Estate Cleanout in San Luis Obispo County

When a loved one passes or moves into care, someone has to clear out the house. We help families, executors, trustees and fiduciaries do it calmly and carefully, one room at a time.

Green Guys crew member carrying old lumber to the trailer

Most estate cleanout calls come from adult kids clearing a parent’s home, often from out of town. The rest come from executors, trustees, fiduciaries and realtors who need the house ready to sell.

It can be a hard week. We go slow where it matters. We ask what to keep before we start, and if we find photos, letters or anything that looks important, we stop and set it aside for you.

One Nipomo customer told us: “They went through everything and found photos that I am glad weren’t trashed too.”

What happens when you call us about an estate cleanout

1

Call or text us.

Tell us about the house and your timeline. A short call helps us plan the right size crew.

2

Walk the house with us.

We come out and look at every room, the garage and the yard. Can’t be there? Give us access and we’ll walk it and send photos.

3

Mark what stays.

Point out what the family is keeping. We work around it, and we set aside papers, photos and valuables we find.

4

We clear it out.

We load, haul, donate and recycle. Then we sweep so the house is ready for the realtor, the cleaners or the next owner.

What we clear out on an estate cleanout

What we can't take

We can’t take liquid paint, liquid chemicals, fuel, motor oil, propane tanks, medical waste or other hazardous waste. San Luis Obispo County residents can drop those off at no charge at the county’s household hazardous waste facilities (IWMA drop-off info). Not sure about something? Text us a photo.

How much does an estate cleanout cost?

We price by space. How much of our 12.5 cubic yard trailer will your stuff fill? A full trailer holds about 6 pickup truck loads. Your price covers the loading, hauling, disposal and sweep-up. We tell you the price before we start, and there’s no charge if you change your mind. Most estate cleanouts take more than one load. We walk the house first so the price is right.

What can change the price:

Illustration of the Green Guys dump trailer, 12 feet long, 7 feet wide and 4 feet tall

Call or text (805) 279-4662 about an estate cleanout

We can usually walk the house within a day or two and give you a firm price before any work starts.

What an estate cleanout looks like

Every house is different. Some families take what they want and leave the rest to us. Others want help sorting. We do both.

Before: a pile of household junk beside a house in Atascadero
Before
After: the same spot cleared by Green Guys
After
Green Guys trailer loaded with furniture from a house cleanout in San Luis Obispo

A full load of furniture from a house cleanout in San Luis Obispo.

Green Guys crew member on top of a full load of furniture in San Luis Obispo

Every room carried out and loaded by our crew.

Green Guys crew member sweeping the driveway after a garage cleanout

We sweep up before we leave.

Realtors and fiduciaries call us back job after job. In Atascadero, Rebecca Lily of Axis Fiduciary refers clients to us, and Val Walla of Walla Real Estate brings us in when a listing needs clearing.

Where your stuff goes

We sort every load. Anything still useful goes to local thrift stores like Goodwill in Atascadero or Santa Maria, Brookside Thrift Store, and Achievement House in Paso Robles or Arroyo Grande.

All scrap metal and appliances go to SA Recycling in Paso Robles or Santa Maria. That’s more than 300,000 pounds of metal so far. Mattresses, e-waste, cardboard and yard waste go to local recycling. The landfill gets only what’s left.

Green Guys truck and trailer on the scale at SA Recycling, where metal from property cleanouts is recycled

What customers say

Rated 5 out of 5

“They went through everything and found photos that I am glad weren’t trashed too.”

Garrett, Nipomo

Rated 5 out of 5

“Have hired them many times now for various properties in SLO County and they always do a good job for a competitive price.”

Farid, SLO County

Rated 5 out of 5

“Professional, respectful and easy to communicate with. Will use again and highly recommend.”

Brent P.

Where we do estate cleanouts

We do estate cleanouts in every town in San Luis Obispo County, plus Santa Maria. Many of our customers live out of the area. We can walk the house, send photos and do the whole job without you flying in.

Ready to get your space back?

Text us photos for the fastest estimate, or fill out the form and we’ll get right back to you.

Green Guys Junk Removal

3490 Sacramento Dr C, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

7:00 AM – 7:00 PM, 7 days a week

After hours? Reach us anytime by text or through this form.

Request an Estimate

No obligation. We’ll reply with an estimate as soon as we can.

Estate Cleanout questions

Do I need to be there?

No. Many of our estate customers live out of town. Give us access and a list of what stays, and we’ll send you photos as we go.

We stop and set it aside. Photos, letters, cash, jewelry, papers and anything that looks important goes to you, not the trailer.

Yes. Take what you want before we come. We work around anything that’s marked to stay.

Yes. They make up a big part of our estate work. We keep them updated and can send photos when the job is done.

Yes. We clear it and sweep it so it’s ready for cleaners, photos or the next owner.

Liquid paint, chemicals, fuel, oil and other hazardous waste. Set them aside and we’ll work around them.

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