How much old furniture, books, boxes, and assorted junk is packed into your attic? If your answer is too much to count, then its time to clean it out. An overly packed attic is a hazard in more than one way.
- A full attic is a fire hazard. Books and boxes are excellent kindling for a house fire.
- A full attic makes a great hiding place for pests. Bugs and rodents will be more than happy to inhabit the boxes of old magazines you have forgotten about over time.
- A full attic is an accident waiting to happen. If a stack of newspapers or boxes falls on you, it can cause serious injury.
So these facts in mind here is what is entailed with an attic cleanout.
What Do You Do with Items You Want to Throw Out?
The first thing is first, to really get your attic organized and safe, you will need somewhere to dispose of all the waste that will be generated. DumpsterMaxx can provide you with a roll-off dumpster that will be delivered right to your driveway at a time you choose. When you have filled the dumpster, we will come out to pick it up and haul it away to the local landfill. In most cases, a 20-yard dumpster will be adequate for an attic cleanout, but if you have a larger than average home, a 30 or 40-yard dumpster may be required. Dumpstermaxx offers several dumpster sizes available for rental. Now you have to decide what to throw out.
What Should I Clean Out and Throw Away from My Attic First?
If you are trying to decide what to throw out and what to keep, a good first step is to recognize what you can’t keep. Things that have become damaged beyond repair from things such as mold growing on them or having been chewed up by rodents are an obvious choice to throw out. Rusty old exercise equipment and mildewed furniture are other clear choices. Once you have those clear, you have room to deiced the rest of what stays or what goes in your attic cleanout.
The Next Step in Your Attic Cleanout
Next, decide what you really want to keep: sentimental value and what is not needed. You may have a bunch of old obsolete phone chargers in a box that is a good candidate to throw in your rental roll-off dumpster. Perhaps you found a box of old family pictures you want to keep. With pictures and documents you want to preserve, the first thing you should do is scan them and store them digitally in more than one location. When it comes to preserving the documents themselves, put them in a container that will protect them from the elements. You may want to consider storing them in a weatherproof and fireproof safe.
Organize, Organize, Organize
Once you have cleaned out your attic, its time to decide what to do with it? Do you want to use it for storage? Do you want to make it into another room? The key to having a successful attic cleanout is to ensure that it is left in better condition than before. If you are going to keep using your attic for storage, be sure to number containers, not their location, and enter them into a spreadsheet. When you need to finds something, it will be a snap!
Dumpstermaxx Will Haul Away Items from Your Attic Cleanout
As we stated earlier, we can help with your attic cleanout by delivering a roll-off dumpster to your location and take it away once it’s full. Call now or fill out our simple online contact form! A helpful member of our team will be happy to help you find the correct size dumpster and schedule a time when we can bring it to you. Don’t hesitate, start on attic clean out today!