House clearance Maarssen
House clearance in Maarssen
A merchant house on the Herengracht, a house on the Zandpad or a walk up flat in Bloemstede. Nova clears homes in Maarssen and the rest of Stichtse Vecht, with the staircase and the door frames wrapped and a price that is fixed in advance.
Clearing a home in Maarssen
Two sides to Maarssen, with the canal in between
Maarssen consists of two parts that have little to do with one another. On the east side lies Maarssen-Dorp: the old centre on the Vecht, with canals, merchant houses and country estates. On the other side of the Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal lies Maarssenbroek, where a whole growth centre district was put up in the polder from 1972 onwards. Bloemstede was the first to be finished, in 1974.
That difference determines the work. Almost four in ten homes in Maarssen were built between 1975 and 1985 and only six per cent dates from before 1945. It is in that small older part that the buildings stand where we work most slowly. If a house has to be emptied after a death, please also read house clearance after a death.
- Maarssen-Dorp on the Vecht
- Maarssenbroek from the nineteen seventies
- About 40 km from Bodegraven
- Fixed price after the survey
Listed buildings and country estates
Working in a building that is on the national monuments register
Maarssen has almost two hundred rijksmonumenten, buildings on the national monuments register, and the old centre has been a protected village conservation area since 1966: almost eighty hectares around the Lange Gracht, the Herengracht and the Schippersgracht, with the Straatweg and the Zandpad included. Of the two hundred country estates that once stood along the Vecht, more than seventy remain. Goudestein, Doornburgh, Bolenstein and Herteveld lie in or just outside Maarssen.
Nothing goes quickly in buildings like these. Plasterwork, old staircases and original doors cannot be replaced.
- The staircase first, then the contentsBlankets and corner pieces around the handrail, runners on the treads, cardboard against the newel.
- Door frames and plasterwork wrappedIn a narrow hallway we would rather take a wardrobe apart than force it past.
- No sack trucks on old floorsAcross a board floor or a tiled floor from the last century we carry, with extra people if need be.
- Agreeing in advance what staysIn a listed building the fixed fittings are sometimes part of the protection. We remove nothing there is any doubt about.
The other side of the canal
You can recognise Maarssenbroek by the ending of the neighbourhood name
The neighbourhoods of Maarssenbroek end in stede, kamp or spoor. That ending says something about the year of construction and about what we find there.
The stedes
Bloemstede, Boomstede and Waterstede belong to the first batch, from 1972 onwards. Terraced houses and low walk up flats, with a store behind or underneath the home and a loft reached by a hatch ladder. After fifty years that is usually where most of it is.
The kampen
Zwanenkamp, Pauwenkamp, Reigerskamp, Duivenkamp, Fazantenkamp, Spechtenkamp and Valkenkamp are named after birds. Woonerven, shared residential courts with bollards and speed humps, where the box truck cannot always get as far as the front door. During the survey we set down where it is allowed to stand.
The sporen
Antilopespoor, Bisonspoor, Kamelenspoor and Zebraspoor lie on the station side. There are more blocks of flats here, with lifts, galleries and stores on the lower level. We empty that store under the same instruction.
From the first phone call to the keys
How a clearance in Maarssen goes
Every home is different, but the order is always the same.
Free survey and a fixed price
The survey on site takes an hour at most and costs nothing. We look at the staircase, the route out and what has to go. Within 24 hours one fixed amount follows, with no recalculation later.
Sorting out and setting aside
Whatever you want to keep is put to one side. Papers, photographs and jewellery we collect in separate crates, so that you can go through them calmly at home or at the notary.
Clearing and disposal
Usually within 1 to 2 weeks. Usable household goods go to a second-hand shop or a charity, the rest is separated for disposal as wood, metal, plastic and electronics.
Handover with photographs
Left broom clean, the store and the loft included. You then receive the handover report with photographs, for the estate agent, the notary or the landlord.
Costs
What does a house clearance in Maarssen cost?
We drive out from Bodegraven, about forty kilometres along the A12 past Utrecht and then the A2 northwards. Outside the rush hour that is a little over half an hour. We do not charge a call out fee.
The price depends on how much there is, how accessible the building is and whether floors, curtain rails or a kitchen still have to come out. The same quantity of belongings takes more time in a canal house with a steep staircase than in a terraced house in Reigerskamp. That difference is part of the fixed price and not of a bill afterwards. You can read how that price is put together under house clearance.
- Studio or small flatFrom € 500
- Terraced house or family home€ 1.000 to € 1.750
- Detached house or large Vecht house€ 1.750 to € 3.000 or more
- In a hurry for the key handover date24 to 48 hours is often possible. See emergency clearance.
About Maarssen
The largest place in a municipality of thirteen settlements
Maarssen has more than 39,000 residents, which makes it by far the largest place in Stichtse Vecht, the municipality formed in 2011 out of Maarssen, Breukelen and Loenen. The town hall is at Goudestein, a country estate whose present main building dates from 1754 and which has served that purpose since 1961.
In Maarssen and Maarssenbroek the landlord is in practice Portaal. In the northern villages of the municipality, such as Breukelen, Loenen, Vreeland and Kockengen, Vecht en Omstreken is the landlord. For the handover it makes little difference which of the two it is: there is an inspection, there is a list of points, and we hand over as that list requires.
You reach Maarssen by the A2 with the Maarssen exit, or by the N230, the Zuilense Ring. In Maarssenbroek that is no problem. Along the Vecht it is: the Zandpad is narrow, busy with cyclists and not built for heavy lorries. We come there with a smaller van. The same applies to a shop or office around Bisonspoor, see commercial clearance.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about house clearance in Maarssen
Our house on the Herengracht is on the national monuments register. Are you allowed to work in it?
Yes. Emptying a home is not building work, so no permit is needed for it. We do work differently: the staircase, handrail, door frames and floors are protected first, and we loosen nothing that is fixed to the building unless you instruct us to.
The Zandpad is narrow. Where do you put the lorry then?
Not in the middle of the Zandpad. That road is narrow, busy with cyclists and not built for heavy traffic. We come up to the building with a smaller van and put the box truck somewhere it blocks nobody. During the survey we walk that route through in advance.
There are antiques and paintings in the house. What happens to those?
Nothing, until you have seen them. We do not value anything and we sell nothing. Whatever looks valuable or personal we set aside and photograph, so that you or a valuer can take a careful look at it.
The home in Zwanenkamp has to go back to Portaal. What has to be done?
Usually the carpet or laminate has to come out, the skirting boards and curtain rails come off, screw holes are filled and the home is left broom clean, the store and the balcony included. If there is already a pre-inspection report, pass it on during the survey and we include those points in the fixed price.
Is the loft or the store of a home in Maarssenbroek included as well?
Yes, and it is usually the heaviest part. The homes from the nineteen seventies have a loft reached by a hatch ladder and a store behind or underneath the house. In the flats on the sporen the store is on the lower level. Everything that belongs to the home we empty under the same instruction.
Can you clear a garage, a shed or a boathouse too?
Yes. Along the Vecht a house quite often comes with a shed, a boathouse or a garden store full of things. Mention it during the survey, then we take it in with the rest and it is part of the same price.
How soon can you be on site in Maarssen?
For the survey we are usually there within 1 to 3 working days. The clearing itself we normally plan one to two weeks after that, and with a hard key handover date we bring it forward.
Do we have to be there on the day itself?
That is not necessary. We collect the key from you, from the estate agent or from the notary and return it there afterwards. At the end we send photographs of the empty rooms, along with the handover report, so that you know how the building was left.
Service area
Maarssen and the rest of Stichtse Vecht
We work in Maarssen-Dorp and Maarssenbroek and in the other settlements: Breukelen, Loenen aan de Vecht, Vreeland, Nieuwersluis, Nigtevecht, Kockengen, Tienhoven and Oud-Zuilen. To the west lies Mijdrecht, to the south west Woerden, and Bodegraven, where we come from.
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Have your property in Maarssen surveyed
Give us the address, whether it is in Maarssen-Dorp or in Maarssenbroek and when the property has to be empty. You get an answer within one working day and, after the survey, a fixed price within 24 hours.
- A reply within 24 hoursA quick first estimate and an appointment to suit you.
- A fixed price up frontA clear quote, with no surprises afterwards.
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