Charlotte Basement Junk Removal

Published on May 17, 2012 in Charlotte Furniture Disposal, Charlotte Junk Removal, Garage Clean Out, Hoarding Help and Junk King Charlotte. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Unlike the Midwest or Northeast regions of the country, Charlotte is not really considered “basement” territory. Part of the reason is all that wonderful red clay that is so much a part of our state’s heritage. That same clay is extremely dense and retains water like a sponge. Those are two conditions which don’t make for decent basement building. A lot of new homes will have what they call a “walk out” basement which are often built on plots of land that have a slope to them and can support this kind of construction. In older homes, you’ll find more cellars than basements. Even though both of these spaces are under the house, a cellar is used more for storage than as a family room. There are also rooms built on top of garages which are referred to as “Charlotte basements.” If you’re fortunate enough to have a home with a basement, be it a cellar or above a garage, then you still might find the need to clear out the junk.

A basement attracts junk like a magnet to metal. It’s only natural that if you’re done using something and you can’t throw it out because it is too big that it will end up in the basement. This home storage area is also the destination for the kind of junk you think you might need but years later has you wondering why you’re keeping it. Into this category are things like baby furniture, ping pong tables and other pieces of worn out furniture. If you have stored them down into basement, they might have been overrun with dampness or worse: mold. The moment that happens those items instantly become junk and need to be taken out of the home. You can handle that job with the help of professional junk haulers like Junk King Charlotte.

When you hire professionals like Junk King you won’t have to worry about making dozens of trips up and down those basement stairs to get rid of this junk. The pros will do all the climbing up and down. And it’s not just about stairs; it’s also about what’s being hauled up the stairs. Those bulky pieces of junk will require at least two men to bring them up out of the basement. That’s not something you need to bother with when you can hire professionals for the job.

These same professionals will have a big enough truck to take away anything you ask of them. Take note that it doesn’t just have to be junk in your basement. You can turn your basement clean out into a total home clean out. When the Junk King Charlotte team shows up at their scheduled appointment just walk them through your home and show them what you want removed. They’ll take it from there. As soon as you can get your basement clear of clutter you might be able to find more practical uses for it. In other words, if you need more room in your house you could find it down below but first you’ve got a clear out the junk!

Recycling News in Charlotte

Published on April 30, 2012 in Charlotte Junk Hauling, Charlotte Junk Removal, Charlotte Recycling, Charlotte Yard Waste Removal and Junk King Charlotte. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

For this year’s Earth Day celebrations the University of North Carolina at Charlotte has reason to be very proud of themselves. Last year the campus broke their own record by recycling over 2,000,000 pounds of garbage. If you know a college aged student then you can appreciate how much garbage they can generate! UNC also was able to divert 39% of the campus trash away from landfills. This year the UNC Charlotte’s Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling Projects say that they are on target to break their own record once again and plan to hold a huge party on Earth Day.

At this year’s Earth Day celebration many campus organizations will be involved in the festivities. Among them will be the work of UNC Charlotte’s Sustainability Office, Charlotte Green Initiative, Venture, Earth Club, Geography Club and Recreational Services. The engineering students are also getting into the spirit of recycling with their unveiling of two original interactive recycling bins. One of the bins which is meant for indoor use will start a football themed game whenever someone drops a can into the bin. The second been is powered by a small solar panel and launches a game inspired by the Price is Right. Both of these bins will be up and active starting this summer.

As if these accomplishments weren’t enough the Carolina Recycling Association also named UNC Charlotte’s recycling department as “the best among many colleges and universities in the Carolinas.”

The efforts of the students and faculty at UNC have a positive ripple effect throughout the entire community. Many local businesses are also getting into the recycling spirit by making sure their customers have the opportunity to properly dispose of any garbage that is generated at their stores. Keep in mind that the recycling effort isn’t restricted to the UNC campus and surrounding business community. You can get in on the act too, especially if you decide to hire Junk King Charlotte.

Junk King is a company made up of professional junk haulers who specialize in removing your clutter and making sure it is properly disposed of. Just like the campus programs, Junk King strives to divert the vast majority of what they collect away from landfills. While it might seem like a hassle for you to give up hours of your free time driving to recycling centers around Charlotte the Junk King crews make these drop-offs part of their daily routine.

When Junk King becomes involved in your recycling it’s usually to handle those bigger items that can’t fit in the weekly garbage pickup. Yes your sofa, old television, broken refrigerator and mattress can all be recycled. If you want to follow the lead set forth from the UNC students then keep up with your weekly recycling and make sure Junk King becomes your partner for junk removal.

Charlotte Attic Junk Removal

Published on April 16, 2012 in Attic Cleanout, Charlotte Furniture Disposal, Charlotte Junk Hauling, Charlotte Junk Removal and Junk King Charlotte. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

There is a unique program coming to Charlotte as part of Holocaust Remembrance gatherings. There are 18 violins that had been repaired by a special shop in Tel Aviv. These violins are no ordinary musical instruments but instead were once owned by Jewish musicians who played them in the death camps and ghettos of World War II. For the last several years Amnon Weinstein has been on a quest to find these special instruments and has scoured the attics and basements around the world. Now these fully restored violins will be part of a musical celebration honoring their previous owners. All of this points out that there may be some very special treasures in your own attic that should be brought down from the dust and cobwebs.

If you are lucky then you’re living in a Charlotte house that has been part of your family for generations. When that is the case there is no telling what kind of treasures might be up in that attic. The typical attic becomes a family’s go to storage zone. This is where all the unwanted furniture, clothing, heirlooms and other stuff get stored. Usually there are a couple of suitcases or trunks that might be holding precious keepsakes. There might be some photos of long forgotten family members that could be put into new antique frames for display. Because Charlotte played a vital role in Civil War history there is also a pretty good chance there might be some memorabilia from this era that could fetch a decent price at auction.

Obviously, you’ve got to go on your own attic scavenger hunt to find these items and that’s a perfect way spend a Saturday afternoon! While there might be a few pieces that are worthy of display it could also be that there is just a lot of junk up in that attic that needs to be tossed out. If you make that kind of discovery then you should have a professional team of junk haulers like Junk King Charlotte standing by to take away all of that garbage. The great thing about having professional junk haulers work with you is that they’ll make the climb up and down the attic steps. All you have to do is supervise.

Once your attic is clear of treasures and junk you might discover that it’s a perfectly viable space that can have many purposes. It might not take a lot of work to convert an attic into a spare bedroom or home office. It could even become your kids’ playroom. You’ll be amazed at what a little dry wall and fresh paint can do!

Keep in mind, that as long as you’re cleaning out your attic and having Junk King Charlotte take away all that garbage you also put them to work in other areas of your home. This could be the perfect excuse to finally clear out the clutter from your closets, basements and garages. Who knows? You might find treasure there as well!

Charlotte Spring Junk Removal

Published on March 30, 2012 in Charlotte Furniture Disposal, Charlotte Junk Hauling, Charlotte Junk Removal, Junk King Charlotte and spring cleaning. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

The wacky weather that has hit the country this year has brought spring into the Charlotte area a lot sooner than anyone anticipated. The result is that pollen is everywhere. It’s covering Lake Norman, dusting cars and the ground. By some estimates this is the worst season for pollen in over ten years.

All of this can be traced back to the warm weather that has swept through the Charlotte area. On the average it has been five degrees higher than normal. This has tricked plants and trees into blooming earlier and in a short amount of time. Normally, this blooming is spread out over a couple of weeks which allows the pollen to spread out a bit more. Now it has exploded in two days which has left many residents heading indoors. What are the numbers? Last year the oak pollen count was just 1,200 grams per cubic meter. This year the count was as high as 8,829 grams per cubic meter. That’s a lot of pollen.

With all of those particles flying about, it might motivate you to begin your spring cleaning project earlier. A proactive approach to take is to line up an appointment with Junk King Charlotte to help with your mission. Junk King is a local business who specializes in all kinds of Charlotte junk removal. So what does junk removal have to do with your spring cleaning? Everything! In order to really get clean, you’ve got to first get rid of the clutter. What’s great about hiring Junk King is that they’ll be all the “muscle” you’ll need to get the job done. If you go through your home and identify those big items you want removed, then all you need to do is tell the Junk King crew what to take away. They’ll handle the rest.

Junk King Charlotte isn’t afraid of getting dirty to get the job done. They’re also not afraid of stairs. That means having them make the trips up and down the basement or attic will be a lot better than having you do that heavy lifting. Hiring Junk King can provide the right motivation to really go deep with your spring cleaning project. If you know you have an empty truck at your disposal there is no telling what you’ll finally be able to get rid of. Everything can go such as unused furniture, bedroom sets, cribs, ping-pong tables, pianos and whatever else can’t fit into the garbage can. While they are at it, the Junk King Charlotte can also do a complete sweep of your front and backyard to remove all of the debris that might be piled up there. They can haul off fallen tree limbs, shrubs, pieces of concrete or rusty patio furniture. Put it this way, if you want to get rid of it, Junk King will take it away. That’s going to make any spring cleaning smooth sailing!

Charlotte Garage Junk Clean Out

Published on March 27, 2012 in Charlotte Junk Hauling, Charlotte Junk Removal, Garage Clean Out and Junk King Charlotte. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Recently the Charlotte Fire Department responded to an early-morning fire that began in a garage and spread quickly to the rest of the home. This occurred on Lockley Drive in Eastover. Fortunately, the couple who lived in the house was alerted to the fire by smoke alarms. It was suspected that lightning might have been the cause of starting his fire as rolling thunderstorms crept through the neighborhood just before the fire started up. In order for lightning to start a fire there needs to be some “kindling” to strike. While there is no mention in this particular case that this garage was overflowing with junk, it stands to reason that it certainly wasn’t sparse. This is a primary reason for clearing out junk in your own garage or home: removing a potential fire hazard.

The average garage often becomes a veritable dumping ground for all the things we don’t want in our houses. A lot of these items are things we want in storage like old golf clubs, a kayak, a ping-pong table, Christmas decorations or tools. The garage is also the place for any kind of hazardous material like solvents, cleaning products, paint thinner or motor oil. So imagine, if you will, all of those things gather together in a tiny “box.” It’s a wonder more fires don’t start that way!

There are better ways to use your garage; not the least of which is to park your car there. Many folks appreciate the fact that a home has a garage and this becomes a great selling feature for real estate brokers. Ironically, that garage is quickly filled up with junk that the car never stands a chance of being parked in there. For all practical purposes, a garage is simply another room in your home. You could adapt your garage into a viable workspace or guest room. Like the rest of your home it is still structurally sound; it just has a really big door! That door can actually be removed and replaced with a wall with very little effort. The concrete floor can be covered in tile or wood laminate. Add in some insulation and you’ve created a very cozy space. With very little effort you this new room could become a home office or a spare room for visiting family members. But the first thing you need to do is get rid of all that junk!

That task is actually easily accomplished when you call upon the services of a team of professional junk haulers like Junk King Charlotte. If you are not discriminating with sorting through your junk you could literally throw open the doors of your garage and have these professional junk haulers back the truck up. Then the simple command of “get rid of it all!” Before you know it your garage is cleared out. If you need to sort through your junk then just drag the items you want taken away out to the driveway and let the pros handle the rest! You’ll be reducing the risk of fire and reclaiming of valuable space in your home.

Tree Branch Disposal in Charlotte

Published on February 29, 2012 in Charlotte Junk Removal, Charlotte Yard Waste Removal and Tree Branch Disposal. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Here’s some good news for those Charlotte residents who consider themselves to be a bit of a “green thumb”: the Southern Spring Home and Garden Show is heading to Charlotte. This is an exciting expo which will have over 400 exhibits covering topics such as home improvement, green living and garden showcases. This annual event provides all kinds of wonderful inspiration for Charlotte homeowners as they get ready to welcome spring. You can’t help but pick up a lot of helpful gardening tips by spending the day at this expo. To get you ready here are a few tips you could share with some of your fellow gardeners:

Recycle your old leather gloves into gardening gloves. They’re snug flexibility makes handling tools a lot more comfortable than the average stiff gardening gloves. You can also put an old beach town to use as a comforting mat for your knees. It all comes down to a matter of not wasting anything.

As you set out for the garden show make sure you bring your digital camera. You’re sure to find many new and vibrant varieties of plants, shrubs and even tree saplings that could inspire you to take a fresh approach to your own landscaping. What’s great about this show is that it is a specifically geared towards Charlotte gardening. New residents in the city might be surprised at the abundance of clay in the soil. This is just the way it is in Charlotte and you have to make certain adjustments towards how to make your garden grow.

Approaching your gardening could first begin with a general clearing of all the refuse left over from the winter. Depending upon where you live you might have been subjected to some harsh winter weather conditions which left the trees in your back yard in a sorry state. In some severe cases tree limbs have broken off and come crashing to the ground in many Charlotte neighborhoods. When that is happened it’s time to bust out the chainsaw. However, that’s not always practical or safe. It might make stronger sense to hire professionals to remove those fallen limbs and other yard debris. We are not talking about landscapers but junk haulers.

If you are serious about gardening then you’ve already embraced the concept of getting dirty. But that doesn’t mean that you want to attract dirt into your home or car. If you decide to haul off those fallen tree branches or dead shrubs then that’s just what you’re going to be doing. That’s why a pro junk removal team like Junk King Charlotte is the best call (1-800-995 JUNK). They certainly don’t mind getting dirty. They also have the right amount of muscle power to lift those heavy branches without the need for chopping them up. While the junk haulers are loading up those tree branches you might also consider having them take away anything else in your backyard that has seen better days. Maybe it’s time to get rid of that old patio furniture or birdfeeder. Whatever you need to toss out why not get rid of it all in one trip. That way you can start your spring garden with a clean canvas.

Charlotte Cardboard Disposal and Recycling

Published on February 23, 2012 in Cardboard Disposal, Charlotte Junk Hauling and Charlotte Junk Removal. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

If you live in a city like Seattle, Philadelphia or San Diego you know that going green is actually a law. That’s because all of those cities require mandatory recycling be conducted by all of its citizens. Anyone who forgoes the recycling rules you could be fined or not have their garbage picked up at all. While this might sound a bit extreme most folks in those cities have embraced the recycling programs because it takes very little effort to manage. The city has provided all residents with recycle bins that have to be filled up with the proper items and put on the curb along with the regular trash. The result is that tons of garbage is diverted away from those cities’ landfills and put to much better use.

While you might not like to be told what to do with your garbage the idea of a mandatory recycling program could be headed to Charlotte. It’s all part of a 10 year solid waste program being put forth by the county government. There are already voluntary recycle programs throughout Charlotte which many residents are participating in. However, if you’re looking to take care of a serious pile up of cardboard and other recyclable materials then you might have to bring in outside help in the form of professional junk haulers.

The slogan of these eco-friendly programs is “recycle, repurpose and reuse.” The recycling part comes down to a matter of separating your garbage. While that might seem bizarre to some people it’s actually a very routine habit to get into. Essentially all you need to do is separate anything made of paper or metal versus food scraps. All of those paper products such as magazines, newspapers, junk mail, cereal boxes and other cardboard items are perfect materials for recycling. If the mandatory program passes in Charlotte you’ll be given a big blue bin that you could fill up weekly. Even just one week of recycling will show you just how much of this kind of garbage you would normally throw out. If all that cardboard and paper can avoid going to one of the many landfills around Charlotte then it’s going to be a benefit for everyone.

The purpose of a landfill is to gather trash and let it sit there until it breaks down to its basic chemical components. By allowing garbage to do that it really is going to waste. Paper products that make their way into a recycling facility are shredded into pulp and then repackaged into regular paper. Today many companies use recycled materials in their packaging which lowers their costs and protects the environment. You can tell which companies are participating in these types of programs by reading the labels on the boxes.

If you decide to hire a pro junk hauling team like Junk King Charlotte to help you take away all of your bulky cardboard items then those same people can also remove other big items like furniture, lumber scraps or backyard waste. Once your home is clear of the big items you’ll be ready to tackle your own recycling project and be ahead of the curve with the law takes effect.

Charlotte Hoarding: How To Get Rid of Junk

Published on January 30, 2012 in Charlotte Furniture Disposal, Charlotte Junk Hauling, Charlotte Junk Removal, Hoarding Help and Junk King Charlotte. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .
For the most part “saving” can be a good thing. That certainly applies to saving money for a rainy day. Saving is also important when it comes to family pictures or keepsakes. You can also save recipes, favorite books and even DVDs that you watch over and over again for your enjoyment. We all have something we like to save. Yet there are some among us that take saving to an entirely different level. This is when a compulsion kicks in and compels a person to begin hoarding objects. In extreme cases of hoarding you can’t really blame a person for being lazy or criminally negligent. Instead, you need to look at deeper psychological issues that have triggered these patterns of hoarding and have created hazardous living environment.
Before the popular reality series based on the lives of hoarders came along, there were many noteworthy cases of hoarders who would crop up in the news. One of the most famous was the 1947 discovery of the Collyer brothers. These were two very well to do New York City residents who lived in a mansion and died there among literally hundreds tons of junk. Just last year a woman was smothered when a massive pile of clothes she had been ordering fell on her and she had no escape.
There are also many instances of hoarders homes going up in flames because of all the hazardous material stored within the walls to create a veritable tinderbox. Hopefully your “saving” tendencies haven’t gone to those extremes. If you do feel you’re right on the edge of becoming a full-blown hoarder then you might want to take control by getting rid of all the junk that’s cluttering up your home.
Fortunately you don’t have to do this alone because the professional team from the Junk King is standing by in Charlotte to help you cart away all your junk.
Junk King Charlotte employs licensed junk haulers who specialize in removing any amount of junk you want to get rid of. No pile is too big for the Junk King crew. The reason we hang onto our junk is because we don’t have the ability to simply throw it away. With the hoarder they don’t have the desire to throw their junk away which goes back to that emotional problem. You could be holding onto old furniture or kitchen appliances because your car isn’t big enough to load them into. Those bulky things then get shoved out onto the back porch or down the basement but that doesn’t make you a hoarder. Now is your chance to get rid of all of that by calling up Junk King at 1-800-995 JUNK.
You can also depend on Junk King Charlotte to show up when they say they will and treat your home with respect. Their reputation depends on you being among the many already satisfied customers. If you’re ready, Junk King is able to take all your junk away!

Charlotte Christmas Tree Disposal

Published on January 25, 2012 in Charlotte Junk Hauling, Charlotte Junk Removal, Charlotte Recycling, Christmas Tree Disposal and Junk King Charlotte. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .
All the fun of Christmas is quickly becoming a memory as folks around Charlotte are already looking towards what’s ahead for 2012. One of the major events on the calendar will be the upcoming Democratic convention. While that’s still months away, it was recently announced that President Obama will accept the nomination at the larger Bank of America Stadium as opposed to the Time Warner Arena where the rest of the convention will be held. No matter which side of the political aisle you’re on, having a high profile even like this in Charlotte is going to be a big boost to the local economy. It’s also a wonderful showcase to spotlight why Charlotte is such a great place to live. One of the big reasons for this is the pride that Charlotte residents take in their own homes. Which spins us right back to Christmas, as in what happened to your Christmas tree this year?
If you are reading this article and still have your Christmas tree sitting on your curb, then clearly there has been a breakdown in the line between your living room and the city dump. This is understandable because most municipal garbage crews won’t pick-up Christmas trees. If that did that they wouldn’t have any room for the garbage. Plus, the automatic trucks aren’t designed for this kind of removal. That’s why you should contract with a local Charlotte junk hauling business like Junk King Charlotte. You can schedule a pick-up appointment with that kind of company and make sure your dried up Christmas tree is taken away but you don’t have to stop there. What other junk did you discover over the holidays?
Every year, folks go digging through attics, basements and garages for their Christmas decorations. And every year most of these same folks end up stumbling over junk collected from years past. This would be all that stuff that was jammed into your storage spaces because you didn’t have room for it anywhere else in your home. Once an item goes to live in the attic, basement or garage it might be there for a long while. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. Why not mark those items for removal by your Christmas tree removal crew? It’s not a stretch to ask those junk haulers to throw some more items on the back of your truck along with your Christmas tree.
Imagine all the space you could create once you remove that junk. The only thing stopping you from turning your basement into a family screening room or your garage into a productive workspace is all that junk. Why not make a new New Year’s resolution to get rid of that junk once and for all? All it takes is one phone call to the professional junk haulers and they’ll handle the rest. Once you’ve hired Junk King Charlotte, you could schedule an appointment for next year’s Christmas tree pickup. Nothing wrong with planning ahead!

Charlotte Appliance Buying and Disposal Guide

Published on December 29, 2011 in Charlotte Appliance Disposal, Charlotte Junk Hauling, Charlotte Junk Removal, Charlotte Refrigerator Disposal and Junk King Charlotte. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .
Now that the holiday shopping rush is officially over it’s time to look forward to the New Year and figure out what you really need around the house. Sure, you might have received plenty of thoughtful gifts but were they what you really needed such as a new refrigerator or dishwasher? While it is true that those big ticket items aren’t usually associated with holiday gift giving that doesn’t mean you wouldn’t appreciate trading in your old faulty appliances for brand-new versions. You might be pleasantly surprised to discover that major kitchen appliances are being sold at sharp discounts. That’s because stores want to move out their inventory from last year and make way for the newer models.
As you make your way to the Charlotte area shopping malls to check out the potential appliance bargains you should be thinking about exactly what your needs are. If you’re shopping for yourself that’s easy: you just pick what works for you. However, if you that a house full of folks who will be putting these appliances through their paces you need to consider size and features. Size does matter especially with larger families. This is why you should be shopping for a bigger capacity refrigerator or dishwasher. With a larger capacity dishwasher you’ll be able to fill it up with more dishes and run it less often than you would with a smaller dishwasher. As for the bigger refrigerator, you just need that for all the food! But that doesn’t mean you can’t be shopping for appliances with better energy efficiency than the ones you’re using now. In fact, you might find that the extra money you spend on a modern energy-efficient refrigerator could end up saving you money on your electricity bill down the road.
As with every other major purchase it pays to shop around when you are looking for appliances. Today, comparison shopping is easier than ever. You can go to one store, find a model you’re looking for and then scan the barcode into a special phone app. That app then tells you exactly where to find the same model at a better price. Armed with that kind of information you could turn to your sales clerk and simply say “match this price or I’m out of here!”
You’ll also want to find out about the extras in terms of delivery and installation. Any major kitchen appliance will require some form of hook up and installation. If you find yourself in a DIY kind of mood that won’t be a problem but you might be better served to let the professional handle the installation.
Speaking of professionals, you could also call upon these types of folks with regard to getting rid of your old appliances. Professional junk haulers from Junk King Charlotte can arrive in the same day that you expect delivery of your new item and take away the old fridge, stove or dishwasher. While these junk haulers are carting off your appliances they can also take away all kinds of other junk you might be hanging onto for no good reason! Use the excuse of buying new appliances for also getting rid of all your junk.