Grizzly Junk Pros · Family-owned since 2014 · 4.99 ★ × 463 reviews · 20,000+ jobs
Estate Cleanout in Simsbury, CT
Executor-led cleanouts, sorted before they're hauled. Hartford County.
An estate cleanout is not a big junk removal job. It is a job where some of what's in the house matters and nobody has had time to find out which parts. In Simsbury we run these on a sort-then-haul basis — the crew works room by room, sets aside anything that looks like it should be a decision rather than a discard, and shows you the pile before it goes on the truck.
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 Simsbury properties tend to hold
Simsbury estates commonly run four or more loads, and the attic and basement carry most of it. Simsbury center and Tariffville include older village-adjacent housing where rooms are smaller, stairs are narrower and the accumulation is deeper — modest footprint, substantial volume. Weatogue and West Simsbury are larger suburban lots with the garages, finished basements and driveway room that make a big load count manageable in fewer days. Outbuildings appear on the more rural western parcels. The walkthrough here is mostly about counting the storage spaces rather than measuring the living space, because the living space is rarely the problem.
We work across Simsbury center, Weatogue, West Simsbury and Tariffville, in a town of about 24,500.
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.
Pricing
Estate work prices by truck space, confirmed on site before loading starts:
- 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
Why we won't quote a house over the phone. Two properties with identical square footage can differ by three loads depending on what's in the basement, and neither of us finds that out from a description. The walkthrough costs you nothing and produces a written number. For a property big enough to need it, pairing the crew with a 20-yard can at $647 usually works out faster and cheaper than sending the truck back and forth — the can takes the bulk while the crew keeps sorting.
Managing this from out of state
You do not need to fly in for a cleanout. Most of the executors we work with don't.
The walkthrough happens on video or gets documented in photographs, whichever suits you. The quote comes by email in writing. Access gets arranged with whoever has the key — an agent, an attorney, a family friend, a neighbour. Nothing gets thrown away without you having seen the set-aside pile, and payment comes after the job rather than before it. The invoice lists what left the property and where it went, which is usually what the probate file needs anyway.
Disposal in Simsbury
Verified from Simsbury’s own municipal pages — every fact links its source.
Simsbury’s posted disposal point: Simsbury Landfill and Recycling Center (Bulky Waste / Recycling Center) — ‘The Simsbury Landfill and Recycling Center facility allows residents to dispose of brush, logs, appliances, mattresses, furniture, used motor oil, paint, grass clipping, leaves, electronics, and residential recycling. Household trash is not accepted at the landfill.’ source. Address: 66 Wolcott Road, Simsbury, CT 06070 — note the DEEP roster lists this facility as “Simsbury Transfer Station 74 Wolcott Road”; the town's own page publishes 66 Wolcott Road and is recorded here source, with the posted schedule source in the questions below. Station access requires a resident permit source (permit details).
For furniture-scale material: ‘Permits may be purchased at the landfill during normal hours of operation… Proof of residency is required. Permit sticker must be affixed to the windshield on the lower portion of the driver's side in order to be valid.’ ‘Dropping items off at the Recycling Center free of charge with annual permit. Bulky waste, tires, scrap metal, televisions, electronics, and major appliances are taken at the Recycling Center for a fee.’ ‘If the rules for disposing waste/debris at the Simsbury Transfer Station are violated, privileges may be revoked. Attendant has the right to refuse any and all items.’ 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, Simsbury
How long does an estate cleanout in Simsbury 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 Simsbury — when the job is a room rather than a property
- Dumpster rental in Simsbury — when you'd rather load it yourself over a week
- Garage cleanout in Simsbury — the one space with the most that can't go on a truck
- Whole-home cleanout in Simsbury — the same scope when the owner is alive and deciding
- Connecticut transfer station guide — where Simsbury's municipal disposal actually happens
Clearing a property in Simsbury?
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.