A guided clear-out day · Seattle & the Eastside

Sort & Haul Day

You decide. We do the rest.

You point to what you want organized, moved, put into a bin or put in our truck. We do all of the heavy lifting for you to help you get organized. A two-person crew works beside you for an afternoon, at your pace — and what you let go of isn't headed for a landfill. We donate first, recycle second, and landfill last.

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80% donated or recycled Donation receipt in your hand before we go Since 1989 · family-run Background-checked crew Licensed, bonded & insured

Sort and Haul Day in Seattle - the three-person Junk B Gone crew in front of a branded company truck — One afternoon, one crew, one bill — you decide, we do the rest.

Nothing leaves without a yes.

Our crew tells you so before the first box moves. Not one item goes on the truck until you've said it can.

And nothing is thrown away by default.

Donate first, recycle second, landfill last. About 80% of what we haul is donated or recycled, and the usable things go to charitable organizations like Second Spark.

Donation receiptIn your hand before we drive off — not mailed later

Since 1989Family-owned, Seattle-based

Background-checkedProducible on request within a day

InsuredLicensed and bonded in Washington

Local Seattle dispatcherA real person in our Seattle office answers — never a national call center

Why this is different

Professional organizers don't bring a truck. Haulers don't sit with you.

Clearing out a garage, an attic, a closet, or a whole house usually means hiring twice — a professional organizer to help you decide, then a hauler to take it all away, weeks later. Sort & Haul Day is one afternoon, one crew, one bill. The deciding and the hauling happen at the same time, so nothing gets left in a pile and nothing waits on a second service.

A professional organizer

Helps you decide — then leaves it all with you

$75–150 an hour, usually a 3–5 hour minimum, and the sorted piles stay in the garage until you arrange a second service to move them.

A standard haul-away

Takes it away — but only what's already decided

Fast and inexpensive when you already know what's going. Not built for standing beside someone while she works out what she can part with.

Sort & Haul Day

Both, in one visit

A two-person crew works at your pace, carries what you hand over, drives donations to a charitable partner and disposes of the rest — same afternoon, same crew, same invoice.

How the day works

Five things happen, in this order.

No surprises, no meter running while you wonder what it's costing. Every number is on the table before it's spent.

Book the time with us

Tell us about the space and pick your date. A real Seattle dispatcher gets you on the calendar. If you'd rather have eyes on it first, the free twenty-minute walk-through is there for the asking.

We confirm, and the crew texts on the way

You get the date and time confirmed back. On the day itself Henok and Amanuel text when they're on their way, with their photos, so nobody unfamiliar turns up at the door.

We work through it together

You and the crew work hand in hand — they open the boxes, lift each item up for you, and wait for your yes or no on every piece. You make the calls; they do all the lifting. They never argue and never hurry you.

The hour-3 checkpoint

At the three-hour mark the crew stops and asks whether you want to keep going. Nothing continues on autopilot.

Donations, disposal, receipt

Everything you've released leaves with us that day, carried out and loaded by hand so the reusable things stay reusable. They go to a charitable partner, and the donation receipt is in your hand before we pull away.

What it costs

$75 per pro, per hour. An honest estimate before we start.

You're paying for two sets of hands and the truck they came in. Disposal is separate: we give you an estimated range up front — a quarter to half a truck, for example — and if the day is going to run past it, the crew tells you as you go and gets your OK first.

Guided clear-out labor

$75 per pro / per hour

$150 an hour for your two-person crew

Your range comes at the walk-through. Every space is different, so we don't guess at a total from a web page. The free twenty-minute walk-through gives you the range for your own space — labor plus disposal — before you book anything.

Two-hour minimum — $300 of crew time. That's the two hours at the hourly rate, not a flat fee: enough time for the day to be worth doing, and short enough that a first try isn't a big commitment.
Disposal on our standard volume rate card — the same rates every Junk B Gone customer pays. Nothing marked up for this service.
An estimated disposal range before we start — a quarter to half a truck, for example. Nobody knows exactly how much will go until you've decided, so if you're releasing more than expected, the crew updates you along the way and gets your approval before it goes past the range.
A $300 deposit — your two-hour minimum, prepaid — holds your date. It comes straight off your total, and it's 100% refundable up to 24 hours before your day.

Four things that protect you

Hourly work should never feel like a meter you can't see. Here's how we keep it honest.

The hour-3 checkpoint Three hours in, the crew stops and asks whether you want to continue. You can end the day there, and often people do. It is a real stopping point, not a formality.

No disposal surprises You get an estimated range before the crew starts, and if the load is going to exceed it, you hear about it — and approve it — while everything is still on the ground. No line item ever appears on the invoice that you haven't already heard.

A range before you book We walk the space with you first and tell you what a job like yours runs, so the first hour isn't a discovery expense.

We finish what we quoted If we don't finish the space we quoted, we come back and finish it free.

What one afternoon looks like

Cleared, swept, and finished the same day.

There is no second visit and no pile left behind the door. The last thing the crew does is sweep the floor, so the space is usable the moment they leave.

Everything released leaves that day — donations, recycling and disposal all in the same run.
The floor gets swept. A cleared space that still needs cleaning isn't finished.

Storage unit cleanout in Kent, Washington - a unit cleared and swept by the Junk B Gone crew in one visit — A real Junk B Gone job in Kent — a storage space cleared and swept in a single visit.

What we walk into

Real spaces, on the day we arrived.

If your garage looks like one of these, you are exactly who this day is for. Nothing here is staged and none of it is unusual — this is an ordinary week's work.

Sort and Haul Day in Seattle - boxes of household goods waiting to be sorted before the Junk B Gone crew started

Boxes nobody has opened in yearsSeattle

Sort and Haul Day in Bellevue - a packed storage shed before the Junk B Gone crew cleared it

A shed packed to both wallsBellevue

Sort and Haul Day in Kent - a garage full of wardrobes and dressers before the Junk B Gone crew arrived

Furniture stacked two deepKent

Sort and Haul Day in Bothell - a garage workshop full of tools and bikes before the Junk B Gone crew arrived

A workshop that stopped being oneBothell

Sort and Haul Day in Seattle - a storage room of pallets and boxes before the Junk B Gone crew cleared it

A storage room, floor to shelfSeattle

Sort and Haul Day in Seattle - a packed garage with no room to park before the Junk B Gone crew arrived

No room left to parkSeattle

How it can look

Spaces we have cleared.

Examples of finished work, swept and handed back.

These are different homes from the ones above — we are showing you what we walk into and what finished looks like, not one house before and after.

Sort and Haul Day in Seattle - a bay-window room cleared and swept by the Junk B Gone crew

Cleared, swept, and handed backSeattle

Sort and Haul Day in Seattle - a white grand piano the homeowner kept, in a room cleared by the Junk B Gone crew

The piano stayed — she said soSeattle

One job, both ends of it

The same unit, the same afternoon.

Everything above is drawn from different jobs. This one is a single storage unit in Seattle, photographed before we started and again when we finished. The shelves stayed — the customer kept what was on them. The floor is the part that changed.

Sort and Haul Day in Seattle - one storage unit photographed before and after the Junk B Gone crew cleared the floor — A real Junk B Gone job in Seattle — one unit, before and after, same visit.

Sort and Haul Day in Seattle - the Junk B Gone crew standing in front of a branded company truck — The Sort & Haul crew — this photo is texted to you before arrival.

Meet the crew

The same two people, every time.

Sitting with someone while she decides what to let go of is a different skill from lifting a dresser. It's why Henok and Amanuel lead these days, and why you get the same trained pair — not whoever was free.

The text you get on the day

Henok and Amanuel are on their way to your mom's. Here's what they look like so she knows who's at the door.

Background-checked, and we'll produce the checks on request within a day.
Named and photographed before they arrive — no stranger at the door.
Trained to wait. They don't argue, don't rush you, and don't editorialize about what you're keeping.

Where it goes

Donate first. Recycle second. Landfill last.

80%of everything Junk B Gone hauls is donated or recycled — not landfilled

This is the part people worry about most, so here it is plainly: the things you let go of are not driven to a dump. Most of what people release still has life in it, and knowing that makes the deciding easier. Anything usable goes to charitable organizations like Second Spark, an independent local 501(c)(3) that puts household goods back into the community.

A donation receipt in your hand before the crew drives away — not mailed later, not promised for next week.
Furniture, housewares, tools and electronics are sorted for reuse on the spot and delivered to charitable organizations like Second Spark.
Carried out and loaded by hand — never dragged, never thrown. A dresser that was usable in your garage is still usable when it reaches the charity. That's the whole point of handling it carefully.
Rain doesn't ruin the donation. In wet weather the load goes in the box truck, or the crew tarps it, so donated goods don't arrive soaked.
Metal, cardboard and e-waste are recycled through private recycling partners across King County, the same channels we've used for years.
Nothing photographed and nothing shared without your written permission.

Appliance removal in Seattle - two Junk B Gone crew members carrying a washer out by hand and loading it onto the truck — Items are carried out and loaded by hand, not dragged.

Our promises to you

Said up front, and held to all day.

Nothing leaves without a yes

Every item is shown to you and released by you. The crew commits to it at the start of the job, and nothing that ends up on the truck is a surprise.

Donated, not dumped

Usable furniture, housewares, tools and electronics go to charitable organizations like Second Spark, an independent 501(c)(3) — not to a dump, and not to any business of ours.

We finish what we quoted

If we don't finish the space we quoted, we come back and finish it free. No second deposit, no new minimum.

We keep moving

The clock runs while the work does. The crew doesn't stretch the day, doesn't vanish on long breaks and doesn't stand around waiting to be told what to do — the hour you pay for is spent on your things.

Who books a Sort & Haul Day

Two situations, one afternoon.

Helping a parent

"My mom hasn't parked in her garage since 2009."

You're the one handling the logistics, and you'd like it done without a hard conversation. She stays in charge of every decision — we're the hands, not the judge. Adult children book the day; the parent runs it.

Works well for: downsizing to a smaller place, prepping for an in-law suite, or simply making a garage usable again.

Beating a listing date

"We list in eleven days and the garage still looks like this."

You know roughly what's going, but you need someone to sort alongside you and take it away the same day. One afternoon and the space photographs listing-ready.

Works well for: pre-listing prep, agent-recommended home cleanouts, and the week before movers arrive.

Ready when you are

One afternoon, and it's done.

Most people start with the free twenty-minute walk-through. If you already know what you want done, book the time instead — the crew works at your pace either way.

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Book your walk-through

Start with twenty free minutes.

Tell us about the space and we'll come look at it — no charge, no obligation, and you'll leave the conversation with the range for your own space and a date if you want one.

Or if you're ready to lock in your time you can pay the deposit today. It's 100% refundable up to 24 hours before your day.

Donated, not dumped. Usable items go to charitable organizations like Second Spark, not to a dump.
A real Seattle dispatcher answers — never a national call center.
Booking from out of state? We can walk the space on video and coordinate directly with your parent on the day.
Prefer to talk it through? Call (206) 722-4285, or text us a photo of the space.

Book your free walk-through

A real Seattle dispatcher calls you back — no robocalls

Who is making the keep-or-go calls? *

What space are we working on? *

About how full is it?

Are you working toward a date?

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

Phone *

City *

ZIP *

Which days usually work better?

Anything you want us to know?

No obligation, and no charge for the walk-through. Nothing leaves without a yes.

Questions people ask first

Frequently asked

What does a Sort and Haul Day actually cost?

Labor is $75 per pro per hour — $150 an hour for your two-person crew — with a two-hour minimum. Disposal is separate, on our standard volume rate card; you get an estimated range before the crew starts, and if the day is going to run past it they update you and get your approval as you go. We don’t publish a typical total, because every space is different — you get the range for your own space at the free twenty-minute walk-through, before you book anything.

How is this different from hiring a professional organizer?

A professional organizer is the right call if what you want is closet systems, labeled bins and a pantry that looks styled when it’s finished. That isn’t what we do, and we’d rather say so than take the booking.

Sort & Haul Day is the right call when the problem is volume and deciding. A two-person crew works beside you while you make every keep-or-go call, and the truck is already in the driveway — so what you release is gone the same afternoon instead of sitting in sorted piles waiting on a second service to come move it.

Can you help my mom if I live out of state?

Yes — this is one of the most common ways the day gets booked. We can do the walk-through with you over video, send you the range and the crew’s names and photos, and coordinate the day directly with your mom. You’ll get a call from the crew when they arrive and again when they finish, plus the donation receipt by email if you’re not there to take it.

What if we don't get through everything in one day?

That’s normal, and it’s why the hour-3 checkpoint exists — the crew stops and asks whether you’d like to keep going rather than working straight through. Whatever you’ve released leaves that day regardless. If we don’t finish the specific space we quoted, we come back and finish it free.

What happens to the things we let go of?

They are not driven to a dump. Donate first, recycle second, landfill last — about 80% of everything Junk B Gone hauls is donated or recycled. Anything still usable goes to charitable organizations like Second Spark, an independent local 501(c)(3). Metal, cardboard and electronics are recycled through private recycling partners across King County. Only what can’t be reused or recycled is disposed of.

How do I know the donations really get donated?

Three ways. The crew carries items out and loads them by hand rather than dragging or throwing them, so a dresser that was usable in your garage is still usable when it reaches the charity — and in wet weather the load goes in the box truck or gets tarped so nothing arrives soaked. The donation receipt is handed to you before the truck pulls away, not mailed later. And Second Spark is an independent 501(c)(3), not a Junk B Gone business — we don’t resell your things.

Do I have to make a decision about every single thing?

No. You set the pace and the scope — plenty of people do one wall, one room, or one category and stop. Nothing leaves without a yes, so anything you’re not ready to decide on simply stays exactly where it is.

How does the deposit work?

A $300 deposit — your two-hour minimum, prepaid — holds your date, and it comes straight off your total on the day. It’s 100% refundable up to 24 hours before your day. Inside that window we keep it, because the crew and the truck are held for you and that slot can no longer be filled.

Where we come

Seattle and the Eastside

Roughly a twenty-mile radius. If you're just outside it, call and ask — we usually can.

SeattleBellevueKirklandRedmond Mercer IslandIssaquahSammamishRenton ShorelineEdmondsBothellLynnwood Mill CreekKenmoreMedinaClyde Hill

One afternoon. Nothing left in a pile.

Book your Sort & Haul Day — and if you'd like eyes on the space first, a free twenty-minute walk-through is always available before the crew is scheduled.

Book my Sort & Haul Day Call (206) 722-4285

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