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Renovation Projects, Dump Runs, Charity Drops - Truck Rental to the Rescue

Any of these scenarios sound familiar? You are in the middle of gutting your bathroom and wonder what you are going to do with the old flooring and broken down cabinets. You clean out the basement and find you have a warehouse full of goods for the Goodwill or Salvation Army. You’ve bought your new fridge and stove and wonder how you will get it home from the appliance store. How many times have you said to yourself or your spouse that in times like this you wished you owned a truck?

Well it is not necessary to own or purchase a truck, just contact a truck rental agency and reserve your moving truck rental. A pickup truck or a small truck rental cube van is the perfect vehicle to use when completing a home renovation project, cleaning out the house and pitching all the junk in the dump or taking the unwanted items to the local charity. The moving truck rental saves you plenty of time, money and aggravation.

Many of us spend certain times of the year cleaning out our basements and garages. Once we decide to sort through the months or even years of accumulation, we find we have a bigger problem. How do we move all this unwanted stuff and the ensuing garbage? We have all been there. Spring cleaning, cluttered basement or jam-packed garage and ultimately mounds of garbage. We move it into the backyard or into the driveway but we still must get rid the garbage. Our cleaning problem is only really half solved because until we get rid of the garbage, we are stuck.

While there are many of these “junk removal” companies and local guys who will pick up garbage, many times, it is much easier and cheaper to use a truck rental. By renting the vehicle, you save money on the markup on the dump costs and the moving truck rental labor charges to hire someone. You basically do the work yourself and only pay for the truck rental and the actual dump charge. You are not bound by the size of truck owned by the removal company You can choose the moving truck rental you require and get the job done on your own schedule. When you rely on others to pick up the garbage, you must work on their schedule but by employing a truck rental, you can decide upon a day to clean and when to book the truck rental. Using a truck rental allows you to complete the work when you want.

Still yet, there are others of us who decide that to spruce up the house means a full overhaul so we start some renovation projects. We gut the kitchen or bathroom and throw everything into the backyard and driveway. But once the inside of the house is finished and looking fresh and clean, a glance outside tells us that we are not done. Mounds of garbage sits waiting for a “dump run”. What to do?

Simple, call or stop by the local truck rental agency and pick out the proper size moving truck rental and reserve it. Pack up all your garbage and take it away in the truck rental.

Further, it is possible that some of the items removed during the renovation are still in good condition and useable. You may want to donate these to charities. Because you want to finish up immediately, waiting for a pickup from the charity may take too long. A truck rental will enable you to remove everything and move on to enjoy your complete renovations. Some charities are not able to send out trucks to pick up the donations. If you can get the items to the charity with a truck rental, the charity will appreciate the items.

Once you make the decision to start the renovations, you will invariably require building materials, new appliances, cabinets or furniture. Nowadays, many stores do not even offer delivery services leaving you in the lurch on how to get the goods home. Or if they do offer the delivery, the charges can become expensive when adding up all the items and all the stores involved. Employing a moving truck rental and picking up your own items will save the costs. In addition, some stores charge for the extra person on board required to help lift the items so the labor charges can be high by requesting a delivery. Lastly, many stores that offer delivery only do so on specific days. If this does not meet your schedule, you might have to take time off work or plan your renovation project around the deliveries.

A truck rental frees you up to work as you are able. Choose a day and use the truck rental as your vehicle and pick up all your supplies, appliances and furniture in one trip and know that when you are ready to get started, everything is there available because you have collected everything using the moving truck rental.

There are many reasons to use a truck rental when completing work around the home. The benefits of a truck rental will surely outweigh the aggravation of completing your project without a moving truck rental and without relying on others.

Summary of Benefits of Renting a Truck:

1. no labor charges – you do the labor yourself
2. no markups on dump fees – you pay the dump the real cost
3. save on multiple delivery charges from the store
4. are able to combine and co-ordinate deliveries because you are picking up yourself
5. work around your own schedule and not that of the store and delivery people
6. choose the appropriate moving truck rental size– save on delivery charges from multiple trips
7. do not loose a day’s pay from having to wait at home for the deliveries
8. do not have to beg family and friends to borrow their truck
9. more time to enjoy the rewards of your completed job
10. if you own a truck, you can keep your truck clean and free from scratches by using a truck rental to haul away junk

Many times people do not consider booking a truck rental as they think it is expensive. But in reality, taking the truck rental for a day or two is actually reasonable. Also, if you think of the gas you use in making multiple trips with your car and the delivery charges from the stores, booking a moving truck rental is even less expensive than using your own vehicle.