Basements and cellars
Old furniture, paint cans, a water heater that has been replaced twice, boxes nobody has opened since the last move. Emptied and swept.
Junk removal in Oakland.
Bungalows with real basements, a detached garage at the end of the drive, and a hillside that changes the whole job.
- 25 miles from the yard
- Alameda County
- 12 neighbourhoods listed
The Oakland version of the job
Oakland is a city of Craftsman bungalows and 1920s stucco, and the useful thing about them is what sits underneath: an actual basement, and a garage standing at the end of the drive. Both fill up quietly for years and then empty in a single afternoon.
The hills are the other half of the job. Up in Montclair, Upper Rockridge and the streets climbing above Broadway Terrace, houses step down the slope and the front door sits at the top of a flight of steps. That is not an obstacle — it is just something we want to know before the crew arrives rather than after.
Then there is the flatland: apartments near Lake Merritt, fourplexes off Fruitvale, and rental houses across East Oakland where a tenant has moved out and left a room's worth of furniture behind. Landlords call us for that more than anyone else.
What comes out of Oakland
Four kinds of load, and between them they cover almost everything we are called for here.
Standalone garages
The detached garage behind the house: a car's worth of space, a household's worth of contents. We clear it back to bare walls.
Rental turnovers
What a departing tenant left — mattress, couch, bags, sometimes a whole bedroom. One trip, one price, and the unit ready to show.
Yard and garden waste
Prunings, a fallen fence panel, old planters and soil, the ivy that came off the back wall. Green waste goes to green waste.
Where in Oakland we work
From the flats around the lake up to the streets that step down the hills, and the long residential blocks in between.
- Rockridge
- Temescal
- Lake Merritt
- Grand Lake
- the Dimond
- Fruitvale
- Montclair
- Maxwell Park
- Upper Rockridge
- Adams Point
- the Laurel
- East Oakland
Not on the list? The list is the parts we get asked for most, not the parts we cover. Ring and we will tell you in one sentence.
How it works
Three steps. None of them are on you.
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You call.
Tell us what you've got and where it is. A couch, a garage, a whole floor. It all counts.
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We show up today.
You get the price before we lift anything. If it works for you, we start right there.
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It's gone.
We load it, sweep up, and leave. You get the space back the same day you called.
Getting it out of the building
Stairs and tight access are the job, not an extra. This is what Oakland usually throws at us.
Hillside steps
A long flight down to the front door is common here. Tell us and we will bring the right number of hands rather than sending two people to do four people's work.
Driveway or kerbside
Most Oakland houses give us a driveway to load from, which is the fastest job there is. If the drive is blocked, street loading is fine too.
Narrow side yards
Alley access and side gates are tight on the older blocks. Walk the route with us when we arrive and we will tell you honestly what will fit through it.
Fremont to Oakland
Oakland is roughly 25 miles from the yard in Fremont. That is a straightforward run outside the commute hours, which is why a morning call is usually collected the same afternoon.
- 25 miles from the yard
- Alameda County
- Same day service
Questions we get in Oakland
What people ask us before they book, in this city.
How far are you from Oakland?
Roughly 25 miles — the yard is in Fremont, straight up the 880. That is why same day works here: Oakland, San Leandro and Hayward are the closest cities we cover, and they are often where the afternoon slots go.
Can you empty a basement?
Yes, and it is one of the most common jobs we do in Oakland. Low headroom, a steep bulkhead or a flight of wooden steps is normal. Nothing is dragged up that would damage the stairs.
Do you handle a whole rental turnover?
Often. Landlords and property managers call us between tenants to clear what was left behind — furniture, mattresses, bags and general rubbish — so the unit can be shown. One load, one price, quoted on site before anything moves.
What can you not take?
Paint, solvents, motor oil, chemicals and asbestos. Those need a household hazardous waste drop-off rather than a junk truck, and it is better to hear that on the phone than at the kerb.
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