Thornton, CA · San Joaquin County
Garage Cleanouts in
Thornton, 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. 18 minutes from our Lodi yard.
- From $375 in Thornton, quoted in writing first.
- Debris goes to North County Landfill — $60.93/ton, open seven days.
- 2-4 hours for a typical Thornton job.
Garage Cleanouts in Thornton
Thornton is where the Mokelumne and Cosumnes rivers meet, just east of I-5 off Walnut Grove Road. The town grew around the Western Pacific line that reached it in 1907, and its housing is old for the area: about 290 homes, with a median build year of 1969 and one in five from the 1940s.
The site of Mokelumne City (California Historical Landmark No. 162), once the county's second-largest town, is three miles north of Thornton; the floods of 1862 destroyed it.
Thornton's homes and businesses sit east of Interstate 5 off Walnut Grove Road.
About 291 homes, mostly single-family. 20% built in the 1940s, 16% in the 1950s, 19% in the 2000s. Wide margin on the median.
Whatever Thornton throws at us — boxes, bins and bags of stored contents, broken and outdated furniture, exercise equipment and bikes and old paint (we tell you where it goes — we cannot take it) — the job runs the same way.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.
There is no soft number on the phone that turns into a harder one once our crew is standing in front of your house. That trick is old and it is well known, and it is a big part of why people dread this call in the first place.
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- Broken and outdated furniture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 Thornton
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 Thornton junk actually goes
Most of what leaves a Thornton job goes to North County Landfill in Lodi, at a posted gate rate of $60.93 per ton as of 2026-01-01. North County Landfill is open seven days a week, which is why we can run Thornton jobs on a Sunday when almost nobody else in this market will.
Hauling it yourself instead? Here are North County Landfill hours and fees, plus what it turns away.
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.
Thornton neighborhoods we work in
Thornton, Walnut Grove Road, North Sacramento Boulevard and New Hope — plus everywhere else inside Thornton city limits and the surrounding county.
ZIP codes: 95686.
How a Thornton 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.
Thornton questions
How fast can you get to Thornton?
Thornton is about 18 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 Thornton job go?
North County Landfill in Lodi, currently $60.93 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.
Do you serve unincorporated Thornton?
Thornton is unincorporated San Joaquin County, and yes — rural parcels, outbuildings, barns and deep lots are a large part of what we do out here. Long driveways and no curb access are not a problem; we bring the trailer to the pile.
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.
Other services in Thornton
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Photos or a description. We price it before we drive out.