An estate cleanout usually happens on a timeline set by someone else: a closing date, a listing photographer, a landlord, siblings flying in for a weekend. We've cleared homes in Wilmette and Winnetka, condos in Lincoln Park, bungalows on the Northwest Side and two-flats in Logan Square — and the process is the same: walk the house with you, agree on what stays, price it in writing, and clear it.
We coordinate with estate-sale companies (we come in after the sale), realtors (we clear before photos), and attorneys and executors handling the estate from out of state. Metal, wood and cardboard are separated for recycling; appliances and electronics go to a local recycler; anything that can be re-homed instead of landfilled, is. You get photos of the empty rooms when we're done.
What We Take
- Furniture from every room, including heavy antiques
- Mattresses, bedding, linens and clothing
- Kitchen contents, small appliances and dishes
- Books, papers, magazines and photos you don't want
- Basement and attic accumulation
- Garage contents, tools and yard equipment
- Appliances, TVs and electronics
- Carpeting and window treatments if the house is being refreshed
- Outdoor furniture, grills and planters
- Vehicles' contents and shed contents
How Estate Cleanouts Works
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A walk-through
For a whole house we walk it with you (or a realtor with a key) and give you a written price per truckload. If you're out of state, a video walk-through works.
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Mark what stays
Tape, sticky notes, or a room set aside for keepers. Anything unmarked goes. We'll double-check before we load anything that looks personal.
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Clear the house
Multiple crews and trucks for large homes; one day for most, two for the big ones. We carry everything — no one in the family lifts a box.
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Photos of every empty room
Sent the same day so executors, realtors and siblings can see it's done. Invoice can go to the estate.
