Can you get a couch or chest freezer up a narrow basement stairway?

We look at the stairs and the turn at the bottom first. If a piece won't make it in one piece, we take it apart.

My basement took on water. Can you haul the wet stuff?

Wet boxes, carpet and furniture can go once the standing water is gone. We don't take liquids, and we don't do water cleanup or mold work.

What does a basement cleanout cost?

Mostly how much space it fills in the truck. A packed basement full of furniture and appliances takes more room than a few shelves of boxes. You get the number before we start.

Will you take the paint and cleaners off the basement shelves?

No. Paint and chemicals are hazardous waste, and we leave them. York County holds a spring and a fall collection event for household hazardous waste, and you need to register.

Can you leave the laundry area and the workshop alone?

Yes. Flag anything that stays, from the washer to the tool bench, and we clear around it.

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Basement Cleanouts in York County, PA

Everything carried up the stairs and out: damp boxes, dead freezers, old furniture and all.

Get a Free Quote Call (717) 654-6138

Same-Day Service

Upfront, No-Surprise Pricing

We Load Everything

Local & Owner-Operated

Owner-operated. William is personally on every job from start to finish.

A basement cleanout is mostly a stairs job. Everything down there has to come up a narrow flight, around a tight turn, under a low beam and out the door, which is exactly why it's been sitting there for years. We do the carrying. Soggy cardboard, a dead chest freezer, the old sectional, shelves of canning jars, a workbench full of who-knows-what: point at it, and our two-person crew brings it up and hauls it off. William confirms the price before we start, and we sweep the floor when it's empty.

York County basement walkthrough — couch buried under blankets and clothing, scattered Christmas debris across the concrete floor

What's Included

All the carrying up the basement stairs and out the door
Two-person crew, fully insured
Upfront price confirmed before we start
Anything you flag stays where it is
Furniture taken apart if it won't make the turn
Donation drop-offs for what's still usable
Sweep-up of the floor once it's clear

What We Take

Water-damaged boxes and wet cardboard
Chest freezers and spare refrigerators
Dehumidifiers
Old couches, recliners and mattresses
Metal and wood shelving
Exercise equipment
Canning jars, holiday bins and outgrown kids' stuff
Paneling, carpet and ceiling tile from a basement tear-out
Old TVs and computers

How the job goes

Step 1
Show us the stairs
When you text photos, include the stairway, the turn at the bottom and the biggest thing down there. Those three pictures tell William most of what he needs.
Step 2
Unplug and empty
Unplug the freezer and the dehumidifier a day ahead, take out the food and dump the water bucket. We don't take liquids.
Step 3
Confirm the price
You get an upfront price, based on how much truck space it all takes, before anything moves.
Step 4
Up and out
We clear a path from the bottom step back into the corners, bringing everything up and loading as we go.
Step 5
A swept floor
Once it's empty we sweep it out, so you can finally see the floor you've got.

Pricing

Priced by the job — text photos for an upfront quote.

Final price confirmed before we start. What affects the price

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Older houses, tighter basements

York County's median home was built in 1976, and the older boroughs run much older. In York city the median year built is 1941, and 49.3% of homes date to 1939 or earlier. Red Lion's median is also 1941, and Wrightsville's is 1944.^[1][2][3][4]

Older basements tend to mean steeper steps, low joists and damp corners. Plan on a basement in an older house being slower carrying than a modern walk-out, and tell us about the stairs up front.

Freezers, spare fridges and dehumidifiers

Basements are where cold appliances go to retire. Dehumidifiers, chest freezers and spare refrigerators all hold refrigerant, which federal law says can't be vented. York County's Small Load Drop-Off takes them and has the Freon removed before they're recycled.^[5][6]

Dehumidifiers trip people up: because of the refrigerant, York County's electronics recycling won't take them. And any freezer needs the food cleared out first.^[7][8]

Tearing out an old finished basement?

If you're pulling down paneling, drywall, carpet or ceiling tile yourself, know the county limits. York County's Small Load Drop-Off takes drywall, insulation and ceiling tile only in small amounts, two 42-gallon contractor bags per trip, and carpet only in pieces 6 feet or shorter that one person can carry.^[9]

Asbestos isn't accepted there, and we don't take it either. If something down there might be asbestos, leave it alone and mention it when you send photos.^[9]

What we don't handle

Hazardous waste: paint, chemicals, asbestos, propane tanks
Liquids of any kind

Recent Work

Basement Cleanouts jobs from our camera roll

Same York County basement partway through The Junk Lord cleanout — wide debris cleared from the floor but couch, bedding, and boxes still staged at the back wall — Mid-cleanout progress — York County

Hoarder basement piled wall-to-wall with bagged clothing, household goods, and salvage furniture — partway through a Junk Lord cleanout in York County, PA — Hoarder basement mid-haul — York County

Boxes, holiday décor, a propped mattress, and household clutter packed into a residential basement before The Junk Lord pickup in York County, PA — Holiday clutter staged — York County

Couches, toys, and miscellaneous clutter cleared from a finished basement in York County — Mixed basement clutter — York County

Holiday décor and boxed household goods staged for haul-out during a basement cleanout — The Junk Lord, York County — Seasonal clutter — York County

Patio lounge frames, lawn chairs, a step ladder, and a flat-screen TV loaded in the trailer — The Junk Lord — Garage cleanout

Real Reviews

What customers say about our basement cleanouts

“Very nice young men! Professional, hard workers and very kind. Did an amazing job cleaning out my father‘s basement. I would definitely recommend them.”

Elaina KontraGoogle

“Junk Lord cleaned out a room in my basement that was literally filled top to bottom with junk. I had stopped opening the door years ago to avoid looking at it. …”

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Cathy HivnerGoogle