Waste Guide

How to Clear a Whole House

Short version: furniture, carpets and clutter all go in, a few items carry a surcharge, and clearances take more space than people expect.

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Your Options, Honestly

Three ways to clear a house. The right one depends on how much is worth keeping.

Best for full clearances
Skip Hire
- Cost: £200–£320, all-in
- Effort: Fill it over a few days, we do the rest
- Handles: A flat, or a full three-bed house
- Best for: probate, end-of-tenancy and downsizing — everything goes at once.
Charity Collection
- Cost: Free
- Effort: Low — they come to you
- Handles: Furniture in resaleable condition
- Best for: sofas, beds and white goods worth passing on. Most want fire labels intact [ASSUMPTION: confirm].
Worth a call before you skip anything decent.
Tip Runs
- Cost: Free, plus fuel and your weekend
- Effort: High — load, drive, queue, repeat
- Handles: A boot-load per trip
- Best for: a single room. A full house is 10+ runs, and that is before the awkward stuff.

What Counts as House Clearance Waste?

In It Goes

Furniture, carpets and general household clutter
Wardrobes, beds and flat-pack that has given up
Kitchenware, books, toys and bagged bric-a-brac
Curtains, bedding and clothes past donating
Garden furniture and shed contents

Not These

Fridges, freezers and TVs — these carry a surcharge, ring us first
Mattresses — surcharge applies [ASSUMPTION: confirm]
Paint, oil and other hazardous liquids — council hazardous waste service

How It Works for This Job

Pick Your Size

4-yarder for a flat, 8-yarder for a full house.
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Book It

Phone or online — driveway drop needs no permit.
Book a skip
Load It

Heavy and flat at the bottom, bag the small stuff, fill the gaps.
We Collect & Recycle

Metal, wood and textiles get sorted at the transfer station [ASSUMPTION — confirm].
90% Waste Recycled

House Clearance Questions

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