Junk removal in Port Richmond
Port Richmond blocks are tight and the rowhomes are narrow. Getting a couch out of here takes a plan, and we bring one.
Port Richmond homes and what that means for junk removal
Port Richmond is one of the city's classic River Wards neighborhoods, with a long Polish-American history and blocks of narrow brick rowhomes, many dating to the early 1900s. Front doors open right onto the sidewalk, and a lot of homes have no rear access at all.
That means everything comes out the front door: down narrow stairs, through a tight vestibule, and onto a truck double-parked on a one-way street. It's doable. It just goes faster with two people who've planned the carry.
What usually needs to go
- Basement contents in homes with no rear access
- Heavy old furniture: china cabinets, dressers, solid wood beds
- Appliances that have to come up basement steps
- Estate cleanouts in long-held family homes
- Renovation leftovers
What leaving junk can do to a Port Richmond home
Shared walls, shared problems
Clutter in one rowhome gives pests a home base for the whole row.
Damp basements
Older rowhome basements tend to be damp. Stored boxes and upholstered furniture pick up mildew and odor.
Narrow stairs
Carrying heavy items up steep basement stairs alone is how people get hurt.
Access to the mechanicals
Blocked access to the water heater or main shutoff turns a small leak into a flooded basement.
Handling it yourself in Port Richmond
Port Richmond residents have the city's Port Richmond sanitation convenience center on Delaware Avenue close by. It accepts up to two bulk items a day and requires proof of residency. For anything that won't fit in your car, or that's stuck in the basement, call us.
Before you load up, read what Philadelphia trash pickup will and won't take and where to dump junk legally.
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