Best Practices to Keep In Mind When Cleaning Your Attic

People usually clean their attics once a year during spring cleaning. Unfortunately, when people do this task, they tend to leave a lot of junk behind that should have been thrown out. They also forget to clean out important parts of their attic which can lead to the accumulation of dirt and debris.

When you clean your attic, the rule-of-thumb is to have a plan of attack. Having a plan will ensure that you are able to efficiently remove all of your attics contents, declutter, clean and organize the space effectively.

Steps to Take to Cleaning Your Attic

Cleaning out your attic annually is a good thing. Not going about it systematically however will leave you with a space that is not as thoroughly clean as you would want. To help you out, here are some of the steps you should follow when attic cleaning is on your agenda:

Prepare – before you tackle this task, you need to prepare the stuff that you will need. As they say, you don’t go to war without your weapons and your bullets. To attack this task, you need the following:

• Broom
• Vacuum cleaner (wet/dry vac is preferable)
• Empty boxes
• Wet and dry rags
• Dust mask
• Gloves
• Duster with telescopic handle
• Mop
• Bucket of soapy water
• Bucket of clean water
• Tape and marker

Sort – when you start cleaning your attic, before you can begin sweeping, vacuuming, and mopping, you first need to sort all the stuff. This is where your boxes come in handy. Separate items that you intend to keep, items that you can sell, items that can be repurposed, and stuff that needs to be tossed. Prepare boxes for each of these and label them.

To make sure that you are not tempted to keep stuff that you don’t really want or need, you should ask yourself a few key questions:

• Have used the item recently
• Are planning on using it anytime soon
• How often do you use the item

Clean – once you have sorted all the stuff in your attic, you will need to move everything out of the way in order to properly clean the area. When cleaning your attic, start by dusting off the hard-to-reach areas, such as the rafters and beams. This will allow the dust to fall to the floor, which will make it easier for you to sweep and vacuum. You can remove cobwebs, any dead pests, and dirt at this stage.

Mop the floor up after sweeping and vacuuming. If you suspect that your attic has pests living in it, you might want to call an exterminator or set up traps to capture these pests yourself. If you find mold and mildew, use a disinfectant cleaner on them to remove them effectively.

Organize – when your space is clean, you will need to organize the stuff that you sorted earlier. Place items you are keeping according to type. Old clothes that you feel you can still use in the future or are planning on giving away can be placed in one box. Old books, mementos, and other stuff that you are planning to keep should also be placed in respective boxes and labeled to make them easier to find.

When you pile these boxes, make sure you leave a space in the middle of the room so you can get to the stuff at the end when you need to. Place heavier and larger boxes at the bottom and lighter ones at the top. Just make sure that you don’t cover any vents to allow for proper air circulation.

Junk Hauling– the stuff that you are thinking of throwing away will have to be carted off for disposal. Stuff that you are thinking of selling at a garage sale should also be separated from the items that you are storing. If you are not selling these on the same day, move them to one side so you can easily access these when the time comes for your garage sale.

To haul your junk away and to make sure that you don’t have boxes of stuff sitting on your curb for days, you should contact a junk hauling company. The company to trust with junk removal in Denver is Altitude Hauling. With professionally trained haulers, you can rest assured that your junk will be properly hauled and disposed of without worry.

Aside from junk hauling, we also offer light demolition services along with bulk trash pick and many other junk removal services. To get your stuff properly taken care of, and to find out how we can help, contact us at 720-669-8522 or email us at contact@altitudehauling.com. We will be very happy answer your questions and schedule your junk hauling needs at your convenience.

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Donating your Old Furniture with Altitude Hauling

Donating and giving back to our community is a big part of who we are as a country. Our country is known for being one that comes together to help when people are in need and donate our time, money and whatever else we can offer to help our fellow men and women. Throughout the years you may have donated many of your old furniture to many different charities. After all, passing on our belongings that still have life left in them to someone else makes sense. However, we can run into several issues, like transporting larger items to donation stations. Knowing what will be accepted for donation and what charities are best.

Donation Pick-Up

Altitude Hauling serves the Denver and Thornton, Colorado areas and can help with all of your donation pickup needs. Altitude Haulingtakes all of the heavy lifting out of old furniture removal and donation pick-up. The team at Altitude will make sure that all of the items you want to be donated are safely removed from your property and taken to the charity of your choice in Denver or Thornton, Colorado. Altitude Hauling will also make sure to email you a tax write-off form saving you the hassle and saving you money at the end of the year! It doesn’t get much easier than that!

What Can I Donate?

With all the work taken out of donation pick-up, you will want to take a closer look at what items qualify for donation. You can begin by asking yourself the following questions:

• Is the item I’m donating useful? If the item you are considering donating isn’t fit for someone you know, don’t give it to charity.
• Can you sell the item? Consider selling the item and donating the cash earned to the charity of your choice to help support a more specific cause.
• How will the item be used? Make sure what you’re donating aligns with your intentions.

Different charities accept different items; you will need to call the donation station or search online to determine the charity the best suits your needs.

Denver Rescue Mission accepts donation drop-off at several locations including The Ministry Outreach Center, and The Crossing of furniture, clothing, and household items among other smaller items. However, they have a list of items that they cannot accept as well, including king mattresses and lawn old furniture.

Old Furniture Junk Removal

It is a great feeling to donate as many items as you can. It not only helps other people in need, but it helps saves the environment from unnecessary waste. Saves you money through a tax write-off at the end of the year.

However, uncovering all of the items for charitable donation may also uncover items that are not suitable for donation. There is no need to hold on to junk with Altitude Hauling on their way to pick up your items for donation. Altitude Hauling will not only take all of your charitable items for donation in Denver and Thornton, but they will also dispose of all of your junk as well, saving you time and clearing your home of clutter and providing you with valuable space.

Altitude Hauling is proud to serve the Denver and Thronton, Colorado areas with donation pick-up and junk removal needs. We are here to help you reclaim your space and make old furniture removal fast and easy.

Contact Altitude Hauling today for all of your junk removal needs.

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Furniture Removal 101: A Plan to Remove the Junk that is Weighing you Down

You may be a pro at cleaning and decluttering. Perhaps you have spent the past several weeks, days or hours putting the finishing touches on your home junk removal project that you had meticulously planned, and then worked incredibly hard to execute. Your massive organizational and furniture removal project may have earned you a newly clean, organized and junk-free space. However, you now have piles of junk you must get rid of.

There will be boxes marked for donation. Bags of items that are nothing but garbage, and inevitability there will be large furniture items that need to go. So what do you do with large furniture pieces, whether in good condition, or bad, that is creating junk in your life?

You have a few options available to help you get rid of the junk for good, and remove the old furniture that has been weighing you down.

Sell It

If your furniture is in good condition sell it. If it’s not considered junk then you can donate or sell it. Also, perhaps doesn’t work with your space anymore, then you could consider selling it. Have the buyer coordinate removal and transport of the furniture from your property.

Selling your old furniture is a viable option if it is in good condition. If it isn’t very old or is a collection piece. It also has an added benefit of putting money in your pocket. This solves the issue of old furniture removal and freeing up some much-needed space.

If selling your furniture isn’t an option, which for many it is not, Altitude Hauling is here to help. Altitude Hauling serves the Denver, Thornton, and Arvada areas and they can solve your furniture removal needs. There is no need for you to throw your old saggy couch or stained mattress to the curb when Altitude Hauling can remove your unwanted furniture for you.

Donate It

If your furniture is in good condition Altitude Hauling will donate your used pieces to local charities and resale stores in Denver, Thornton, and Arvada. Altitude Hauling cares about the environment and does everything that they can to keep waste out of the landfills. Keep in mind that used furniture suitable for donation should meet the following standards:

• Furniture of good condition
• No stains, rips, smells
• Non-existent of major damage to wood surfaces
• No bug infestations or mold
• Appliances should be in working order

Also, while Altitude Hauling is picking up your old furniture, they can pick up the rest of your junk as well. They can dispose of all of the junk that you collected during your junk removal process. They will be happy to donate all of your items you have marked, and dispose of the rest.

Junk It – Furniture Removal

If your old furniture is not suited for selling or donation, then it is just considered junk. Altitude Hauling will remove your old furniture as well as any other junk saving you time and saving your back.

Altitude Hauling is proud to serve the Denver, Thornton, and Arvada areas removing junk from homes. We are here to help you reclaim your space and make junk removal fast and easy.

Contact Altitude Hauling today for all of your furniture removal and junk hauling needs.

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