How Much Does a Garage Cleanout Cost? Why Our Garage Resets Start at $599
If you’re searching for professional garage organization or garage cleanout services, one of the first questions you probably have is: How much does a garage cleanout cost?
It’s a fair question.
At Simply Organized Garage, our garage cleanouts and garage organization resets typically start at $599. Depending on the size of the garage, how much sorting and decluttering is needed, how much junk removal is involved, and the overall scope of the project, the final price may be higher.
At first glance, $599 for a three- or four-hour garage organization project can sound like a lot.
But the cost of a professional garage cleanout covers much more than the hours you see us working inside your garage.
Here’s what actually goes into the price of a garage reset.
First, There’s the Labor
Professional garage organization is physical work.
We may spend several hours pulling everything out of the garage, carrying boxes and storage bins, sorting hundreds of individual items, moving furniture, loading trash and donations, reorganizing garage shelving, and putting everything back together.
A typical garage cleanout and organization project may have two or more people working on it.
And just like any other business, labor has to be paid.
Even when the owners of the company are the ones working on your garage, that labor still has a cost. We have to pay ourselves for the hours worked, just like we would pay an employee.
When we have additional team members helping, there are wages plus payroll taxes and other employment expenses on top of their hourly pay.
So a three-hour garage reset with multiple people working is considerably more than three hours of labor.
We Bring the Garage Organization Supplies We Need
We also show up prepared to actually get the garage cleanout and organization project done.
For a typical garage reset, we provide basic organizing and cleanout supplies such as:
Heavy-duty trash bags
Donation bags
Labels
Labeling supplies
Other small supplies needed for garage sorting and organization
These may seem like small expenses individually, but they add up across every project.
More importantly, it means the homeowner doesn’t have to figure out what to buy before we arrive. We bring what we need to sort, label, bag, declutter, and move through the garage efficiently.
If a garage needs larger organizational products like new storage bins, garage shelving, wall storage, or overhead garage racks, those may be quoted separately depending on the project.
A Garage Cleanout Doesn’t End When We Leave Your Driveway
This is one of the biggest things people don’t always see when comparing garage cleanout costs.
If we load a truck with unwanted items during your garage decluttering project, someone still has to deal with everything in that truck.
Trash has to be driven to a disposal facility and unloaded.
Donations have to be driven to a donation center and dropped off.
That might mean another hour or more of driving, waiting, unloading, and handling items after your garage organization project is technically finished.
We include that time in our pricing because we don’t want to leave you with a pile of donations and trash to handle yourself.
The point of hiring a professional garage organizer is to make the entire process easier.
Dump Fees and Junk Removal Add Up
Getting rid of unwanted items isn’t free.
A typical trip to the dump can easily cost $50 or more depending on how much we’re disposing of and what is included in the load.
Some garage cleanouts require multiple loads.
Certain items can also come with additional disposal costs.
When junk removal is included with a garage reset, part of your project price goes directly toward getting those items properly disposed of.
This is one of the reasons a full-service garage cleanout costs more than hiring someone only to organize what is already there.
Then There’s the Truck
Our truck is one of the most important pieces of equipment we use for garage cleanouts and junk removal.
It gets us to your home, carries equipment and supplies, hauls away unwanted items, takes donations to their next destination, and transports trash to the dump.
Every garage organization job puts miles on the truck.
That means fuel, oil changes, tires, maintenance, repairs, depreciation, and general wear and tear.
Gas is only one part of what it costs to operate a vehicle for a garage cleanout and organization business.
Insurance and Business Expenses Don’t Stop Between Jobs
There are also expenses that aren’t attached to one specific garage but still have to be covered by every garage organization project we complete.
That includes things like:
Business insurance
Vehicle expenses
Payroll taxes
Website hosting and maintenance
Scheduling and business software
Advertising
Marketing
Social media and content creation tools
Design software
Organizing and cleanout supplies
Accounting and administrative expenses
Equipment and tools
These are the things that allow us to maintain a professional garage organization business, carry insurance, advertise our services, pay our team correctly, arrive with the right supplies, and continue serving customers.
Finding the Customer Costs Money Too
Most garage organization and junk removal companies have to spend money to find new customers.
For us, we estimate that it costs about $50 in advertising and marketing to acquire each new customer.
We maintain our website, run ads, create social media content, take and edit garage before-and-after photos, respond to inquiries, provide estimates, and follow up with potential customers.
That customer acquisition cost is already part of the expense of completing a project before we ever pull the first item out of the garage.
So Where Does the $599 Garage Cleanout Cost Go?
Imagine a $599 garage reset that takes around three to four hours.
Before the business makes any profit, that garage cleanout may need to cover:
Several hours of labor for multiple people
Payroll taxes
About $50 in customer acquisition costs
Trash bags, donation bags, labels, and other garage organization supplies
Gas to and from the customer’s home
Truck wear and maintenance
$50 or more in dump fees
Time driving to and unloading at the dump
Time making a donation drop-off
Business insurance
Website expenses
Equipment and tools
Software and administrative costs
Suddenly, a $599 garage cleanout doesn’t mean the company made $599 for a few hours of work.
Far from it.
After all of the expenses involved in completing the garage organization project are paid, the amount actually left for the business is much smaller.
And a healthy garage organization company has to have something left.
That money allows us to replace equipment, repair the truck, invest in better tools, hire and train employees, market the business, handle slower weeks, and continue serving customers long-term.
What Are You Actually Paying for With Professional Garage Organization?
When you hire Simply Organized Garage, you’re not just hiring someone to move boxes around for a few hours.
You’re hiring a professional garage organizer to come into an overwhelming space and take responsibility for the process.
We bring the supplies.
We pull everything out.
We sort and categorize it.
We help you decide what stays and what goes.
We declutter the garage.
We label and create a functional garage organization system.
We load the trash.
We load the donations.
We organize everything back into the garage.
We sweep the space.
Then we take the unwanted items with us and handle the junk removal and donation drop-off after we leave.
Instead of spending an entire weekend, or several weekends, trying to tackle your garage yourself, you can have a garage organization team come in and make a major difference in a matter of hours.
That’s what you’re really paying for.
Professional Garage Cleanout and Organization Services
We believe in being realistic about what it costs to provide professional garage cleanout and garage organization services.
We aren’t trying to be the cheapest junk removal company with a truck. We also aren’t simply an organizing service that leaves you with piles of things to deal with afterward.
Our goal is to provide a complete garage reset that saves you time, removes the overwhelm, handles the decluttering and junk removal, and leaves you with a garage that actually works better for your family.
Garage cleanouts and garage organization resets with Simply Organized Garage typically start at $599, with pricing based on the amount of sorting, garage decluttering, organization, labor, and removal involved in your specific project.
Because behind every finished garage is a lot more work than what happens while we’re standing in your driveway.
