Basement Cleanout in Salem & the North Shore

We carry it all up the basement stairs for you

Carrying heavy junk up steep basement stairs is how people get hurt, so let us do that part. We clear out damp cardboard, old furniture, appliances that quit years ago, and the general pile that builds up down there, and you get the room back for a remodel or for storage you actually use.

How We Handle It

We work around the tight corners on the way up, and then we sort it: usable things go to local charities, recyclables get recycled, and as little as possible goes to the landfill.

We also do flood and water damage cleanouts, attic cleanouts, garage cleanouts, and exercise equipment removal.

How Much Will This Cost?

Pricing is based on the space your load takes up in the truck, or on weight for heavy material. We give you a free, firm price in person before any work begins, and once you agree to it, it does not go up.

• $120 minimum pickup
• $70 to $100 per cubic yard
• Closer to $70 when it is light and easy to reach

For a very small job close to our Salem base we can sometimes bring the minimum down to $80 to $100, so it is worth asking. The minimum can also be higher for a job well outside our normal routes. See the full pricing page.

Salem's $20 curbside bulk pickup is built for an item or two, and the city says plainly that a basement being emptied out is not what it is for. Here is what Salem collects at the curb, what it refuses outright, and where a cleanout falls outside the program.

Every truckload we bring in gets weighed and paid for by the ton, so a full load out of a basement can carry several hundred dollars of disposal cost before anybody has been paid for the work. Here is what junk removal costs in Massachusetts and what we pay per ton to dispose of a load.

We take the paint, chemicals and motor oil that are usually in the basement of a parent's house, and they are quoted separately because of the handling. Here is what we tell families to do first when they are clearing a parent's house.

We set one price for a basement cleanout in person before we start, and we carry everything up the stairs ourselves, which is the part a rented dumpster leaves to you. Here is when a rented dumpster is cheaper than calling us and when it is not.

About Us, Our Story

The Junk Heroes is a brother-owned and operated junk removal company rooted in Salem, MA. We live right on the line between Salem and Swampscott, two minutes from Vinnin Square, and we started this business because we wanted to run a junk removal service that showed up on time, treated customers like neighbors, and charged honest prices.

We give a single couch the same care as a full estate cleanout. Families and businesses around Salem, Swampscott, Beverly, Lynn, and Marblehead have left us 350+ five-star reviews.

The Junk Heroes is an independent company that two brothers built and still run, with a crew of friends who haul alongside them, and we stand behind every job we do.

We do this by the book. We carry $2M in general liability, a $1M umbrella policy and $1M in commercial auto coverage. We are USDOT registered (USDOT 8843043), our drivers hold DOT medical cards, and we hold commercial accounts at the disposal facilities we use, so every load ends up where it is supposed to. Call or text in English or Portuguese.

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