Forty years of 'that might come in handy' in Southport
Lisa Reid · Shed Cleanout · Southport
The story
I found Clear Out by searching on my phone while standing in the middle of the mess in Southport. My father-in-law built his shed in 1983 and never threw anything out. When he moved in with us, the shed had to go empty before the house sold.
Old drums, rusted roofing iron, pallets, a ride-on mower frame, a pile of tyres, fencing wire and a couple of rotted bags of cement.
Southport is the Gold Coast's CBD, blending commercial towers, older homes and student housing, and getting things out isn't always simple. We can work around loading zones and timed docks in the CBD core.
I half expected to be put on hold, but it was the bloke who'd actually be doing the job. He asked about stairs and parking, which made me think he'd done this a few times.
Two of them turned up right on time in a tipper truck. Before they lifted anything, they walked the route from the pile to the truck and pointed out a couple of spots where they'd put down protection.
A lot of it was metal, and the crew kept it all separate for scrap. Chris said it took a fair bit of weight off what went to the tip, which helped the price.
When they were done, they swept up and walked me around to check. I paid the price we'd agreed, and that was it. The whole thing took less time than I'd spent worrying about it.
My advice to anyone in the same situation is not to wait as long as I did. The relief was worth more than the cost.