Appliance Removal in Brandon, FL

Refrigerator removal in Brandon

Brandon is a settled suburb where a lot of first owners are selling or downsizing. A house bought new in 1988 usually has the appliances to match: the original range, a second fridge in the garage, a chest freezer under the carport. When the house changes hands, all of it has to go, often on the same day as the rest of the cleanout. The crew carries each piece out and loads it with the furniture.

Every fridge and freezer goes to the scrap yard, where the gas is drawn off before the cabinet is recycled as metal. You don't have to do anything about the refrigerant. Take the food out, unplug it the night before, and leave the freezer door open so it thaws instead of leaking down the hall.

Washer and dryer removal on a scheduled Brandon run

Laundry rooms in the ranch and two-story homes off Providence Road are usually off the garage, which makes the carry short. The crew disconnects hoses, vent and plug. If the dryer is gas, the valve needs to be closed first by you or a plumber. Washers and dryers leave as scrap metal, and so do stoves and water heaters.

At 72 minutes from Davenport, Rob is plain about what makes sense. One washer alone is hard to justify. A kitchen's worth during a remodel is $225 for a quarter trailer, and a garage full of appliances plus furniture is $350 for a half. He sets a firm day, not a window, and you pay when the crew is done.

Hillsborough's free appliance drop-off versus a pickup

If you're a county solid-waste customer, the community collection centers take 10 free cubic yards of bulky waste and appliances a year with a photo ID and your tax assessment. That's a real option if you can lift a fridge into a truck. Rob is for the fridge that's still in the kitchen and the day you don't have a truck.