Pallets, Racking, Machinery. Cleared. So the Floor Keeps Moving.

Seattle and Kent facility managers call us when a warehouse, plant, or distribution center has to be cleared — dead racking, busted pallets, decommissioned machinery, e-waste, the lot. Certificate of insurance on request, dock windows booked, forklift-friendly logistics.

A plant manager doesn't call the national 1-800 number. They call the crew their facility already has a certificate of insurance on file for — the one who shows up forklift-ready.

Real job · Kent Valley distribution center

A warehouse bay that's gone to clutter is square footage you're paying rent on and can't use — dead pallet racking, a wall of broken pallets, banded scrap steel, and pallets of obsolete inventory nobody wants to be the one to scrap.

We don't just grab the easy stuff off the front and leave the racking standing. We break down the pallet racking — uprights, beams, wire decks — strap and stack it, sort the scrap steel from the resaleable gear, and clear the floor down to bare concrete. Forklift-ready when the building has one to lend, our own muscle and equipment when it doesn't. By the time we pulled out, the bay was open, swept, and ready to put back to work.

That's the difference between a hauling company and a couple of guys with a pickup: we bring the crew, the truck capacity, and the know-how to take a loaded warehouse bay apart safely.

Real job · Industrial shop floor

When a shop gets behind, the debris creeps across the floor until there's nowhere left to work — scrap lumber, packaging, busted pallets, and the odds and ends that pile up between jobs.

We clear the whole floor in one visit: sort the wood and metal out for recycling, bag the rest, and sweep it down to bare concrete so the crew can actually move again. COI to facility management, dock window confirmed, in and out without shutting the shop down for a day.

Before & after — one JBG warehouse cleanout

On a warehouse cleanout, the worst outcome is the crew grabbing something that was supposed to stay — a rack still holding live inventory, a machine that's only on standby. So we walk the floor with your team first and tag what's going: this row of racking, these pallets, that decommissioned unit, and nothing else. We clear what's flagged and leave the rest exactly where it stands. No second-guessing, no "wait, was that supposed to ship?" calls the next morning.

Volume is the whole game on a facility job. A warehouse clear-down can run to dozens of pallets, bays of racking, and tons of scrap — far more than an undersized truck and two guys can move without making round trip after round trip on your dock. We size it right: enough crew to keep moving and enough truck capacity that we're not blocking your inbound all afternoon. High-volume jobs are where the wrong company quotes cheap and then nickel-and-dimes the extra loads. We bring enough the first time.

When a cleanout fills more than one truck, we send more trucks and more crew to the same job. They're our own trucks and our own employees.

★★★★★

"We had bays of obsolete racking and a wall of broken pallets blocking the dock. They broke the racking down, sorted the scrap, and had the bay swept by end of day — and they timed it around our inbound so we never lost a dock."

Facility Manager · Distribution center, Kent

★★★★★

"Decommissioning a production line left us with heavy machine frames and pallets of e-waste. They had the COI to our building manager before I asked, separated the electronics out, and cleared the floor faster than we expected."

Plant Operations Lead · Manufacturer, SODO

★★★★★

"We set up a recurring pickup for pallets and packaging waste. It just runs now — they show up on schedule, the Net-30 invoicing keeps accounting happy, and our fire-lanes stay clear."

Operations Manager · Warehouse, Auburn

★★★★★

"Tight dock schedule, heavy scrap steel, and a lease-end deadline on the building. They figured out the logistics so I didn't have to. Swept clean, on time, one price."

Site Manager · Industrial facility, Seattle

Can you provide a Certificate of Insurance for our facility?

Yes — just ask. We carry $4 million in liability coverage and provide COIs routinely for Kent, SODO and Seattle industrial accounts, naming your facility or management company as additional insured. We'll get it to building management before the job so the dock window is cleared.

Can you work around our dock schedule and forklift crew?

Yes — that's most of the job on a working floor. We time our arrival to your dock so we're not blocking inbound freight, and we coordinate with your forklift and dock crew when one's available. When it isn't, we bring our own equipment and the muscle to move heavy racking and machinery.

Do you handle scrap metal, machinery, and e-waste?

All of it. We break down and haul pallet racking, mezzanine shelving, conveyors, and decommissioned machinery; sort scrap steel and metal for recycling; and keep e-waste, electronics, and control boards separate so they're handled the right way — not buried in a mixed load.

Are you set up on our vendor platform or work-order system?

Almost certainly — we're credentialed and active on every major vendor management platform commercial property uses: Appfolio, Yardi VendorShield & VendorCafe, RealPage Vendor Compliance, NetVendor, VendorPM, Notivus, and Compliance Depot (RealPage Vendor ID 1184316). We also offer Net-30 for verified corporate accounts. Send the work order through your usual system and we'll run it from there.

Can you set up a recurring pickup for pallets and packaging waste?

Yes. A lot of our facility accounts run on a standing schedule — weekly, monthly, or by the project — to keep pallets, shrink-wrap, scrap, and packaging from piling up in the fire-lanes. Tell us your cadence and we'll keep it cleared.

How much does it cost to clear a warehouse or plant floor?

Pricing is based on volume, weight, and how hard the access is — all-inclusive, with no per-item fees or fuel surcharges. There's a $99 minimum and the on-site walkthrough is free, so you get a firm price before we move anything.