House clearance Woerden
House clearance in Woerden
A rented flat in Molenvliet, a narrow house inside the old canal ring or a farmhouse along the Meije. Nova clears homes in all four towns of the Woerden municipality, including the shed and the hayloft where that is needed.
Four towns
Woerden, Harmelen, Kamerik and Zegveld
The municipality took its present shape in two steps: Kamerik and Zegveld joined in 1989, Harmelen in 2001. For a clearance it makes quite a difference which of the four the property stands in.
- Inside the canal ringNarrow frontages on the Voorstraat, the Havenstraat and around the Kerkplein, with steep stairs and three or four floors stacked above each other. Heavy furniture comes apart, or goes out through the window on a furniture hoist.
- Molenvliet, Schilderskwartier, StaatsliedenkwartierTerraced houses and walk-up flats from the nineteen sixties to the eighties. The van can almost always park at the door, but the loft is full and the floor covering has to come out.
- Snel en Polanen, WaterrijkNewer family homes with fitted wardrobes and a made to measure kitchen. More volume per household, and on a sale the buyer often wants the flooring and the curtain rails out as well.
- Harmelen, Kamerik, Kanis and ZegveldDetached houses and farmhouses along the ribbon roads. Here the yard comes with the house: sheds, stables, haylofts and whatever has been put round the back over the years.
Farmhouse clearance
Clearing a farmhouse is different work from a terraced house
Along the Meije, the Grecht and the drainage canals around Kamerik stands ribbon development where families have lived and worked for generations. The living room is then the smallest part of the job. At addresses like these we include the following in the survey as standard:
- Sheds and stablesHand tools, old machinery, dairy equipment, planks, pallets and jerrycans. Everything is separated into wood, metal, plastic and electronics.
- Haylofts and atticsOften reachable only through a hatch or a fixed ladder. We lower heavy items down rather than carry them over the ladder.
- The yardWhatever has been left standing behind the shed: timber, scrap iron, tyres, paving slabs, broken garden furniture.
- Narrow dyke roadsNot every lorry fits along the Meije or beside the Grecht. In that case we use a smaller box truck and make more trips.
Farm outbuildings quite often have corrugated sheeting or old floor panels that may contain asbestos. We do not touch those: only a certified asbestos contractor may remove asbestos. During the survey we point out what looks suspect and schedule the clearance just after the removal work, so you do not have to keep track of two separate jobs.
Handing back a rented home
So the property passes the inspection first time
GroenWest is the largest landlord in the municipality, a woningcorporatie or social housing association, with homes in Woerden, Harmelen, Kamerik and Zegveld. At the opleverinspectie, the final inspection, the question is whether the property is back in neutral condition: no floor covering with glue residue, no plugs in the walls, no rails on the ceiling.
We hand the property back the way the inspector wants to see it and record it with photographs. If you rent privately, we go through the terms of your tenancy agreement with you before we start.
- Flooring, skirting boards and glue residue out
- Holes and plugs filled
- Storeroom and garden shed emptied too
- Photo report for the inspection
Costs
What does a house clearance in Woerden cost?
From our base in Bodegraven it is 8 kilometres along the N458, so we charge no call-out fee and the same rates apply as in Bodegraven itself. The survey is free, usually within 1 to 3 working days, and within 24 hours after that you have one fixed price. Nothing is recalculated afterwards.
- Studio or small flatFrom € 500
- Terraced house or family home€ 1.000 to € 1.750
- Detached house or farmhouse with outbuildings€ 1.750 to € 3.000 or more
- UrgentWith a handover date within a week we can often manage it in 24 to 48 hours. See emergency clearance.
What sets the price within that range: how much there is, how far we have to carry, whether outbuildings are part of the job and whether flooring and rails have to come out. If you would rather sell machinery, antiques or other items of value yourself, say so during the survey and we will leave them in place. Our full method is set out on our page about house clearance.
What you call us for
The four situations we see most often in Woerden
House clearance
Clearing an owned or rented home completely and handing it over bezemschoon, broom clean, the standard Dutch handover condition.
02After a death
Sorting at a calm pace, keeping what the family wants to keep, taking the rest away.
03Emergency clearance
If the key handover is already fixed, we move other work around.
04Commercial clearance
Handing an office, shop or warehouse back to the landlord empty and tidy.
About Woerden
A town people move through, with polder all around it
Woerden lies between Utrecht and Gouda on the A12 and has an intercity station. Many residents work in Utrecht and move house as their family changes: first a flat, then a family home in Snel en Polanen, later something smaller again closer to the centre. As a result, homes here change hands faster than in the villages around them.
At the same time, most of the municipality is peat meadow. Behind the estates the drainage canals, the ribbon roads and the farms begin, and that side of Woerden calls for different equipment and a longer day. We do both, and during the survey our surveyor tells you straight away what equipment the job needs.
- Four towns
- Ten minutes from Bodegraven
Service area
In and around the Woerden municipality
We come to Woerden itself, to Harmelen, to Kamerik and Kanis and to Zegveld, as far as the addresses along the Meije. Beyond that we regularly drive to Linschoten, Montfoort, Oudewater, De Meern and Vleuten. Further west we work in Bodegraven, our own town, and to the north in Mijdrecht and Maarssen.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about house clearance in Woerden
At a farmhouse in Kamerik or Zegveld, do you clear the sheds and stables as well?
Yes, for us that is the rule rather than the exception. We take the house, the sheds, the stables and the hayloft in one job and put a skip in the yard where that is needed. Allow one extra day compared with an ordinary family house.
Our farmhouse stands on a narrow road along the Meije. Can your lorry get there?
Usually it can, but we check first during the survey. If the box truck does not fit, or the verge is too soft, we shuttle with a smaller van to a place where the lorry can stand. That is then part of the fixed price as well.
How do you get a wardrobe out of a house on the Voorstraat?
Anything that will not fit through the stairwell we take apart. If that is not possible, we set up a furniture hoist against the front of the building. For loading and unloading in the town centre we apply to Woerden council for a licence where that is needed.
Do you know the handover requirements GroenWest sets?
Yes, we work in GroenWest homes regularly. The property goes back in neutral condition: flooring out, glue residue gone, holes filled, no rails or hooks left on ceilings and walls. You receive photographs of every room, in case the inspector asks about something later.
What happens to old machinery and tools from a shed?
Anything still working we offer to a second-hand shop or to a dealer in used farm equipment, in consultation with you. The rest we separate into metal, wood, plastic and electronics and take to the right processing plant.
There is corrugated sheeting on the shed roof. Will you take that away?
No. Corrugated sheeting from before 1994 often contains asbestos, and only a certified asbestos contractor may remove it. We clear everything around it, point out what looks suspect and plan our work so that it follows on from the removal.
How soon can you come and look in Woerden?
We usually schedule the survey within 1 to 3 working days. The clearance itself normally follows within 1 to 2 weeks. If the keys have to be handed over sooner, call 085 7444 039: we are ten minutes away in Bodegraven and we can often move something around.
We live in Utrecht and the house is in Harmelen. Do we have to be there?
That is not necessary. The survey can be done by video call, we consult you about personal belongings such as photographs, papers and jewellery by sending pictures, and we collect and return the keys at the estate agent, the notary or GroenWest.
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Request a survey for your property in Woerden
Tell us briefly which address in Woerden, Harmelen, Kamerik or Zegveld the property is at, and whether sheds or a loft are part of it. You will hear from us within one working day.
- 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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