Lofts are the nation's favourite hiding place: out of sight, out of mind — right up until the day you're moving house, downsizing, or clearing a much-loved relative's home, and someone has to fold themselves through that little hatch and face it all. Let that someone be us. Priory House Clearance handles loft and attic clearances across Christchurch, Bournemouth, Poole and the rest of Dorset, taking on the dusty, awkward, head-bumping part so you don't have to.
A smart converted loft room or a bare storage space with nothing but joists and cobwebs — we clear them both. Our team is well used to working safely in tight, half-boarded spaces, so a decade's worth of boxes and the odd surprisingly heavy item won't faze them.
Rest assured that every service we provide is above board. We have a superb track record serving both domestic and business customers across Dorset. We are registered and licensed with the Environment Agency (waste carriers licence) and we have premium public liability insurance, as you would expect from any professional company.
If there's no fixed ladder or proper steps, we bring our own access kit and reach it safely — no wobbling on a kitchen chair, and no need for you to climb up or pass anything down. We handle the lot.
Lofts have a habit of holding on to the things that count — the box of photos, Grandad's tools, the children's old keepsakes. As we empty yours, we'll pass down anything you'd like to keep so you can sort it in your own time, while everything else is recycled or donated to local charities wherever we can.
Our uniformed team won't lean on you or pad the price — just straightforward, low-cost loft clearance. We can usually quote over the phone from a quick description or a photo or two, with same-day clearance often on the cards. Call 01202 001594 for a free, no-obligation quote.
Clearing the loft is so often one piece of a bigger move, so we also offer house and property clearance, garage clearance and general rubbish removal — bundle them and your costs come down. As always, everything is disposed of legally under our Environment Agency waste carriers licence.
Yes. We carry the access equipment to work safely in unboarded storage lofts and lofts without fixed ladders, as well as fully converted habitable loft rooms.
Of course. As we empty the loft we will pass down anything you want to keep so you can sort it as we go.
Old boxes and books, Christmas decorations, suitcases, old computers and electricals, furniture and general stored clutter. Usable items are donated or recycled where we can.
Safety is our absolute priority. Our teams use specialist crawl boards (or loft boards) which span the ceiling joists, spreading our weight evenly to prevent any risk of slipping or breaking through the plasterboard ceiling. We also use bright, battery-powered LED floodlights to illuminate dark spaces, allowing us to clear your loft safely and meticulously.
Yes, we can bag and remove old rolls of fiberglass insulation. Our team wears specialized dust-proof suits, high-filtration respirators, and eye protection to handle these materials safely. Please note that if your loft contains loose-fill vermiculite insulation that may pre-date the mid-1980s, it must be professionally tested for asbestos before we can disturb it.
Under the UK's Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, bats and nesting wild birds are strictly protected, and it is a criminal offence to disturb them. If we discover bats or active nests, we must pause work in that area until the nesting season ends or a licensed ecologist advises us. For active wasps' nests, we will ask you to have a pest control specialist treat the nest before we safely enter to complete the clearance.
If a loft has active rodent infestations, heavy wasp activity, or severe bird nesting, we cannot enter until the space has been professionally treated by a pest control specialist. If there is historical, inactive pest damage, heavy dust, or old cobwebs, our team can safely carry out the clearance wearing full protective suits and specialized particulate masks.
Yes, we can remove redundant plastic header tanks, old galvanized steel tanks, copper cylinders, and loose pipework from your loft space, provided they have been completely disconnected and drained by a qualified plumber. Copper and brass are highly sought-after metals, and we ensure they are sent directly to licenced scrap metal processors for recycling.
Yes. We do not require active mains power or lighting inside your loft. Our teams carry high-power portable LED lighting systems and headtorches to fully illuminate even the darkest and deepest corners of your loft space, ensuring we work safely and leave absolutely nothing behind.
Safety is our highest priority. If there are exceptionally heavy items stored in the loft—such as heavy old furniture, stone weights, or solid iron frames— we will carefully assess whether they can be safely maneuvered down the loft hatch without risking injury to our team or damage to your ceilings. If an item is too heavy to extract safely, we will discuss alternative safe extraction methods with you.