Can you get a furnace or water heater out?

Yes, provided it is already disconnected. Old cast iron and steel units are heavy but very much in scope, and much of the weight is recoverable scrap metal.

What about a basement that flooded?

We remove water-damaged contents. If the structure needs drying or mold remediation, that is a specialist's work, and we will tell you rather than take it on.

Will you take the built-in workbench?

Yes. Workbenches and shelving assembled in the room get broken down and carried out in sections.

Do you protect the stairs and walls?

Yes. Everything comes up the same staircase, so protecting the treads, railing, and the door frame at the top is part of doing the job properly.

Homeowners, and often the second or third owner of an older house

Basement cleanouts in Libertyville, Barrington and Lake County

Basements collect what the people before you left, plus everything you have added since. In the older parts of Libertyville and Barrington, that can mean three generations of storage.

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What makes this one hard

Everything has to come up a staircase, and basement stairs are frequently narrow with a turn at the top. That alone changes what is possible. Older basements add genuinely heavy legacy items that modern houses simply do not have, including cast iron, steel tanks, workbenches built in place, and shelving assembled in the room. Moisture is the other factor: cardboard that has sat on a damp floor for a decade fails when lifted, and anything paper or fabric may be mold-affected rather than salvageable.

How we work

1Check the staircase and the turn at the top before quoting
2Sort with you, keeping in mind that water-damaged goods are rarely worth saving
3Break down built-in workbenches and shelving assembled in place
4Carry out with straps and dollies rather than by hand
5Protect stair treads, railings, and the door frame at the top
6Sweep the floor so you can see what condition the slab is actually in

How long it takes

A moderately full basement is a single day. Older homes with heavy legacy items, built-in storage, or many decades of accumulation can run two.

Free estimates, quotes typically starting around $125

What people ask us before they book

“Some of it is too heavy to move.”

That is usually why the call happens. We have removed a steel furnace drum original to a hundred-year-old house from a basement after other contractors declined the job. Heavy and awkward is the normal case down there.

“There might be mold on the boxes.”

Common in basements, and it changes what is worth keeping. We can remove mold-affected contents, but if there is mold on the structure itself, that is a remediation company's job and we will say so.

“The stairs are narrow with a turn.”

Tell us before the quote. It is the single biggest factor in how long a basement takes, and we would rather plan for it than discover it.

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Yes, provided it is already disconnected. Old cast iron and steel units are heavy but very much in scope, and much of the weight is recoverable scrap metal.

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