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Locke Property Services is a Danvers company built around dumpster rentals and junk removal — clear a garage, gut a shed, haul yard debris — with additional demolition, excavation, snow and ice management, and property management and security checks across the North Shore. The company says owner Chris Locke started the business in 1999 at 17, running it alongside a 17-year career as a police officer before leaving law enforcement to run it full time; his wife Andrea, also a retired officer, co-owns and administers it. The nearly three dozen Google reviews since 2022 tell a consistent story: dumpsters and pickup crews show up on time, often at an exact promised hour, and the price tends to beat competitors. A 2023 review said a delivered dumpster's fee came in far below other quotes, and another from the same year described a 2-ton dumpster dropped off and picked up on schedule with clear texted updates. Beyond dumpsters, reviewers describe Chris and his crew handling junk removal, a 2024 shed demolition left spotless, a 2024 window replacement, and a 2026 same-day referral to a plumber for a bathroom leak. A 2024 building permit on file shows the company also took on a $125,000 commercial fire-damage repair job in Revere. One 2024 review stands out from the rest: a customer who "questioned him" described Chris getting defensive and called the interaction "not very business" — a rare complaint against an otherwise near-uniform run of five-star reviews. BuildZoom lists an active Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor license (#212682) for the business, though its own page shows the license's issue date coming after the date it says it verified the license — worth a quick check before signing anything. The company's own site separately describes itself as a "fully licensed Massachusetts General Contractor," which hasn't been independently verified. Worth calling for dumpster rentals, cleanouts, and small property-service jobs across the North Shore — confirm the current license status directly and, if the scope of a job grows beyond a cleanout, ask which license covers that specific work.
We had a great experience with Locke Property Services. We needed a dumpster and they were able to provide it with a very quick turnaround! Communication was great and Chris was a pleasure to work with! We’d definitely use them again!
Chris is great! He's responsive, professional, and the price is right. Don't hesitate to use Locke Property Services!
A one week rental was perfect for my spring cleanout of home/garage. Would definitely recommend and plan to use again! Communication was clear and prompt. Also, a minor detail, but having a dumpster can be an eyesore so I was pleasantly surprised to have a clean dumpster that was not rusty or an obnoxious color - just a sleek black dumpster (as esthetically pleasing as it gets for dumpsters I suppose!)
Chris was an absolute pleasure to work with—professional, communicative, and reliable from start to finish. He arrived right at 8am as promised, with clear, straightforward instructions. Pickup was just as seamless. I was able to clear out a huge amount of “stuff” from my garage, basement, and yard. I wouldn’t hesitate to use their company again.
Bathroom leak ...one call to Locke Property Services and had a plumber there the next day...fixed the problem easy and fast! Highly recommended!
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