No, you do not need to be home while the crew clears your Commerce City house. Junk Master's crew can empty it while you are at work or out of state, as long as we can get inside and reach you by phone during the job.
What it asks of you is a little setup: one way in, one contact who answers, a clear keep list and a price agreed in advance. This article covers how to hand over access, what to pull out first, how the day runs and how pricing works from a distance, for any home in Commerce City or elsewhere in Adams County. Our house cleanout service in Commerce City page explains the full job.
You Do Not Need to Be Home While the Crew Clears Your Commerce City House
You do not need to be home because both things we need work at a distance: access to the property and a phone number someone answers. With those in place, our crew handles everything from the first load to the final sweep.
That suits the people who most often cannot be there. Families clearing a parent's home in historic Commerce City or Adams City can stay in another state. If you commute on Interstate 76 or E-470, or work shifts at the Suncor Energy refinery, you keep your day off. Sellers who have moved and landlords between tenants can hand the house over too.
Do You Need to Be There for the Estimate?
You do not need to be there for the estimate either. Our estimates are free, on site and carry no obligation, and a photo helps us size the job. If no one can open the door for a walk-through, send photos of each room, the garage and any shed. We confirm the price with you by phone before anything goes on the truck.
Giving the Crew Access to a Commerce City Home While You Are Away
Giving the crew access comes down to picking one way in and making sure it works:
- A key left with someone nearby or in a spot you tell us about
- A door code or lockbox code
- A neighbor or relative who opens the door and then leaves
- Your real estate agent or property manager, if they hold a key
Whoever lets us in only needs to open the door and point out the keep room and any locked garage or shed. Decisions about what goes still come to you, so give us your number as well as theirs. If an agent or property manager has the key, send your keep list to us directly and tell us who decides on the day.
Think past the front door. In Derby, the former railroad station town, and Irondale, once a foundry town, make sure the crew can reach every garage, shed and side gate. In Reunion, check your HOA rules on work hours and truck parking before you pick a date. Keep a driveway or street spot open near the door for our 12-foot truck. If the home sits off a busy road such as Brighton Boulevard or East 52nd Avenue, tell us where to pull in.
What If the Door Code Fails on the Day?
If the door code fails, nobody can start until it is sorted out, which is why the phone contact matters. Test the code a day or two before, or have your neighbor test it. Give us a backup, such as a second person nearby with a key, and keep your phone close around the start time.
What to Do Before You Leave a Commerce City House for the Crew
Before you leave, make your wishes impossible to miss. The steps are the same for an estate in historic Commerce City as for a rental near Adams City High School:
- Put papers, photos, jewelry and keepsakes in one room or your car, and tell us that room is off limits.
- Take cash and medications out of the house.
- Mark furniture you are keeping with tape or a sticky note.
- Text us a keep list specific enough for a stranger, such as "the green tote on the top garage shelf stays."
- Set paint, chemicals, solvents, oil and gas cans apart. We do not haul hazardous materials and point customers to Denver's Household Hazardous Waste program for them.
- Name one person who can make decisions and will pick up during the job.
You do not need to carry anything to the garage or driveway. Loading from anywhere on the property is part of the price.
How an Unattended House Cleanout Works in Commerce City
An unattended house cleanout in Commerce City follows the same order every time, and you can follow it from your phone.
- You call or text (720) 999-0466 with the address, the rooms involved, your date and photos.
- We confirm the price by phone. Nothing is loaded until you agree.
- You set up access and send your keep list.
- Our crew heads out from our base on Joplin Street. A house near 60th Avenue and Trenton Street, a home in Reunion and a property near 72nd and Quebec streets all get the same steps.
- The crew does the lifting and loading, leaves the keep room alone and sorts every load, recycling first.
- Questions go to your phone contact, and the work area is swept before the crew leaves.
The same steps apply to an empty house after a sale or move-out and to a rental with furniture and trash left behind. Send photos of whatever remains and leave every item where it sits.
If you or your agent find something left behind later, tell us. Our satisfaction guarantee means we come back for it. For timing by house size, see how long a house cleanout takes.
Pricing and Payment When You Are Away From Your Commerce City Cleanout
Pricing does not change when you are three states away. You pay for the space your items take up in our 15 cubic yard truck (12 ft long, 7 ft wide, 5 ft high), so a house in Irondale and one in Green Valley Ranch are both priced by load size.
| Load size | Share of our 15 cubic yard truck | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum charge | Smallest loads | $85 |
| 1/8 load | About 1.9 cubic yards | $150 |
| 1/4 load | About 3.75 cubic yards | $250 |
| 1/3 load | 5 cubic yards | $300 |
| 1/2 load | 7.5 cubic yards | $350 |
| 2/3 load | 10 cubic yards | $400 |
| 3/4 load | About 11.25 cubic yards | $450 |
| Full load | 15 cubic yards, about 4 pickup truckloads | $550 |
Every price covers labor, loading from anywhere on the property, dump fees and cleanup of the work area. The only extra is the local government recycling fee on computers and TVs. We accept major credit and debit cards or cash. Ask about payment when we confirm your price by phone.
- If the whole house has to go, then book our crew for the full job and send photos of every room.
- If you face a closing date, then call early; same-day service is available. Access is the usual holdup when you are away, so line up the key, code or neighbor before you call.
- If the heaviest pieces are in the basement or upstairs, then leave them where they are.
Why Commerce City Owners Book Junk Master for a Cleanout They Cannot Attend
Owners book Junk Master because the house gets cleared without them taking time off or flying in. Our crews do all the lifting, loading, hauling and disposal. We hold Solid Waste Hauler Business Licenses for Commerce City and the City of Denver and are licensed and fully insured with liability coverage, whether or not you are home.
Customers rate us 5.0 stars on Google across more than 250 reviews, and the care shown to the home comes up often. One wrote, "The staff is very respectful of your property while working." (Diane P.)
We work seven days a week and offer same-day service, and our prices are all-inclusive, so the number we confirm by phone is the number you pay.
The Bottom Line
You do not need to be home while our crew clears your Commerce City house. Give us a working way in, one contact who answers, a written keep list and photos so the price is agreed before the day. Take cash, medications and keepsakes out first, set hazardous materials apart and leave the lifting to us. Call or text Junk Master at (720) 999-0466 for a free estimate on your house cleanout. If we miss something, we come back for it.