When we quote a clearance, one of the first things we look at is the stairs. Customers find that odd. It is usually the single biggest factor in how long the day takes.
We cleared a furnished, lived-in property in Praze-an-Beeble, the village between Camborne and Helston, and the main room carried most of the load: a corner sofa, a chest of drawers, and boxes and bags of household belongings stacked in front of the stairs.
That staircase is the detail that decided this job. It came straight down into the living room with a turn at the bottom, so every large item had to come out along the same narrow line, one at a time. The corner sofa had to be taken apart before it would go at all.
None of that is a problem. It is simply time, and time is what you are paying for. The reason we visit before quoting is so that time is in the price you are given rather than added to it afterwards.
Sorted as we loaded
We cleared every room. Furniture, clothing, kitchen contents and general household belongings, sorted as we loaded rather than tipped as one load at the end.
Clothing and textiles in good condition went to reuse. Furniture worth saving went to our resale channels, and the value recovered came off the customer's clearance cost. Wood and metal were separated for recycling. What was left went for licensed disposal with a waste transfer note.
That sorting is not tidiness for its own sake. Mixed waste is the most expensive thing you can put over a weighbridge, so separating it is what keeps a quote down.
The carpet stayed down
Which is normal, and worth saying out loud. Lifting flooring is a separate job with a separate price, so we quote it on its own rather than adding it to a clearance without asking. If you want the carpets up, say so at the visit and we will price it.
Praze-an-Beeble, Leedstown, Crowan and the villages around Camborne are our local patch and we are in them most weeks. If you have a property to clear there, call for a free no-obligation visit and a written price.
See the full set of before and after photographs from this job.