Valley Springs, CA · Calaveras County
Garage Cleanouts in
Valley Springs, 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 $425 in Valley Springs, quoted in writing first.
- Debris goes to North County Landfill — $60.93/ton, open seven days.
- 2-4 hours for a typical Valley Springs job.
- Flat $155 travel fee on full-service jobs in Valley Springs (Foothill Zone 1), shown on your written quote.
Garage Cleanouts in Valley Springs
Valley Springs was the end of the narrow-gauge line from Brack's Landing in 1885. Rancho Calaveras, between Valley Springs and Jenny Lind on Highway 26, is the largest residential subdivision in Calaveras County, with 3,615 lots.
Double Springs, 3.6 miles east of Valley Springs, was founded in 1850 and was once the seat of Calaveras County.
The Valley Springs Community Plan, adopted in 1975, was the first community plan in Calaveras County.
About 238 homes in the small Valley Springs census place. 46% built in the 1960s, 22% in the 1970s; none after 1989. (The 95252 ZIP, including Rancho Calaveras, has about 5,327 homes, mostly built 1980-2009.)
Whatever Valley Springs throws at us — boxes, bins and bags of stored contents, broken and outdated furniture, exercise equipment and bikes and old paint (we tell you where it goes — we cannot take it) — the job runs the same way.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- Broken and outdated furniture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 Valley Springs
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum load | Up to 1/8 of the trailer: a couch and a chair, a few boxes, or a small curbside pile. One fee item on its own (a mattress, an appliance) is also the minimum. | $200 |
| Quarter load | A bedroom of furniture, or a modest garage corner. | $275 |
| Half load | A one-car garage, a living room, or a small shed. | $425 |
| Three-quarter load | A packed two-car garage or a large room plus yard debris. | $595 |
| Full trailer | A full trailer with side extensions — more than a national-brand 'full truck'. | $775 |
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
Valley Springs travel fee: $155 per job. Valley Springs is about 45 minutes from our Lodi yard, past our standard area, so full-service jobs here add one flat $155 travel fee to the prices above. It covers the extra drive time and fuel for a two-person crew coming from Lodi. It is never discounted and never added after the fact. Every travel zone and fee.
Senior and veteran pricing is 10% off and applied automatically — you should not have to ask for it twice.
Where your Valley Springs junk actually goes
Most of what leaves a Valley Springs 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 Valley Springs 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 $109.25 at Western Placer Waste Management Authority. 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.
Valley Springs neighborhoods we work in
Rancho Calaveras, La Contenta, Jenny Lind, Hogan Dam Road / New Hogan Lake area, Double Springs, Campo Seco and Burson — plus everywhere else inside Valley Springs city limits and the surrounding county.
ZIP codes: 95252.
How a Valley Springs 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.
Valley Springs questions
Is there a travel fee for Valley Springs?
Yes, and it is a flat $155. Valley Springs is about 45 minutes from our Lodi yard, which puts it in Foothill Zone 1. The fee is added once per job on top of the published load price, it is on the written quote before you say yes, and it is not discounted or marked up. Dump trailer rental is not offered this far out.
Where does the debris from a Valley Springs 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 Valley Springs?
Valley Springs is unincorporated Calaveras 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 $425 to $775 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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