Apartment Cleanouts in Arlington, TX
A cleanout is the whole unit rather than a list of items: every room, the closets, the balcony and the storage space, taken back to bare floor so the next trade can start.
Call (972) 093-0938- Every room, including closets and balconies
- Left broom-clear for cleaning and paint
- Booked by residents or by the property
- No need for anyone to be on site
What "cleared" has to mean before the next trade arrives
A unit is not ready for cleaning because the furniture has gone. It is ready when the closets are empty, the balcony is clear, the under-sink cupboards have been emptied, and there is nothing left on the patio or in the storage closet — because a cleaning crew charges for a return visit, and a painter cannot cut in around a wardrobe.
That is the difference between a furniture pickup and a cleanout. A cleanout is scoped as the whole unit, and the crew works room by room rather than from a list, which means the things people forget about — the shoe boxes on the closet shelf, the broom cupboard, the half-bag of charcoal on the balcony — leave with everything else.
The unit is left swept. It is not deep-cleaned, because that is a different trade with different equipment, and claiming otherwise would just mean two crews doing half a job each.
What a full unit cleanout covers
- All furniture from every room
- Mattresses, box springs and bed frames
- Appliances the property is not keeping
- Wardrobes, closets and shelving contents
- Kitchen contents, including under-sink and pantry
- Bathroom cabinets and shower fittings left behind
- Balcony and patio furniture, grills and planters
- Exterior storage closets
- Rugs, curtains, blinds and window coverings
- Bagged rubbish and loose debris
- Electronics and cabling
- Sweep-out before handover
When the resident is already gone
A good proportion of these are booked after the fact — the tenant has moved out of state, or the keys came back with the unit still half full. That works fine remotely: access instructions plus photographs are enough to quote and complete the job.
Where a deposit is in dispute, or where a property needs a record for its own file, the crew can photograph the unit as found and once cleared. That documentation is often worth more than the cost of the job itself.
- Access via leasing office, lockbox or key handover
- Photographic record as-found and as-left on request
- No requirement for the outgoing resident to attend
- Scheduled against the property's turn deadline
Before & after
A bedroom before and after
The room as the crew found it, and once the load was on the truck.
Clearing a unit this week?
Photographs of each room get you an accurate number quickly. Properties turning several units should ask about an account instead.
FAQ
Apartment Cleanouts in Arlington, TX — common questions
- How much does an apartment cleanout cost in Arlington?
- It follows the volume the contents take in the truck, plus the labor of getting them down. A one-bedroom cleared from the ground floor and a three-bedroom cleared from the third are very different jobs. Photographs of each room produce a real figure before you book.
- Do you clean the apartment as well?
- No. The unit is left swept and empty, which is what cleaning and paint need in order to start — but deep cleaning, carpet cleaning and turn painting are separate trades and we do not pretend to cover them.
- Can you do it if I have already moved out of state?
- Yes. Access instructions and photographs are enough. Plenty of these jobs are instructed remotely and paid for online without anyone attending.
- How long does a unit cleanout take?
- A one-bedroom is usually a matter of hours; a large, heavily loaded unit on an upper floor can take most of a day. The estimate you get at booking includes the expected window rather than leaving it open.
- Do you take everything, or just furniture?
- Everything that is not hazardous — furniture, appliances, closet contents, kitchen contents, balcony items and loose rubbish. Paint, solvents, propane and chemicals are the exception and need a household hazardous waste drop-off.
Ready when you are
You point. We haul. That is the whole arrangement.
Choose a window from the live Arlington calendar, or send a few photographs and get the number first. Homes or businesses, one item or a whole property.
Or call (972) 093-0938
The Arlington branch
Junk Koala Arlington
1140 W Pioneer Pkwy, Ste 1144E
Arlington, TX 76013