Cleanout in Atlanta
Film Production & Set-Strike
Cleanout in Atlanta
Georgia is one of the busiest film-production states in the country, and every build eventually gets struck. We clear the aftermath — set-strike debris, prop and set-dressing cleanouts, and stage turnover — with volume pricing from $82, after-hours coordination around your schedule, and the fast turnaround a strike deadline demands. Insured, COI on request for the studio, and no Georgia sales tax on the service.
Y'allywood strikes constantly — someone has to clear it
Metro Atlanta shoots more film and television than almost anywhere in the country, and a production runs a simple cycle: build, shoot, strike. When a set comes down, it leaves a very specific kind of mess — flats and lumber, painted scenery, cut drywall, foam and molding, set dressing that isn't going into storage, a production office's worth of furniture and cardboard, and holding-area leftovers — usually against a hard deadline, because the next build needs the stage. It's a genuine B2B lane, and it's one no consumer junk-removal franchise is set up to serve locally. This page is us saying, plainly: bring us the strike.
We cover the metro's production geography. The Doraville complex on the old GM plant — Assembly and Third Rail Studios — anchors the north-metro. West Midtown / the Westside is a dense cluster of converted warehouses and stages where builds go up in old textile mills. And the south-metro lots near College Park and East Point, close to Hartsfield-Jackson and the Tyler Perry and Blackhall-area studios, run their own constant build-and-strike churn. Wherever the stage is, we bring the crew, the volume pricing, and the after-hours flexibility a shoot schedule requires.
What we clear on a production job
- Set-strike debris — flats, lumber, painted scenery, cut drywall, foam, trim and molding from a struck build.
- Prop & set-dressing cleanouts — furniture, décor, and dressing that isn't going back to a rental house or storage.
- Production-office & holding turnover — desks, chairs, tables, monitors, cardboard, and craft-area leftovers when a production wraps its space.
- Stage & backlot clears — a full soundstage or lot emptied between builds so the next crew can load in.
- Construction-grade materials — the heavier build debris priced by the cubic yard alongside the loose strike pile.
How a strike cleanout works
1 · Send a photo
Snap the stage or the strike pile and tell us the wrap time. You get an exact volume-based flat price back in seconds — no site walk needed to quote.
2 · We schedule to your window
After wrap, overnight, weekend — we coordinate around the shoot and the load-in of the next build, and issue a COI for the studio if the lot requires one.
3 · We strike it clean
The right-sized insured crew clears the debris, props, and office in one pass so the stage is ready. Reusable dressing donated, metal and clean materials recycled.
How much does a set-strike cleanout cost in Atlanta?
Priced by volume, quoted flat from a photo before anyone rolls up — so a production coordinator can drop it into a budget without waiting on a walk-through. A loose strike pile prices on its size, construction-grade set material prices by the cubic yard, and a whole-stage clear prices as a truck-fill. Disposal is included, and Georgia doesn't tax the service, so there's no tax line on the invoice. For a residential reference point, Homeyou pegs the average Atlanta junk-removal job around $225–$250; a production strike is scoped to its actual volume.
| Scope | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Small loose strike pile | $82 |
| Medium loose strike pile | $129 |
| Large loose strike pile | $208 |
| Construction-grade set material (per cubic yard) | $120 |
| Partial stage / office clear (1/4 truck) | $241 |
| Half a stage (1/2 truck) | $431 |
| Most of a stage (3/4 truck) | $587 |
| Full stage / backlot clear (full truck) | $732 |
| Desk / office chair / conference table | $83 / $82 / $260 |
$75 minimum. After-hours windows, COI issuance, and disposal are included — no add-ons. No Georgia sales tax on the service — the quote is the total. Multiple stages or a recurring build schedule? Send photos and we'll price the run.
Insured, COI-ready, and on your schedule
Two things separate a production cleanout from a household haul, and we're built for both. The first is timing: a strike happens when the shoot is done, which might be midnight or a Sunday, and the stage is often needed for the next build hours later. We schedule after-hours and overnight windows around your call sheet rather than making the production bend to ours. The second is compliance: studios and stage operators — Assembly, Third Rail, the West Midtown facilities, the south-metro lots — expect a vendor on the property to carry insurance and, usually, to provide a Certificate of Insurance naming the studio or production company as additional insured. We do, and we can issue that COI on request, so the location manager isn't chasing paperwork the night of the strike. It's the same insured, dock-and-access discipline we run in Atlanta's high-rise towers, pointed at a soundstage.
Why municipal pickup isn't an option for a production
The City of Atlanta's bulky-item program is a residential service — by appointment, single-family curbside only, scheduled to a home's collection day, capped at 12 pickups a year — and it excludes construction and commercial debris. A soundstage isn't a single-family curb, a strike pile of flats and scenery isn't a residential bulky item, and a production's deadline is measured in hours, not scheduled collection days. There is simply no municipal path for a set-strike, which is why productions need a commercial, insured, on-demand vendor that quotes by volume and shows up in the window. That's the entire reason this lane exists, and the flat price stays tax-free.
What happens to the strike
A strike generates a lot that doesn't have to be landfilled. Usable set dressing and furniture — the office chairs, tables, and décor a production is done with — go to donation through the Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta, Goodwill of North Georgia, and Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Lumber and clean materials are separated where they can be reused or recycled, and metal from framing and fixtures is pulled for scrap. Only the true remainder goes to the nearest transfer station. Metro tipping costs are low, so responsible routing doesn't inflate the flat price — and it's a cleaner story for a production that cares about its footprint. All of it is included.
What production teams say
"Struck a build at a West Midtown stage and needed it clear overnight before the next crew loaded in. They quoted the volume off a photo, worked after wrap, had a COI for the facility. Stage was empty by call time."
"Prop and set-dressing cleanout out of a Doraville stage. Flat volume price, no surprise add-ons, and they donated the usable furniture instead of dumping it. Easy to put in the budget line."
"South-metro lot near College Park, quick turnaround between productions. Insured, COI in hand, cleared a full stage of strike debris same-day. The only hauler I've found that actually understands a strike deadline."
Production cleanout questions, answered
How much does a set-strike cleanout cost?
Priced by volume: a loose strike pile is $82–$208 by size, construction-grade material $120 a cubic yard, a whole-stage clear $241 (1/4 truck) to $732 (full). $75 minimum, and no Georgia sales tax on the total.
Can you work after wrap or overnight?
Yes — we schedule after-hours, overnight, and weekend windows around your call sheet so the stage is clear for the next build without eating set time.
Are you insured and can you provide a COI?
Yes — we carry insurance and issue a COI naming the studio or production company as additional insured on request, the paperwork lots expect from an on-site vendor.
What do you handle?
Set-strike debris, prop and set-dressing cleanouts, production-office and holding turnover, stage and backlot clears, and construction-grade build material.
Which studios and areas do you cover?
Metro-wide — Doraville (Assembly, Third Rail), West Midtown / Westside stages, and the south-metro lots near College Park and East Point.
How fast can you turn a stage around?
Same-day when the schedule demands it — we quote off a photo, bring the right crew size, and clear it in your window.
Production areas we cover
Ready to Get It Gone?
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