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Junk Removal in Durham, CT
Crew-loaded junk removal in Durham, Middlesex County. 20-yard truck, $179 to $979 truck-load tiers.
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Family-owned
since 2014 (12 years)
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in Connecticut & New York
Junk removal in Durham is a crew job: we bring a 20-yard truck and the crew, you point at what goes, and the price is confirmed before anything is loaded. Durham is rural and agricultural in character. That shapes what a typical Durham dispatch looks like more than anything else does — the sizes we send, the number of visits, and whether a can on the driveway makes more sense than a second truck run. Everything below is the detail: the tiers, what we take, what we don't, and where Durham's own municipal disposal options sit if you'd rather haul it yourself.
What Durham jobs tend to look like
Older farmhouses around Durham Center, the town green, Maple Avenue and the Higganum Road and Wallingford Road stretches frequently come with outbuildings holding decades of equipment, materials and stored goods — a different job from a house clear-out and a slower one to sort. Newer builds are scattered among them with conventional garages and basements. We ask specifically about barns and equipment sheds.
Truck size, and why it matters
Twenty cubic yards. The standard in this trade is 15 to 17, and the difference shows up on the invoice rather than in the driveway — a bigger truck means fewer return trips, and return trips are what make a large cleanout expensive. The crew comes with it and does all the loading. Everything priced below is measured as a share of that 20-yard body, which is what keeps the tier math consistent from one job to the next.
Same-day junk removal in Durham
Same-day on early calls (before about 9 AM) when capacity allows.
The morning runs out I-95 and up Route 9 commit early, so for Durham the realistic same-day cutoff is closer to 9 AM than 11. After that, or on mornings the trucks go out full, the honest answer is next-day. Either way you get a real arrival window at booking, not a callback. Middlesex County dispatch runs Mon–Sat 8 AM – 4 PM.
Common Durham junk removal calls
Farmhouse and outbuilding clears
Older properties around Durham Center and the town green, where the second building frequently holds more than the first.
Equipment and materials hauls
Agricultural character means tools, machinery and stored materials rather than household goods — a different and slower sort.
Newer-build garage and basement jobs
Scattered among the older stock, with conventional garages, basements and access.
What it costs
You are buying space in the truck, not a line-item count of your things. That's why we don't ask what's in the pile before quoting a range — we ask how much of a 20-yard body it will fill. Thirteen tiers run from $179 to $979; these are the ones people actually land on:
- $179 minimum — a single mattress, an old appliance, a small pile of junk by the curb
- $359 — quarter truck — typical garage cleanout or partial basement
- $559 — half truck — apartment-sized cleanout, single-room renovation debris
- $809 — three-quarter truck — single-family decluttering, large estate room
- $979 — full 20-yard truck — full-property cleanouts, whole-home work
The tier gets confirmed on site, before anything pulls away. The number you agree to is the number on the invoice.
All thirteen tiers in one place — Durham
When loading the dumpster yourself isn’t the right call — small volume, awkward access, or you just want it gone today — we send a crew. Pricing runs by truck space used, not by item. Final pricing confirmed before removal begins.
- Minimum Load$179
- 1/8 Truckload$239
- 1/6 Truckload$309
- 1/4 Truckload (~5 yd³)$359
- 1/3 Truckload$419
- 3/8 Truckload$489
- 1/2 Truckload (~10 yd³)$559
- 5/8 Truckload$659
- 2/3 Truckload$759
- 3/4 Truckload (~15 yd³)$809
- 5/6 Truckload$849
- 7/8 Truckload$919
- Full Truckload (~20 yd³)$979
Not sure which tier? Send a few photos and we’ll size it for you.
Get a Free Junk Removal QuoteNot sure which tier? Text us a photo of the Durham pile
Snap the pile — or send a Street View link if the driveway is half the question — and text it with your name to (203) 219-8855. A real number comes back, usually the same day.
Prefer a form? Send the junk removal quote form.
Getting rid of one thing in particular?
Item-by-item guides — what each pickup costs, how it works, and where the item actually ends up:
Clearing a whole space instead of one item?
What our customers say
Y “Spectacular service, even during Covid! First, a human answered their phone immediately and was clear and courteous. How rare these days! I got an appointment for next day! As promised, received a call that crew was on its way. My mother gave me last minute permission to move a fridge, not part of original request. So I had to tell the poor guys upon arrival that there was a surprise fridge move, two in fact, one removed, one moved within house. Crew didn't flinch. Then one fridge move required its doors AND house door to come off, which they achieved with impressive skill. I'm a manager in my work life and can say their professionalism was superb. Also, important for environment, the company claims to recycle materials. A+ on every level.”
Y “Amazing experience! I would definitely hire them again! Every interaction with this company, from setting up the appointment with Justin, and then having to move it up, because my long distance home movers moved up their delivery day at the last minute, and to the appointment itself, has been a wonderful, and positive experience. When we had to change my delivery window at the last minute, Justin was incredibly helpful and accommodating. And the amazing movers, Eric and Mike, "Big Mike", were so wonderful, professional, helpful, kind, and did excellent work.”
Y “It's spring cleaning time! Who am I going to call? the same great company I called 3 times before...grizzly junk pros! I have found these guys to be experts in moving large bulky items. They are hard workers, honest, fair and extremely efficient. I won't take a chance on any other company because I know what to expect from this one. They've done my cellar, things inside the house and now will call them for cleaning out the attic. The areas I've called them for aren't easy to maneuver in...amazing how they adapt to the job at hand.”
Renting yourself? Get a dumpster
Bigger jobs where you want to load on your own timeline. Roll-off delivered to your driveway, picked up 7 days later.
See dumpster rental in DurhamSmaller job? Try a Grizzly Bag
Heavy-duty bag delivered, fill on your timeline, we pick up when ready. Sized between a contractor bag and a small dumpster.
Learn about Grizzly BagsSomething to take down first?
Decks, sheds, hot tubs, fences and above-ground pools we take down ourselves and haul the same visit. Interior and structural demolition is coordinated through our licensed demolition partner — the debris still goes out in our dumpsters.
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Demo work in Durham
Junk removal and demolition go together. About a third of our dispatches involve something coming apart before the haul — an old deck that needs to come down before the lumber gets loaded, a backyard shed that's done its time, a hot tub nobody has filled in years. Those we take down ourselves and haul the same visit: one crew, one invoice.
Interior and structural work — gutting a kitchen, stripping a basement, taking down anything that opens up the house — runs through our licensed demolition partner instead. They do the demolition, we supply the dumpsters and clear every load. Both halves get quoted separately from the junk tiers, because scope drives them far more than volume does.
Dispatch and service area
Durham is inside our Middlesex County service area and runs on the standard dispatch cadence — same-day on an early call when a truck has room, next-day otherwise. We confirm the arrival window at booking rather than quoting a drive time we haven't measured.
Phones answered 8 AM – 10 PM, 7 days; live team Mon–Fri 8 AM – 4 PM, AI phone assistant other times. Full town list at Service Area.
Junk removal FAQs — Durham
What does demolition material cost at the Durham station?
It's priced by weight, which is unusual around here and useful if your load is bulky but light. The DMIAAB schedule: demolition materials $0.09 per pound, painted wood $0.07 per pound, scrap lumber $0.07 per pound. Appliances with freon $10.00 each, tires $6.00, padded furniture $10.00, toilets $5.00, sinks $3.00.
Do I need a sticker, and what does it cost?
Yes — $50, bought at the transfer station with proof of residency, affixed to the windshield. All permits expire July 1. Your registration has to show the vehicle is registered in Durham or Middlefield.
Why is it called the Durham Middlefield station?
Because it serves both towns — it's run by the Durham Middlefield Interlocal Agreement Advisory Board, on Cherry Hill Road at the Route 147 intersection. Hours are Monday and Thursday 8:00am-7:45pm and Saturday 8:00am-3:00pm; closed Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
What does it cost to dump cleanout debris at the Durham transfer station?
Durham's published rate for residential construction and demolition material (as published September 2026): Transfer Station Fees — ‘Demolition Materials: $0.09 per pound; Painted Wood: $0.07 per pound; Scrap Lumber: $0.07 per pound; Appliances With Freon: $10.00 each; Tires (Standard Only): $6.00 each; Padded Furniture: $10.00 each; Toilet: $5.00 each; Sinks: $3.00 each.’ No added fee for ‘Regular Household Garbage: all paper (newspaper, cardboard, office paper), bottle and cans including plastics #1 - #7’; ‘Electronics Recycling: No Fee’. Towns repost these schedules on their own timetable, so check the source link before you budget against it. That's the do-it-yourself route; on our jobs the debris rides out in the can that's already on site, weighed once and billed at our posted rates.
Do I need a permit to use the Durham transfer station?
Yes — Durham requires a resident permit for station access, per the town's posted rules. Factor the permit into any DIY disposal math; our trucks don't need one because we don't use the resident line.
What's the cheapest junk removal job you'll take in Durham?
Our minimum charge is $179 — covers a single mattress, an old appliance, a small pile of junk by the curb. Anything that fits in less than 1/8 of our truck. For very small jobs, that's the floor. Larger jobs scale up by truck-space used, all the way to $979 for a full 20-cubic-yard load.
What can't go in your trucks?
Hazardous waste — paint, motor oil, gasoline, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, asbestos, biohazardous material. Lithium and other batteries. CT and NY both run household hazardous-waste programs through most municipalities; we'll point you to the right channel for anything we can't take. Refrigerators, freezers, ACs, and dehumidifiers are fine, but the refrigerant has to be removed (or already removed) per EPA rules — we can document this on pickup.
Do I need to be home for the pickup?
Not always — depends on the job. For interior cleanouts where the crew needs access through the house, yes. For driveway, garage, or yard pickups where items are already accessible, often no — we coordinate on the call. Estate cleanouts and tenant-out scenarios where the family or property manager isn't on-site work fine if access and scope are pre-confirmed.
How fast can you come to Durham?
Same-day is possible on an early call, but for Middlesex towns the realistic cutoff is closer to 9 AM than 11, because the morning I-95 and Route 9 routes commit early. Otherwise next-day is standard. Call (203) 219-8855, 8 AM – 10 PM, 7 days; live team Mon–Fri 8 AM – 4 PM, AI phone assistant other times, to ask.
Disposal in Durham
Verified from Durham’s own municipal pages — every fact links its source.
Durham’s posted disposal point: Durham Middlefield Transfer Station — operated by the Durham Middlefield Interlocal Agreement Advisory Board (DMIAAB). ‘The transfer station is for the residents of Durham and Middlefield.’ source. Address: Cherry Hill Road, at the intersection of Route 147, Durham, CT (phone 860-349-8702) source, with the posted schedule source in the questions below. It accepts construction and demolition debris source at the town’s published per-ton rate source, quoted in full in the disposal questions below. Station access requires a resident permit source (permit details).
Permits run through the Durham building department at 30 Town House Road - 2nd Floor, Durham, CT 06422 (Building and Land Use Department) source, 860-349-8253 source (department page).
For furniture-scale material: Sticker required — ‘Site users are required to provide proof of residency and purchase a sticker ($50) that must be affixed to windshield of vehicle brought to the facility. Stickers are to be purchased at the transfer station.’ ‘All Transfer Station Permits Expire July 1st.’ 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.
Related pages
- Junk Removal service overview — full-service crew loading, 13-tier truck-space pricing
- Dumpster Rental in Durham — sister page for when you'd rather load the bin yourself
- Middlesex County, CT — county roll-up with all towns we cover
- Estate Cleanouts — executor-coordinated multi-day workflows
- Whole-Home Cleanouts — top-to-bottom property clears
- Pre-Listing Cleanouts — show-ready prep before realtor photos
- Junk Removal in Middletown — nearby junk-removal dispatch
- Junk Removal in Wallingford — nearby junk-removal dispatch
- Operator-voice blog: Mattress disposal in CT (free statewide program)
Book junk removal in Durham
Call (203) 219-8855 or send the junk removal quote form. Phones answered 8 AM – 10 PM, 7 days; live team Mon–Fri 8 AM – 4 PM, AI phone assistant other times. Same-day on early calls (before about 9 AM) when capacity allows.