desh jack7 months ago
★★★★★
Thanks, Serge, for the quick, professional, and reasonably priced service. Will use you again - highly recommend!
Overview
The new apartment at the senior community is 700 square feet. The house in Land Park is 1,900, plus a garage and forty years of Christmas boxes. Move-in is the first of the month. Somewhere in between, a family has to decide what comes along, what goes to the grandchildren, and what finally leaves.
We do the last part, and we do it slowly if that is what the day needs. Your parent points, we carry. Nothing leaves the house without a yes. Small loads start at $99 and the price is settled before we lift anything.
At a glance
- Upfront pricing from $99, confirmed before we start
- Same-day and next-day appointments, open 24 hours a day
- We take furniture, appliances, clothing and linens, books and more
- Licensed and insured, locally owned in West Sacramento
- We donate what is usable and recycle what we can
- No tips expected and no hidden dump fees
What We Do: Senior Downsizing Help That Moves at Your Family’s Pace
Leaving a home where you raised a family is not a logistics problem, even though it comes with one. Our senior junk removal service is built around that. We do not back a truck up and start loading. We walk the rooms with you or your parent, from Land Park bungalows to Arden Arcade ranch houses, and sort as we go.
How a downsizing visit differs from a regular pickup:
- The senior sets the pace. If one drawer takes twenty minutes, it takes twenty minutes.
- Three piles, decided together: keep, give away, go.
- The crew lifts everything. Nobody in the family carries a dresser down the porch steps.
- Donation items ride separately and go to a Sacramento charity when they will take them.
- Several short visits over a few weeks are fine, and often better than one long day.
- We work around the move date, the realtor’s photos and the family’s calendar.
How It Works
Four steps, and the first two are just conversations.
- 01
Call or Book Online
Call (916) 770-7619 or book online and tell us it is a senior downsizing. We ask about the home, roughly how much needs to go, who will be there on the day, and when the move is.
- 02
We Visit and Walk Through Together
We walk the home with your parent or with you, and talk through what stays, what is for the family, what goes to charity and what goes on the truck. No pressure to decide anything on the spot; the quote is free and in writing.
- 03
We Load and Haul
Anything marked keep stays where it is. Donation items load first so they stay clean, and everything else, from furniture to garage items, goes on the truck. Fragile and sentimental pieces are wrapped and handed to the family, not stacked.
- 04
We Clean Up
We sweep each room and leave it ready for the realtor’s photos, the new owners, or simply for your parent to live in with more room to move.
What We Take
Decades of living means decades of accumulation. What leaves most often on a senior downsizing job:
- Furniture
- Appliances
- Clothing and linens
- Books, magazines, and paper goods
- Kitchenware
- Holiday decorations and keepsakes
- Garage and shed items
- Exercise equipment
- Electronics
- Boxes and storage bins
- Yard items
What gets a second life: clean furniture, clothing, kitchenware and books go to a Sacramento-area charity when they will take them. Charities refuse stained, torn or broken pieces, so we never promise donation on every load, only that we try first.
What Families Say After Helping a Parent Downsize
Most of these jobs are booked by an adult child, often from out of town. Their words afterward say more than a list of promises would. These are unedited, from our Google reviews.
“Serge was great. I needed a bunch of junk removed in a timely manner for my mom. He did not hesitate to take the job on, in fact, he was here rather quickly.”
Diana K., Google“Outstanding team of professional helpers came the day after I called and quickly removed a huge load of junk for a great price. They were kind when we added to the load, and patient and kind to the elder whose items they removed with permission.”
Heather Kessler, Google“Serge and his team were incredible. Very hard working and went above and beyond to help me with a project that at first seemed overwhelming.”
Thomas Harris, GoogleThe habit behind all three is the same: a check-in before anything leaves the house, and photos for the family member who could not be there. We are a licensed and insured Sacramento company, not a franchise crew, and the person who quotes the job is the person who shows up. Same-day is possible when a move date arrives faster than planned.
Helping Sacramento Seniors Transition to Senior Living
Many of our downsizing clients are moving into senior living communities around Sacramento, including Eskaton, Carlton Senior Living, Sunrise Senior Living and Atria Senior Living. Those moves come with a firm move-in date and a much smaller floor plan. We clear the old home on the schedule the community gives you, keep the pieces that are coming along separate, and can come back for the final cleanout once the family has the keys handed over.
Senior Downsizing vs. Estate Cleanouts
People sometimes use the two words interchangeably. Both clear a house, but the person in the middle of it is different:
- Senior downsizing is for a living person moving to a smaller home, a senior community or in with family. They are usually in the room, deciding what stays.
- Estate cleanouts happen after a loved one has died, or when an inherited home has to be emptied, with the family or an executor deciding.
We handle both with the same crew and the same care. The difference is the pace: a downsizing moves at the pace of the person whose things they are.
Clearing a parent’s home after a death? That is an estate cleanout. See our estate cleanout service and the estate cleanout guides for families and executors.
Service Areas: Senior Downsizing Junk Removal Across Greater Sacramento
Senior downsizing across the Sacramento region, often the same week you call and sometimes the same day:
- Sacramento (including Midtown, Land Park, East Sacramento, Pocket, Natomas, and South Sacramento)
- Elk Grove
- Roseville
- Folsom
- Rancho Cordova
- Citrus Heights
- West Sacramento
- Carmichael
- Arden Arcade
- Davis
If your parent’s home is anywhere in the greater Sacramento area, we can be there. If you are booking from out of state, photos and a phone call are enough to start.
Pricing for Senior Downsizing Junk Removal
You pay for the share of the truck the load fills, not for the hours or the number of visits. Same tiers as the rest of our work, with downsizing examples:
| Load | Typical price | What that looks like |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | $99 to $150 | A recliner and a few boxes of books |
| Quarter truck | $180 to $280 | A spare bedroom: bed, dresser, nightstands |
| Half truck | $320 to $480 | The living room and dining set that will not fit the new place |
| Full truck | $850 to $1,000 | Most of a two-bedroom home plus the garage |
Heavy pieces (a solid-wood hutch, an upright piano) and long carries can nudge the number. Setting the donation pile in one room before we arrive keeps the visit shorter. Spreading the job over several visits does not cost more than doing it at once; it is the same truck space either way. The quote is in writing after the walk-through, and when you book online, you save $20 on the first visit.
Real Customer Reviews
Josh South8 months ago
★★★★★
Fast, convenient, and amazing service. I will definitely be a returning customer. Thank you!
Jason Roberts0 years ago
★★★★★
Great and punctual service! Reasonable prices and very friendly. I recommend highly. He hauled away an old piano. Very professional!
Erika Alvarez1 year ago
★★★★★
Fast, affordable, professional, and friendly! I called and Serge was here within about an hour.
BenWendy Webster1 year ago
★★★★★
Serge was awesome to work with. I am very grateful I found his company. I contacted them on a Tuesday and by Wednesday the hot tub was gone. He was on time and worked hard. Left the area cleaned up and I’m so excited to have my backyard back!
Lacey A1 year ago
★★★★★
Prompt response when I inquired about Hot Tub Removal. Fair price. Was available next day and only took about an hr and half. Would highly recommend.
Shawn Herrick1 year ago
★★★★★
Serge was amazing. Would definitely recommend. He was prompt, fair and very professional.
kyle c1 year ago
★★★★★
Reasonably priced, great communication, Serge was very friendly and got my junk hauled with ease! Would absolutely use TCJ Hauling again. Thanks so much
Luis Terrazas1 year ago
★★★★★
This guys are the real deal !!! Serge and his crew took care of our old furniture as we are transitioning into a new apartment. They were able to accommodate last minute and for a competitive price .
Prameet Chandra1 year ago
★★★★★
Messaged TCJ Hauling in need of getting rid of some junk that was accumulating in the garage. Not only was the company able to come the same day but were also very punctual and realiable which above all things mean the most me. The service was fast and the vehicle used was modern and able to accommodate for all the items I needed to be removed. Very Prosfessional and accommodating will definitely call them again and tell my friends and family to do the same. Thank you TCJ Hauling!
Frequently Asked Questions
How is senior downsizing different from regular junk removal?
A regular pickup is point-and-load. A downsizing is a sort, with the senior in the room if they want to be. We go slower, keep anything the family set aside separate, and treat the dining table where thirty years of dinners happened as more than truck space.
Can my parent be present during the cleanout?
Yes, and most want to be. The crew is patient, takes direction from the person whose things they are, and stops when they need a break. If your parent would rather not watch, an adult child or a family representative can stand in.
What happens to the items you remove?
Donation items go to a Sacramento charity when they will take them; on a full-home job we cannot sort every item, so the family marks the donation pile. Metal and appliances go to a recycler, a few electronics can ride along to an e-waste recycler, and the rest goes to the transfer station. Donation tax receipts come from the charity, not from us.
How long does a senior downsizing project take?
A single room is usually a couple of hours. A full home is half a day or more, and many families split it into two or three visits over a week or two so nobody has to decide everything at once. We book around your timeline, not ours.
Do you offer same-day senior downsizing service?
Yes, when the schedule allows. A move-in date at a senior community or a closing that got moved up both count. Call (916) 770-7619 and we will tell you honestly whether today is possible.
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