Someone passed away and the family needs to clear out the house. A parent is moving to assisted living and decades of belongings need sorting. A foreclosed property needs to be emptied before it can be sold. These situations are never easy, and they all involve clearing out an entire household. Estate cleanouts create a lot of mixed debris. Furniture, clothing, kitchen items, boxes of personal belongings, old appliances, stuff from the garage and attic. It’s overwhelming to look at a whole house full of items that need to go somewhere. Ryan’s handled estate cleanouts throughout Marion County since 2020. He understands these situations require sensitivity and patience. Having a dumpster on site makes the job manageable. Call him at (352) 843-7280.
The right dumpster size depends on how full the house is and what you’re keeping versus throwing away.
15 yard for partial cleanouts: When you’re keeping some furniture and belongings, donating some items, and only throwing away part of what’s there. Smaller homes or apartments where not everything is trash. Cost is $415.
20 yard for most estate cleanouts: This handles the majority of residential estate cleanouts around Ocala. A typical single-family home where you’re clearing out most of the contents. Furniture, household items, garage stuff, attic contents. Cost is $465.
30 yard for full estates or hoarding situations: Large homes packed with belongings. Properties where every room is full. Hoarding situations where there’s accumulation beyond normal household items. Cost is $515.
Not sure what size you need? Describe the situation to Ryan when you call. How big is the house? How full is it? Are you keeping some things or clearing everything out? He’s done enough of these to give you solid guidance.
Estate cleanouts usually happen in phases. You don’t just throw everything in a dumpster on day one.
First, families go through and identify what has value or sentimental meaning. Important documents, jewelry, photos, heirlooms. These get set aside in a safe spot.
Next, you sort items that can be donated or sold. Usable furniture, clothing in decent shape, kitchen items, books. Goodwill, Salvation Army, or estate sale companies might take these.
What’s left goes in the dumpster. Broken furniture, worn-out items, damaged goods, trash that’s accumulated, things with no value or use. This is often still a substantial amount of stuff.
The dumpster sits in the driveway throughout this process. As you work through each room sorting and deciding, the throwaway items go straight into the dumpster. You’ve got 14 days included with the rental, which gives you time to work methodically through the house.
Clearing out a loved one’s home after they pass is emotional work. You’re going through a lifetime of belongings while dealing with grief.
Ryan’s worked with many families in Marion County going through this. He’s respectful and patient. If you need an extra few days beyond the 14-day rental period, just call and let him know. The goal is helping you get through a difficult task, not rushing you.
Some families do this work themselves. Siblings and children come together to sort through mom or dad’s house. Having a dumpster on site means you have somewhere to put items as you make decisions about what to keep, donate, or throw away.
Other families hire estate cleanout services to handle it. Professional cleanout companies around Ocala use dumpsters for every estate job. Either way works – Ryan rents dumpsters to both families doing it themselves and professional cleanout companies.
When elderly parents move from a house to assisted living or a smaller place, they can’t take everything with them. A lifetime of belongings has to be reduced to what fits in a one-bedroom apartment.
This creates a different kind of estate cleanout. The person is still alive but moving to a situation where they need much less stuff. Furniture that won’t fit, duplicate kitchen items, garage and yard equipment they won’t need, decades of accumulated household goods.
Families help with this process. You keep the important items and things that fit in the new place. Everything else gets donated or thrown away. A dumpster handles the disposal part.
These cleanouts are often less emotional than clearing a house after someone passes, but they’re still significant jobs. A 20 yard dumpster typically handles downsizing from a house to an apartment.
Banks that own foreclosed properties need them emptied before they can be sold. Previous owners sometimes leave everything behind when they move out.
Foreclosure cleanouts can be messy. People leaving under financial stress don’t always clean up nicely. There might be trash, abandoned furniture, items left in closets and cabinets, stuff in the garage and yard.
Real estate investors buying foreclosures budget for cleanout costs. Contractors who flip houses deal with this regularly. A dumpster is standard for any foreclosure purchase in Marion County.
These cleanouts need to happen quickly. The property can’t be renovated or sold until it’s empty and clean. A 20 or 30 yard dumpster handles most foreclosure cleanouts, depending on how much was left behind.
Hoarding situations create the most challenging estate cleanouts. When someone has severe hoarding disorder, their home fills with items and trash to the point where rooms become unusable.
These cleanouts require patience and sometimes professional help. In extreme cases, families hire companies that specialize in hoarding cleanouts.
The volume of material in hoarding situations is usually massive. Every room packed floor to ceiling. Pathways through piles of items. Years or decades of accumulation.
A 30 yard dumpster is common for hoarding cleanouts, and you might need more than one. Some properties require multiple dumpsters or exchanges to clear everything out.
Ryan’s crew has handled hoarding situations before. There’s no judgment – just professional service to help clear the property.
Most household items are fine for the dumpster. Furniture, mattresses, clothing, books, kitchen items, small appliances, rugs, curtains, decorations, garage items, yard tools, boxes of miscellaneous household goods.
Large appliances like refrigerators, washers, and dryers can go in. Just call Ryan first about refrigerators – they need special handling because of the coolant.
Things you can’t put in the dumpster: hazardous materials like paint cans, chemicals, motor oil. Prescription medications should be disposed of through pharmacy takeback programs, not thrown in a dumpster.
If you find something unusual and you’re not sure, call and ask. Estate cleanouts sometimes uncover odd items that have been stored for decades.
Many items from estate cleanouts can be donated rather than thrown away. This reduces what goes in the dumpster and helps the cost stay reasonable.
Furniture in decent condition, working appliances, clothing, books, kitchen items – local charities often take these. Goodwill and Salvation Army in Marion County do pickup for larger furniture donations.
Estate sale companies will sometimes buy out entire estates if there’s enough valuable items. They take everything and sell it themselves. This reduces or eliminates the need for a dumpster.
But realistically, a lot still ends up as trash. Worn furniture, damaged items, outdated electronics, broken things, pure junk. That’s what the dumpster is for.
RDR handles estate cleanout dumpster rentals throughout Marion County. We serve Ocala, Belleview, Dunnellon, Marion Oaks, McIntosh, Ocklawaha, Reddick, Silver Springs, and Silver Springs Shores.
Estate situations happen in every neighborhood and every type of property. Ryan’s delivered dumpsters for estate cleanouts in newer subdivisions, older established neighborhoods, rural properties, everywhere across the county.
Timing is flexible for estate cleanouts. You might need the dumpster for the full 14 days while working through a large house. Or you might clear everything in a weekend with help from family. Either way works.
Some estate cleanouts need more than 14 days. That’s okay – just call Ryan and extend the rental. It’s $25 per extra day, and for difficult estate situations, taking the time you need matters more than rushing.
Dealing with an estate cleanout in Marion County? Call Ryan at (352) 843-7280) or (352) 581-3298. Tell him about the situation – house size, how full it is, what kind of cleanout you’re doing. He’ll recommend the right dumpster size and work with your timeline. For families clearing a loved one’s home, Ryan understands this is difficult and emotional. The service is respectful and patient. For professional cleanout companies and investors clearing foreclosures, the service is reliable and efficient. The dumpster gets delivered when you need it. You work through the cleanout at your own pace. Ryan picks it up when you’re done. The difficult job of clearing an estate becomes more manageable when you have proper equipment to handle the debris. RDR Property Maintenance & Dumpster Rental – serving Marion County estate cleanouts since 2020. Call (352) 843-7280.
