Junk Removal, Demolition & Site Prep
Junk removal, demolition, and site prep is the residential trade that hauls out debris, dismantles non-structural items, and prepares lots for landscaping or construction — single-item pickup from $250, full-day site prep packages to $6,000. The shed in the back corner that has been falling apart for six years. A garage stacked floor-to-ceiling after a parent moved out. The kitchen the remodeler tore down but never hauled away. A bare patch of mud where a hot tub used to sit, now needing a gravel pad before the new one lands. A driveway expansion that needs silt fence before the inspector signs off. Handis covers three sub-trades — light demolition, junk and debris, and site prep and cleanup — within honest handyman scope, with a clear handoff to a licensed Washington L&I contractor on anything structural, permitted, or in a utility line.
Services
Junk Removal, Demolition & Site Prep Pricing
Final pricing depends on volume, debris type, disposal-stream sorting, lot access, and whether the job is single-visit or multi-day. Each sub-category page lists detailed pricing for that family. Request a free estimate for an accurate quote.
Tell us what is on the lot — we will sort the scope, the disposal, and the contractor handoff.
Why Seattle Homeowners Book Handis for Junk, Demo & Site Prep
Most junk and site prep calls we get are for the second or third thing on the property that has been sitting too long — a shed that started leaning two winters ago, a garage stacked from an estate cleanup, a bare mud patch behind the kitchen addition that needs gravel before the rain returns. The cost of leaving each one alone keeps climbing. Soft sheds collapse on what they were storing. Garage piles get rodents. Bare disturbed soil washes downhill and earns the homeowner a stop-work order from the city. We do the work that fits handyman scope, sort the debris into the right disposal streams, and tell you honestly on the booking call when the right answer is a licensed contractor instead of us.
Estimate
Tell us what the project looks like — what needs to come out, what needs to go in (gravel pad, silt fence), the rough lot size, the access (truck reach, driveway width), and any deadlines (a city inspection, a delivery date, a closing). We send a clear estimate that lists scope, disposal, and the contractor handoff if any.
What Our Customers Say
Recent junk removal, demolition, and site prep reviews from verified Seattle-area customers.
We bought a house where the prior owner had stacked the garage to the rafters and walked away. Handis quoted a single-truckload removal, showed up with a dump trailer, sorted metal and e-waste from the regular trash on site, brought us the transfer-station receipts. Garage clean in one afternoon.
Remodeler tore out our kitchen and disappeared. Handis cleaned up the cabinets, the counters, the old vinyl, the drop ceiling, and hauled it to the C&D transfer station. They were upfront that an in-wall plumbing rough-in would route to a licensed contractor and that was outside their trade. Saved the project.
City inspector flagged us on erosion control before our addition could break ground. Handis put up 80 feet of silt fence to WSDOT spec the next day, trenched, T-posts every 6 feet, no inspector pushback on the re-walk. Fence held through the November atmospheric river.
Shed in the back corner had been falling apart since we bought the place. Handis demoed it, hauled the wood and the old roof shingles to the right disposal streams, and laid a fresh 12x16 gravel pad on geotextile so the new shed has a flat dry base. Replacement shed went up the next weekend.
Half-acre lot we inherited had blackberry through the back third and a pile of leftover landscape rubble from the prior owner. Handis cleared it in two days, dragged the stumps to the curb for the grinder rental, hauled everything in two truckloads. They were honest that grinding the stumps themselves was outside their trade.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Handis junk removal, demolition, and site prep — pricing, scope, disposal, scheduling, permits, and what routes to a licensed Washington L&I contractor.