Lochsa Falls is one of Meridian's more established master-planned neighborhoods, full of homes built from the 1990s through the 2020s with three-car garages and tidy, HOA-managed streets. Those garages end up holding onto tires longer than people expect — spare sets from seasonal swaps, old trailer tires, tires pulled off a used vehicle before it sold.

Getting rid of them isn't as simple as setting them at the curb. Meridian's bulky pickup program specifically excludes tires, and Lochsa Falls' HOA rules add another layer most other parts of the valley don't have to think about. A tire removal job here usually comes down to how much you've got, where it's sitting, and how it needs to leave the property.

What usually needs to go

Because so much of Lochsa Falls is newer construction with real garage space, tires here tend to pile up rather than get hauled off right away. A three-car garage is an easy place to stash a spare set through a season change and forget about it.

Trailer and landscaping tires show up too, especially in homes that back up to common areas or greenbelts where a small trailer gets used for yard work. Tires still mounted on rims are more common in a neighborhood like this than loose tread-only tires, which changes how a load gets handled.

Passenger car tires from seasonal changeovers
Truck or trailer tires from landscaping or hauling equipment
Tires still on rims versus tires off the rim
A full set versus a mixed, partial pile
Tires that have been stored outside and collected water or debris
Leftover tires from a tire swing or play structure that's being taken down

What moves the cost and the time

Volume is the biggest factor. A couple of tires leaning in the corner of a garage is a different job than a stack that's been building up for a while.

Whether the tires are on rims matters too — mounted tires are heavier and bulkier to load than tires alone. Access plays a role as well: tires pulled straight out of an open garage move faster than ones wedged behind stored items or down a narrow side yard.

Disposal type adds another variable. Ada County Landfill (Hidden Hollow) and the Meridian Transfer Station on W Franklin Rd both take tires, but both charge a per-tire fee, and that cost gets built into the job rather than tacked on as a surprise. Any load also needs to be tarped or secured before it moves, which takes a little extra time but keeps tires from ending up on the road.

Timing it around the HOA and the neighborhood

Lochsa Falls, like most of the newer Meridian subdivisions, runs under HOA rules and CC&Rs. That usually means limits on how long a trailer, dumpster, or pile of debris can sit in a driveway or on the street — something worth checking before planning a bigger cleanout.

If a job calls for a dumpster that would sit in the street rather than on the property, ACHD owns Meridian's public right-of-way and requires its own permit for that. It's a detail that catches people off guard who are used to just parking a container at the curb.

Spring is a natural time for this kind of cleanout, especially around when the city runs its Trash or Treasure event — a lot of garages get sorted through around the same time, and tires are one of the items that event doesn't cover. Lining up tire removal separately, rather than assuming it's included, saves a second trip.

However the tires ended up in your garage or side yard, getting them off the property the right way is pretty straightforward once you know what's involved. Boise Tire Removal offers free estimates if you want a clear idea of what a Lochsa Falls pickup would involve before committing to anything.

Tire Removal in Lochsa Falls