Garage Clearance in Co. Louth
Garages are where the house keeps what it can’t throw out. Tools, timber, tins of paint, the exercise bike, the second fridge. We clear the lot across Louth and deal properly with the awkward stuff.
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A garage clearance is a different beast from a house clearance. Less furniture, more weight: timber, tiles, bags of cement that have gone hard, car parts, a lawnmower that hasn’t started since 2015, paint tins, bottles of something, a chest freezer with the door taped shut. Much of it needs separating — paint, oil and chemicals can’t go in with the general load, timber is cheaper to dispose of on its own, metal is worth keeping apart.
We sort as we load so each stream goes where it should, and we’re permitted to carry it. ManageWaste.ie is operated by Krystal Klean Express Limited, permit NWCPO-25-13287-01. Louth is the furthest county we cover — Drogheda is about an hour and a half from Athy, Ardee and Dunleer a little more, and Dundalk and the Cooley peninsula around two hours. We run Louth jobs in batches, usually one or two days a fortnight, so we can keep the price fair; the trade-off is that we’ll offer you a date rather than a same-week slot.
On this page: Full clearance · Partial clearance · Every town in Louth · What the council offers · How it works · Quick quote · Pricing · FAQs
Full garage clearance in Louth
Back to the walls and the floor. Shelving down if you want it gone, workbench out, everything on it and under it, the roof-space storage, the back corner nobody has reached in a decade. We separate timber, metal, WEEE, hazardous liquids and general waste on the way out and sweep the floor at the end. A single garage is normally a half-day with one truck; a double garage that’s been a workshop and a dump for thirty years is a day and often two loads because of the weight.
If the garage is being converted — into a room, a home office, a gym — we clear to a standard the builder can start on, including taking old fittings and any loose render off the floor.
Partial garage clearance in Louth
The old appliances. The pile of timber. The tyres. The thirty paint tins. A partial garage job is usually about one category of thing that you can’t get rid of any other way — and often it’s the category the council site won’t take, or charges extra for. We’ll collect just that and leave your garage otherwise as it was.
What we take — and what we don’t
- Timber, pallets, old doors and offcuts
- Tools, workbenches, shelving and racking
- Paint, varnish, oil, chemicals and garden treatments (household quantities)
- Tyres, car parts, bikes and lawnmowers
- Fridges, freezers, washing machines and old electricals
- Tiles, bagged cement, small amounts of rubble and plasterboard
- Garden furniture, tools, pots and the general overflow from the house
Not included: Asbestos (including old corrugated garage roofs — we can advise); Full fuel cans and gas cylinders with gas in them; Vehicles — ask, we can point you to a licensed end-of-life facility.
Garage Clearance across Co. Louth: every town we cover
We provide a garage clearance in all 29 towns and villages below, and at the rural addresses between them. Louth is Ireland’s smallest county but it has two of its biggest towns: Drogheda in the south, straddling the Boyne, and Dundalk in the north under the Cooley mountains, with Ardee, Dunleer and the Castlebellingham villages between them and a run of coastal villages from Baltray up to Carlingford and Omeath. Louth County Council does not collect bulky waste. Its two civic amenity centres at Dundalk and Drogheda (both run by V&W Recycling) charge a €4 entry plus item charges that aren’t published online, and the annual mattress-and-couch amnesty in early September is the only free route for furniture.
Drogheda and Dundalk both have Victorian town-centre terraces, 1950s–70s council-built estates and large 2000s developments on the edges, plus apartment schemes near the stations and the quays. Ardee, Dunleer and the villages are smaller-scale, with farmhouses and bungalows on their own sites across mid-Louth and the Cooley peninsula. Town-centre parking in Drogheda and Dundalk is the main access issue.
Drogheda, the Boyne valley and south Louth
Garage Clearance around Drogheda, Baltray, Clogherhead and Sandpit and the villages between — covered from our yard in Athy.
- Baltray
- Clogherhead
- Drogheda
- Sandpit
- Termonfeckin
- Tinure
- Tullyallen
Dundalk and north Louth
Garage Clearance around Dundalk, Ballymascanlan, Blackrock and Darver and the villages between — covered from our yard in Athy.
- Ballymascanlan
- Blackrock (Co. Louth)
- Darver
- Dromiskin
- Dundalk
- Flurrybridge
- Knockbridge
Ardee, Dunleer and mid-Louth
Garage Clearance around Ardee, Annagassan, Castlebellingham and Collon and the villages between — covered from our yard in Athy.
- Annagassan
- Ardee
- Castlebellingham
- Collon
- Dromin
- Dunleer
- Kilsaran
- Louth Village
- Mansfieldstown
- Philipstown
- Stabannan
- Tallanstown
Carlingford, Omeath and the Cooley peninsula
Garage Clearance around Carlingford, Greenore and Omeath — covered from our yard in Athy.
- Carlingford
- Greenore
- Omeath
Doing it yourself in Louth: what the council offers
Before you ring anyone, here is the honest picture of what Louth County Council will and won’t do for a garage clearance. Dundalk Recycling Centre (V&W Civic Amenity Centre) and Drogheda Recycling Centre (V&W Civic Amenity Centre) won’t take construction waste. Electrical items — fridges, washing machines, TVs, computers — are free to drop at every council site as WEEE, and we take them as part of any job. Household paint, oil and chemicals are accepted at Dundalk Recycling Centre (V&W Civic Amenity Centre), usually for a small charge. Watch the vehicle rules: Cars and car trailers admitted (trailer charge applies for green waste); no commercial vehicles or commercial waste. Van policy not published - ring ahead.
Louth County Council — no bulky-waste collection. Louth County Council does not collect household waste or bulky items and has no bookable bulky-waste service. It directs residents to the two civic amenity centres in Dundalk and Drogheda, both run by V&W Recycling, where beds, couches, carpet/lino, children's toys and bags of non-recyclable domestic waste are accepted for a charge (ring 042 9329200 or 041 9803900 for the price list - V&W do not publish bulky prices online), or to the nine authorised bulky-waste / skip operators the council lists (e.g. Pronto Waste Clearance & Recycling 087 2912911, Skips on Wheels 083 1552410). Once a year, under the Anti-Dumping Initiative, the council runs a free Mattress & Couch Amnesty, normally over two days in early September: in 2025 it was Wed 3 September 9:30am–5:30pm at the V&W centres in Dundalk and Drogheda and Thu 4 September 9:30am–3:30pm at Kieran & McGee Livestock Sales Yard, Ardee (A92 VP92); in 2024 it was 11–12 September at the same three locations. Only mattresses, sofas and armchairs are taken, maximum 3 items per vehicle, the council covers the disposal cost but the normal €4 entry charge still applies at Dundalk and Drogheda (Ardee is free). The 2025 event took in 2,233 mattresses and 2,124 couches. Dates are announced on louthcoco.ie and in the Dundalk Democrat / Drogheda Independent in August.
| Council site | Opening hours | For garage clearance | Charges |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk Recycling Centre (V&W Civic Amenity Centre) Newry Road, Lisdoo, Dundalk, Co. Louth (council civic amenity site operated by V&W Recycling), A91 X72W | Mon–Fri 9:30am–6pm (last car in 5:45pm); Sat 9am–3pm; closed Sun & Bank Hols | Takes: WEEE, domestic appliances, batteries, bulbs & tubes (free); phones, printer cartridges, hangers, foil trays Won’t take: rubble, construction waste, plasterboard (not listed as accepted - ring to check) | WEEE, batteries and bulbs free.; Charges for general waste, beds, couches, carpet and other bulky items apply on top but V&W do not publish the price list online - ring 042 9329200 for details Vans: Cars and car trailers admitted (trailer charge applies for green waste); no commercial vehicles or commercial waste. Van policy not published - ring ahead. |
| Drogheda Recycling Centre (V&W Civic Amenity Centre) Mell Road, Mell, Drogheda, Co. Louth (council civic amenity site operated by V&W Recycling; sometimes listed as Collon Road), A92 N126 | Mon–Fri 9:30am–6pm (last car in 5:45pm); Sat 9am–3pm; closed Sun & Bank Hols | Takes: WEEE, domestic appliances, batteries, bulbs & tubes (free) Won’t take: rubble, construction waste, plasterboard (not listed as accepted - ring to check) | WEEE, batteries and bulbs free.; General waste and bulky items (beds, couches, carpet, toys) charged on top Vans: Cars and car trailers admitted (trailer charge for green waste); no commercial vehicles or commercial waste. Van policy not published - ring ahead. |
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 garage clearance works with us
Photos. A wide shot from the door and a couple of close-ups of the heavy stuff. Tell us if there are chemicals, tyres or a freezer.
Fixed price. Quoted on what we see, with the separate streams (hazardous, tyres, WEEE) priced honestly.
The clearance. Sorted as we load — timber, metal, WEEE, hazardous and general on the truck separately.
Swept and done. Floor swept, shelving left or taken as agreed, photos sent.
Quick quote for garage clearance in Louth
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 Louth
Weight — the big factor in garages; timber, tiles and cement cost by the tonne to dispose of- Hazardous items — paint, oil and chemicals have separate disposal costs
Tyres and appliances — priced per item
Access — a garage at the end of a long garden versus one on the driveway
Reuse and scrap — tools, metal and good timber reduce the bill
Louth is the furthest county we cover — Drogheda is about an hour and a half from Athy, Ardee and Dunleer a little more, and Dundalk and the Cooley peninsula around two hours. We run Louth jobs in batches, usually one or two days a fortnight, so we can keep the price fair; the trade-off is that we’ll offer you a date rather than a same-week slot. 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 Louth.
Garage Clearance in Louth: frequently asked questions
Do you take paint, oil and chemicals?
Yes, in household quantities, separated from the general load and taken to a facility that handles them. There is a per-item or per-litre cost for these — we show it on the quote rather than hiding it.
Do you take tyres?
Yes, priced per tyre. Most council sites either refuse tyres or charge for them.
What about the old chest freezer?
Fridges and freezers go for WEEE recycling — the council sites take them free and we take them as part of the job. Empty it first if you can; if you can’t, tell us and we’ll deal with it.
Can you take the garage shelving and workbench?
Yes, dismantled and taken, or left if you want to keep it. Metal racking goes for scrap, which helps the price.
Will you clear it ready for a conversion?
Yes — back to bare walls and floor, old fittings off, loose material up. Tell the builder to send us their list.
Garage, shed and attic together in Louth?
Absolutely, and it’s the most cost-effective way to do it — one crew, one truck, one day. See the shed clearance and attic clearance pages for Louth.
Can you take a car engine or heavy machinery?
If it can be moved by two people or a sack truck, yes. Engine blocks, lathes and the like are heavy but fine. Anything needing a crane we arrange separately.
Do you take asbestos garage roofs?
No — asbestos cement sheets need a licensed contractor. We’ll point you to one and clear the garage once the roof is done.
What about half-full paint tins and old creosote?
Household quantities, yes, separated and taken for proper disposal. We charge per item for these because the facilities charge us per litre.
Can you clear a garage that’s been used as a workshop?
Yes — benches, vices, racking, tools, offcuts and swarf. Tools and metal are set aside for reuse or scrap, which brings the price down.
Do you offer same-day garage clearance in Louth?
Sometimes. Louth jobs are grouped into runs, so next-day is more realistic than same-day, but ask.
Does Louth County Council collect bulky items?
No. Louth 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 Louth from your base?
Louth is the furthest county we cover — Drogheda is about an hour and a half from Athy, Ardee and Dunleer a little more, and Dundalk and the Cooley peninsula around two hours. We run Louth jobs in batches, usually one or two days a fortnight, so we can keep the price fair; the trade-off is that we’ll offer you a date rather than a same-week slot.
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All our clearance and waste services in Co. Louth
One crew, one permit, every kind of clearance. Each service has its own Louth page with every town, the local council facts and pricing.
House Clearance LouthFull or partial house clearances across Louth — every room, attic to garden.
Apartment Clearance LouthPurpose-built apartments: lifts booked, bin-store rules respected, management company kept happy.
Flat Clearance LouthConverted houses, bedsits, above-shop flats and flat complexes — stairs and street parking handled.
Attic Clearance LouthEverything down the ladder, sorted on the landing, gone the same day.
Garage Clearance LouthTools, timber, tyres, paint and the chest freezer — sorted and disposed of properly.
Shed Clearance LouthGarden sheds, outbuildings and farm stores emptied, and the shed taken down if you want.
Bereavement Clearance LouthA family home cleared quietly, at your pace, with personal items set aside.
Hoarder Clearance LouthDiscreet, judgement-free clearance of heavily cluttered homes, full or staged.
End of Tenancy Clearance LouthAbandoned furniture and belongings cleared, property photographed and ready to re-let.
Commercial Waste LouthFit-outs, fixtures, dead stock and void units for shops, landlords and businesses in Louth.
Office Clearance LouthDesks, chairs, filing and IT removed out of hours, with WEEE and shredding handled.
Warehouse Clearance LouthRacking, pallets, stock and plant cleared from industrial units, scrap credited.
Junk Removal LouthBulky waste and the stuff the bin won’t take — we load it, no skip needed.
Furniture Removal LouthOld sofas, beds, mattresses and wardrobes collected from inside the house.
Storage Unit Clearance LouthSelf-storage units, lock-ups and containers emptied in one visit so you can cancel the rent.
Garden Waste Clearance LouthGreen waste, decking, fencing, sheds and overgrown gardens cleared and sorted.Get a garage clearance quote in Louth today
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