Looking for Chicago / Suburb Cleanout Crew

[Joe Binkowski]

Happy Friday all!

I have a property in the west suburbs of Chicago that is filled with junk. I'm talking garbage bags piled on top of each other from the floor to the ceiling. I planned on ordering a dumpster, but will need to hire a small crew (2-4 people) to help me clear out the house and garage. I have three days to accomplish this once the dumpster arrives on-site. 

If anyone knows an affordable and easy to work with company, feel free to let me know! Thanks!

[Forrest Williams]

Hi Joseph, in the past I've used 1-800-Got-Junk and they were easy to work with.

[Eudith Vacio]

I have also used 1-800-got junk and they were reliable! 

[Jonathan Klemm]

Hey @Joe Binkowski - We have several chicago subcontractors we can refer feel free to pm me or shoot me a text.  You should be able to get the place cleared in 1 day easily.

Being in the western suburbs @John Warren probably has someone in that area as well.

[John Warren]

@Joe Binkowski which areas it this in? Are you still looking? 

[Joe Binkowski]

@John Warren. This was Melrose Park. The job is complete now.

For anyone curious as to how this turned out, I went with a small, new, family-owned company Junk Jaws. I was torn between putting dumpsters on the street and hiring labor or going the all-in-one approach like I did. I offered my labor and was able to negotiate unlimited loads for ~$2000. They had a 15-yarder truck and we filled it 8 times. That means I would've been on dumpster swap #4, putting me right around $2000 with $0 allocated towards labor. We probably put in around 20 hours for the three of us (including myself). Y'all think I got a good deal?

Anyways, I would recommend Junk Jaws. Very easy to work with and I was their first job.

[John Warren]

@Joe Binkowski the best thing is you now have a "crew" for your next one! Great job getting this done man. @Jason Schwartz you should snag these guys for all your Melrose Park buildings. 

[Greg R.]

Quote from @Joe Binkowski:

@John Warren. This was Melrose Park. The job is complete now.

For anyone curious as to how this turned out, I went with a small, new, family-owned company Junk Jaws. I was torn between putting dumpsters on the street and hiring labor or going the all-in-one approach like I did. I offered my labor and was able to negotiate unlimited loads for ~$2000. They had a 15-yarder truck and we filled it 8 times. That means I would've been on dumpster swap #4, putting me right around $2000 with $0 allocated towards labor. We probably put in around 20 hours for the three of us (including myself). Y'all think I got a good deal?

Anyways, I would recommend Junk Jaws. Very easy to work with and I was their first job.

Sounds like a great deal... other than the sweat equity lol. I had a similar situation at a multi family property. This one had the entire (HUGE) attic filled with garbage. I went the route of hiring day laborers from Home Depot. It was me and I think 3 of them (at about $10-12 an hour), and we got a 40'x8'x8x dumpster full. I think it took us about 2 full days to get everything down, was a pretty small entry into the attic, plus about 100+ degrees up there. Good times.