Garage Cleanouts in Allen, TX

Allen is a garage-and-attic town for us. Many houses here have had the same family in them for one or two decades, and the garage is where that shows first.

It's bikes nobody rides, boxes from the last move, and a treadmill that became a shelf. The attic holds the overflow: holiday bins, crib parts and luggage.

Our garage and attic cleanout page walks through how a typical clear-out runs from start to finish.

The mix changes a little from house to house, but the regulars look like this:

Most of a full garage is boxes and bags. That's exactly the part Allen's monthly bulk crew won't touch, since its program is for large single items.

So even a family willing to wait for bulk Saturday ends up with a stack of cartons and contractor bags left over. We take the boxes, the loose stuff and the big pieces in the same load.

Bags of old clothes, shoe boxes of cables and half-empty bins all count. None of it needs sorting before we come.

Attic work is slower, because everything comes down a ladder one armload at a time. We bring it down, stage it in the garage and load from there.

Attics get hot by midday in a North Texas summer. We book attic work earlier in the day when we can. Mention the stairs and any plywood decking in your photos.

Floored attic storage is usually heavier than people expect. Spare flooring, old books and boxed dishes add up fast on a ladder.

We can't take wet paint, chemicals or motor oil. Allen runs a scheduled household chemical pickup for those, described on the city's chemical collection page. Our household hazardous waste guide covers the county options.

A lawn mower is fine on our trailer once the gas and oil are drained. Allen asks for the same thing before bulk day.

Old car parts are off Allen's bulk list as well. We can usually haul them, as long as they're drained and dry.

Fall is a good time to clear the garage. Once it's empty, the cars can park inside before severe weather hits North Texas.

Our garage cleanout checklist helps you sort keepers before we arrive. Pricing goes by trailer space, with a firm quote before anything is loaded.