Have you ever noticed how hard it is to get rid of junk? For most folks, junk is a collection of unwanted items and appliances just begging to be thrown out. But for whatever reason - work obligations, busy schedules, over-worked brains, or plain old procrastination - we're woefully content to let the junk sit. If you're sick and tired of all the old, junky items in your home and want more room to live and play, you need junk removal in Columbia, SC, today.
At Labor Bros, we mix the most comprehensive junk removal in town with the highest quality general labor services available. That makes Labor Bros your one-stop shop for all your junk hauling and labor needs, from house cleaning to power washing and just about everything in between. Our customers choose Labor Bros because we prioritize friendly, helpful customer service and good old-fashioned hard work. We take pride in our work, and you see evidence of that with each of our Labor Bros, who are anxious to work hard for you, no matter the size of the project. We're very proud of the fact that we're locally owned and operated. We know the local roads, grew up in these parts, and know the people. As such, we offer fair and competitive pricing for all our customers, whether they're new or returning.
Our goal is to make your life easy, so you can focus on the most important aspects of life while we handle the hard stuff. We understand that your life is busy, and you probably don't have the time or energy to haul away old junk or climb up on a ladder to trim your trees. Why risk a trip to the emergency room when you can call the Labor Bros to handle the heavy lifting? At the end of the day, we do the jobs that you can't or just don't want to do - and that makes us happy. Just click or call and consider it done!
Our fully trained Labor Bros have extensive experience, unmatched work ethic, and crazy cardio. This combo lets them tackle a wide variety of junk removal and labor service projects, including:
On average, the typical American creates more than four pounds of waste every day. That figure doesn't include the items in your home that need to be hauled away but remain for whatever reason. The reality is most South Carolina residents have tons of junk lying around that they don't need. Unfortunately, most of us don't have the time or patience to get rid of these items in an efficient, eco-friendly way. That's where Labor Bros junk removal swoops in to save the day.
If you have never used or even heard of junk removal, don't sweat it - we've got you covered. Junk removal is an on-call service that removes all of the old trash and junk from your home or business. It works like this:
You give our office a call or use our online contact form to set up an appointment. You let us know how much junk we'll be hauling in our junk removal trucks. You then choose a time and date for an appointment, and the Labor Bros will be there on time, ready to work.
Once you give us the green light, our team will get to work hauling all your old debris and junk items from your home or office. It's that simple!
We'll come to your location to get the full scope of the job we're completing for you. Once we do, you get a no-obligation, affordable quote.
Here at Labor Bros, we've hauled away an incredible amount of junk since we opened our doors. Whether it's the hundreds of unsightly, heavy mattresses or old, unusable TVs, our crew has hauled some serious junk over the years. For each truckload of junk that we remove from a home or business, we work hard to donate applicable items and recycle others, to give back to the community and keep it clean.
When it comes to junk removal in Columbia, SC, here are some of the most common items we remove:
Even the best mattresses will need to be replaced with enough time. Over the years, your mattress will begin to break down, causing you more pain than pleasure when your head hits the pillow. When your quality of sleep is affected, so too is your day-to-day life and wellbeing. To make matters worse, your old mattress is a haven for dead skin cells, hair, and even bugs. When it gets to this point, it's time to get rid of your mattress. Unfortunately, that can be easier said than done, especially if you're working 40 hours a week and must balance a family too. Luckily, the Labor Bros can remove your old mattress quicker than it takes you to snooze on a Sunday afternoon.
Labor Bros Pro Tip: Mattress parts like steel springs, wooden frames, and coils can often be donated or recycled. Our team is happy to handle this part of the junk removal process, so you don't have to!
If you plan on upgrading your kitchen, chances are you will need to update your old fridge too. Refrigerators are notorious for being big, clunky, hazardous appliances to remove. Most folks don't want to deal with the lengthy process of removing the appliance and disposing of it safely. That's where the Labor Bros come in! Whether you have a regular-sized fridge at your home or several large chest freezers at your business, the Labor Bros are here to haul them away today.
Labor Bros Pro Tip: Remember, many refrigerators and freezers have harmful chemicals that need to be disposed of properly. The Labor Bros always take these hazards into account, so you don't risk your health. Once these materials have been dealt with, our junk removal experts will either donate your unwanted fridge or haul it to the appropriate recycling facility.
With new technology and features debuting every other day, it's no surprise that we haul away old TVs every day. Whether you're moving to a new home or just want a new TV, we can remove your old flat screen quickly and safely. Our customers choose the Labor Bros for their TV removal not just because we're fast and effective, but because many modern TVs contain hazardous materials. Once our team removes your old TV from your home or business, we'll make sure your TV is disposed of in an eco-friendly manner.
In addition to our junk removal services, Labor Bros also offers the highest quality general labor services in South Carolina. In today's fast-paced world, many home and business owners don't have the time or staff to handle labor-intensive jobs like garage cleanouts and yard debris removal. There's no need to call in a favor with your best friend or father-in-law. Contact the Labor Bros for fast, efficient service for any of your general labor projects. We save you time, money, and the possibility of injuring yourself or your friends.
If you own a home, you probably know how frustrating it can be to keep up with odd jobs around the house. Sometimes, you need a little more than a helping hand - you need a team of experienced professionals to get the job done right. And that, in a nutshell, is why we founded Labor Bros - to give good people like you the chance to keep their homes looking great, inside and out. Here are just a few of the most common general labor jobs we complete for homeowners in South Carolina:
If you're anything like us, your garage space doubles as a storage unit. Over time, the items you store in your garage can pile up. Often, these items go unused for years, essentially becoming junk right before your eyes. At some point, you will need all that junk and debris cleaned out. When you want it done right, it's time to call the Labor Bros. Our team will not only remove the junk from your garage - we'll clean your garage afterward, so it looks and feels like it was brand new.
Cleaning up your yard debris can be a real pain in the butt. You need the right clothes to protect your legs and arms, gloves for your hands, possibly a back brace, and a lot of patience. After you're done, you're bound to need a shower and a long break. With all that in mind, it's no wonder why so many South Carolina residents call the Labor Bros for yard debris removal! Our general labor techs have cleaned up dozens if not hundreds of yards, and they can help you too. We make yard debris cleanup easy by taking everything: limbs, leaves, grass clippings, wood chips, and more. Simply click or call, and we'll haul it all!
If you just bought a new couch or desk but don't have the time to set it up yourself, call the Labor Bros for a fast solution. Whether you're moving into a new home and you need help mounting your TV, or you need a large piece of furniture assembled, we can do it all.
At Labor Bros, we don't just serve homeowners - we offer general labor and junk removal services for businesses too. All businesses generate junk in some form or fashion. Typically, entrepreneurs don't have the time to handle junk removal and odd jobs like window washing on their own. That's why business owners in South Carolina trust the Labor Bros - because we make their lives easier and more productive, at a reasonable rate. If you're sick of making complicated arrangements that don't fit your business needs, it's time to call our office. We can help with just about any general labor services you need, from removing old office furniture to transporting new equipment to your job site.
Here are some of our general labor specialties for local business owners:
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At the Labor Bros, we do junk removal a little differently than our competition. We strive to provide the very best residential and commercial junk removal in Columbia, SC. To achieve that goal, we prioritize customer service, meaning our clients come first before anything. We know it can be hard to trust junk removal companies, which is why we offer transparent services and pricing. No small print. No sneaky fees. Just hard work at a cost-conscious rate.
As professionals, we treat your home or business like it was our own. Our Labor Bros will work as long as it takes to get the job done while respecting your space. At the same time, we're not your cable TV technician, so we won't be moping around your house all day. We'll show up on time and get the job done effectively, so you can get back to living life.
When you book an appointment for junk removal, you can feel good knowing we'll recycle as much of your used junk as possible - because Mother Earth needs a helping hand too. If you're looking for a hassle-free junk removal experience with fair, upfront pricing, look no further than the Labor Bros.
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COLUMBIA — A new action-packed indoor recreation area is coming to Columbia with options for go-karts, indoor slides, climbing walls and more.Urban Air Adventure Park Columbia is opening at 4 p.m. on Sept. 2, according to social media posts by the business. It’s located at 1120 Bower Pkwy #1A in the Harbison area and neighbors Dick’s Sporting Goods.“Open SEVEN days a week beginning TODAY!” the business said on Facebook. “Surprise the kids after school and be the FIRST to play! Be the fun mom ...
COLUMBIA — A new action-packed indoor recreation area is coming to Columbia with options for go-karts, indoor slides, climbing walls and more.
Urban Air Adventure Park Columbia is opening at 4 p.m. on Sept. 2, according to social media posts by the business. It’s located at 1120 Bower Pkwy #1A in the Harbison area and neighbors Dick’s Sporting Goods.
“Open SEVEN days a week beginning TODAY!” the business said on Facebook. “Surprise the kids after school and be the FIRST to play! Be the fun mom that makes a regular school day SO AWESOME!”
There’s a long list of attractions “for all ages” at Urban Air Adventure Park, including go-karts, indoor slides, a zip line-like experience called Sky Rider, climbing walls and more. The business will also have an Urban Café offering food made fresh on-site, its website says, including pizza, ICEE and other snacks such as chicken tenders.
The indoor park is open seven days a week, the business said online, and its hours are as follows:
Urban Air is a chain with over 350 locations open nationwide. The business has one other South Carolina location in North Charleston, according to its online locator. Each adventure park location has different activities offered, so it’s not yet clear how the Harbison park will differ.
Guests will also be able to schedule birthday parties at the park following the soft opening, the business said online. The park offers packages for memberships, school field trips, team building events, youth team sports parties and private rentals.
Ticket prices are not yet available for the Columbia location, but there are several options listed for the North Charleston location — a one-day unlimited pay pass goes for $29.99, and passes for shorter children who don’t qualify for all attractions are offered for $14.99.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Families, advocates, doctors and lawmakers joined at the South Carolina State House Tuesday morning for a prayer of hope as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.Aubree Cerutti, an 8-year-old leukemia patient, shared her testimony of faith during the Prayer of Joy portion of the event.Cerutti was treated at Prisma Health Midlands Children’s Hospital in Columbia and is an ambassador for Camp Happy Days.Educator Sylvia Wright, of Berkeley County, shared encouragement before attendees s...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Families, advocates, doctors and lawmakers joined at the South Carolina State House Tuesday morning for a prayer of hope as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Aubree Cerutti, an 8-year-old leukemia patient, shared her testimony of faith during the Prayer of Joy portion of the event.
Cerutti was treated at Prisma Health Midlands Children’s Hospital in Columbia and is an ambassador for Camp Happy Days.
Educator Sylvia Wright, of Berkeley County, shared encouragement before attendees sang “This Little Light of Mine” to honor the children and their families.
With September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the South Carolina Cancer Alliance and the South Carolina Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the South Carolina Children’s Hospital Collaborative, released the state’s inaugural pediatric cancer plan, a component of the state’s broader cancer plan.
The South Carolina Pediatric Cancer Plan will serve as the pediatrics section of the 2027-2031 South Carolina State Cancer Plan, marking the first time the statewide plan will feature a section dedicated to pediatric cancer.
The 2027-2031 State Comprehensive Cancer Plan will be released in full in February.
The mission of the pediatric plan is to improve childhood cancer survival, optimize clinical outcomes, strengthen quality of life and well-being for patients and families, and broaden access to high-quality care for all patients.
“This inaugural section represents what is possible when pediatric oncologists, cancer registry experts, parent advocates, and health systems across South Carolina come together around a shared mission,” Nicole Echols, South Carolina Cancer Alliance chief executive officer, said.
“The Pediatric Workgroup did exceptional work assessing the real needs of survivors and their families, and we hope this plan honors every child and family who has been touched by childhood cancer in our state.
The SC Cancer Alliance is proud to elevate pediatric cancer and make sure children are reflected as part of the broader state cancer plan.”
The plan was developed through a consensus-driven process led by the South Carolina Pediatric Cancer Workgroup, including pediatric oncologists from the state’s three pediatric cancer treatment centers, leadership from the South Carolina Cancer Alliance, Department of Public Health staff, parent advocates, and a pediatric neurocognitive educator.
To view the plan and more details, click or tap here.
More students are enrolled at the University of South Carolina’s Columbia campus this fall than at any point in the university’s 225-year history, school officials announced Tuesday.The state’s flagship institution is now serving 41,650 undergraduate and graduate students in Columbia — about 2.5% more than last fall — after welcoming approximately 7,800 first-year students earlier this month, according to a university news release.The latest bump in students has pushed USC’s systemwide enroll...
More students are enrolled at the University of South Carolina’s Columbia campus this fall than at any point in the university’s 225-year history, school officials announced Tuesday.
The state’s flagship institution is now serving 41,650 undergraduate and graduate students in Columbia — about 2.5% more than last fall — after welcoming approximately 7,800 first-year students earlier this month, according to a university news release.
The latest bump in students has pushed USC’s systemwide enrollment — which includes students at its two-year and four-year institutions — to more than 60,000.
“Record-setting numbers indicate that students and their families recognize the value of a USC degree,” President Michael Amiridis said in a statement. “We are providing what our students need and want — accessible, affordable and high-quality education, focused degree-to-career pathways and the best student experience in the country.”
USC Columbia’s enrollment has grown nearly 18% in the past five years, bolstered by a flood of prospective student applications, according to the university’s online enrollment dashboard.
The 69,000 applications the school received this year represented a 64% increase from fall 2021, officials said.
While the majority of those applicants lived outside South Carolina, USC strives to admit a relatively even balance of in-state and out-of-state students.
To achieve that balance, the university accepts in-state applicants at much higher rates.
Only about 10% of resident applicants are flat-out denied admission, compared to about half of those who apply from out of state, officials said. Non-resident students also pay about three times as much in tuition.
Roughly 53% of USC’s new freshman class hails from the Palmetto State — including at least one student from each of South Carolina’s 46 counties — and more than a quarter of in-state freshmen finished in the top 10% of their high school graduating class, university officials said.
“Drawing students from all 46 counties in South Carolina is a powerful reflection of USC’s role as the state’s flagship university and our commitment to serving students and families in every corner of the Palmetto State,” Scott Veryzl, USC’s vice president for enrollment management and dean of undergraduate admissions, said in a statement. “At the same time, more and more students from across the country and around the world are choosing USC because they recognize the exceptional academic opportunities, student experience and sense of belonging we offer.”
The roughly 3,700 out-of-state freshmen who enrolled at USC Columbia this fall came from 44 states and 41 countries, officials said.
File photo of scratch-off lottery tickets Tracy Glantz tglantz@thestate.comA Michigan woman is in a South Carolina jail after she recently cashed in winning lottery tickets, according to the state Law Enforcement Division.In August, Keaysha Sincere Warren — a 23-year-old from Flint, Michigan — was charged with three counts of intent to defraud, counterfeit game tickets, SLED said Tuesday in a news release. There was no word why the Michigan woman was in South Carolina.The crimes occurred in two separate Midla...
File photo of scratch-off lottery tickets Tracy Glantz tglantz@thestate.com
A Michigan woman is in a South Carolina jail after she recently cashed in winning lottery tickets, according to the state Law Enforcement Division.
In August, Keaysha Sincere Warren — a 23-year-old from Flint, Michigan — was charged with three counts of intent to defraud, counterfeit game tickets, SLED said Tuesday in a news release. There was no word why the Michigan woman was in South Carolina.
The crimes occurred in two separate Midlands counties, according to the release.
On Monday, Warren was booked into the Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center on one of the counts, SLED said. Later that same day, Warren was transferred to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Richland County where she was charged with the two remaining counts, according to the release.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Warren remained behind bars in the Columbia jail after bond was set at a combined $50,000 on the two Richland County charges, records show.
The crimes happened June 22, according to arrest warrants. On that day, Warren redeemed multiple stolen scratch-off lottery tickets at the Pilot Travel Center (at 1300 Burke Road in St. Matthews), as well as the Spinx gas station/convenience store (at 7232 Garners Ferry Road in Columbia) and again about 2 miles away at the Food Lion grocery store (at 7830 Garners Ferry Road), arrest warrants show.
Warren and several co-defendants are accused of stealing the lottery tickets, also on June 22, from the Hot Spot (at 553 John C. Calhoun Drive in Orangeburg) and Pitt Stop (2022 Bluff Road in Columbia) gas stations, according to arrest warrants. Information about the identity, and number, of co-defendants was not available.
Both the stealing and cashing in of lottery tickets was recorded by surveillance cameras, arrest warrants said.
Information about the number of tickets that were passed and the amount of prize money that was received for the stolen games was not available.
Because the crimes happened in separate Midlands counties Warren will be prosecuted by both the 1st and 5th Circuit Solicitor’s Offices, according to SLED.
If convicted on the felony charges, Warren faces a maximum punishment of 5 years in prison and a $50,000 fine for each count, according to South Carolina law.
The SLED investigation was requested by South Carolina Education Lottery.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Temperatures climb into the mid to upper 90s and it will feel like 100 to 105 for the rest of the week.First Alert Headlines:First Alert SummaryHighs pressure and a ridge in the jet stream is the name of the game for the next several days. This leads to dry conditions and hot temperatures each day. Tuesday is in the mid 90s with mostly sunny skies.Wednesday and Thursday is in the upper 90s and it feels like around 105 in the afternoon hours. Expect mostly sunny sk...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Temperatures climb into the mid to upper 90s and it will feel like 100 to 105 for the rest of the week.
First Alert Headlines:
First Alert Summary
Highs pressure and a ridge in the jet stream is the name of the game for the next several days. This leads to dry conditions and hot temperatures each day. Tuesday is in the mid 90s with mostly sunny skies.
Wednesday and Thursday is in the upper 90s and it feels like around 105 in the afternoon hours. Expect mostly sunny skies Wednesday and partly cloudy skies Thursday.
Friday we have mid 90s with mostly sunny skies. It will feel like around 104. High pressure continues to sit over the region.
We start to see more of a southern flow with more humidity for Saturday and Sunday. This increases our chances of rain and storms to 40% for both days. Saturday is still rather hot with mid 90s, but we see a cool down to the upper 80s Sunday.
First Alert Forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the low-70s.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid-90s.
Wednesday: A few passing clouds. Highs in the upper-90s.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid and upper-90s.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid and upper-90s.
Saturday: Mid 90s with a 40% chance of showers and storms.
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