*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up out here until it's one more chore on the list. Book LoadUp, see your real price upfront, and get it gone without the hassle.
You search online, call the county, leave messages with a couple of haulers, and wait. One never calls back, another can't give a straight answer. Weeks go by, and the pile behind the shed is still there.
Fort Dick is unincorporated, so there's no town crew to call. Bulky pickups through a county or franchise hauler program, where they exist, usually need advance scheduling, limit what they'll take, and expect items set out near the road. That's a tough ask from a long gravel driveway.
Many haulers want to drive out and look before giving a number, and out here that can mean a long wait for a visit. Then the quote comes as a fraction of a truckload, so you're left guessing what the final bill will be.
Thrift and donation spots on the north coast have limited room, so they turn down worn furniture, stained mattresses, and older appliances. They also won't come to your barn to pick anything up. Whatever they refuse, you still have to get rid of.
A roll-off container works for a major tear-out, but for a single outbuilding or one cluttered room it's more than you need. You'll have to arrange delivery and pickup, find level ground for it, and do all the loading yourself.
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Most companies charge by truck space, and the price often changes on arrival. LoadUp charges by item, based on exactly what you're removing.
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Sofas, dressers, bed frames, tables, and more hauled away with ease.
Available in twin, full, queen, king, and California king sizes.
Covers refrigerators, washers, dryers, ovens, dishwashers, water heaters, and more.
Whole-property cleanouts for moves, estates, evictions, and renovations.
TVs, monitors, computers, printers, stereo equipment, and small electronics.
Includes treadmills, ellipticals, weight benches, stationary bikes, and home gym systems.
Add a single bulky item like a couch, dresser, or mattress to your booking.
Mixed everyday items including broken goods, old decor, and accumulated clutter.
Bagged trash, loose debris, and general household waste of all kinds.
Covers drywall, lumber, tile, fixtures, and mixed demolition scrap.
Includes branches, brush, grass clippings, leaves, and other organic yard waste.
Desks, chairs, filing cabinets, cubicle panels, and other office items included.
Moving boxes, shipping cartons, and leftover packing cardboard.
First item includes the pickup fee. Each additional item is a flat add-on. *See Fort Dick's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A packed barn loft or a detached shop down a long driveway means extra carrying. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Fort Dick after each job.
If you've already pulled the old fencing or storm-downed limbs out to your driveway, outdoor pickup keeps things simple. If the load is still inside a farmhouse, a crowded shed, or a back bedroom during an estate cleanout, choose full-service and your Loaders will bring everything out from inside.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $75 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $70 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $85 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $75 |
| Multi-item pickup | Bundle & save | Add-on items in the same pickup for less | from +$15 |
| Item add-on | Optional | Bundle with your junk pickup | from +$15 |
| Full cleanout | Volume discount | Entire room junk removal | Custom |
| Disassembly service | Optional add-on | Large or difficult-to-move items | Custom |
* Starting prices. Final price confirmed by ZIP code and pickup conditions. Volume discounts applied automatically.
Anyone who has strapped a soggy tarp over a loaded trailer in a north coast winter knows the rain has opinions about your weekend. Your Loaders would happily take the hauling off your list, from barn to backyard. Neighbors here look out for each other, and your Loaders are glad to join in.
Out past Crescent City, a load of old furniture or barn leftovers has to end up somewhere sensible. Your Loaders sort what they pick up in Fort Dick by condition, so usable items can be donated and the rest handled responsibly.
Furniture, tools, and household goods that are clean and still working may be donated when possible. Your Loaders set those items aside from the rest of the load, as local options allow.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation, like scrap metal, broken fencing, or old appliances, may be recycled where available. Your Loaders separate them from the rest of the load.
Heavily damaged or soiled items, such as waterlogged mattresses or rotted lumber, are disposed of responsibly. Your Loaders load them out from your property and send them through the local solid waste system.
Overweight carts can be left uncollected and mixed loads lose their sorted-material rates, so here is how disposal actually works in Fort Dick and across Del Norte County.
Concrete pieces under 18 inches in their longest dimension with no steel qualify for the separated inert rate. Larger chunks, up to 4 by 6 feet, are accepted only as solid waste and only if any steel protrusions are under 3 inches.
Recology Del Norte runs a separate Styrofoam pickup for residential and multi-family customers, and you have to call ahead to set it up. Bag white packing peanuts, molded or block foam, and containers and place them beside your trash carts by 6 am. This pickup doesn't count as a bulky item.
The transfer station composts separated brush but takes no invasive weeds, so tansy, scotch broom, ivy, and pampas grass are excluded. For ordinary yard trimmings, the May Spring Clean Up week takes up to 1.5 extra cubic yards of brush per customer.
California prohibits putting electronics, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, pesticides, and other chemicals in the trash because they threaten people, wildlife, and the environment once landfilled. Del Norte residents drop these items off at the Del Norte County Transfer Station instead.
Cart customers get two curbside Bulky Item Pickups a year at no extra charge once they have had 90 days of continuous service. A refrigerator, a freezer, or a hide-a-bed couch each counts as two bulky items, so plan appliance-heavy cleanouts around that.
The Del Norte County Transfer Station accepts separated textiles only when they are clean, dry, and bagged, with shoes bagged separately. On the rainy North Coast, covering clothing and linens during the drive keeps a load from failing the dry requirement.
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(678) 884-4738No. Fort Dick is unincorporated, so there is no city curbside bulk program, and junk left out without a pickup arranged can be treated as illegal dumping. Recology Del Norte only collects regular cart service and seasonal yard waste piles, so call DNSWMA at (707) 465-1100 to confirm what applies.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Fort Dick starts at $75, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on charge, and your exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes. Fort Dick is a small rural community north of Crescent City, so availability depends on Loader schedules and your address. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For outdoor pickups you generally don't need to be home if you leave access notes.
Yes, self-hauling is often the cheapest option if you have a truck and the time. The Crescent City transfer station is open Monday to Friday 8AM to 5PM and weekends 9AM to 5PM. Fees apply by load, and DNSWMA at (707) 465-1100 can confirm current rates.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them whenever local charities will accept them. Recyclable materials are taken to recycling options when available. Whatever can't be donated or recycled is disposed of at the appropriate facility.
You pick your items and a time window online, see the total price upfront, and confirm. A Loader typically gives notice before arriving, then removes the items from inside your home, garage, or outdoor spot, so there are no surprise charges at pickup.
The main difference is pricing and booking. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King generally price by truckload volume, often confirmed on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms your total before booking. For a full-house cleanout, a truckload quote may suit better.
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