Flat Clearance in Co. Kilkenny
Flats in converted houses, over shops, in older complexes — no lift, a narrow stairs, a front door straight onto the street. Different from a modern apartment block, and we clear them differently.
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When people in Kilkenny say “flat” they usually mean something older than an apartment: the top floor of a converted Victorian or Georgian house, a bedsit, a flat over a shop on the main street, or a unit in a council flat complex. There’s no lift and no loading bay. The stairs are steep and turn twice. The front door opens onto the footpath and the only parking is on the street outside — if you’re lucky. The furniture may have been built in the room because it won’t fit back down the stairs.
That’s a different job from a purpose-built apartment, and it’s one we know well. ManageWaste.ie is operated by Krystal Klean Express Limited, permit NWCPO-25-13287-01, fully insured. Kilkenny City is about 45 minutes from our yard in Athy, Castlecomer and the north of the county nearer 30, and the south of the county around Mooncoin and Kilmacow roughly 75 minutes. We’re in Kilkenny most weeks.
On this page: Full clearance · Partial clearance · Every town in Kilkenny · What the council offers · How it works · Quick quote · Pricing · FAQs
Full flat clearance in Kilkenny
Every room emptied, including the shared landing cupboard if it’s yours and the coal-hole or basement store if there is one. We bring a crew sized for the stairs — a flat on the third floor of a converted house is a three-person job however small it is — and we dismantle what has to be dismantled: wardrobes, bed frames, the sofa that was carried up before the stair rail went in. We protect the stair walls and the door frames in the common hall because the other residents and the landlord will notice if we don’t. The truck is parked as close as the street allows and we carry in a steady run so nothing is left on the footpath.
Full flat clearances are typically a half-day for a bedsit or one-bed, a full day for a large two- or three-bed conversion with years of contents.
Partial flat clearance in Kilkenny
Often it’s one piece — the mattress, the sofa, the fridge — that a tenant can’t get down the stairs and the landlord can’t leave in the hall. We do single-item and few-item flat jobs all the time, and we price them for what they are: an hour’s work with a van, not a house clearance. For landlords with several flats in one building we’ll do the lot in one visit and split the invoice per unit.
What we take — and what we don’t
- Beds, mattresses, sofas, wardrobes — including dismantling on the spot
- Fridges, cookers, washing machines (WEEE)
- The contents of a bedsit or flat, boxed or loose
- Carpets, lino, curtains and blinds
- Items left behind by tenants, in the flat or the common hall
- Rubbish and bagged waste
- Bikes, prams and the things that live under the stairs
Not included: Hazardous waste; Structural fixtures that belong to the building (fitted kitchens, radiators) unless the landlord instructs it.
Flat Clearance across Co. Kilkenny: every town we cover
We provide a flat clearance in all 46 towns and villages below, and at the rural addresses between them. Kilkenny runs long north to south. The north — Castlecomer, Ballyragget, Urlingford, Freshford — is the closest part of the county to us. The city and its ring (Bennettsbridge, Gowran, Thomastown, Callan) is the busiest. The south — Mooncoin, Mullinavat, Kilmacow, Piltown, Ferrybank — looks to Waterford city for most things, including the recycling centre at Granny. Kilkenny County Council does not run any waste collection; its one council-operated site at Dunmore takes bulky items by weight, and everything else is private.
Kilkenny City has a lot of older stock — medieval-plan streets, Georgian and Victorian terraces, converted townhouses — where access and parking are the job. Outside the city it’s farmhouses, bungalows on their own sites, and 2000s estate housing in the larger villages. Outbuildings, sheds and the contents of old farm stores come up constantly in Kilkenny clearances.
Kilkenny City and its surrounding villages
Flat Clearance around Kilkenny City, Bennettsbridge, Castlewarren and Freshford and the villages between — covered from our yard in Athy.
- Bennettsbridge
- Castlewarren
- Freshford
- Johnstown (Co. Kilkenny)
- Johnswell
- Kilkenny City
- Killure
- Paulstown
- Tullaroan
Castlecomer and north Kilkenny
Flat Clearance around Castlecomer, Ballyragget, Clogh and Galmoy and the villages between — covered from our yard in Athy.
- Ballyragget
- Castlecomer
- Clogh (Co. Kilkenny)
- Galmoy
- Moneenroe
Thomastown, Graiguenamanagh and the Nore valley
Flat Clearance around Thomastown, Ballyhale, Dungarvan and Goresbridge and the villages between — covered from our yard in Athy.
- Ballyhale
- Dungarvan
- Goresbridge
- Gowran
- Graiguenamanagh
- Hugginstown
- Inistioge
- Knocktopher
- Rosbercon (Co. Kilkenny)
- Stoneyford
- The Rower
- Thomastown
- Tullogher
Callan and west Kilkenny
Flat Clearance around Callan, Dunnamaggin, Kells and Killamery and the villages between — covered from our yard in Athy.
- Callan
- Dunnamaggin
- Kells (Co. Kilkenny)
- Killamery
- Kilmoganny
- Tullahought
- Urlingford
- Windgap
Mooncoin, Piltown and south Kilkenny
Flat Clearance around Mooncoin, Carrigeen, Ferrybank and Fiddown and the villages between — covered from our yard in Athy.
- Carrigeen
- Ferrybank
- Fiddown
- Glenmore
- Killinaspick
- Kilmacow
- Mooncoin
- Mullinavat
- Piltown
- Riverquarter
- Slieverue
Doing it yourself in Kilkenny: what the council offers
Before you ring anyone, here is the honest picture of what Kilkenny County Council will and won’t do for a flat clearance. Furniture and bulky items are accepted at Dunmore Recycling and Waste Disposal Centre, with mattresses charged separately (mattresses €20 each). Watch the vehicle rules: Car loads only — trailer loads not accepted.
Kilkenny County Council — no bulky-waste collection. Kilkenny County Council does not directly provide waste services or a bulky-waste pickup. Households are directed to civic amenity sites (Dunmore, Granny/Grannagh, Panda Hebron, Doheny's Callan Road). Bulky items and furniture accepted at Dunmore by weight (€185/tonne). Periodic free mattress amnesty weeks at Dunmore.
| Council site | Opening hours | For flat clearance | Charges |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmore Recycling and Waste Disposal Centre Dunmore, Castlecomer Road, Co. Kilkenny (council-run), R95 HD50 | Mon–Fri 8am–4:30pm; Sat 8am–12pm; closed Sun & Bank Hols (and the Saturday of bank-holiday weekends). Cash and card. | Takes: general household waste (bags or weighed); mattresses (€20); furniture & bulky items (weighed); textiles (free); small/medium business refuse | mattresses €20 each; furniture €185/tonne (weighed, no estimates); General waste €5.50 per bag or €185/tonne (min €16 weighed); WEEE, batteries, clothes, glass, cans free. Vans: Weighbridge pricing per tonne; small/medium businesses accepted, so vans admitted; no published trailer restriction |
| Granny Recycling Centre (Grannagh) Grannagh (Mullinabro), Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny — Waterford side (private, council-listed), X91 FF29 | unverified — tel 051 833284 | Takes: domestic & small business refuse | Mattress/furniture rates unverified.; Refuse €5.50 per bag or €175/tonne |
| Panda Civic Amenity Site, Hebron Unit 16, Hebron Industrial Estate, Kilkenny City (private, council-listed) | Mon–Fri 8am–5pm; Sat 9am–1pm (per panda.ie) | Takes: limited household waste (car loads); general items, electronic goods, hazardous materials | Charges not published — check before you go Vans: Car loads only — trailer loads not accepted |
Council details are taken from the councils’ own published information and checked periodically; hours and charges change, so confirm with the site before travelling. Where a council hasn’t published a charge we say so rather than guess.
Or we come to you
Set that against a collection from us: no van to borrow, no gate fee, no weighbridge surprise, no two-mattress limit, no carrying it down the stairs yourself, and no question about whether the site will turn your load away. We quote a fixed price from photos, we load it, and it leaves under our waste collection permit (NWCPO-25-13287-01). For a single item the council site can be cheaper if you already have the van and the time; for anything more than a car-boot load, we usually are.
How a flat clearance works with us
Photos and the stairs. Send photos and tell us the floor, whether the stairs turn, and the parking situation. A photo of the stairs helps more than you’d think.
Quote and date. Fixed price, agreed date, and a note of anything to be kept or returned to the landlord.
The clearance. Crew sized for the building, walls and frames protected, steady carry to the truck, footpath kept clear.
Done. Flat swept, hall left as found, photos sent.
Quick quote for flat clearance in Kilkenny
Name, phone and one line about the job. We ring you back within the hour (8am–8pm) with a price, or ask for a couple of photos first.
What affects the price in Kilkenny
Floor and stairs — the single biggest factor for a flat- Parking — a street with no stopping means a longer carry and more time
Dismantling — furniture that must come apart to leave adds time
Volume — most flats are a half-day; long-let bedsits can surprise you
Reuse — good pieces reduce disposal cost
Kilkenny City is about 45 minutes from our yard in Athy, Castlecomer and the north of the county nearer 30, and the south of the county around Mooncoin and Kilmacow roughly 75 minutes. We’re in Kilkenny most weeks. Send photos through the quote form or on WhatsApp and you’ll have a fixed price the same day.
Recent clearances
Photos are from our own clearances across Dublin and Leinster, not necessarily in Kilkenny.
Flat Clearance in Kilkenny: frequently asked questions
What’s the difference between a flat clearance and an apartment clearance?
Access. A flat in a converted house or over a shop has stairs, no lift, and street parking; a purpose-built apartment has a lift, a management company and a loading bay. The furniture is the same, the job isn’t — so we have a separate page for apartments in Kilkenny.
The wardrobe won’t fit down the stairs.
It will once we take it apart. We dismantle on site as standard — wardrobes, beds, large tables, the occasional sofa — and it’s included in the price.
I’m a landlord with a tenant’s things left behind. Can you clear it?
Yes. Make sure you’ve followed the proper notice process for abandoned belongings first — we can’t advise on that — and then we’ll clear the flat and the hall and photograph it empty for your file.
Can you clear a flat in a council complex?
Yes. We work in flat complexes regularly. Tell us the block and any access arrangements, and we’ll keep the stairwells and landings clear while we work.
Do you take mattresses?
Yes. Mattresses are the most common single item we take from flats. They go for recycling; the council sites that accept them charge per mattress, which is shown lower down this page.
Do you cover all of Kilkenny?
Yes — every town and village on this page and the addresses in between. Above-shop flats on main streets are a particular speciality because of the parking.
Can you work around the other residents?
Yes. We keep the stairs and hall clear, work in a steady carry rather than stacking in the hall, protect the walls, and let the other flats know we’ll be in and out for a couple of hours.
The flat is above a shop and the only door is on the street.
Common, and fine. We time the job for parking, run a short carry to the van, and keep the footpath clear. Tell us if there’s a loading bay or a back lane.
Do you take carpets and lino?
Yes — lifted and taken, including the underlay and the grippers if you want the floor bare for the landlord.
Can you clear a bedsit that’s been let for twenty years?
Yes. Long lets accumulate more than people expect, and bedsits can need two visits if the stairs are bad. We price it after photos and tell you honestly if it’s more than it looks.
How soon can you do a flat in Kilkenny?
Usually within the week; small jobs can be added to a Kilkenny run already scheduled.
Does Kilkenny County Council collect bulky items?
No. Kilkenny County Council does not run a bulky-waste collection. Your options are the council recycling centres listed above — with their charges and limits — or a permitted private collector like us.
How far is Kilkenny from your base?
Kilkenny City is about 45 minutes from our yard in Athy, Castlecomer and the north of the county nearer 30, and the south of the county around Mooncoin and Kilmacow roughly 75 minutes. We’re in Kilkenny most weeks.
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All our clearance and waste services in Co. Kilkenny
One crew, one permit, every kind of clearance. Each service has its own Kilkenny page with every town, the local council facts and pricing.
House Clearance KilkennyFull or partial house clearances across Kilkenny — every room, attic to garden.
Apartment Clearance KilkennyPurpose-built apartments: lifts booked, bin-store rules respected, management company kept happy.
Flat Clearance KilkennyConverted houses, bedsits, above-shop flats and flat complexes — stairs and street parking handled.
Attic Clearance KilkennyEverything down the ladder, sorted on the landing, gone the same day.
Garage Clearance KilkennyTools, timber, tyres, paint and the chest freezer — sorted and disposed of properly.
Shed Clearance KilkennyGarden sheds, outbuildings and farm stores emptied, and the shed taken down if you want.
Bereavement Clearance KilkennyA family home cleared quietly, at your pace, with personal items set aside.
Hoarder Clearance KilkennyDiscreet, judgement-free clearance of heavily cluttered homes, full or staged.
End of Tenancy Clearance KilkennyAbandoned furniture and belongings cleared, property photographed and ready to re-let.
Commercial Waste KilkennyFit-outs, fixtures, dead stock and void units for shops, landlords and businesses in Kilkenny.
Office Clearance KilkennyDesks, chairs, filing and IT removed out of hours, with WEEE and shredding handled.
Warehouse Clearance KilkennyRacking, pallets, stock and plant cleared from industrial units, scrap credited.
Junk Removal KilkennyBulky waste and the stuff the bin won’t take — we load it, no skip needed.
Furniture Removal KilkennyOld sofas, beds, mattresses and wardrobes collected from inside the house.
Storage Unit Clearance KilkennySelf-storage units, lock-ups and containers emptied in one visit so you can cancel the rent.
Garden Waste Clearance KilkennyGreen waste, decking, fencing, sheds and overgrown gardens cleared and sorted.Get a flat clearance quote in Kilkenny today
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