Honest answers to the questions I get asked most — rubbish removal, house clearances, garden clearances and how waste disposal actually works in Gravesend and Kent.
End of summer is when gardens get away from people. Three from the last few weeks around Gravesend — a front garden you couldn't see the house behind, brambles taking the alley between two garages, and a back garden lost under head-high weeds. Cut back, bagged, loaded, gone. Drag the handle on each one.
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A lot of September was trade waste — the stuff that comes out of a house when there's work going on inside. A whole kitchen on a front lawn, an old bath used as a skip, plaster bags on a pallet, a carpet fitter's underlay. Four off the sheet, before and after.
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Not every job is a full house. Most weeks it's a side yard, a garage front or a back garden where things have built up and the tip's not an option. Three from the last few weeks, before and after — plus two garages that were still full when I took the photo.
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This one's different from the usual house or garden job, so it gets its own post. A communal bin store at a block of flats — the sign on the wall says black sacks and household rubbish only, and you can see how that went. One visit, back to bins.
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Six jobs off the sheet this month — a full house clearance, renovation waste with an old fridge-freezer, bricks and plasterboard off a patio, a garden clear-out, moving boxes off a lawn and a quick black-bag pickup. Drag the sliders to see each one before and after.
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One property in Northfleet, one long day — around 30 bags of garden waste and soil, a run of timber, rolls of old flooring and weeds pushing through the concrete. Here's how it went, start to swept-off finish.
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Four jobs from around Gravesend this month — a house refurb cleared off the front, a driveway emptied, an old tree stump and roots dug out, and an overgrown hedge cut right back. Before, after, and what each one looked like on the day.
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A few jobs from around Northfleet this month — a garage packed to the roof, a flat cleared out, and a garden backing onto the rec tidied up. Before, after, and what it took to clear each one.
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Three jobs from around Gravesend this week — a rental cleared for the letting agent, a forecourt piled with household bits, and a back yard full of old furniture and boards. Before, after, and what each one looked like on the day.
Read the guideTwo jobs over in Higham this week — a lock-up garage packed front to back, and a side passage so blocked you couldn't get through it. Before, after, and what it took to clear each one.
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A few jobs from this week — Gravesend, Northfleet, Higham and Swanscombe. Before, after, and what each one actually looked like on the day. No staged photos.
Read the guideGarden waste builds up fast — especially after winter. Here's what actually happens when you book a garden clearance in Gravesend, and why most people wish they'd called sooner.
Read the guideHouse clearances are the bulk of what I do. Whether it's a full property, a single room, or a sensitive bereavement job — here's exactly what the process looks like.
Read the guideSometimes you just need it gone today. Here's how same-day rubbish removal works in Gravesend, when it's possible, and how to lock in a slot fast.
Read the guideA question I get asked a lot. Here's exactly where your rubbish goes after I collect it — and why using a licensed carrier actually matters.
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