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Moving out, or just making room
Ashbourne grew quickly as families moved out of Dublin for more space, and most of the town is estates of semi-ds and detached houses within a short run of the N2 and M2. Fifteen or twenty years after the keys were handed over, those houses tend to have one thing in common: the space nobody looks at is full.
Ashbourne clear-outs usually come down to a handful of reasons. The owners are selling and want the house to look its best. They're moving and the removal company won't take the broken or the unwanted. Or they've finally decided the attic and garage should be usable again. We take on any of those, from a single loft to the whole house, priced from your photos.
The attic first
In a typical Ashbourne estate house, the attic was boarded in the first year or two and has been filling ever since. Christmas decorations, baby equipment, suitcases, old curtains, boxes from the last move that were never unpacked.
Bringing it down is a two-person job done carefully. One works in the attic, one on the landing, passing everything down through the hatch. We put covers on the stairs, keep clear of the insulation, and check boxes as they come down in case something worth keeping is in there. Our attic clearance page goes into more detail, and the guide to clearing an attic safely is worth a read if you want to sort some of it yourself first.
Garages that stopped holding cars
Many Ashbourne houses have a garage, attached or at the side, and plenty of them no longer have a car in them. Bikes the children have outgrown, garden furniture, paint tins, a broken lawnmower, a chest freezer that no longer works: it all ends up there. A garage clear-out gets the floor back, whether you want it for parking, a home gym or a conversion.
The garden shed is usually the next stop. We empty it, and if it's rotten, we take the shed down as well; see shed clearance.
Fitting it around a house move
A clear-out tied to a move usually falls into one of three patterns:
| When | What we clear | Why it helps |
|---|---|---|
| Before the house goes on the market | Attic, garage, shed, spare room | Cleaner photos and viewings, less to pack later |
| After the removal van leaves | Whatever the movers wouldn't take | The house is empty for the handover |
| After the sale closes | Anything left behind | Nothing for the buyers to complain about |
On moving day itself, a little preparation keeps the two crews from tripping over each other:
- Separate what's going with you. Tape a sign on boxes and furniture the removal firm is taking, so nothing ends up on the wrong van.
- Say what the buyers are keeping. Curtains, a shed, a fridge or the garden furniture sometimes stay with the sale.
- Leave the attic open. If you've gone ahead to the new house, leave the hatch open and the ladder down.
- Agree the handover. Tell us whether the keys go back to you, the estate agent or a neighbour once we're done.
Tell us your sale or moving dates and we'll plan backwards from them. For tips on getting a house ready for viewings, see preparing a property for sale.
Moving out of an Ashbourne house? Send photos of the attic, garage, shed and any rooms with things going, plus your moving date. We'll come back with a fixed price, usually the same day.
Estates, driveways and getting the van in
Ashbourne is one of the shorter trips into Meath for us, straight up the N2 from the M50, so it's often easier to find a date that suits your move. Loading is usually straightforward too. Most estate houses have a driveway the van can back onto, and the carry from the front door is short. Where it gets trickier is in courtyards of duplexes and apartments with shared parking, or in cul-de-sacs where every space is taken by evening. A morning slot normally solves that. For flats or duplexes with a shared stairwell or a management company, our apartment clearance service plans around the rules.
When it's more than a move
Not every Ashbourne job is about a sale. Sometimes it's a parent's house after a death, and the family needs it cleared gently, with papers and photographs kept aside and time to go through things; our bereavement clearance page explains how that works. Sometimes a relative's home has become too full to live in comfortably, and hoarder clearance gives them a patient, private way through it.
Either way, the price is fixed before we start, the crew is fully insured, and the contents go out under our authorised waste carrier permit, NWCPO-25-13287-01. Reusable things are kept back where possible and metals and electricals are recycled. Our house clearance page sets out a full job, and house clearance in Meath covers the rest of the county. Once the rooms are bare, carpet cleaning in Ashbourne is easier than it will ever be again.
