate: sofas, sofa beds, tables, chairs, dressers, bookcases, books, clothing, lamps, file cabinets, or armoires.

We guarantee same day removal, a specific 2-hour arrival time window, and a “heads up we are on the way” phone call one-half hour before arrival.

Just exercise your fingers, OC Junk Hauling is a phone call away at 949-424-9265.