Serving Kensington and the Nearby Streets
Our trucks run the loop from the Kensington traffic circle down Adams Avenue and around Marlborough.
Junk Removal in Kensington
Most of the older Craftsman and Spanish-style homes around Marlborough Avenue in Kensington were built with a rear alley, and that alley is usually the fastest way to load a job — faster than squeezing a truck onto a narrow street near the traffic circle. We've hauled enough garage and attic cleanouts through those alleys to know which ones fit the truck and which ones call for a hand cart instead.
We cover all of Kensington here; for other San Diego neighborhoods, see our main junk removal page. Junk Removal in San Diego
What Neighbors Ask Us to Haul
- Old furniture and mattresses
- Appliances - fridges, washers, dryers
- Garage and attic cleanouts
- Estate and downsizing cleanouts
- Yard waste and trimmings
- Construction and remodel debris
The same countywide push to clear brush ahead of fire season shows up here too, mostly in yards backing up to the canyon edges.
Access and Parking in Kensington
Alley access runs behind most of the older homes here, and it's usually our first choice over the street. Streets narrow and get hillier the closer you are to the traffic circle and Adams Avenue, so a smaller truck sometimes works better than parking at the curb.
Because alley and street width near the circle limits truck size, we like to know ahead of time if a job is alley-access so we send the right crew.
Same-Day Junk Removal in Kensington
Kensington sits inside our regular central-San Diego rotation, so we're typically in the neighborhood multiple times a week and same-week slots are common when we have them. Jobs with alley-only access take a bit more planning to route the right size truck, so we like a little notice on those rather than a same-day call.
Apartments, Condos and HOAs in Kensington
Kensington's older Craftsman and Spanish-style homes were mostly built with a rear alley, and that alley — not a shared lot or HOA gate — is the access point we plan around for most jobs here. There isn't much multi-family housing in the neighborhood's core, so this is closer to a single-family alley story than an apartment one.
Where Kensington Loads Go
From Kensington, loads head out to the Miramar Landfill & Recycling Center in Kearny Mesa off SR-52.
Recyclable material from a Kensington job — metal, cardboard, clean wood — gets pulled out at the transfer station before anything reaches the landfill, on top of the mattress and paint programs we already run through.
Other Services We Run in Kensington
Nearby Areas We Cover
Part of Junk Removal in San Diego.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you load from the alley or does the truck need street access?
Alley access is usually our first choice — a lot of the older homes here were built with one. Streets get narrow and hilly closer to the traffic circle and Adams Avenue, so a smaller truck or a short hand-carry sometimes works better than parking right at the curb.
Can you handle a full estate cleanout, not just a couple items?
Yes. Downsizing and estate cleanouts are common around here, and we bring enough crew to get a whole house done in one visit.
How do you figure out the price for a Kensington job?
Weight and material type matter more than time spent on-site — heavier stuff like concrete or tile costs more because the dump charges by weight, and alley or stair access can add a little labor time on top.
Where does everything go once you load it?
Mattresses get broken down for recycling instead of landfilled, and old paint goes through the county's free PaintCare drop-off rather than riding in our truck. Everything else follows the load out to the transfer station in Kearny Mesa.
Do you take old electronics or batteries during a Kensington cleanout?
Yes — those go through the county's free e-waste drop-off instead of getting landfilled with the rest of the load. Flag anything like that when you book so we can keep it separated.