When a family home changes hands — Georgetown, Cleveland Park, Chevy Chase, Potomac, McLean, Great Falls — we clear it discreetly and carefully: fine furniture protected, usable pieces donated with receipts, the whole home (basement to attic) priced flat as truck-fill from $325 and left realtor-ready.
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Upload Photos & Get Quote →An estate clear is a sensitive job: a downsizing, a probate sale, a home going to market. We handle it quietly and discreetly, protect the fine furniture, art, and antiques the family is keeping or selling, and route everything usable to donation. The whole home is priced flat as truck-fill — including the basement and attic, where an estate's decades of contents often live, carried up and out. We work on the executor's, family's, or realtor's timeline, and handle the historic estates of Georgetown and Cleveland Park as well as Chevy Chase, Potomac, McLean, and Great Falls. When we're done the home is broom-clean and realtor-ready. (DC adds sales tax; in MD and VA there's no sales tax on the service.)
Send room-by-room photos, or we meet you at the house. Long-distance heirs get the whole thing handled by phone and picture — you don't have to fly in for it.
A truck-fill quote comes back with the piano, the safe and the storage unit priced in. Tell us what the family is keeping and it stays where it is.
Insured crews work through the house over one day or several, drop donations at partners who issue receipts, and leave it broom-clean for the listing.
Whole homes price by truck-fill, in seven published tiers, with as many truckloads as the house needs. A modest condo downsizing might be one partial load; a McLean house with a full basement, a garage and an attic is several.
| Truck-fill | Flat price |
|---|---|
| 2/8 truck | $325 |
| 3/8 truck | $455 |
| 4/8 truck (half) | $580 |
| 5/8 truck | $690 |
| 6/8 truck | $790 |
| 7/8 truck | $890 |
| Full truck (8/8) | $985 |
$75 order minimum. Loading, stair-carry, sweep-out and disposal are inside every tier.
The storage unit that came with the estate. Almost every estate has one, and nobody knows what's in it. Units price by size, cleared start to finish:
| Storage unit | Flat price |
|---|---|
| 5×5 | $304 |
| 5×10 | $535 |
| 5×15 | $725 |
| 10×10 | $790 |
| 10×15 | $1,185 |
| 10×20 | $1,580 |
| 10×25 | $1,970 |
| 10×30 | $2,365 |
The heavy things that stop an estate sale. These are the pieces buyers won't take and movers won't touch, and they're the reason a house sits half-empty for a month. All published flat:
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Upright piano | $390 |
| Grand piano | $590 |
| Pool table | $812 |
| Safe — small | $135 |
| Safe — large | $273 |
| China cabinet | $215 |
| Sideboard / buffet | $165 |
| Curio cabinet | $128 |
| Cast-iron bathtub | $249 |
For outside context: HomeGuide's 2026 junk-removal cost research puts a 1-800-GOT-JUNK full truck at roughly $700–$1,000 and College HUNKS at roughly $600–$800+ — both quoted only after an on-site estimate. Our ladder is published here and committed from photographs, which is what an executor working to a settlement date actually needs.
Maryland and Virginia do not tax the service. The Bethesda–Chevy Chase–Potomac–McLean–Great Falls estate belt — which is where most of this work is — is quoted with no service tax at all. Inside the District, DC sales tax shows at checkout.
| Option | Cost | What it actually does | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estate-sale company | Commission on sales | Sells the valuable 10% | Leaves the other 90% in the house — you still need a cleanout after |
| Auction house | Commission + fees | Takes the pieces with a market | Consignment timelines run weeks to months; they decline most of a house |
| Donation (self-delivered) | Free · tax receipt | Rehomes usable furniture | Partners accept only clean, complete pieces — and you transport it |
| DC DPW bulk trash (311) | Free | Curbside collection | 7 items per appointment, single-family and ≤3-unit only, no C&D debris, condos excluded |
| Franchise whole-home cleanout | ~$700–$1,000 full truck ~$600–$800+ (HomeGuide 2026) | Clears the house | On-site estimate first; the price is set with a crew standing in the living room |
| JunkRabbit | $325–$985 a truck, flat | Clears the whole home, basement to attic | None — photo-quoted, discreet, insured, donation-routed with receipts |
These aren't mutually exclusive. The common sequence for a DMV estate is: family takes what it wants → an appraiser or estate-sale firm handles the pieces with real value → we clear everything that's left, donate what a charity will take, and hand the house back broom-clean.
Not at this scale, and the numbers make it obvious. DC DPW bulk trash — requested through 311 or dpw.dc.gov — allows up to seven items per appointment, serves single-family homes and buildings of three units or fewer, and does not accept construction or demolition debris. A four-bedroom house with a full basement is not a seven-item appointment; it's forty appointments, spread across a year, with a curbside pile each time in a neighborhood where the estate is trying to be discreet.
And a large share of DC's housing can't use the program at all: condos, co-ops and apartment buildings of four or more units are excluded outright, and those residents are required to hire a private, licensed hauler. If the estate is a downsized parent's condo in Friendship Heights or a unit at the Watergate, the free option was never on the table.
Outside the District the shape repeats with different rules: Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax County each operate their own scheduled or on-call bulk programs, each with its own item caps and exclusions. None of them is designed to empty a house, and every one of them puts the carrying and the curb-staging on you. For an executor working against a settlement date, a listing date or a probate calendar, that isn't a plan — it's a hobby.
This is the part of the job that matters most to a family, and it's the part most haulers say nothing about. Everything usable gets photographed and offered to a partner who will genuinely take it. In the DMV that means Goodwill of Greater Washington, the Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity ReStore (which has multiple locations across the metro and takes furniture, cabinetry, fixtures and appliances), and A Wider Circle in Silver Spring — an organization that furnishes homes for families leaving homelessness and issues donation documentation. For an executor, that last one tends to be the one that lands: a mother's dining set going into a family's first stable apartment is a better outcome than a transfer station, and it comes with paperwork the estate can file.
We'll be straight about the limits. Partners accept clean and complete pieces — a sofa with a tear or a dresser missing drawers doesn't clear their bar, and no amount of good intention changes that. So we photograph, we route what will be accepted, and receipts follow the drop-off. What we will never do is put a dollar valuation on your donation; that number belongs to the estate and its accountant, not to a hauling crew.
The rest is separated properly: metal to scrap, electronics to the county e-waste programs, and anything with refrigerant — the kitchen fridge, the basement chest freezer, the window units — through EPA-certified freon recovery before disposal. Genuine waste tips at the regional facilities on the Maryland and Virginia sides. Disposal is expensive in this metro; it's inside your quoted number rather than a line that appears later.
The DMV's estate belt has its own logistics. Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac, McLean and Great Falls are big single-family houses with full basements, garages and attics — three floors of accumulation on top of the living space, and often a long or gated driveway that a truck has to be walked down carefully. We protect the approach, the landscaping and the floors: runners on hardwood, padding on door frames, nothing dragged across a refinished floor. And a detail worth naming plainly for that belt: Maryland and Virginia don't tax the service, so the quote you're given is the number the estate pays.
Inside the District, Georgetown and Cleveland Park estates are period homes in historic districts — narrow vintage staircases, no elevators, rear-alley carry-outs, and finishes it would be easy to damage in a hurry. Old Town Alexandria is the same story on cobblestone. We slow down for those, and we come in unmarked vehicles when the family would rather the block not know what's happening.
And when the estate is a condo — a downsized unit in Friendship Heights, Silver Spring or Tysons — we're the licensed, insured private hauler the building and the District's rules require, with a COI filed 48–72 hours ahead and the freight elevator booked.
"Downsizing my parents' house in Bethesda — discreet, careful with the good furniture, donated most of it. One fair flat price, no tax in Maryland. Realtor-ready."
"Whole Georgetown home including basement and attic, cleared over three days. Careful with the antiques, donation-routed. Professional and quiet."
"Probate sale in McLean, tight timeline. Whole home cleared on schedule, flat truck-fill price. Nothing left behind."
How much does an estate cleanout cost in DC?
Truck-fill, seven tiers: 2/8 $325 · 3/8 $455 · 4/8 $580 · 5/8 $690 · 6/8 $790 · 7/8 $890 · full $985, multiple trucks for a whole home. Storage units run $304 (5×5) to $2,365 (10×30). $75 order minimum. Disposal and donation routing included; no MD or VA service tax.
Do we get donation receipts?
Yes — from Goodwill of Greater Washington, the Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, or A Wider Circle in Silver Spring, depending on what the partner will accept. We don't assign a valuation to the donation.
Will the city handle a whole house?
No. DC bulk trash caps at seven items per appointment, serves only single-family and ≤3-unit buildings, refuses C&D debris, and excludes condos and co-ops outright. MoCo, PG, Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax run their own capped programs.
Piano, pool table, gun safe?
Upright piano $390, grand $590, pool table $812, small safe $135, large safe $273, cast-iron tub $249, china cabinet $215, sideboard $165, curio cabinet $128. Published, not day-of.
Are you discreet?
Yes — unmarked vehicles on request, quiet crews, floor runners and door protection, careful on gated Potomac and Great Falls approaches and in the Georgetown and Old Town historic districts.
How is this different from an estate-sale company?
They sell the valuable fraction and take a commission; the rest stays in the house. We clear the whole house to broom-clean, before or after their sale.
Cheaper than a franchise?
HomeGuide's 2026 research puts 1-800-GOT-JUNK at roughly $700–$1,000 a full truck and College HUNKS at roughly $600–$800+, both after an on-site estimate. Ours is published and quoted from photos.
Basement, attic and garage too?
Yes — and in the DMV that's most of the volume. All carried up and out inside the same truck-fill.
No. DC DPW bulk trash, booked through 311 or dpw.dc.gov, caps each appointment at seven items, serves only single-family homes and buildings of three units or fewer, and does not accept construction or demolition debris. Condos, co-ops and buildings of four or more units are excluded from the program entirely and must use a private licensed hauler. A whole house is not a seven-item appointment. Montgomery, Prince George's, Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax each run their own capped bulk programs with their own exclusions.
Yes — these are the pieces that stop an estate sale cold. An upright piano is $390 and a grand $590, a pool table $812, a small safe $135 and a large safe $273, a cast-iron bathtub $249. China cabinets are $215, sideboards $165 and curio cabinets $128. Each is a published flat price, not a surcharge invented on the day.
Yes. Estate work in Georgetown, Cleveland Park, Chevy Chase, Potomac, McLean and Great Falls is done quietly, in unmarked vehicles where you want it, with floor runners and door protection in place and care taken on gated drives and landscaped approaches. Neighbours do not need to know an estate is being settled.
Generally, and it is far more predictable for an executor working to a settlement date. HomeGuide's 2026 cost research puts a 1-800-GOT-JUNK full truck at roughly $700 to $1,000 and College HUNKS in the $600 to $800-plus range, both quoted after an on-site estimate. Our seven-tier ladder runs $325 to $985 per truck and is committed from photographs before anyone drives out.
Yes — and in this region that is most of the work. DMV homes have full basements plus attics plus garages, and an estate's decades of contents usually live in all three. Everything is carried up and out, priced as part of the same truck-fill, with the house left broom-clean and realtor-ready.