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Summer is a season for getting outside and enjoying the outdoors. It’s a time for fun activities and family outings. But it can also be a time of unexpected injuries, unfortunate encounters with the elements, and spoiled adventures.

Playing it safe for the summer is the key to enjoying the season to the fullest. And that means knowing in advance what to do, what to watch for, and what to avoid. While you can’t prevent every accident, illness, unpleasant event, or every insect bite, you can certainly take steps to minimize them.

Topics: summer cleaning, junk recycling, junk haulling, Residential Junk Removal

Unless you prefer an English Garden or a Southwest Desert look, you want your lawn to look green, lush, and healthy. It's not too late to get a jump on prepping a great summer lawn with these handy tips.

 

Homeowners in the U.S. have traditionally prided themselves on a great looking lawn. Of course, it seems there's always the one neighbor who stirs up envy with his golf course-quality front yard. But the truth is that almost every lawn can look greener, thicker and healthier if treated right and prepped well.

Topics: lawn debris, landscaping debris, Residential Junk Removal, summer cleaning, DIY projects

Spring is over and the summer weather is here. This can be a great time for "Spring cleaning" projects you weren't able to get to earlier.

Topics: junk hauling, Spring Cleaning, summer cleaning, Residential Junk Removal, Business Junk Removal

Early fall is a great time for cleaning and sprucing up your office or place of business. The weather is still good, but the heat has diminished, and the days are still relatively long. Few activities add to the sense of organization and efficiency than getting rid of old junk, broken furniture and unwanted equipment.

Topics: Office, Bay Area Junk Removal, large trash pick up, summer cleaning, junk hauling, Real Estate, get rid of junk, furniture removal, damaged furniture removal, Furniture Pick Up, Business Junk Removal, trash removal, Old Appliances

Owning a truck, or having an employee with a truck, is never a good enough reason to do your own junk removal. Unless you actually are a junk removal company, your business is not in the business of junk removal!

Topics: Office, Bay Area Junk Removal, large trash pick up, summer cleaning, junk hauling, get rid of junk, junk removal, Spring Cleaning, clear clutter, Business Junk Removal

It's summertime and the living isn't always easy if you're a business owner. Sometimes there are tasks that are simply not in line with your profession. LIke junk removal after your recent clean-up or relocation. You are faced with a choice of trying to do it yourself, or hiring someone else to do it for you.

Topics: Bay Area Junk Removal, E-waste Removal, summer cleaning, junk hauling, furniture removal, Recycling, junk removal, Old Furniture Pick Up, Business Junk Removal

Topics: junk king, Clutter, summer cleaning, get rid of junk, trash removal, organization

It’s an unavoidable fact of life that, no matter how hard we try to keep up, junk happens. It starts small: a cardboard box or two that you keep promising yourself will get recycled someday. Maybe a broken computer or television set that you haven’t managed to dispose of properly or a defunct car battery. Then the holidays begin, and it’s all downhill from there. Sound familiar? If it does, try not to stress! We all fall behind, no matter what the season, and when the piles begin to form, it’s easy to feel like you’re up against an insurmountable task. Whatever the problem, though, there’s a simple solution to those ever-increasing stacks of out-of-date magazines and damaged DVDs--hiring a junk removal company like Junk King can get you back to your life without spending days sorting through the mess.

The holidays were a great time to have family and friends come to visit. It’s a season of giving, and as satisfying as giving or receiving the perfect gift may be, by the time the New Year came around, it’s a fair bet that you started to build mountains of wrapping paper where your living room used to be. Giant cardboard boxes and Styrofoam packaging are a space-consuming mess, along with everything from used plastic dishware to the pieces of the vase your adorable nephew managed to knock over five minutes after arriving. Leaving piles of bags and a moldering tree lying at the curb is an irritating mess, not to mention an eyesore. Rather than allowing the leftovers of 2011 to give you a migraine, it’s worth the extra cash to call the professionals, so you can get back to concentrating on 2012.

As we all know, junk accumulation is also a seasonal event. After you’ve weathered the winter and spring is in the air, it’s a tempting time to throw open the windows and indulge in a good spring cleaning. Even the most organized household can acquire outdated coupons and piles of clothing that’s damaged or a little “behind the times.” If you’re a gardener, it’s time to break out your mulch and your trowel--and before you know it, you’re dealing with piles of empty bags, unwanted items and even furniture that you just can’t find a place for. Bags of yard waste, like branches, mulch or clippings, will keep piling up through the fall--and running them to the city dump is time consuming even if you’ve got a vehicle that can handle it all.

Any time of year, it’s inevitable that messes will pile up. From used Halloween decorations and yard clippings to holiday gift wrapping and dried-up Christmas trees, there will always be times that standard garbage removal just won’t cut it. Rather than allowing yourself to be buried in bags and piles, or leaving the mess on the curb, why not just skip the headache? Across the country you can hire Junk King's hauling pros, who can get rid of the mess quickly and easily, allowing you to get back to enjoying the season, whatever it may be.

Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall, all you have to do is call - 1-888-888-JUNK – for the best Junk Removal service in the business.

Topics: summer cleaning, junk hauling, Furniture Pick Up, junk removal, Old Furniture Pick Up, Spring Cleaning, trash removal

Summer grilling is a process, not an event. If you want to do it right and enjoy it throughout those hot, summer months of July and August, there are certain things you should do in May and June before summer gets here. If you haven’t done them yet, it’s time to get going. For a good time this summer, you’ll want to started by getting your patio or yard ready for the guests you hope will not only arrive at some point, but stay because they are comfortable and content at your home. There’s more to achieving this than just serving good food.

Begin by placing yourself in the position of your prospective guests. Look around your yard and see it as if you’re encountering it for the very first time. Does it look appealing to you? As someone who lives there, you may have gotten used to having clutter lying around, even ignoring certain corners of the yard, driveway, or garage, but are guests going to be able to do the same? Won’t they be turned off by the mess and feel uncomfortable the moment they enter your domain? You might want to think about cleaning all that out before barbeque season begins.

Put all the clutter in one pile and call up Junk King to get rid it - it's as easy as that. Mow the lawn, wash the patio, and take out the trash. If your lawn or patio furniture is old and beaten up, haul that off too. New furniture is cheap and it will make your grill area look much better to your guests, not to mention offer more comfortable seating and dining spaces. People want to sit in clean chairs and eat off clean tables. The best way to ensure that happens is to buy new furniture and wash it down thoroughly after every barbeque. If it’s not in a covered area, you might want to bring it in when it rains so it lasts longer and looks better when you have guests.

Is your grill a few years old? Grills have a tendency to look worse than they are after years of exposure to the elements. Like patio and deck furniture, new grills are not expensive. You can get a good gas or propane model for around $100 and it will last you many seasons. Get rid of the old grill, add it to the 'junk removal' pile and buy a new one. You don’t want your guests looking at the device you’re cooking on and feeling unsafe or queasy about eating the food that comes off it.

Speaking of food, what are you going to feed your guests this year? Hot dogs and hamburgers are great for the kids, but what are the adults going to eat? Plan some meals that are different, and make sure you include dishes that are healthy along with all those charred pork and beef recipes. Chicken is good, and so are vegetables and turkey burgers. Don’t knock them until you try them. Mix a few of these in with your other barbeque favorites and you’ll find they’re more popular than you think. Be different, have fun, and enjoy your summer barbeque season.

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