3 Simple Ways To Save on House Cleanout Projects

April 2025

House cleanouts are a great way to get rid of residential junk, and clear space in your home and around your property. However, you may find you have more junk than you’re capable of disposing of yourself effectively on your own. When this happens, you might need to rely on junk removal services. Depending on the scope of your house cleanout, this could end up costing you a lot of time and money – unless you plan effectively and source the best service providers possible.

To help you get the most out of your house cleanout, we’ll look at how you can save time and money on the process. We’ll look at:

How to plan your house cleanout
When you should start the cleanout process
Ways to save on house cleanout projects

Planning Your House Cleanout

Planning your house cleanout is a major way to help you easily and seamlessly execute the cleaning process, especially if it’s a large-scale house cleanout. Whether you’re tackling the cleanout alone or with a group, or bringing in outside movers to haul items away, it’ll be useful to have at least a basic game plan in place. Here’s how you can get started.

Prioritize your junk/items
Maybe you have specific items you want to remove or there is a mass of clutter that’s taken over the house. Begin by simply isolating or listing out what needs to go.
Sort the items
Once you have an idea of what needs to be removed, try to sort out the items based on whether they are junk, should be donated, or even if they’re items you want to sell. Doing this in advance will streamline the cleanout process and ensure you don’t forget anything you want gone.
Group junk by room
If your undesirable items are spread out throughout the house, make sure you aggregate the items either in a single location or in spots within each room so that you or haulers can collect them easily.
Assess the size of the cleanout
A small cleanout of a few boxes or pile of items probably only requires a simple donation drop-off. If you’re looking at cleaning out a room, attic, multiple rooms, or even the full house though, you may need help, or at the very least to rent a container to remove said items.
Pick a service
At this point, you should have an idea of the sheer volume of items you want to remove from your home and the amount of work and space it’ll require. At this point, you should decide whether to go through the process yourself or whether you’ll need professional haulers or a dumpster rental to complete the job.
Pick a date
A major factor in your house cleanout will be when you do it. Planning a date in advance will ensure that whatever service you engage with will be reserved. This will also help your house cleanout be completed in a timely manner and ensure you maximize your time and control your costs. After all, if your cleanout takes longer because of poor scheduling you may need to extend your rental periods on containers – driving up your costs. So the question is, when is the best time for a house cleanout?

When Should You Start the House Cleanout Process?

Advanced planning and preparation will go a long way in helping you get the house cleanout done, but is there an ideal time to start the cleanout process itself? Some junk haulers urge customers to go with off-seasons to take advantage of removal service deals or on the weekends to dedicate more time to completing the project. Spring also provides a great opportunity for house cleanouts because of the pleasant weather to work in. But in reality, there’s no ideal time to start the process. With that said, once you’re organized with the junk you want to be dumped from your house, you’ll want to start and complete the house cleanout in one single take. This will ensure the job is done as quickly as possible, while also ensuring you have the full use of your space sooner. Of course, how soon you can start and complete the house cleanout will also depend on the services you use to remove your junk.

3 Ways to Save On House Cleanout Projects

The best way to save time and money on your full house cleanout is twofold. On one hand, you’ll want to conserve your cash while not over-investing time and effort into a cleanout that ends up just leaving you drained or taking too much of your time. After all, if you save a little money but end up having to miss out on other plans because you’re cleaning, it’s not really a successful cleanout. You may choose to dump all your extra items yourself instead of paying for a hauling team, but considering that you may have to take multiple trips to drop off items and the cost of gas, is it really worth it?

Only you can decide how the scale of your full house cleanout should impact your wallet. With that said though, you have multiple cost-effective options to save money while also completing your house cleanout quickly and safely. Here are a few.

1. Avoid solo house cleanouts
  If you can, work with your family members to gather and sort items that should be removed in the cleanout. This will help you save time and lessen the physical work. If you do decide to complete a house cleanout yourself, consider dumpster rentals to help expedite the process. If you’re using a truck or large car and your cleanout is very large in scale, a dumpster rental will help minimize the amount trips needed.
2. Use Dumpster Trailer Rentals Instead of Renting a Roll Off Dumpster
  Dumpster rental will help you avoid the cost of paying hauling teams to do the work for you. You may be able to rent smaller roll off dumpsters, which aren’t as expensive, but if you’re conducting a full house cleanout, you may need the bigger units. Larger roll off rentals can be comparable to simply hiring hauling services – if not more expensive.

If you’re set on a do-it-yourself house cleanout, you can save money and time by using a dumpster trailer rental to load up your junk. Just like with roll off dumpster rental, you’re cutting the DIY cleanout in half by loading up the dumpster trailer and then having the rental company come and collect it. The difference is that dumpster trailer rentals are typically cheaper, especially with local services like Tyler’s Hauling. We offer a single fee that gives you one of our trailers to fill for the entire weekend.

3. Hire Your Local Junk Hauling Team

While it costs a little more, hiring a hauling team for a full house cleanout gives you the best value. All you do is point and our team collects, ensuring that the house cleanout is completed fast and with minimal disruption to your other plans. What’s more, we offer rates that match exactly the amount of space in our vehicles needed to remove your junk, nothing more. Tyler’s Hauling has remained a top hauling company in your area due to our transparency, prices, and customer satisfaction.

Tyler’s Hauling: Your Local Source for all Full House Cleanouts

A house cleanout doesn’t have to be burdensome or consume your life while you’re undergoing it. Not when you have so many options to clean out and get your house back to its spacious self. Whether you’re interested in dumpster trailer rental or junk hauling services, Tyler’s Hauling offers both options for hour house cleanout. Ready to get started? So are we. Get started by getting a free quote or reserving your dumpster trailer today!

3 Simple Ways To Save on House Cleanout Projects

Planning Your House Cleanout

Prioritize your junk/items

Sort the items

Group junk by room

Assess the size of the cleanout

Pick a service

Pick a date

When Should You Start the House Cleanout Process?

3 Ways to Save On House Cleanout Projects

Avoid solo house cleanouts

Use Dumpster Trailer Rentals Instead of Renting a Roll Off Dumpster

3. Hire Your Local Junk Hauling Team

Tyler’s Hauling: Your Local Source for all Full House Cleanouts

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