Junk removal in Fontainebleau, from condo move-outs to townhome garages

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What Miami-Dade's bulky pickup does and doesn't do in Fontainebleau

Fontainebleau is unincorporated, so trash is handled by the Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM), not a city. Curbside garbage goes out twice a week, either Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday, in the green automated cart.

Big items go through the county's bulky waste appointment system. Each household gets two scheduled pickups per calendar year of up to 25 cubic yards each. You can combine them into one pickup of up to 50 cubic yards, but a single pickup over 25 cubic yards uses up the whole year's allowance. If you authorize collection of excess, the county's 2025 guide lists a fee of $31 per cubic yard. You book first, through 311, miamidade.gov/bulkywaste or the county app, and the pile cannot go out more than 3 days before the appointment. Since April 1, 2023, setting it out early can bring anything from a warning notice to a civil citation.

The county will not take home chemicals, rock and dirt, any single item over 150 lbs or more than three cubic yards of construction and demolition debris at the curb. Refrigerators and freezers need the doors removed, and piles have to sit at least five feet from cars, fences, mailboxes, drains, poles, hydrants and sprinklers.

So a hauler makes sense when you have used your two pickups, when one piece weighs more than 150 lbs, when the load is tear-out debris, or when you cannot wait for the next open appointment.

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Condos and apartments: the dumpster enclosure is not the answer

Much of eastern Fontainebleau was built for condominiums and apartments. That matters for trash. The county's single-family bundle includes bulky waste pickup, but multifamily service is a separate category. Some communities are on twice-weekly dumpster collection instead of carts, and the county says furniture and household appliances should not go in those dumpsters or be left in the enclosure. They belong at a Trash and Recycling Center.

In practice, a condo move-out or a unit cleared between tenants needs its own haul. Text Dany a photo of the unit, tell him the floor and any building rules for move-outs, and he will give you one price to carry it all out and take it away.

Landlords and property managers turning units over can call the same number. One flat price per unit, paid after the job.

or call (754) 249-1015

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Remodel tear-outs and Miami-Dade permits

Because Fontainebleau has no city hall, building and demolition permits come from Miami-Dade County Regulatory and Economic Resources (RER), Building. The county requires a full list of items for demolition of residential or commercial structures, using the Building Permit Application, and commercial demolitions also need asbestos review by the Division of Environmental Resources Management. Applications can be filed at the Herbert S. Saffir Permitting and Inspection Center.

The GC or the property owner pulls the permit. Rapid Haul does the non-structural tear-out (kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, drywall) and hauls every piece of it away. Room demo starts at $750 and construction debris hauling at $200.

Doing it yourself is possible but slow. The county's centers limit construction and demolition debris to three cubic yards per customer per day and turn away trailers larger than 10 by 6 by 6 feet, so one bathroom can mean several trips.

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Townhomes, Village Homes and the old golf course land

The western side of Fontainebleau is Village Homes, single-family houses, Garden Homes and townhomes. Fontainebleau Park was built around two 18-hole golf courses, both now closed and built over. The 2020 Census counted 20,323 households.

In the houses and townhomes, the calls are garage cleanouts, old appliances and furniture that will not fit on a single bulky appointment. Communities we serve here include:

• Fontainebleau Park and Fontainebleau Park West
• Village Homes and Garden Homes
• Soleil Condominiums
• Fontainebleau Office Park, for office cleanouts

or call (754) 249-1015

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Price and same-day service from Hollywood

Rapid Haul is based in Hollywood, and Fontainebleau is in the regular Miami-Dade service area, with Doral to the north, Sweetwater to the west and Westchester to the south. Text a photo to (754) 249-1015 and Dany sends one flat, all-in price: labor, loading, hauling and disposal. Same-day pickup is often possible when you call early, Monday to Saturday, 7 AM to 7 PM.

Furniture removal starts at $125, appliance removal at $100, garage cleanouts at $300 and full house cleanouts at $1,000. Junk removal is paid after the job. Jobs of $1,000 and over, mostly demolition, take a 50% deposit.