Need to clear a cellar in Mons before a sale, the end of a tenancy or building work? Sparkling Services removes jars, bottles, soaked boxes and old furniture, sets your documents aside and separates hazardous products. A few photos of the stairs are often enough for a free quote, and you do not need to be there.
Basement clearance in Mons: our approach
In the Borinage, in Jemappes, Cuesmes or Flénu, almost every miners' terraced house has a cellar, and almost every cellar has kept its old coal store. You find coal residue, jars, bottles, bikes and tools from several generations. We work with masks and gloves, shovel up dust and debris, then sweep. Inside the old town walls, around the Belfry, old houses stand on brick or stone vaulted cellars, reached by a low staircase from the hallway, sometimes via a hatch in the kitchen. Everything goes up by hand, with steps and walls protected. Anything still usable goes for reuse.
You do not need to be present to have a cellar cleared in Mons: leave the key with a neighbour or the managing agent, tell us what stays, and we send you a photo of the empty cellar at the end. The price in the quote does not change on the day.
Clearing a cellar in Mons: stairs, damp and access
The old town of Mons is built on a hill: the cobbled streets climbing towards the Collegiate Church of Saint Waltrude and the Grand-Place mean the vehicle has to be chocked and loaded with care. The temporary public road occupation permit, with signs, is obtained from the City of Mons, and we apply early for the centre. The calendar matters too: during the Ducasse, on Trinity weekend, no clearance there is possible. In the more recent houses of Ghlin, Nimy or Saint-Symphorien, the cellar is part of a basement with a boiler room, where an old heating oil tank has sometimes remained: we clear around it and refer you to a specialist. On site, we separate glass, metal, wood and appliances; paint and oils are kept apart. Hygea's recyparcs are reserved for households: our loads follow suitable recycling channels.
Cellar clearance in Mons: from Spiennes to Obourg
Within the old town walls, the cobbled streets are not suited to carrying by hand over long distances: trolleys designed for cobbles link the door to the truck. Around the Grand-Place and the Rue de la Chaussée, shops, practices and offices occupy old buildings; when they have a storage cellar to clear, we work outside opening hours.
Hyon, Ciply, Mesvin, Spiennes, Harmignies and Harveng are more rural, with generally more room to sort and load than in town. Obourg, Maisières and Saint-Denis, to the north-east, complete the map along with Havré, Nouvelles and Villers-Saint-Ghislain. For a company in the Initialis science park or the Ghlin-Baudour business area, we also clear basement premises, at a time agreed with the site manager. Anything reusable is offered to the social economy; the rest goes to suitable recycling channels.
Does the whole house need clearing, not just the basement? See our house clearance Mons page.
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Why choose Sparkling Services in Mons?
Selling or letting a property in Mons? An empty, swept cellar reassures buyers and tenants and lets a building professional assess the damp. The attic and garage can be added to the same quote.
How it works
Photos or visit: Stairs, headroom, damp and volume are assessed from photos or during a free visit. · Option and quote: Free clearance, we pay you or a fixed price: the option is set out in a written quote. · Carrying up and sorting: Everything is carried up in light loads and sorted; hazardous products and papers kept apart. · Cellar swept: The cellar is left empty and swept, with a photo if you are away. See every step in detail →
