When it comes time for spring cleaning, or if you just feel that your home and outlying property are buried in junk, you will probably need to hire a junk removal service. But, if you’ve never employed a hauling company before, it can be hard to know where to go to get the best deals. In that case, what you need to do before you have all that junk hauled away is to look into the hauling or carting firms in your area. Not all junk haulers are created equal, and it’s easy to get ripped off, especially if you don’t know what you’re doing. The first thing you should do is research which firms have the best reputations for efficiency, good customer service and fair prices. After you’ve run down the names of several junking hauling firms, say half a dozen or so, then you need to get in touch with the Better Business Bureau to see if any of these companies have had complaints filed against them for failing to do what they’re contracted to do, unfair business practices, or price gouging. If a company has one or more complaints against it, steer clear. Instead you should only go with a company (or companies) that have good reputations and endorsements from happy previous clients.

Once you’ve honed in a several companies that have good reputations, then you need to check out their pricing schedules. If a company has a variety of different sized trucks they can send out on hauling jobs, that’s a good thing. If you’re only moving a few large items like old appliances, then you don’t want the junk removal service to send out a truck that’s too small to remove things more than one at a time. On the other hand, you also don’t want them to send out their largest truck when they’re only hauling away small items or construction waste. And speaking of construction debris, some of it is incredibly dense and heavy.

So, if you’re looking for a carting company to haul away broken up chunks of concrete, a lot of old tile, dirt or boulders, you can expect to pay more per load. Junk haulers generally base price on a fee charged per square yard, but if the items being hauled away are excessively heavy, then that fee will usually be higher. Think about what you’re hiring them to remove, and you can adjust your price expectations accordingly.

Now, unless you’re a professional in the construction or junk hauling fields, you probably have no idea how big or small your load of junk is. However, a seasoned professional and can look at what you want hauled away and figure out how many cubic yards it will be pretty accurately. If you have a smallish load, say 7 or 8 cubic yards, you can figure on around $200.00 to haul away a load that size. If it’s 36 cubic yards or more, then it will probably cost you around $800 to get rid of that load. Here at 888-Iam-Junk our prices for junk removal Toronto are very reasonable, and consistent with industry norms.

These are ballpark figures, but if a carting company wants to charge you more than this to haul away a load that’s not super-heavy, then you should find a company that quotes you a lower price. If you do have a really heavy load that you want to get rid of, something like big chunks of broken up concrete or pavement or similar materials, it may cost you as much as $150 a cubic yard. So if you have a job like that, don’t be shocked if that’s what it costs you. The heavier the load, the more it will cost. If your load consists of things like old furniture or carpeting, then you won’t be subject to the same prices that are charged for really heavy materials. These days it’s important to be as green as possible, so ask your junk hauler how much of your junk or trash can recycled. After all it’s better for everybody if more of it gets recycled or repurposed than if it winds up in a landfill.