Emergency Lists For Home Owners

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For many homeowners (and especially first time buyers) the fun part of moving in is making the place yours. It is all about the renovations, decorating, interior design, painting, landscaping and other “fun” projects that transform the previous owners house into your new castle.

These are great projects, and we have roll-off disposal dumpster bins that suit all of your needs for those jobs, but this is about something else. This is about the things you didn’t plan for and sooner or later are going to happen.

Owning a home in Southern Ontario means you have to be prepared for the unexpected. When you buy a home, that means you inherit all of the previous owners’ problems that they didn’t want to pay for, like plumbing, a new roof or electrical issues. It also means that you have to be prepared for our turbulent summer weather patterns, freezing cold winters and issues with our aging local infrastructure like the power grid or drainage and watermains.

These are issues that every single one of us can expect to experience as a homeowner, and you would be advised to be prepared for.

For example, you should always have extra batteries on hand, as well as some empty coolers, some ready made food, water, flashlights, cell phone power banks and solar panels or generator ready in case of a power outage. That way you can still have some power in your home, even during the winter months, a place to keep your food cold during the summer and you will be able to stay in contact with the world.

Additionally you should have some contact numbers on hand and in your cell phone in case of emergencies. For example, you will need the numbers of a on call doctor and veterinarian if you have pets, a plumber, an electrician, a roofing service, a general contractor, a snow plow operator, your kids school, poison control, a hospital, your insurance carrier and a roll-off disposal bin service.

Many people might question the last one, but trust us on this. Lets say one night your aging plumbing finally bursts and there is water everywhere. You call the plumber, the general contractor and they come over and immediately begin repairs.

All of that material from pipes, to drywall, flooring, soaked and ruined furniture and other debris needs to be removed from your home immediately. It follows that you can’t simply leave it on your lawn, so it has to be legally disposed of at a local waste management recycling depot. For that reason, your dumpster bin is just as important to the quick repairs and smooth operation of the emergency project, and so that your home can be restored to its previous state quickly, and without huge expense.

Selling Your Home In Toronto, Ontario

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Here in Toronto, Ontario, home sales are booming like Alex Van Halens bass drum and many people are cashing in on the windfall and selling their homes.

If you are planning on selling your home this summer, then you will want to get a head start on preparing it for sale, and that means you are going to have to roll up your sleeves and begin the decluttering and staging process.

Every real estate agent and home sales television show will tell you that you simply cannot avoid a home clean out if you want to get the maximum dollar for your home. Nothing turns off prospective buyers more than viewing a cluttered, lived in home that is filled with old memories, furniture and other people’s belongings. Buyers want a clean space, so they can envision their design ideas and their belongings in the home. It should look like a showroom, not the morning after a New Year’s Eve party.

The inside of your home isn’t the only place you will want to declutter. You will want to completely clean out your garage. It should be spotless and not filled with old winter tires, boxes, rusty old bicycles and bits of old unwanted appliances and furniture you don’t want but never got around to throwing up.

It follows that you will also want to give your property a good clean up with some simple landscaping. If that old shed is filled with yard junk and is beginning to show its age, then it’s time to tear it down and replace it with a flower bed. New buyers will want to view your outdoor property the same way as the inside: as a showroom where they picture themselves sitting outside and entertaining their friends, and not thinking about how they have to tear down an old basketball hoop or get rid of a broken fire pit.

Spring is almost here, and it is a perfect time to get started on these projects so your home is ready for sale in a few months. You can get started inside while the weather is still warming up, and work your way outside when the ground has thawed to tear down that shed and plant some new flowers.

All of this decluttering is going to mean that you will require a roll-off disposal bin, and we have 4 sizes to choose from. Depending on the size of your home, and how much stuff you want to get rid of, you will more than likely need one of our larger 16 yard or 20 yard bins. We can place it anywhere on your property that has a flat hard surface, and we will schedule deliveries and pickups at your convenience when it is full.

Downsizing Your Home

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Real Estate prices in St. Catharines, Ontario have gone through the roof in recent years, leaving many residents with a decision on whether they want to stay in their home, or cash out and downsize into a smaller home. Many baby boomers who now live in large empty nests that are becoming more difficult to maintain are choosing to downsize and that means they have a lot of stuff that needs to go before they can sell and move.

These homes are literally packed to the rooftop with stuff that has been accumulated over a lifetime. Most of it has long been forgotten about. Out of sight, out of mind, and now it all has to be sorted through, and tossed out.

All of this stuff means you are going to want one of our larger dumpster bins like our 16 yard or 20 yard, and you will probably require a few truckloads to dispose of everything. You can choose from any of our 4 bin sizes and order online. We will deliver a dumpster bin to you at a convenient time, and arrange pick-ups at a similar time of your choosing.

When it is time to clean out your home and ready it for sale, you will have a lot of stuff that is easy to say goodbye to like large furniture, carpets, appliances, mattresses and just about everything in the garage. However, you are also going to have to make some choices on what you can take with you and what will actually fit into your new, smaller home.

Here are a few easy tips for deciding what stays and what goes:

1) Ask family to help. You don’t want to throw away something that somebody in your family has an attachment to, so have them help out and inventory everything. One quick tip that follows; make sure that if somebody wants to keep an item, they take it with them. You don’t want to be stuck storing something in your new home.

2) Have a sale. Once you have decided on what stays and what goes, have yourself a yard sale. You can also post all of your items on marketplace websites. You may even have some buried treasure among the things to go. You may not want that old pool table anymore, but somebody else will want it, and they will happily pay for it.

3) Once everything has been picked through and sold, you will still have a lot of stuff left to get rid of. You can donate a lot of it to local charities who would love to have it. Items like old clothes, sporting equipment, furniture, appliances and everything that still has some life in it. Many charities will also come and pick everything up as well.

Downsizing your home is a great way to take advantage of real estate prices, and stay close to family in a home that is easier to manage, so when you decide to make the move, simply contact us, and we will work with you and remove all of your unwanted stuff safely and quickly.