One of the most devastating events in someone's life is losing a loved one. No amount of preparation or planning can prepare someone for it. Even worse is when it was unexpected. Now you the surviving family member is left to handle all the affairs. This challenging times has enough hurdles to overcome but a big hurdle is what do you do with all the items left behind. Do you donate it, sell it, trash it, or keep it? There is no simple solution for these questions. Junk Rescue Pinellas is here to help you though this trying time.
Donating Items from an Estate
Donating your loved ones items may be the first thing that comes to mind. It is a simple easy solution to help find those items a new home. All kind of different things can be donated. Some of the common donated items include:
Sofa
Mattress
exercise equipment
construction equipment like tiles
appliances
dressers
recliner
Different types of donation centers will accept different types of items. so be sure to call around and see who is accepting what item and if they provide a pick-up service.
Selling Items from an Estate
Donations can only go so far and maybe the donation centers will not accept all your items. Your next best bet is to try to sell what you can. Where can you even begin with a sale? Starting by putting items for sale on place like Facebook Market Place or hosting yard sales are excellent options. For jewelry or antique items consider finding a proper dealer who can value your items and sell them through the connections they have.
Estate Clean out Service for Pinellas County Florida
At Junk Rescue Pinellas most of our clients in need of our estate clean out service are coming from out of County, even out of state. Not everyone who lives outside of Pinellas County or even outside of Florida may not have the time it takes to donate, sell, or put items into storage. Some of our clients only have a few days to get everything in order. For these Indvidual's we understand you may be in a rush to get the estate cleaned out and ready for the next family. A professional junk removal company in Pinellas County may be what the Doctor ordered. A junk removal company can come in and clean out the entire estate in just a few hours. Also, a majority of us junk haulers in Pinellas County Florida will ensure the proper items get donated, recycled or hauled away.
DIY Estate Clean out
For my DIY readers who choose not to hire a professional junk removal company here in Pinellas County Florida we have a couple of easy steps for you to follow. First, devise a plan. go room by room and get an estimate of cubic yards of all the items that need to get junked. Second, figure out where to start, we recommend starting with the bigger items like a mattress or sectional. Finally, have a way to dispose of your items, again we recommend a dumpster. For reference a standard 2/1 1200 sqft home is enough to fill up over a 40yd dumpster. We will also provide you a list of some tools and equipment you may need.
Gloves
N95
Goggles
power drill
saw
dumpster
When deploying a dumpster always ensure the area you are working in does not have a HOA that has rules against dumpsters in the front yard. If so, you will need to gain permission from the HOA before beginning. Remember an estate cleanout in Pinellas County Florida is no easy task. If you feel overwhelmed give us a call.