Single items and small loads
A dead fridge, an old mattress, the TV the council collection won't take. One item on its own is fine.
Rubbish removal in Belrose
Most Belrose homes are houses, many on sloping blocks near the bush, and about one in five is a townhouse or unit (2021 Census). We clear renovation rubbish from both in three loads booked around your trades, for one fixed price that you agree to first.
Three loads, from a house or a townhouse
The loads are the same in both. Getting them out to the truck is not, so we ask which you have when you first get in touch.
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1 Before the trades
Empty the rooms
In a house Contents often come down the internal stairs to the under-house garage, or out along a side path. Tell us which rooms, which level, and what stays.
In a townhouse or unit If the stairs turn at a landing, a big wardrobe or bed base may need taking apart first. We do that on the day and carry it out the quickest way the building allows.
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2 During
Take what comes out
In a house The old kitchen or vanity usually waits in the garage or carport. On a steep block we work out the carry when we price it, so it's in the price.
In a townhouse or unit There's rarely room for the old kitchen to wait. The garage holds the car, and the driveway and visitor bays are shared, so we book this load for the day it comes out.
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3 After handover
Clear the leftovers
In a house Offcuts, tile boxes and cardboard, plus whatever piled up in the garage while the work was on.
In a townhouse or unit Appliance boxes and packaging fill a small courtyard quickly. One trip takes the lot and leaves the shared areas clear.
Renovation rubbish removal, or place your own job on the renovation planner.
Split-level houses and sloping blocks
Belrose runs along a ridge, and a lot of its blocks fall away toward Garigal National Park. That usually puts a split level, an under-house garage, and some steps or a retaining wall between the load and the truck.
Most streets here are short closes. When the trades' vans have the drive, we park where we won't box in a neighbour and carry a little further.
- Tell us whether the load is under the house or upstairs
- Mention steps or a steep drive between it and the street
- Say if the drive will be full of trade vans that day
- Add any prunings from a bush-backed yard to the same trip
We price the carry when we look at the job. A long walk to the truck is in the fixed price from the start, never added at the end.
Townhouses and units: sort out the building first
A strata building has its own rules about lifts, hours and where a truck can stand. Ten minutes with your strata manager before the day keeps the load on the day.
Ask your strata manager
- Whether the by-laws set hours for moving large items
- Which entrance or lift to use, and whether it needs booking
- Where a truck can stand while we load
- Whether your renovation needs the owners corporation's approval before work starts
Then tell us
- The townhouse or unit number, and which gate or entrance
- Stairs, a lift, or straight out of the garage
- Where the load is: garage, courtyard or a room upstairs
- The lift or loading time, if the building gave you one
Keep off common property
- The old kitchen parked in a visitor bay
- Carpet rolls or cabinets in the shared driveway
- A skip inside the complex without the owners corporation agreeing first
When this step gets missed: a lift nobody booked, or nowhere for the truck to stand, means the load waits for another day, and so does whatever the trades needed cleared.
Council collections and skips in Belrose
Belrose's bulky goods collection is run by Northern Beaches Council. A house can pre-book two in 12 months. Townhouses and unit blocks are on one of two systems: some buildings let each occupier book their own, and others have a single communal collection that only the strata or body corporate can book. The council's property search shows which one your building uses.
Either way, it won't take building material like bricks, rubble or insulation, and it accepts only one built-in item, so the kitchen or bathroom a renovation takes out has to leave another way.
Putting a skip on the street takes a council building waste container approval, lodged at least two working days before the skip is dropped, and the footpath beside it has to keep 1.5 metres clear. In a townhouse complex the driveway is common property, so a skip there is a question for the owners corporation first. Skip or a crew
Have old sheeting and vinyl tested first
On the NSW EPA's guidance, any house or townhouse finished before 1990 is likely to have some asbestos in it. Before a renovation starts, that means testing the eaves lining, the fibre-cement sheet behind old bathroom and laundry tiles, and vinyl flooring with its backing.
If the test finds it, any friable asbestos, and any bonded asbestos over 10 square metres, has to come out with a licensed asbestos contractor. We don't handle it. The state's asbestos site covers finding a contractor, and our loads go in the diary for after their visit. What to test
Other rubbish we take in Belrose
Garages, sheds and green waste
Under-house garages, garden sheds, and prunings from a yard that backs onto the bush.
Estates and house clearance
For a family clearing a parent's home or townhouse, on their timetable rather than ours.
Belrose questions
Can you collect from inside a townhouse complex?
Yes, as long as the building lets a truck in, or close to the gate. Tell us where the load is and what the strata manager said about parking and hours, and we'll plan the load around that.
Who books the lift or loading time in our building?
You or your building manager, because the booking sits with the owner or occupier. Send us the time you were given and we'll book the load into it.
Can the old kitchen wait in visitor parking until you come?
Usually not. Visitor bays and shared driveways are common property, and most buildings don't allow rubbish to sit there. Give us the day the kitchen comes out and we'll book the load for that day.
Our building has a communal council collection. Can renovation rubbish go in it?
Only what the council accepts, and only when the strata books it. Building material and most of a kitchen or bathroom aren't accepted, so renovation rubbish needs its own load.
Our house is split-level with the garage underneath. Does that change anything?
It changes the carry. We look at the steps and the drive when we price the job, and that's the price you pay.
Is one old wardrobe or mattress worth booking?
Yes. A single item is priced on its own, and you don't need a full load to ask.
What decides the price?
The size of the load, what's in it, and how long the carry is out to our truck. We weigh all three up on site, and the fixed price comes before any lifting, with no hourly rate.
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Tell us about the job
A few lines is plenty. We ring you back, come and look at it, and agree one fixed price before anything is lifted.
No hourly rate, no tip fees on top. The price covers loading, sweeping up and taking it to a licensed facility. If the job changes on the day, we agree the change before we carry on.