House clearance in Cabra

Cabra's houses were built for big families

Most of Cabra was built by Dublin Corporation in the 1930s and 1940s, with Cabra West following soon after. The houses are solid two-storey terraces and semi-ds with small front gardens, three bedrooms (one of them a box room) and a back garden that often has a shed or an old outhouse.

Many of those houses raised whole families, and some have been lived in by the same people for most of their lives. So a Cabra clearance is often about decades of living: wardrobes full of clothes, presses full of delph, a box room that has been the family store for forty years. It's rarely difficult to get things out. It's the amount, and the sorting, that take the time.

Phibsborough: red-brick, flats and permit parking

Phibsborough is a different kind of job. Its Victorian red-brick terraces have tall, narrow stairs, and many of the bigger houses were divided into flats years ago. There are newer apartment blocks too, and with the TU Dublin campus at Grangegorman close by, plenty of rentals. If you're a landlord here, the job might be a single flat emptied between tenants, or a whole house of bedsits cleared before a renovation. See property clearance for how we handle both.

Things to tell us about a Phibsborough job:

• Which floor the flat or room is on, and whether there's a lift
• The parking rules on your street
• Shared hallways we'll be carrying through, so we can keep them clear for neighbours
• Anything the landlord is keeping, such as white goods or beds

For apartments in managed blocks, see apartment clearance.

Clearing a parent's house in Cabra

Clearing the house you grew up in is hard, and nobody should rush you through it. We can start with one room, leave the rest until the family has sorted through things, and come back another day. We hand over papers, photographs, mass cards, medals and anything else that looks personal, and we'll ask before anything you might want goes in a bag.

If you're waiting on probate, or the family needs a few weeks, we can clear in stages to suit. Our bereavement house clearance page explains how we work, and our guide for families and executors covers the practical side.

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One room or the whole house

Not every Cabra job is a full clearance. Smaller jobs are just as welcome, for example:

• The box room, cleared for a new baby or a grandchild who's moving in
• The back bedroom, emptied for a carer or a relative coming home
• The attic, finally gone through after years of putting it off (attic clearance)
• The shed or outhouse, cleared before the garden is redone (shed clearance)
• A converted garage turned back into a usable space (garage clear-outs)

If a home has become so full that it's hard to live in, we can help gently and in stages, without judgement. Our hoarder clearance page explains how.

What it costs, and why

We can't put a number on a page, because no two Dublin 7 houses hold the same amount. What we can do is tell you exactly what the price depends on:

Send photos of every room and outbuilding, and you'll get one fixed price before anything is booked. If the job is very large or unusual, we may ask to see it first. Our cost guide goes into more detail.

Before the van arrives

You don't have to empty or bag anything. It does help if you take out what you're keeping, or mark it clearly, put any important papers you've already found somewhere safe, and tell us about parking and keys.

On the day, we cover the stairs and hall carpets before carrying anything heavy, check drawers and pockets as we go, and sweep or vacuum the floors before we leave. Reusable items are set aside, metals and appliances go for recycling, and the rest goes to licensed facilities. Read more on our Dublin house clearance page, or see our step-by-step preparation guide.