After the Christmas storm in Currumbin
Brad Patel · Storm Debris Removal · Currumbin
The story
I found Clear Out by searching on my phone while standing in the middle of the mess in Currumbin. We had a bad hailstorm, and the next morning the yard was covered in leaves, branches and pieces of our pergola roof.
Big branches, a crushed section of colorbond fence, shredded shade cloth and the remains of a garden shed the tree had landed on.
Currumbin is a creek-and-valley suburb with beach cottages and hinterland acreage, and getting things out isn't always simple. Valley roads suit medium trucks; we allow extra travel time.
They offered a time the next morning. I asked if they needed me to move anything to the kerb first, and they said no, they'd take it from where it was.
They arrived a few minutes early, introduced themselves and did a quick walk-around. The price they gave me was a bit under what I'd budgeted, which was a pleasant surprise.
Some of the fence sheets had sharp edges and were twisted into the branches. They cut them free carefully and stacked them separately for metal recycling.
The space is unrecognisable. I keep walking past it just to look. I'd use them again without thinking about it, and I've already passed the number on to my sister.
If I'm honest, the hardest part was deciding to do it. Once that was done, it was easy.