Junk Patrol

Junk Patrol provides junk removal in the St. George area, including whole-house cleanouts. In a valley with a large retirement population, a great deal of that work is estate and downsizing clearance, which is a different job from hauling away a garage full of yard waste.

How it works

The work has an order, and skipping it is what people regret. Documents come first and are separated before anything moves - deeds, titles, insurance policies, tax records, military discharge papers, financial statements - because they turn up inside books, in drawers and taped behind furniture, and once a load is in a truck they are gone. Items of value are identified next, and value here is frequently not where the family expects: jewelry, coins, firearms, tools, quality furniture and certain collectibles hold value, while formal china, mass-market figurines and most furniture from recent decades generally do not, however much they cost originally.

What remains divides three ways. Donation covers usable household goods, clothing and furniture in serviceable condition, and a receipt from a qualifying organization matters for an estate's records. Recycling takes metal, cardboard, electronics and appliances. Disposal takes the rest. Sorting to that structure rather than sending everything to one destination is the difference between a cleanout and a landfill trip, and it is also generally what an executor is expected to be able to account for. The practical advice from anyone who does this work regularly is to allow more time than seems necessary and to have the family walk through once, deliberately, before the crew starts.

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