Junk Removal Sloan's Lake
Junk Removal in
Sloan's Lake
Denver's second-largest lake has two kinds of neighbors, and we work for both. On one block, brand-new duplexes and slot-home townhomes where somebody just moved in and is buried under move-in debris; on the next, an older lakeside bungalow with a full basement that's been quietly filling for years. We clear both — plus the pop-top and scrape-off renovation debris this fast-changing stretch of NW Denver throws off (80204 / 80212). We carry it out ourselves, tarp every load, and route the usable pieces to donation. One flat photo-quoted price, and no Colorado sales tax on it.
Two neighborhoods around one lake
Sloan's Lake changed faster than almost anywhere in Denver. Where there used to be modest post-war bungalows, there are now rows of three-story slot-home duplexes and townhomes with rooftop decks pointed at the mountains. That mix is the whole story of the work we do here. The new build brings move-in debris; the old build brings a full basement. Both are jobs the city's trash service can't help you with, and both are exactly what we're built for.
If you just closed on a new townhome, the first weekend is a fight with cardboard — flattened moving boxes, foam corner-blocks, shrink film, packing peanuts, and whatever the builder's crew left behind in the garage or on the deck. If you own one of the surviving lakeside bungalows, the job is the basement: the same dry-climate storage pile that Denver homes accumulate for a generation. We handle either one on a flat price, quoted from your photos before anyone shows up, with no sales tax added at the end because Colorado doesn't tax the service.
What we clear in Sloan's Lake
- New-townhome & duplex move-in debris — boxes, packaging, foam, film, and contractor leftovers cleared out so you can actually settle in.
- Lakeside bungalow basement cleanouts — decades of storage carried up the stairs and out, broom-clean at the end.
- Pop-top & scrape-off renovation debris — drywall, flooring, cabinets, and fixtures from the teardown-and-rebuild churn, priced as its own volume line.
- Single-item hauls — a couch that won't fit the new floor plan, an old mattress, a dead fridge left in the garage.
- Move-out clear-outs — right-size before a move or a sale, with usable pieces donated instead of landfilled.
Move-in day is a cardboard problem
Nobody warns you how much packaging comes with a new townhome. Between the movers' boxes, the appliance and furniture cartons, and whatever the builder's finish crew stacked in the garage, a brand-new home can be half-buried before you've unpacked a plate. Denver's Large Item Pickup won't touch it on your timeline — it runs curbside only, once every nine weeks, and caps at five large items — and your regular cart fills up on day one. We come get the whole pile at once: a small loose pile of packaging is $82, individual moving boxes are $31 each, and if it's a whole townhome's worth of debris we price it as a truck-fill, which almost always comes out cheaper than counting boxes. You point, we carry it down from the third floor and haul it off the same day.
The lakeside bungalow basement
The bungalows that ring Sloan's Lake are the older Denver story: modest street footprint, a full basement underneath holding everything a household stopped using but never threw out. Old furniture, a decommissioned treadmill, holiday bins, a broken dehumidifier, boxes from two moves ago. Because Denver is dry and semi-arid, these basements are rarely the damp, ruined mess you'd find near the coast — it's the same volume, better preserved, which just makes it easier for us to carry out cleanly. The carry is the whole job: narrow older staircases, low headroom, a sleeper sofa ($149) or a treadmill ($115) that has to come apart to make the turn. We break down what needs breaking down, protect the treads and door frames, and haul it up and out so you never lift a thing.
Sloan's Lake pricing
Flat rates, photo-quoted before anyone shows up. Single items price individually; a whole basement, garage, or townhome of debris prices as truck-fill. Disposal is included.
| Item / Volume | Price |
|---|---|
| Sofa / couch | $126 |
| Queen mattress | $103 |
| Dresser (standard) | $126 |
| Refrigerator / freezer | $164 |
| Moving box (each) | $31 |
| Loose move-in / packaging pile (small) | $82 |
| Renovation / demo debris (per cubic yard) | $120 |
| Truck-fill (1/4) | $241 |
| Truck-fill (1/2) | $431 |
| Truck-fill (3/4) | $587 |
| Full truck-fill | $732 |
$75 minimum. Disposal included; usable pieces donated. No Colorado sales tax on the service — the flat quote is all-in.
Teardown-belt debris, priced honestly
Sloan's Lake sits squarely in the same pop-top and scrape-off belt as the Highlands just north — original bungalows coming down or growing a second story, and new duplexes going up in their place. That renovation churn throws off a very different load than a basement full of furniture. Demolition debris — drywall, subfloor, tile, old cabinets, cast-iron fixtures — is heavy, and Front Range disposal charges by weight (roughly $88 a ton) and doubles the fee for an uncovered load, which is why we tarp everything we haul. So we price construction and demo debris as its own volume line at $120 per cubic yard instead of pretending it's the same as carrying out a bookshelf. Send photos of the pile and you get a flat number that already accounts for the extra tipping weight — helpful whether you're the homeowner or the contractor running the job.
What the city's Large Item Pickup won't do
Denver's free Large Item Pickup is real, but it's built for a curb, not a move-in weekend or a basement. It runs once every nine weeks, caps at five large items (plus ten bags), and it's curbside only — you haul everything out to the street yourself. And it excludes appliances, electronics, and tires entirely, so the dead garage fridge, the old TV, and the treadmill aren't its problem. A townhome's worth of move-in cardboard or a full bungalow basement is dozens of items on nobody's nine-week schedule — which is the gap we fill: same-week, carried out for you, appliances and e-waste included, in one flat price. What's usable stays out of the landfill and routes to ARC Thrift Stores, Goodwill of Colorado, and Habitat for Humanity ReStore; any TVs or electronics go to an e-cycler because Colorado bans them from the landfill.
What Sloan's Lake customers say
"We closed on a new townhome off Sheridan and the garage was wall-to-wall boxes and foam from the builder. They cleared the whole pile in one trip, carried it down from the third floor, and quoted it flat from a couple of photos. No tax tacked on."
"Our little bungalow on the lake had a basement full of forty years of my dad's stuff. They carried every bit up those skinny stairs — old furniture, a treadmill, boxes — and we never lifted a thing. Donated what still had life."
"Scraped the old house and the demo left a heap of drywall and cabinets. They priced it by the yard, tarped the load, and hauled it same-day so the crew could keep moving. Fair and no drama."
Frequently asked questions
Can you clear the move-in debris from my new Sloan's Lake townhome?
Yes — that's one of our two most common jobs on this side of the lake. New duplexes and slot-home townhomes come with a mountain of move-in mess: flattened boxes, foam and film, packing peanuts, and whatever the builder's crew left in the garage or on the deck. We haul it all in one flat photo-quoted trip. A small loose pile of packaging runs $82, a moving box is $31, and if it's a whole townhome's worth we price it as a truck-fill instead. $75 minimum, disposal included.
Do you clear the basement of an older lakeside bungalow?
Yes. The pre-war bungalows around Sloan's Lake sit on full basements, and after years they fill up. We scope the basement from your photos as a truck-fill — a quarter-truck is $241, a half is $431, three-quarters $587, a full truck $732 — carry everything up the stairs ourselves, and leave it broom-clean. Denver's dry air means these basements are usually well-preserved storage, not a mold problem, so it's a straightforward carry-out.
Can you take pop-top or scrape-off renovation debris in Sloan's Lake?
Yes. Sloan's Lake sits in Denver's teardown belt, so pop-tops and scrape-offs are common here. Demolition debris — drywall, flooring, old cabinets, fixtures — is priced as its own volume line at $120 per cubic yard because it tips heavier than household goods. Send photos of the pile and we quote it flat before the truck rolls, and we tarp every load.
Do I have to carry anything out to the curb?
No. We do the carrying — up from the bungalow basement, out of the townhome garage, off the third-floor rooftop deck. You point, we lift. It's part of the flat price, not an add-on, and there's no stair or walk-up surcharge.
Is there any sales tax on the price?
No. Colorado doesn't tax the junk-removal service and there's no refuse tax riding on top, so the flat photo-quote is exactly what you pay — no day-of line items, no surprise total.
Can you come same-day?
Usually, yes. Send photos of the move-in debris, the basement, or the reno pile, and if we have a Sloan's Lake window open we can often be out the same or next day.
Ready to Clear It Out in Sloan's Lake?
Send a photo of what is going and get one flat price back — carry-out, hauling and disposal in it. Same-day is often open in Sloan's Lake.
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