Tips For A Successful Garage Sale

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With warmer weather upon us, many people around Ottawa will plan to hold a garage sale. These sales can be fun to hold, and they can also net you a few extra dollars from items you no longer need. Remember, one man’s junk is another’s treasure!

Here are 5 tips for having a great garage sale, this summer:

  1. Get cleaning. Make sure that everything you put out is cleaned up. When things look clean, or have been repaired, you attract more buyers and will get more money for them.
  2. Price everything. While it may be easier to set your things out there without prices, shoppers usually find it annoying. Put prices on everything, so that you won’t confuse or irritate people.
  3. Spread the word. It is important to make sure you get the word out by advertising it online, as well as in your community paper. Also, be sure to put out good signage to guide people to your home.
  4. Negotiate prices. People go to garage sales looking for a bargain, so be prepared to negotiate on some prices. If you have something that is of sentimental value to you, you may be better off putting it back in the

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Give Dad the Gift of a Clean Garage

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We all  listen to dad complain how there is no room in the garage for all his stuff because it filled with so much junk. Make Dad proud this Father’s Day by giving him a clean and organized man cave – a.k.a garage!  Get Started Now!!!

Start by Sorting out everything in the garage and designate items as trash, for charity donation or to keep.  Items for trash consists of anything broken that is not capable of being fixed, or cannot be reused or donated.  Donate items such as snow shovels and the like if you recently moved from the north to the south and they came with your belongings, and anything else that is in good shape and can be used by someone else.  Once you have determined what items are for trash and to be donated, move them to a location away from what you are keeping and need to put back into the garage space.

For items being kept and need to be put back into the garage, sort them by function: garden equipment, toys, beach items, sporting equipment, pool supplies, car cleaning supplies, etc.  After everything has been sorted, take a look at how much …

Some Cool Junk We Remove!

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Have you ever found something really cool and wonder “who would throw this away, it’s so neat”.

Well in this business we think that a lot..

As a full service junk removal company we get the opportunity to clean out garages, basements and storage units full of really interesting things that always have a great story behind them!  Most people tend to over look  their neat things because they just want to get rid of the clutter.  Spring cleaning season in Ottawa always offers Capital Junk a ample amount of crazy, unusual and awesome things that people just want to get rid of, we thought we would share a couple of the really interesting items that we have collected in just the last month or so.

 

I think my favorite for sure would have to be this Sky King Pedal Plane.  Made by Airflow it is definitely a collectible piece that I’m sure gave hours of entertainment to some little boy or girl!  We were happy to donate the plane to The Salvation Army to allow another less fortunate little girl or boy enjoy.

The Team did  a removal the other day on the east end of Ottawa for an older gentleman, he was clearing out his basement getting ready to …

Earth Day 2013

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As an environmentally responsible company, Capital Junk Ottawa’s Favorite junk removal company is aware of the affects of Global Warming and just this past month have partnered up with The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation (RVCF) to become The First Carbon Neutral Fleet in Ottawa. The Rideau Valley Conservation has estimated that our fleet will produce 54 tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2013 and in order to offset our Co2 emissions the RVCF will plant 400 vigorous Canadian bare-root seedlings on land as close to Ottawa as possible.

To celebrate becoming the First Carbon Neutral Fleet in Ottawa, Capital Junk wanted to offer everyone an opportunity to plant a tree and offset their own carbon footprint.  We stopped by CTV Morning Live to promote our event… check out our segment with Lianne Laing.

 

On Earth Day April 22nd, 2013 we descended on Ottawa City Hall and collected a $1.00 donation from anyone willing to donate.  We were so excited to have our very own Mayor Jim Watson, Councilors Steve Desroches, Katherine Hobbs as well as our good friends from the RVCF Charles Billington and Jason Kelly. The tree will be planted throughout the summer just off Moodie Drive …

Safe Travels on the long weekend

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With the long weekend approaching ,we at Capital junk want to make sure all of you are traveling safely to you destinations. So we have put together some tips to keep you and others around you safe on the roads.

First off  ensure that all occupants buckle up and that children are properly secured in their safety seats.  it is important to buckle up because  it will keep you an your loved ones much safer during traveling time. Also it is the law to your seat belt on. Nobody wants a ticket for something as simple as putting your seat belt, what a way to ruin your long weekend.Seat belts save about 1,000 lives a year in Canada so it is best that you buckle up for the drive.

Now this next tip I’m sure is a tough one for everyone because no one wants to be driving  all day and all night. Everyone just wants to start having fun but Do not speed. It’s dangerous, and driving above 90 km/hour decreases your fuel efficiency exponentially. Speeding  can also lead to accidents. you just never know when an animal will decide to jump out in front of you, so …

Earth Day 1000 Tree Giveaway

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As an environmentally responsible company, Capital Junk Ottawa’s Favorite junk removal company is aware of the affects of Global Warming and just this past month have partnered up with The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation (RVCF) to become The First Carbon Neutral Fleet in Ottawa.   The Rideau Valley Conservation has estimated that our fleet will produce 54 tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2013 and in order to offset our Co2 emissions the RVCF will plant 400 vigorous Canadian bare-root seedlings on land as close to Ottawa as possible.

Global Warming is a worldwide problem that is effecting our environments and in turn affecting our health and the health of our children.  It’s hard to comprehend a problem on such a global scale, but if you understand what is causing global warming you may see a smaller solution that you yourself can offer.

Global warming is caused by the release of carbon dioxide and other pollutants in to the air that is creating a thick blanket in our atmosphere, trapping the suns heat causing the planet to warm up.  The carbon dioxide and other pollutants are created by our daily activities…driving a car, turning on the lights, doing a load of laundry …

Spring Cleaning The Capital

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Capital Junk has been participating in the Cleaning the Capital campaign here in Ottawa since the company began nearly 4 years ago.  Being a locally owned and operated company it is very important for us to be a part of the community that we live, work and serve our customers in.  Cleaning the Capital is celebrating 20 years here in Ottawa this year; originally just a spring clean-up that Ottawa residents and businesses could participate in, in 2006 because of the overwhelming response Cleaning the Capital initiated a fall cleaning the capital campaign.  Since 1994 when the program began nearly 856,000 volunteers have participated in 13,100 cleanup projects (City of Ottawa) resulting in nearly 1.48 million kilograms of waste to be removed from our communities.  Cleaning the Capital is a non for profit and depends on local sponsors to fund the program and of course you and I to make it the successful campaign that it is today!

Ottawa’s Spring Cleaning the Capital registration began on March 15th and will run until April 15th when the actual clean up begins.  Cleanups takes place in public areas around the city including parks, ravines, shorelines, wooded walking paths and …

My day on the truck….

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I have been working for Capital Junk for over 2 years and was finally given the opportunity to get out on the trucks.  I didn’t realize what I was getting myself into.  The customer was a real estate agent that was looking to clear out her client’s home to get it ready for the market.  The client happened to be her Grandmother so it was especially important to take our time and sort through everything to make sure nothing of importance was being misplaced.

The morning I arrived the team had already been onsite and removed most of the items from the upstairs, what was left to clear out was the basement, the customer was completely overwhelmed with the task that lay ahead, but we reassured her that it would all get done and be ready for the open house that Sunday.

There were endless piles of magazines, boxes of old newspapers, old carpets and underlay.  There were tons of really cool hat boxes like you see in the movies, bags of old clothes and shoes and I think thousands of empty mason jars!  There was a couple of really neat furniture pieces like an old chest and writing desk …

Inexpensive Tips & Fixes to Get Your Home Ready for Sale

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The housing market can be very competitive; everyone wants their home to sell for top dollar and quickly. When a home buyer is searching for their new dream home, little things like dirty kitchens, old furniture, clutter or bad smells can be a major turn off. Many buyers think they can look beyond the dated décor or bare rooms and see the homes hidden potential, but in reality, it is a struggle to do. Like many things in life, a good first impression is important. The good news is; there are many techniques and fixes you can do to give your home an edge over the competition. Here’s a few tips and fixes to transform your house into a marketable and desirable home.

  • De-clutter the closets! Storage is Home Stagingimportant to a home buyer, so they will be looking in your closets! Make sure they are not full of junk, not only is it unattractive, but it will make the space look smaller.
  •   Add power outlets with USB ports in rooms that are lacking. USB ports are becoming more popular, a power outlet that includes this can be the little extra bonus to younger tech-savvy individuals.
  •  Clean the floors!

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How To Tell If Your “Junk” Is Valuable – Levis & Barbie

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Have you ever been clearing out your attic and wonder whether your old junk is really worth anything?  As a full service junk removal company we get asked all the time weather we come across any valuable junk.  There are definitely a few tips that you can use to find out for yourself if your junk is worth anything before you give it away to the Salvation Army or it ends up at the end of your driveway on garbage day!

Levis

We all have our favorite pair of jeans that are our go to jeans when we want to look and feel great!  Believe it or not they may actually be worth a lot of money if the tag says Levis!  Levis started making jeans back in 1873 and the oldest existing jeans were made in 1890.  Here are a few tips to telling if your jeans are worth money.

  1. If the letters on the red tag on the side of pair of Levis are all in caps your jeans may be worth a whole lot more than you think!
  2. For a period in the 1970’s Levis was printing their tags with an upper case “E” only, hold on

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