Sacramento, CA · Sacramento County
Garage Cleanouts in
Sacramento, California
Full garage cleanouts — decades of boxes, paint cans, broken furniture, exercise equipment and the stuff behind the stuff. We clear it, sweep it, and you get the space back. 45 minutes from our Lodi yard.
- From $375 in Sacramento, quoted in writing first.
- Debris goes to North Area Recovery Station (NARS) — $89.90/ton, open seven days.
- 2-4 hours for a typical Sacramento job.
Garage Cleanouts in Sacramento
Sacramento housing runs from the pre-1940 bungalows of Curtis Park and East Sacramento — about one home in nine citywide predates 1940 — to North Natomas subdivisions built after the mid-1990s. City junk pickup gives each household two appointments a year, capped at a 4×4×9-foot pile. An estate or a full garage is usually bigger than that.
The city household junk pickup runs February through October.
City of Sacramento Recycling & Solid Waste customers get two household junk pickup appointments per calendar year; the pile must not exceed 4 x 4 x 9 feet and oversized piles may incur a fee.
About 212,000 homes. 11% built in 1939 or earlier, 7% in the 1940s, 12% in the 1950s; 23% since 2000. Pre-war core (Curtis Park, East Sacramento, Land Park); South Natomas 1950s-80s; North Natomas from the mid-1990s.
Whatever Sacramento throws at us — boxes, bins and bags of stored contents, broken and outdated furniture, exercise equipment and bikes and old paint (we tell you where it goes — we cannot take it) — the job runs the same way. You send a photo or a short description, we send back a fixed number, and if you say yes we show up in a tight window and do the lifting. One visit, one price, broom-swept when we leave.
You will not get a phone estimate that grows once a truck is sitting in your driveway. That is the standard move in this industry, and it is exactly why most people put off calling anyone until the pile gets unbearable.
What we take
- Boxes, bins and bags of stored contents
- Broken and outdated furniture
- Exercise equipment and bikes
- Old paint (we tell you where it goes — we cannot take it)
- Lumber, scrap, and leftover building material
- Lawn equipment and non-running mowers
- Tires, up to four per job at $25 each
What we can't
- Paint, solvents, pesticides and motor oil
- Propane tanks
- Car batteries
Nobody legitimate takes household hazardous waste on a junk run — it has to go through a county HHW event. We separate it out, stack it where you can find it, and tell you the nearest drop-off date instead of quietly leaving it in a corner.
Garage Cleanouts prices in Sacramento
Most junk removal companies in this market will not put a price on their website. We will. You get the exact number in writing before anyone touches anything, and it does not move unless the pile does.
| Load size | About | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Single item / minimum load | One couch, one mattress, one appliance, or a small curbside pile. | $125 |
| Quarter load | A bedroom of furniture, or a modest garage corner. | $225 |
| Half load | A one-car garage, a living room, or a small shed. | $375 |
| Three-quarter load | A packed two-car garage or a large room plus yard debris. | $525 |
| Full trailer | A full trailer with side extensions — more than a national-brand 'full truck'. | $895 |
Item add-ons
- Mattress or box spring$45
- Refrigerator or freezer$90
- AC unit with refrigerant$90
- TV or monitor$40
- Tire$25
- Piano or organ$400
- Hot tub or spa$450
Trailer rental
- One day, drop-off + pickup, first ton$275
- Each additional day$65
- Full week$575
- Each ton past the first$125
- Swap a full trailer for an empty one$195
Senior and veteran pricing is 10% off and applied automatically — you should not have to ask for it twice.
Where your Sacramento junk actually goes
Most of what leaves a Sacramento job goes to North Area Recovery Station (NARS) in North Highlands, at a posted gate rate of $89.90 per ton as of 2026-01-01. North Area Recovery Station (NARS) is open seven days a week, which is why we can run Sacramento jobs on a Sunday when almost nobody else in this market will.
Hauling it yourself instead? What NARS charges and takes is laid out gate-side, with the effective date on every fee.
Before that, usable furniture and appliances go to donation, and metal, cardboard, e-waste and green waste get separated out. We keep the weight tickets on every load and we will hand them to you if you want to see them — that is not something most haulers offer and it is the fastest way to tell whether someone is actually disposing legally or dumping on a county road.
Why this matters to your price: gate rates across our service area range from $40.64 a ton at Foothill Sanitary Landfill to $107.76 at the most expensive transfer station in Lodi. Routing loads to the right gate is most of the difference between a hauler who can hold a price and one who surprises you at the end.
Sacramento neighborhoods we work in
Land Park, South Land Park, Hollywood Park, Curtis Park, East Sacramento, Tahoe Park, Oak Park, Pocket-Greenhaven, Meadowview, College Glen, South Natomas, North Natomas and Del Paso Heights — plus everywhere else inside Sacramento city limits and the surrounding county.
ZIP codes: 95811, 95814, 95815, 95816, 95817, 95818, 95819, 95820, 95821, 95822, 95823, 95824, 95825, 95826, 95828, 95831, 95832, 95833, 95834, 95835, 95838.
How a Sacramento job runs
- 1
Send a photo of the garage
One wide shot from the door tells us almost everything.
- 2
Fixed price back
Usually within the hour during business hours.
- 3
We clear it
You can stand there and point, or you can leave — either is fine.
- 4
Swept and empty
We broom it out before we leave. Photos if you are not there.
Sacramento questions
How fast can you get to Sacramento?
Sacramento is about 45 minutes from our Lodi base, so it is inside our normal daily route rather than an out-of-area trip. That is the practical reason we can hold same-day and next-day slots here when a Sacramento-based company quoting the same job is adding an hour of windshield time each way.
Where does the debris from a Sacramento job go?
North Area Recovery Station (NARS) in North Highlands, currently $89.90 per ton as of 2026-01-01. It is open seven days, which is why Sunday service is available in this area. Donation-quality items go to a receiving charity first, and metal, cardboard, e-waste and green waste are separated out. We keep the weight ticket on every load.
How much to clean out a two-car garage?
Most two-car garages run $375 to $895 depending on how full. If it is packed floor to ceiling it is closer to a small estate cleanout — we will tell you that in the quote rather than at the end.
Can you take the paint?
No, and neither can any legitimate hauler — it is household hazardous waste. San Joaquin and Sacramento counties both run free HHW drop-off days and we will tell you the nearest one. We separate it out and leave it neatly stacked rather than leaving you to find it.
Do you take the old fridge in the garage?
Yes. $90 for the freon handling, which is what the certified recovery costs us.
How long does it take?
Two to four hours for most garages. A hoarding-level garage is a different job and we will scope it separately.
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Photos or a description. We price it before we drive out.