Value is why you take on a home remodeling project. Sure, you want to update styles, colors, and patterns. But you need to always keep in mind how these additions and alterations affect the value of your home. For example: your kitchen.

According to a 2015 report from the National Association of Realtors, a top-to-bottom renovation of a 210-square-foot kitchen has a national median cost of $60,000. But don’t worry, as we said, you need to look at the value to your home. That same National Association of Realtors survey reveals that you’ll recover 67% of that cost come selling time.

So how do you go about doing this kitchen remodel project?

37% of home owners did the project themselves

28% hired a professional for the entire job

20% hired the labor but purchased the materials.

13% contributed some DIY labor.

In all four of those categories, no matter where you fit in, you’re going to have a lot of used materials to be hauled away. And that’s where OC Junk Hauling enters the picture.

When possible our appliance removal results in donating all usable items to local charities.  Recycling for us not only makes good business sense but the greater benefit is we reduce the amount that goes into landfills on behalf of all our customers.

Here’s a list of kitchen-related appliances recycled directly by us or by our recycling partners:

• Refrigerators
• Freezers
• Air Conditioners
• Stoves
• Microwaves

Call us before you start the project for a free consultation and we will map out with you or your contractor a pickup schedule so there will be as little debris as possible to interfere with your daily life.

And there will be interferences…

For one thing, prepare to undertake this project now, not in the winter. Kitchen remodel work may involve redoing windows over the sink, moving the sink area, even moving a wall that will leave exposed areas!

Consider these comments from a homeowner on the GardenWeb.com site:

“Our GC said it would take 7 weeks and it took 8 (except for refinishing the floors, which was done about a month later and had us out of the kitchen for another week). Our project was a down-to-the-studs renovation, including replacing an exterior door with a window, replacing a second window, and taking one wall down to half height. Oh and removing a water heater and replacing it with an on-demand unit outside the kitchen.”

Add to that this tip from Angie’s List website: “If you’re left without a working kitchen, be prepared to set up shop elsewhere — preferably near a sink (utility room, downstairs bath). Know what types of food you’ll be able to keep in the house (and if you’ll have access to a fridge or stove) and budget for eating out more than normal.”

Remodeling kitchens obviously involve a lot of work. But oh, so worth it to enjoy your home while you live in it, and to add value to resale when you will no longer live there.

As a locally owned, Orange County family business, we’ve been there, done that. At OC Junk Hauling we will make the daily or weekly clean up experience as minimally intrusive to your home life as possible.

Please give us a call at 949-424-9265 for a no-obligation, free estimate.

Full Service Junk Hauling Services in Orange County

June has come and gone. As have the college graduations and weddings. Kids are moving on. Time to get motivated to downsize or at least do an over-due house cleanout and clear some clutter. Easier said than done? Not really, when you have the moving professionals at OC Junk Hauling to pitch in when your work is done.

So where do YOU start? Start in one spot. Give yourself an hour. It is summertime, you won’t want to spend more than an hour inside with boxes and papers and memories.

Three piles people!

1-Most definite keep.

2-Yeah, throw away

3-Uhm, I don’t know

And then try to keep box #3 from overflowing too fast. If it was really, really, important, your kids would have taken it, or at least told you not to touch.

After you have completed that one spot, you are going to feel successful. You are going to feel good about yourself. Hey this is not so bad. I can do this.

Doesn’t matter if it was a countertop or a cabinet drawer or shelf. Start small, work your way up to the closets and bedrooms.

If you don’t know where to put something, perhaps you don’t need it.

Exercise equipment you bought for your daughter when she ran track? Set it aside and OC Junk Hauling will recycle it to a community organization that can put it to better use than you using it as a clothes horse.

Filing cabinets your son used to keep filled with all kinds of news clippings from grade school about everything in case he needed it for stories when he thought he wanted to be a reporter? OC Junk Hauling will take it all away.

Beds that were getting old and too small at the same time, creaky desks that have had way too many heavy backpacks thrown on them, definitely not in the maybe pile.

And one of the keys to clear clutter is to not make any new clutter. There is a saying “A place for everything and everything in its place” Learn it, live it.

In fact, dealing with mail, bills, paperwork, documents, notes, etc. advice from Zenhabits  is:

“Make quick decisions: trash them, file them immediately, or make a note of the action required and put them in an ‘action’ file. Don’t put anything back on the pile, and don’t put them anywhere but in a folder (and no cheating ‘to be filed’ folders!) or in the trash/recycling bin.”

Speaking of recycling bin, once you’ve decided what needs to go and stay in your house clean out— and you’re happy with our free no-obligation estimate — just sit back while our professional crew gets the clutter out and the job done! We do ALL the labor and loading, no matter where your items are located and we clean up afterward, too!

Contact us at 949-424-9265 or email at info@ocjunkhauling.com

One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. You have heard that saying. At OC Junk Hauling we live it every day. Picking up unwanted, no longer needed items, we do our best to recycle or upcycle as much as possible to organizations that can reuse or repurpose the materials.

You know about recycling but not upcycling?

Upcycling makes a positive impact on our environment by removing and thus interrupting a stream of global garbage.

Whereas recycling requires energy or water to break down materials, upcycling focuses on the creativity and craftsmanship of individuals to see another purpose for the objects at hand.

Why recycle/upcycle

According to the Trash Talkin’ blog:

• Each day, people in the U.S. throw enough trash away to fill 63,000 garbage trucks.
• Each year, Americans generate between 250 and 400 million tons of garbage — all of which requires landfill space.
• The United States has over 3,000 active landfills and over 10,000 “old” landfills. All create hazardous gas and could be a danger to groundwater.

What can be recycled?

• Aluminum can be recycled plenty of times with no loss of quality.
• Cardboard boxes, such as cereal boxes, pizza boxes, cracker boxes, and any other type of paper packaging.
• Milk jugs, laundry detergent bottles, plastic bags, water pipes, refillable bottles, bottle caps.

What can be upcycled?

• Old or damaged furniture. For example, a dresser could be repurposed into antique bathroom vanity.
• Shutters can be turned into sofa table tops or headboards.
• Galvanized metal trash cans, being replaced by rubber ones, can be upcycled into planters for flowers.

Your trash-destined items can become treasured items for other people, once we at OC Junk Hauling evaluate them for repurposing. Then we will take them where they will still provide use and value to someone else in the community. It is good for you, it is good for them, it is good for the community. And it lessens dependence on landfills.

Give us a call at (949)424-9265 and one of our friendly staff will book your appointment for a free visit. At your home, we will evaluate items to be removed and provide a no obligation estimate. Then you sit back and relax as we do all the work. It really is that easy.

OC Junk Hauling is a family owned business serving Orange County, CA. Our family is very conscious of supporting our community and so it is with our business as well.

We donate/recycle/reuse approximately 85% of the materials we remove. We are enthusiastic about recycling because it helps us provide our clients with the best prices and at the same time we can keep Orange County clean & beautiful.

Removing Treadmills & Exercise Equipment In Orange County

It’s a story we have heard before. You were up at 2am. Unable to sleep. Watching TV. Eating a bowl of ice cream and you ordered the super duper deluxe gold star treadmill, bar bell set and weights. When it all arrived you quickly put it together. Three years, a lot of dust & rust and boxes thrown on top of the exercise equipment later, the time has come to exercise your option to make this haunting purchase go away. OC Junk Hauling to the rescue.

It may look like just a few items. But, believe us, what you are really looking at are a lot of small parts like bars and weight selection pins, as well as chains, ropes and straps that will need to be separated.

Most standard treadmills run around 250 pounds. Some have wheels to make movement easy. Yours doesn’t. The two sets of bar bells weigh 45 pounds each. And then there are the weights.

Don’t strain yourself. Our experienced team is trained not only in “haul away” procedures but also in “pick up” routines. Yes, there is a routine to disassembling exercise equipment.

You didn’t save the instructions? It’s ok, at OC Junk Hauling we can do this blindfolded. We won’t of course, safety first.

If you don’t properly take the equipment apart, you can damage it or even injure yourself! You want to be able to disassemble the treadmill for removal (as well as the other equipment) in such a way that it can still be put together later.

We Are An Eco-Friendly Hauler

And that is important, as OC Junk Hauling is an eco-friendly hauler. We just don’t dump our truck contents at a land fill if the items can be donated to local community organizations that could make use of them. For example, among the possible destinations might be Goodwill Industries.

Another concern is the well-being of your house. A treadmill is not a lawn chair. Exercise equipment removal can involve dangling moving parts, or worse, extensions than can easily scratch, dent, and outright bang in a door, wall or window if you are not careful and organized. Let the experienced team at OC Junk Hauling do it quickly, efficiently and the right way.

As a local family-owned hauling enterprise we are here when you need us, seven days a week, ready to provide an estimate over the phone or in person. A free, no obligation estimate. Call us today at 949-424-9265.

Bank Owned Cleanouts in Orange County

To clean out local foreclosed properties in Orange County, banks need to employ the services of an efficient junk removal company. A bank owned foreclosure cleanout has to be 3 things: Efficient, Reasonable, and Precise. For fast and easy junk removal in Orange County, you need to trust OC Junk Hauling, because here “We Do All the Work”.

OC Junk Hauling fulfills the need of the local banks in Orange County by providing them with efficient services regarding junk removal. For a bank owned foreclosure cleanout to be successful, the services you hire should be up to the standard and methodical as well as cost-effective in their cleaning.

What does OC Junk Hauling have to offer?

To carry out these cleanouts in the most productive manner, here at OC Junk Hauling we have the following services:

• We offer free estimates on the very day that we are contacted; no time is wasted.
• Moreover, same day quick service is provided to our clients if it is possible in the limited time that and if we are not already booked.
• Since we understand the urgency this work requires, we are open 7 days a week; this way our clients don’t have to face discomfort associated with trash and junk.
• We try to exceed expectations when we do our job and manage to execute everything in the pre-determined price and time we promised our client.

Why should you use OC Junk Hauling for your foreclosure cleanout?

For a bank owned foreclosure cleanout, OC Junk Hauling provides the best services for junk removal in Orange County; and here’s why:

• Our pricing is cost-effective and has good returns.
• We provide estimates to our clients real fast. And they are no obligation estimates.
• When we take on a project, we tend to fill in every aspect of it and remove every piece of unwanted object.
• We are very precise in what we do and focus on details; this way we don’t miss any corner.
• We are reliable vendors for junk removal in Orange
• To help keep our planet clean, OC Junk Hauling takes care to recycle trash as much as possible.
• As an organization, we take part in the society by volunteering and giving charity as well as donations.
• Since we are a family-owned business, we offer the best service and prices.
• You can book our Junk removal services online, so we are literally just a click away.
• We are licensed and insured.

What are the items that we remove?

OC Junk Hauling can help you remove all kinds of things you consider to be junk in a bank owned foreclosure cleanout or otherwise. Here is a list of things we offer:

• Appliance removal or pickup service
• Mattress removal
• Clean up in case of a hoarding disorder
• Furniture removal or pickup service
• Construction site clean up
• Getting rid of household junk
• Removal of yard waste
• Carpet and rug removal
• Foreclosure clean out
• Removal of office furniture
• Electronics removal
• Removal of old inventory and appliances

Junk removal in Orange County is made easier with the help of OC Junk Hauling services. We remove almost everything and make your lives easier, call us today to get an appointment!

Patio Furniture Removal In Orange County

Summer is here and so soon will be your friends and family for fun-filled hang outs on your patio! That same patio set you’ve had for five years, with the mustard stains from last year and ketchup from the year before? Time to plan an update to your patio furniture. Good idea, as styles also change and you want to be in fashion. We, at OC Junk Hauling can help you sweep out the old and sweep in the new when it comes to hauling away patio furniture. Now all you need to do is pick a style. And we can help with that, sort of.

According to a blog we found by RST Outdoor, “Think spirited silhouettes, chunky wicker weaves, bold patterns mixed with vibrant colors, and outdoor dining tables while mixing and matching your 2017 patio furniture.”

The suggested “vibrant” colors include: Coral, Sienna, Pink, Orchid, Melon, Bubblegum, Custard Yellow, and Butterscotch.

That narrows your choices! Luckily once you do make your selections, the rest will be a breeze as OC Junk Hauling will remove your old patio set in one big sweeping motion. No need for you to physically drag chairs to create unseemly piles at the corner or take a chance on something falling off your car onto the highway as you drive to a landfill.

Our service is to you and the community

In fact, most times those are not even the end destinations for patio furniture we haul away. We are Eco-Friendly. We recycle as much as possible, in order to keep our Earth clean. Local shelters, donation centers and charity organizations benefit from items you no longer need. Perhaps even the patio heater we removed.

We offer free estimates, seven-day service — even same day service in a pinch! As a family run business that helps other families who need junk removed and old items recycled, we strive to be as neighborly as possible.

OC Junk Hauling is a fully insured, full-service junk removal and hauling company located in Orange County, California. Call us at 949-424-9265 for a free estimate given over the phone or we will come to your location.

Cleaning Out After The Loss Of A Loved One – Sensitive Junk Removal In Orange County

We all know that death is a natural part of life, but when it happens to someone near and dear to us it can take a heavy toll. It can be incredibly difficult to go through their things and sort out what needs to be kept and what needs to be discarded. Here are a few tips from OC Junk Hauling – your local Orange County junk removal company –  to make the job a little easier:

1. Find a reputable estate clean out professional, look at the reviews for estate clean out companies in your area. Check Yelp and Google Reviews and find a local junk cleanout company that can do the job for you.

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2. Ask how long the job should take start to finish. Time is always precious but especially so now when you have loads of things to accomplish in small window of time. Most reputable companies have efficient crew members who can clean out the entire house in a day or so.
3. Be prepared to pay half before the start of the job and half upon completion. This is another sign of how reputable companies do business.
4. Make three separate groups. The first is for items that you and your family would like to hang on to, such as jewelry, photographs and other mementos. The second group would be for items that need to be discarded or donated, such as furniture, appliances, clothes & other miscellaneous items. The final pile will include undecided items that you just cannot decide on. Hopefully, you can ask a family member or close friend to help you decide on what to do with this pile of items. Doing things this way will ensure that the house can be cleaned out completely.
5. Use a storage space. You might have some things that you’re not ready to let go off but don’t have the space to keep it. I remember not being ready to part with my mom’s piano after her death. She was a skilled pianist and loved her piano and I have many wonderful memories around it. I had no space in my own home so kept it in a storage facility for a year or so. Don’t feel like you must make a final decision on all items right away. It’s a very difficult time so cut yourself some slack.

OC Junk Hauling is always available to arrange a clean out in your time of need. We can get the job done in very little time and make the entire process as easy as possible. We can deal with the heavy lifting when you need furniture removal in Orange County or any kind of junk removal. Don’t go through this tough time alone. If you know a friend or loved one who has recently suffered a loss, please do pass on this message and let them know they can trust OC Junk Hauling.

When it comes to mattress disposal, the first thing that comes to mind is the nearest local landfill. However, not many of us think of actually recycling them. Ironically, mattresses are filled with materials that can easily be recycled.

Mattresses are made up of various materials such as foam, metal springs, wood, and cotton, all of which are actually very recyclable. While it is possible to recycle the mattress yourself, you should know that it is not an easy task as mattresses are very difficult to disassemble.

Why Should You Recycle Your Mattress?

Believe it or not, rejected mattresses contribute largely to local landfills. In Orange County alone, over 3 million mattresses are disposed of in landfills every year. By recycling your mattress, you can contribute to the environment by using less space in landfills and creating less pollution.

Some Key Facts About Mattress Recycling

Believe it or not, almost all throwaway mattresses can be easily recycled. OC Junk Hauling will arrange easy pickup of your old mattress and will thereafter transport it to a recycling facility, where it will be taken apart and its component materials will be recycled.

Many materials, such as box springs, are almost 100% recyclable. Made up of a steel cage or a wooden cage and frame with an outer layer made up of fabric cotton, the materials can be easily separated and recycled.

We Recycle Mattresses

One of the leading companies when it comes of mattress pickup and mattress disposal, OC Junk Hauling operates in strict adherence with the Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act of the State of California. 

Different Ways Of Getting Rid Of Your Old Mattress – And Why Mattress Recycling Trumps Them All

The eponymous question, “How would you get rid of your old mattress?” is one most people want to avoid. This is mainly because it is difficult for an average person to simply throwaway the mattress in the trash (since they tend to be large). Furthermore, many (read, practically all) communities do not like the idea of a mattress lying around by the dumpster.

You might consider donating the mattress to a local charity, but that is a task that’s difficult at best. Most charities in California like Goodwill and the Salvation Army do not accept used mattresses or box springs. They only accept those that are brand new and covered in plastic, in order to keep out infestations, such as bed bugs.

You could also throw away the old mattress at a local landfill for a fee but that too is not feasible, given the fact that it is not easy to transport them, especially since most people’s cars aren’t exactly suited to carry large objects (such as mattresses).

You could also (like most people who get fed up of trying to find a suitable way) leave the mattress in your backyard, side yard, alley, or garage and then forget all about it. That, however, is also not a good choice, since it will go on to act as a breeding ground for pests and rodents. Furthermore, mattresses are treated with chemicals that are flame retardant chemicals, which may leach out if they are left in the open.

Needless to say, the best, safest, most reliable, most affordable, and most eco-friendly method of doing away with your old mattress is to book an appointment with OC Junk Hauling. We offer efficient and quick mattress pickup and removal services, and make sure that your old mattress does not end up in some landfill.

OC Junk Hauling

949-424-9265

24000 Alicia Pkwy #17

Mission Viejo, CA 92691, USA

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