Junk Removal Planning Guides

Liquid paint, solvents, pool and garden chemicals, fuel, automotive fluids, propane and compressed-gas cylinders and fluorescent lamps go to Lee County’s household chemical drop-off at Topaz Court. Sharps, medical waste, firearms, ammunition and explosives need their own disposal route. Suspected asbestos needs testing and licensed abatement first, and biohazards need a cleanup specialist first. Tell us about loose lithium batteries and any damaged, swollen or flood-exposed lithium items before pickup so we can tell you where they go. Everything else, we’ll haul.

Do not hide excluded items in bags, empty them into drains, mix them or open unknown containers for a photo. Keep people away from a leaking or uncertain material and obtain appropriate specialist guidance.

Lee County’s Household Chemical Waste and Electronics facility page describes chemical drop-off and separate business collection arrangements. Use the county’s current instructions to check your material and eligibility before travelling. Household options are not proof that a commercial removal load is accepted.

Gas connections belong with a licensed gas professional, and hardwired electrical connections with an electrician. Plumbing fixtures must be disconnected by the appropriate professional. A breaker switched off is not the same as a disconnected hot tub. Once the right professional has cut and capped the lines, we take the item out and haul it away.

The limited water-line exceptions are an accessible refrigerator ice-maker line or washer fill hoses at valves that close and hold, with the customer’s approval. Leaking, corroded or missing valves stop that work for a plumber. Plug-in equipment can be unplugged by the crew.

Keep refrigerant systems intact. HVAC equipment needs appropriate professional preparation and documentation before pickup; hauling is not refrigerant recovery. Empty refrigerators and freezers, drain waterbeds and hot tubs, and disclose anything that is not ready.

Define the removal room by room, mark a keep zone and identify appliances or fixtures staying with a sale. Complete family collections and any estate sale before agreeing on the final removal list. Access to a property does not itself authorize disposing of another person’s belongings.

Give written permission and share entry instructions privately. Keep one person who can approve decisions reachable for changes and found belongings. Documents, photos, jewelry and other important finds are set aside for a decision; firearms and ammunition remain untouched. If permission to remove an item is disputed, it stays until that is resolved.

Before and after photos document the agreed areas. At completion, the remote contact reviews the cleared space and any exclusions, and the crew follows the agreed lock-up instructions. Broom-swept means loose debris removed, not deep cleaning, repair or sanitizing.

Leave heavy items where they sit. Complete any agreed disconnections, mark what stays and arrange building access. Tell us about changes before the appointment.