Junk King Blog

Every home has a need for storage and most homes in America need more storage space than their house provides. As a result, most people end up using their garage to store their stuff. And that can be a challenge.

The problem with garage storage isn't always a lack of space, but how to best use the space that is there. It doesn’t matter if you only have a small, one car garage or an expansive three car structure. It seems that we are quite adept at filling up any space available and still have stuff left over.

Topics: storage, storage containers, junk removal services, self-storage

If you're like most folks, you already have too much stuff and too little storage space. And, like many others, you'll probably have more stuff after the holidays. So what will you do?

For many people, the garage is simply extra storage space. And, if you are like most people in America with a garage,k you probably don't use it to park your car. In fact, it's been estimated that less than 20 percent of homeowners and renters in the United States use their garages for parking cars.

Topics: storage, self-storage, storage containers, declutter, Residential Junk Removal, The Bin

Every homeowner and business owner finds that they need to improve their storage organization. But that can be a challenging project without proper planning.

[This post has been updated and enlarged from an original post published in May 2016. ]

Topics: storage containers, self-storage, organization tips, declutter, clear clutter, Residential Junk Removal, Business Junk Removal

For most homes, the garage is often a built-in storage unit. The problem is that the items that we store often end up just becoming junk that we need to get rid of.

The truth is that for many of us, the family garage is just a place to pile up our stuff. In fact, it's been estimated that less than 20 percent of homeowners and renters in the United States use their garages to park their cars in. This is not because we prefer to keep our cars parked out in the elements during the day and overnight. It's because most of us have no room in our garages for a car, let alone two!

Topics: storage containers, self-storage, organization, organization tips, junk removal, large trash pick up, Residential Junk Removal

Sometimes you find that all the junk you've been paying to keep in a self-storage unit month after month is just that: junk. And now you might need a junk removal service to help with the task.

While you might be tempted to simply abandon the goods and stop paying the rent, this is probably not the best - or most legal - option. In fact, when storage facility managers discover that items have been left behind by old tenants, the task of getting everything loaded up and hauled away usually falls on them.

Topics: self-storage, junk removal, Old Furniture, Residential Junk Removal, storage containers, junk hauling

So you started your spring cleaning project only to find that you need to organize all your stuff. What do you do with all the things you don't want to get rid of or need to keep?

[This is an updated version of a post published in May 2016. Some things never get old, including the need for storage.]

Topics: clear clutter, Clutter, organization tips, self-storage, storage containers, Spring Cleaning

Self-storage is a great boon for Americans since it provides a clean, safe space for all that extra stuff. But when it they get too full, it's time to clean out and haul away the junk.

Most of us who rent storage units find that they eventually get pretty full. And, more often than not, when that happens it is difficult to find what you're looking for. Organizing the mess becomes next to impossible with the small spaces to work in.

Topics: self-storage, junk hauling, storage containers, Residential Junk Removal, clear clutter, Spring Cleaning

One of the common problems for most homes is storage space. After junk removal, finding places to keep everything can be a challenge. Especially in the garage.

If you park your car (or cars!) in your garage you are one of the few in America who do. It has been estimated that less than 20 percent of homeowners and renters in the United States use their garages for parking cars. Instead, most of us use the garage as an attached "storage unit."

Topics: Residential Junk Removal, storage containers, self-storage, junk hauling, hoarding, junk removal

They have become one of the more iconic structures in America everywhere: public storage facilities. But when it is time to clean out your storage unit, how will you haul away the junk?

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Topics: self-storage, storage containers, Residential Junk Removal, Old Furniture, Old Appliances, junk hauling

When storage facility managers discover junk left behind by old tenants, the task of getting everything loaded up and hauled away usually falls on them. Even if there is an auction not everything always goes. Eventually, self-storage facility owners or managers must deal with defaulted leases, discarded junk, and items that went unsold at auction. 

Topics: large trash pick up, storage containers, junk hauling, furniture removal, junk removal, self-storage