Basement, West Baltimore
Basement and stairs cleared: two truckloads out, then the floor scraped and cleaned.
Whole House Cleanouts · Baltimore
Whole House Cleanout in Baltimore - We Empty It, Then We Clean It
Every room, every closet, the attic, the basement, the garage, the shed. One crew, one price, one date you can hold us to. Send photos and we'll send back a real number today - no walkthrough needed.
Based on Windsor Mill Rd, Gwynn Oak · Nothing leaves without your say-so · Your quote is the price
A real HCOB job: a West Baltimore basement, before and after.
Baltimore-basedCrew based on Windsor Mill Rd
Whole-propertyEvery room, not just the easy ones
Photo quotesA real number the same day, no walkthrough
We clean afterEmptied and broom-clean, not just hauled
What "Whole House" Actually Means
Most hauling companies quote you for what they can see from the front door. A whole house cleanout means the parts nobody wants to think about: the attic with forty years in it, the basement that floods, the garage you can't park in, the shed out back. We quote the whole property, and the number we give you is the number.
What We Clear
- Furniture, mattresses, appliances
- Clothing, linens, personal effects
- Boxes, paperwork, books, photographs
- Kitchen contents, dishes, small appliances
- Attics, basements, crawl spaces, closets
- Garages, sheds, yards, patios
- Carpet and padding removal if you want it out
- Light demolition - shelving, built-ins, old fixtures
What We Cannot Take
- Paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals
- Motor oil, fuel, propane tanks
- Asbestos or suspected asbestos material
- Medical or biological waste
- Ammunition and firearms
- Tires in quantity
If any of this is in the house, tell us in the form. We will tell you where it has to go and what it costs. We would rather sort it before the truck shows up than leave you with a pile and a problem.
Nothing Leaves Without Your Say-So
Cash in coat pockets. Jewelry in a dresser drawer. Deeds, titles, war medals, photographs. We find these on cleanouts regularly, and they are usually the reason somebody was afraid to let a crew in.
Anything that looks like a document, a valuable or a keepsake gets set aside in a marked box and handed to you - not binned, not "probably nothing." You get a photo of the keep-pile before anything leaves the property. Every crew member on a cleanout has signed a confidentiality agreement.
What a Whole House Cleanout Costs in Baltimore
Cleanouts price on volume, not square footage. A packed 1,200 sq ft rowhome costs more to clear than a tidy 3,000 sq ft colonial, because what we are pricing is how many truckloads leave the property and how long the carry is.
| Home | Typical range | What that looks like |
|---|---|---|
| Lightly furnished2–3 bedroom | $550 – $1,050 | A home already mostly packed out. One truckload. |
| Fully furnished3–4 bedroom | $1,250 – $2,250 | The normal case. Furniture in every room, full basement or attic. Two to three loads. |
| Packed, or decades of accumulation | $2,650+ | Hand-sorting, narrow paths, four or more loads. See our hoarding cleanup page |
Every one of those includes labor, the truck, disposal fees, donation routing, and a broom-clean finish. No separate dump fee, no fuel surcharge, no per-item add-on after the fact.
What Changes the Price
- How many truckloads come out. This is most of it.
- Stairs and carry distance. A third-floor walk-up with no alley access is a different job from a rancher with a driveway.
- Hand-sorting. If everything has to be checked rather than carried by the armload, it takes longer.
- Whether you want the deep clean and carpet treatment after (see below).
- Properties more than 25 miles from 7126 Windsor Mill Rd: up to $4 per mile beyond the 25-mile mark [CONFIRM: one-way or round-trip]. Nothing inside 25 miles.
Want It Empty AND Show-Ready? That's the Fresh Start Bundle.
Most people want the house empty and presentable, usually because it's about to be listed or handed back. The Fresh Start bundle adds a deep clean and carpet treatment to the cleanout - one crew, one or two days, one number with the bundle discount applied.
See the Fresh Start bundle ›50% deposit holds your date; the balance is due on completion. Electronic payment only — we don't take checks. ACH is free; card adds 3.5% + $0.30.
Most Companies Haul It Away and Leave
We Empty It
Every room, attic to shed. One quote for the whole property.
We Clean It
Broom-clean as standard. Deep clean and carpet treatment if you want the house show-ready.
We Fix It
Paint, flooring, drywall, plumbing, electrical, carpentry - through the same point of contact, on the same job number. Most cleanout companies hand you an empty house and a list of contractors to find. We are a multi-trade network; emptying the house is usually step one of getting it sold or re-rented.
One call. One contact. One company accountable for the whole thing.
See everything we do ›Recent Whole House Cleanouts
Real HCOB jobs, shared with the owner's permission. No addresses, no names.
Four Reasons People Call Us to Empty a House
Settling a Parent's Home
Probate has its own timeline and you may be doing this from another state. We work with executors, attorneys and realtors, and we can run the whole thing on photos and phone calls.
Estate cleanouts in Baltimore ›The House Got Away From Someone
Years of accumulation, narrow paths, every layer hand-checked. It takes longer and it costs more, and we have done it before without making anyone feel judged.
Hoarding cleanup ›A Tenant Left Everything Behind
Turnover clock is running and the unit is full. Emptied, cleaned, and any repairs handled through one contact so you can re-list.
Rental turnovers ›Downsizing or Selling
Contents out before photos, house clean for the listing, repairs done if the inspection turns up a list.
The Fresh Start bundle ›Three Steps. No Walkthrough Required.
Send Photos
Walk the house with your phone - every room, the basement, the attic, the garage. Twelve photos is plenty. A video walkthrough is even better.
Get a Real Number the same day
Not a range, not "starting at." A price for your house, in writing, with what's included spelled out.
One Crew, Your Date
We size the crew to your deadline. Most whole-house cleanouts are one or two days. You get a photo of the keep-pile before anything leaves, and photos of the empty house when we're done.
No walkthrough required - we can price and run the whole job on photos and phone calls.
Get My Cleanout Price
Four short steps. No account, no walkthrough, nothing to explain on the phone.
Straight Answers
How much does it cost to clean out a whole house in Baltimore?
Most whole house cleanouts in Baltimore run $550 – $1,050 for a lightly furnished 2–3 bedroom, $1,250 – $2,250 for a fully furnished 3–4 bedroom, and $2,650+ for a packed house. It's priced on volume, not square footage. Send photos and we'll send back an exact number the same day.
How fast can you do it?
Most whole-house cleanouts take one or two days on site once they're scheduled, and we size the crew to your deadline. Put your date in the form and we'll tell you straight whether we can hit it.
Do I have to be there?
No. We run cleanouts for people in other states regularly. We need someone authorized to approve the scope and give us access, and we send photos before anything leaves and after we're done.
What if you find something valuable?
Anything that looks like a document, a valuable or a keepsake gets set aside in a marked box and handed to you, not binned. You get a photo of the keep-pile before anything leaves the property.
Is the house clean when you're done?
Broom-clean as standard. If the house is being listed or handed back, the Fresh Start bundle adds a deep clean and carpet treatment.
Who can authorize a cleanout on a house that isn't mine?
The owner, or someone legally acting for them. For a house in an estate, that's usually the personal representative (executor) appointed by the Register of Wills. Our estate cleanout page covers this in full. This is general information, not legal advice.
Can't I just use city bulk trash?
Baltimore City collects up to three bulk items a month on a scheduled Saturday. You book through 311 at least four working days ahead and set the items out by 7 a.m. That does not empty a house. Check 311 for current details.
What if there's more than we thought?
Your quote is the price for the scope we quoted. If we open a basement door and find twice what was in the photos, we stop and talk to you before doing anything. We don't load first and invoice after.
Where We Do Whole House Cleanouts
Baltimore City, Pikesville, Catonsville, Randallstown, Windsor Mill, Ellicott City, Halethorpe, Owings Mills, Woodlawn, Towson, Gwynn Oak, Stevenson.
We serve all of Maryland. Beyond 25 miles from our base at 7126 Windsor Mill Rd there's a travel fee of up to $4 per mile beyond the 25-mile mark [CONFIRM: one-way or round-trip].
Most of what we empty is Baltimore rowhomes, and rowhomes are their own problem: no driveway, a shared alley if you're lucky, stairs with a turn at the top that a sofa does not make. We quote the carry, not just the contents.
Full service area and ZIP checker ›One Contact, Start to Finish
Cory Clarke owns HCOB Property Services and runs it out of Gwynn Oak. When you call, you reach his crew - not a franchise call center routing you to whoever bid lowest this week. One contact from the quote through to the empty house.
Send a Few Photos. Get a Real Number Today.
Every room, the basement, the attic, the garage. We'll tell you what it costs and when we can be there.