Grizzly Junk Pros · Family-owned since 2014 · 4.99 ★ × 463 reviews · 20,000+ jobs
Estate Cleanout in Granby, CT
Executor-led cleanouts, sorted before they're hauled. Hartford County.
Most people who call us about an estate in Granby are doing it from somewhere else. A parent has died, the house has to be emptied before it can be listed or transferred, and the person responsible is an executor working through a to-do list written by a probate court. We do this work the way that situation actually needs it done: a walkthrough first, a written number before anything moves, and a crew that sorts before it hauls.
20,000+
jobs completed
4.99 ★
463 reviews
Family-owned
since 2014 (12 years)
Licensed & insured
in Connecticut & New York
About Grizzly Junk Pros
Grizzly Junk Pros is a family-owned junk removal and dumpster rental company in Connecticut. Justin Hubbard started it in Stamford in 2014 with one box truck. Today we run two depots, in Stamford and West Haven, and have completed 20,000+ jobs. Licensed and insured. Call (203) 219-8855.
What Granby properties tend to hold
Granby estates are more likely than most in Hartford County to be genuinely multi-day operations, and outbuildings are the reason. North Granby, West Granby, the Bushy Hill and Lost Acres Road areas are rural, large-parcel properties where barns and detached garages are normal and hold their own decades of tools, equipment and stored goods. That is effectively a second cleanout sharing an address with the first. Granby Center and the Salmon Brook Street and Loomis Street blocks are denser and more conventional. We walk the whole parcel here before quoting, because the house alone would understate the job most of the time.
We work across Granby Center, North Granby, West Granby, Bushy Hill area and Lost Acres Road area, in a town of about 11,400.
The process, and why it's this way
Estate work is slower than junk removal on purpose, and the reason is the sorting.
We walk it first. Always. A description over the phone has never once produced an accurate load count, and a low quote that doubles on day two helps nobody.
We sort before we haul. The crew moves room by room and pulls anything that looks like it should be a decision — documents, photographs, safes and lockboxes, jewellery, military items, anything printed with an account number. That pile goes on a table for you to go through. We're not valuers, so the standard is deliberately generous: if there's a question, it doesn't go on the truck.
We route donations where they'll take them. Usable goods to a charity partner rather than a transfer station. It costs the same in labour and it's simply a better ending.
We plan for more than one day. Full properties run two to four. Same crew throughout, and we'll build the schedule around a closing date if there is one.
Cost, and why it's a range until we've seen it
The ladder is fixed and public:
- Minimum Load — $179. A few small items: bags, boxes, or one small piece of furniture
- 1/4 Truckload (~5 yd³) — $359. Small bedroom contents, or a few bulky items
- 1/2 Truckload (~10 yd³) — $559. Small apartment contents or several large furniture items
- Full Truckload (~20 yd³) — $979. Full home cleanout or major renovation debris
The load count is not, and that's the honest part. Most estates are multiple loads over multiple days — the living space comes out fast, then the attic, basement and garage turn out to be the actual job. We don't publish a single set estate price because we'd have to pad it to be safe, and you'd be paying for our uncertainty. Walkthrough, count, written number. On the larger properties, a 20-yard can at $647 parked on the driveway runs alongside the crew and takes the bulky material directly.
If you're not in Connecticut
A good share of this work is for executors who live somewhere else. It's a normal arrangement, not a complication:
- We walk the property and send photos or video before you commit to anything.
- The written quote arrives by email with the load count and what's included.
- We coordinate directly with a realtor, an attorney, or a neighbour holding the key.
- Payment happens after the work, and the invoice itemises what was hauled and where it went.
Disposal in Granby
Verified from Granby’s own municipal pages — every fact links its source.
Granby’s posted disposal point: No municipal transfer station — Granby contracts curbside collection. ‘Per town ordinance, eligible properties are residential properties with one or two dwelling units.’ ‘Effective January 1, 2025, [the town's contracted hauler] will assume operations of Granby’s municipal waste and recycling collection.’ source
For furniture-scale material: Curbside collection only; the town publishes a 2026 Granby Recycling Schedule, an A to Z Recycling guide, a Plastic Film Recycling flyer and a Trash-Recycling Pick up Schedule by Street. source (program info)
See the full Connecticut Transfer Station Guide →
Street placement? The dumpster-permit answer, statewide. Loading rules? What can’t go in — and the law behind each item.
Estate cleanout questions, Granby
How long does an estate cleanout in Granby take?
A full property is usually two to four working days. A single room or a condo can be a morning. The walkthrough is what turns that range into a date — we count loads, look at the access, and tell you the schedule before you commit.
What happens to things that might be valuable?
They come out and get set aside for you to look at. Documents, photographs, anything in a safe or lockbox, jewellery, military items, paperwork with account numbers. We're not appraisers, so the bar is deliberately low: if a reasonable person might want to see it first, it doesn't go on the truck.
Can you do this if I live out of state?
Yes, and it's common. We walk the property and send photos or video, quote in writing by email, and coordinate with whoever holds the key — an agent, an attorney, a neighbour. You don't need to fly in for it.
Is there a single set price for a whole house?
No, and we'd be guessing if we gave you one. Estate cleanouts price by truck space on the same ladder as every other job — $179 for a minimum load through $979 for a full truck — and most full properties run several loads. The walkthrough produces the number.
Do you take donations somewhere rather than the dump?
Where the goods are in usable condition, yes. It doesn't reduce the price — the labour is identical — but it's a better outcome, and charities issue receipts where they can.
Related
- Estate cleanouts across Connecticut — the full service, the process, and how we work with executors and attorneys
- Junk removal in Granby — when the job is a room rather than a property
- Dumpster rental in Granby — when you'd rather load it yourself over a week
- Garage cleanout in Granby — the one space with the most that can't go on a truck
- Whole-home cleanout in Granby — the same scope when the owner is alive and deciding
- Connecticut transfer station guide — where Granby's municipal disposal actually happens
Clearing a property in Granby?
Call (203) 219-8855, 8 AM – 10 PM, 7 days; live team Mon–Fri 8 AM – 4 PM, AI phone assistant other times. Walkthrough first, written number before anything moves.