A guided clear-out day · Seattle & the Eastside
Seattle & the Eastside
Sort & Haul Day
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Organized and thinned out in one afternoon.
Two of our crew spend the afternoon with you.
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The reason this job never gets done is that it's a lot of work. So we bring two extra sets of hands who do the heavy lifting and the organizing. They go through it with you, pack what you're keeping into bins, and put it back where you can actually get at it. They bring the bins and set up the shelves so you don't have to. Whatever you're thinning out goes the same day, and most of it is donated rather than dumped.
They do the heavy lifting and the organizing. They go through it with you, pack what you're keeping into labeled bins, and put it back where you can actually get at it. They bring the bins and put up the shelves so you don't have to. Whatever you're letting go leaves with them the same day, and most of it is donated rather than dumped.
What the day looks like
Two extra sets of hands, one afternoon.
The crew goes through it with you, packs what you keep into labeled bins on shelving they build, and takes the rest that day. Nothing leaves without your yes.
You decide. They lift and sort. 
What you keep goes into labeled bins you can reach. 
Carried out and loaded by hand, never dragged. 
Donations ride separately so they stay donatable.
$300 comes off your total. Refundable up to 24 hours before your day, and in full if none of our dates work.
What it costs
$75 per pro, per hour.
$150 an hour for the two-person crew, two-hour minimum. The $300 deposit prepays those two hours and comes off your total.
Disposal is separate, on our standard volume rate. You get an estimated range before the crew starts, for example a quarter to half a truck. The crew asks before going past it.
- Bins and shelving are optional to buy. Itemized, and only for what you keep. Putting the shelving together is part of the hourly rate.
Every space is different, so we don't guess at a total from a web page. Want the range for your own space before you reserve? The free twenty-minute video walk-through gives you one.
What we bring: totes, shelving, labels, donation boxes
We pack what you're keeping into labeled bins and put them on shelving we build that day. You get the room back and can still find what's in it. The kit is loaded before we leave our yard, so there's no hardware-store run halfway through your garage.
- Clear totes with lids. See-through, so next year you can find the Christmas decorations without opening six boxes. They stack on the shelving.
- Garage shelving units. We assemble them and set them where you want them before we go.
- Labels and a marker. Bins get named on the day.
- Separate donation boxes. The donate pile stays visibly separate from disposal, all the way out to the truck.
The bins and shelving are yours to buy if you want them, itemized on your invoice and only for what you keep. We put the shelving together for you, and that is part of the hourly rate. If you'd rather use bins and shelving you already have, we'll use yours at no charge.
Before and after
Real Sort & Haul Days, same visit.
Spaces like these, on the day we arrived
Where it goes
Donate first. Recycle second. Landfill last.
About 80% of what we haul is donated or recycled. Usable things go to charitable organizations like Second Spark, an independent 501(c)(3). Your donation receipt is in your hand before the truck leaves.
How donations are handled
Most people worry about this part. What you let go of does not go to the dump. Much of it still has years of use left. 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.
- 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. A dresser that was usable in your garage is still usable when it reaches the charity.
- 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.
$300 comes off your total. Refundable up to 24 hours before your day, and in full if none of our dates work.
Who comes
Henok and Amanuel lead our Sort & Haul Days.
Sitting with someone while they decide what to let go of is a different skill from lifting a dresser. Their photo is texted to you before they arrive, so you know who is at the door.
- Background-checked, and we'll produce the checks on request within a day.
Watch a Sort & Haul Day
See a Sort & Haul Day
Crew sorting alongside you
Packing what you're keeping into bins
$300 comes off your total. Refundable up to 24 hours before your day, and in full if none of our dates work.
How the day works
Five things happen, in this order.
Here is the order of the day.
Reserve your day
Reserve with $300, and we call to set the date and walk through the space over video.
Two extra sets of hands
The crew opens the boxes and lifts things up so you can see what's actually in there, then carries whatever you release. You make the calls and do none of the lifting. They never argue, never editorialize about what you're keeping, and never hurry you.
The hour-3 checkpoint
At the three-hour mark the crew stops and asks whether you want to keep going.
What you're keeping goes back where you can find it
We pack what you're keeping into labeled bins, put up the shelving and put it all back within reach. When we leave, you can find things again.
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 one afternoon looks like
You tell the crew how you want things organized and what gets thinned out, and it happens in one afternoon. No second visit, no pile left behind the door.
- What you're keeping gets compacted into bins and put back where you can get at it.
- We take what you don't want to be donated or recycled.
- The floor gets swept.
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 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 they work out what they can part with.
- Sort & Haul Day is both, in one visit. Two extra sets of hands do the lifting and the organizing. We bring and assemble the bins and shelving, compact what you're keeping so you can find it again, and take what you're thinning out to a charitable partner. Same afternoon, same crew, one bill.
Our promises to you
- 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.
- Usable things are donated. Furniture, housewares, tools and electronics go to charitable organizations like Second Spark, an independent 501(c)(3) that is not part of Junk B Gone.
- No disposal surprises. You get an estimated range before the crew starts, and if the load is going to exceed it, we tell you and you approve it while everything is still on the ground. Nothing shows up on the bill that you haven't already heard about.
- An estimated disposal range before the crew starts. We look at the space with you over video and tell you what a job like yours runs.
- We keep packing. While you're deciding on the next box, we're filling and labeling the last one. The crew doesn't stretch the day, vanish on long breaks, or stand around waiting to be told what to do.
Who books a Sort & Haul Day
Three situations, one afternoon.
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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 makes every decision. We do the lifting. 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.
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Doing it for yourself
"I've been meaning to deal with this garage for three years."
Nothing is wrong and nobody is downsizing. The space just got away from you, and every weekend you look at it and do something else. It never gets done because it's a lot of work, so two extra sets of hands do the lifting and the organizing, and it's finished in an afternoon.
Works well for: a garage you can't park in, a basement that became storage, or a spare room you'd like back.
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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.
$300 comes off your total. Refundable up to 24 hours before your day, and in full if none of our dates work.
Where we come
Seattle and the Eastside
Roughly a twenty-mile radius. If you're just outside it, call and ask. We usually can.
- Seattle
- Bellevue
- Kirkland
- Redmond
- Mercer Island
- Issaquah
- Sammamish
- Renton
- Shoreline
- Edmonds
- Bothell
- Lynnwood
- Mill Creek
- Kenmore
- Medina
- Clyde Hill
Questions people ask first
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; you get an estimated range before the crew starts, and they ask before going past it. We don't publish a typical total because every space is different. Reserve with the $300 deposit and we call to set the date and talk through the space, or start with the free twenty-minute video walk-through if you'd like the range for your space first.
How does the $300 deposit work?
A $300 deposit, your two-hour minimum prepaid, reserves your day, and it comes straight off your total on the day. We call to set the date. Refundable up to 24 hours before your day, and in full if none of our dates work. Inside that window we keep it, because that crew and truck time can no longer be filled.
How is this different from hiring a professional organizer?
There is some overlap. We bring clear bins, labels and garage shelving, we assemble the shelving and put what you’re keeping back on it, and two people work alongside you the whole time. What we don’t do is custom closet systems, drawer inserts, or a pantry styled for photographs. For those, hire an organizer.
The main difference is the truck. Our crew does the lifting, and what you release is gone the same afternoon instead of sitting in sorted piles in the garage waiting on a second service to come move it. That second step is where most clear-outs stall.
Do you bring the bins and shelves, or do I?
We bring them. Clear lidded totes, garage shelving units, labels and separate donation boxes are loaded on the truck before we leave our yard, so there is no mid-afternoon hardware-store run.
They are yours to buy if you want them, itemized on your invoice and only for what you keep. We put the shelving together and load your things back onto it, and that is included in the hourly rate. If you already have bins or shelving you would rather use, we will use yours and there is nothing to pay.
Can you help my mom if I live out of state?
Yes, this is one of the most common ways the day gets booked. You can reserve from anywhere, and the walk-through, if you want one, is over video. We call you to set the date and talk through the space, send you the crew's names and photos, and coordinate the day directly with your mom. The crew calls you when they arrive and when they finish, and the donation receipt comes by email if you're not there.
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.
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. 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. And Second Spark is an independent 501(c)(3), not a Junk B Gone business, and 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. Anything you’re not ready to decide on stays exactly where it is.
One afternoon. Nothing left in a pile.
Reserve my day$150 an hour, two-hour minimum. $300 prepays it and comes off your total. Refundable up to 24 hours before your day, and in full if none of our dates work.