The old sofa, the sectional that never fit, the dresser in the basement, the whole room. Sofas are $170 flat, sectionals $190–$307, small pieces from $84 — quoted from a photo before we come, and we carry it out of the unit. Down the Capitol Hill stairs, up from the Ballard basement, out through the Belltown freight elevator. No stair fee, no curb drag, usable pieces donated.
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Same-day is usually open across Seattle and the Eastside. Tower needs a COI naming management, or a reserved freight-elevator slot? Tell us the building and we arrange it.
A vetted, insured crew lifts it from the room it's in — third floor, basement, dock — loads it and hauls it. Resellable pieces go to donation. You don't touch it.
Flat, by piece, quoted from your photo. The number already covers the carry-out, the drive, and the disposal — there is no separate stair charge, hill charge, or same-day charge. Sectionals price by how many pieces they break into, which is why a two-piece and a four-piece are different numbers.
| Piece | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Coffee table | $84 |
| Bookshelf | $97 |
| Armchair / accent chair | $104 |
| Entertainment center | $104 |
| Desk (standard) | $112 |
| Loveseat | $128 |
| Recliner | $132 |
| Dining table (4-seat) | $138 |
| Futon | $139 |
| Wardrobe / armoire | $165 |
| Dresser (standard) | $169 |
| Sofa / couch | $170 |
| Dining table (6–8 seat) | $174 |
| Sectional — 2-piece | $190 |
| Dresser (large) | $199 |
| Sleeper / pull-out sofa | $200 |
| Sectional — 3-piece | $249 |
| Sectional — 4-piece | $307 |
$95 minimum — that's the floor for sending a truck and a crew, so a single $84 coffee table on its own bills at the minimum. Clearing more than one piece? Send one photo of the room and we price the set together; a full living room or a whole move-out prices as truck-fill instead: quarter truck $325, half $580, three-quarters $790, full truck $985. Carry-out and disposal are in every one of those numbers.
For outside context: third-party cost guides from Homeyou and Yelp Costs put an average Seattle junk-removal job at roughly $253–$325, across a broad range of about $170–$433. Our per-piece prices sit inside that band while being fixed in advance rather than estimated in your doorway.
On tax: Washington does not charge its retail sales tax on junk-removal service. A 3.6% state refuse and solid-waste collection tax (RCW 82.18) rides on the disposal portion and shows in your total — a small line, not the double-digit retail rate.
| Option | Cost | Speed | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPU special-items pickup | $30 per item | Your next garbage day | Curbside only, by appointment — you carry every piece down and leave it on the sidewalk. A 3-piece sectional is 3 items. |
| Donate (Goodwill, Salvation Army, ReStore, St. Vincent de Paul) | Free | Days to weeks | Free home pickup exists, but only for resellable condition — stained, broken or pet-damaged pieces get declined at the door |
| Self-haul to a transfer station | Truck rental + tip fee + $25 if unsecured | An afternoon | You load it, strap it, drive it, and unload it — and the $25 unsecured-load fee is real if the tarp isn't right |
| Traditional full-service franchise | ~$130–$400 single item; ~$400–$600 half truck; ~$700–$1,000 full | 1–3 days | On-site estimate only — most won't give a firm number until a crew is in your living room |
| JunkRabbit | $170 flat for a sofa, $84 and up per piece | Same day | None — flat photo price, carried out of the unit, donation-routed |
The honest punchline: the cheap options are cheap because you supply the labor. SPU's $30 per item is a genuinely good deal if the piece is already at the curb. Ours is the full-service lane — the crew comes to the room the furniture is in and carries it out, which is the part a curbside program structurally cannot do.
Inside city limits, yes — with real limits. Seattle Public Utilities runs a special-items pickup (locals call it bulky-item pickup) that will take a couch, a dresser, or a mattress. It costs $30 per item, it is by appointment, and it is scheduled onto your next regular garbage day — not tomorrow. Full terms are published at seattle.gov/specialitems.
Three things break that program for most people who search for furniture removal:
Self-hauling instead? Seattle's two transfer stations are the North Recycling & Disposal Station (Wallingford, N 34th St) and the South Recycling & Disposal Station (8105 5th Ave S), with a published minimum of about $35 per trip up to 420 lb and roughly $165 per ton — as published, on a page SPU last dated 4/1/2023, so confirm before you drive. On the Eastside, King County Solid Waste's 2026 rates are $40.25 minimum per load (up to 320 lb), $243.38 per ton, plus a $25 unsecured-load fee if it isn't strapped down, at Factoria, Houghton, Shoreline, Bow Lake, Renton, Enumclaw and Vashon. That's before the truck rental and your Saturday.
We're the opposite shape of service: we come to the room the furniture is in, carry it out for you, and haul it the same day at a price you already agreed to.
Donation first. A sofa, dresser or dining set in clean, resellable shape goes to a Puget Sound reuse partner rather than a landfill — Evergreen Goodwill, Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle/King County all take usable furniture, and we'll get you a donation receipt on request (the estate and downsizing jobs in Madison Park, Laurelhurst and Mercer Island ask for that constantly).
What can't be donated gets taken apart rather than dumped whole. Metal bed frames, sofa springs, filing cabinets and shelving go to metal recycling; clean wood is source-separated; any electronics riding along with the furniture route to WA E-Cycle, which is free. That isn't decoration — Seattle's SMC 21.36 recyclables ban tags loads that arrive more than 10% contaminated, so sorting is mandatory here, and it's also the cheaper path. King County garbage tips at $243.38 a ton in 2026 while clean wood and yard waste run about $115 a ton, and the 3.6% Washington refuse tax only rides on the disposal portion. Every piece we divert dodges both the per-ton fee and the tax base, which is exactly why a hauler who sorts properly can hold a flat price in one of the most expensive disposal markets in the country.
The no-elevator walk-up. Capitol Hill, First Hill and Lower Queen Anne are full of early-1900s apartment buildings with three floors and no elevator. That's the classic Seattle furniture job: a sectional down a narrow 1920s stairwell with two landings. There's no stair fee — the carry is what the flat price is for.
The hill. Queen Anne Ave N climbs an ~18–19% grade for five blocks — the historic Counterbalance — and the neighborhood has 100-plus public stairways. Parking near the door isn't always possible, so sometimes the couch gets walked a block. That's on us, not on your invoice.
The basement. This is the Seattle lane that Los Angeles and Dallas can't touch: Seattle homes have basements. The Craftsman stock in Ballard, Wallingford, Ravenna and Wedgwood has full basements holding decades of damp Pacific Northwest storage — the old sofa bed, the particle-board dresser that swelled, the bookshelves under the stairs. We carry it up and out, which is harder than down and is still the same flat number.
The tower. Downtown, Belltown, South Lake Union, First Hill and downtown Bellevue buildings require a Certificate of Insurance naming building management as additional insured — typically $1M general liability — plus a freight elevator reserved days in advance with a loading-dock window. There is often no usable curb at all. We file the COI and book the elevator; the price you were quoted doesn't move.
"Sectional down a third-floor Capitol Hill walk-up, no stair fee. Flat price from a photo, same-day, donated. Great crew."
"Whole living room replaced — they hauled the old couch, loveseat, and dining set in one flat-priced trip. Easy."
"Bellevue high-rise — filed the COI, booked the elevator, couch gone same-day. Professional and fair."
How much does furniture removal cost in Seattle?
Flat by piece: sofa $170, loveseat $128, sleeper $200, futon $139, recliner $132, armchair $104, dresser $169 (large $199), dining table $138 or $174, bookshelf $97, coffee table $84, desk $112, wardrobe $165, entertainment center $104. Sectionals go 2-piece $190, 3-piece $249, 4-piece $307. Whole rooms price as truck-fill from $325 to $985. $95 minimum, carry-out and disposal included.
Does Seattle pick up furniture?
SPU's special-items pickup does — at $30 per item, by appointment, curbside only, on your next regular garbage day. A three-piece sectional is three items, crews won't enter your unit, and you do the stair carry yourself. See seattle.gov/specialitems. Eastside cities are King County, not SPU.
Is there a stair fee for a walk-up or a basement?
No. Down from a third-floor Capitol Hill unit or up from a Ballard basement, the price is the price. Queen Anne's grade doesn't change it either.
Can you handle my building's COI and freight elevator?
Yes — $1M general liability naming management is the standard ask Downtown, in Belltown, SLU, First Hill and downtown Bellevue. We file it and reserve the elevator window, at no change to your quote.
Is this cheaper than a traditional full-service franchise?
It's more predictable. Franchise pricing is by truck volume with on-site estimates — published figures run roughly $130–$400 for a single item, $400–$600 for a half truck, $700–$1,000 for a full one. Ours is fixed from your photo, carry-out and disposal included.
Where does the furniture go?
Donation first (Evergreen Goodwill, Salvation Army, Habitat ReStore, St. Vincent de Paul); metal, wood and e-waste separated for recycling; only the rest disposed. Diversion avoids both King County's $243.38-a-ton garbage rate and the 3.6% refuse-tax base.
Is there sales tax on the service?
No Washington retail sales tax applies to junk-removal service. The 3.6% state refuse tax under RCW 82.18 applies to the disposal portion and appears in your total.
Can you come same-day?
Usually, when a slot is open, with no same-day surcharge. Send a photo and we'll quote the soonest window across Seattle and the Eastside.
No. We carry furniture down from any floor of a no-elevator walk-up and up from any Craftsman basement at no extra charge — that is what the flat price buys. Queen Anne's grade and Capitol Hill's third-floor units do not change the number we quoted from your photo.
Yes. Downtown, Belltown, South Lake Union, First Hill and downtown Bellevue buildings typically want a Certificate of Insurance naming building management, usually at $1 million general liability, plus a reserved freight-elevator window booked days in advance. We file the COI and book the window, and it does not change your flat price.
It is more predictable. Franchises price by how much of the truck you fill and generally will not commit to a number until a crew is standing in your living room — published ranges for a single large item run roughly $130 to $400, with half-truck loads around $400 to $600 and full loads $700 to $1,000. We quote a flat number from your photo before anyone is dispatched, and that number already includes carrying the piece out and disposing of it.
Resellable pieces are routed to donation first — Evergreen Goodwill, Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity ReStore and St. Vincent de Paul all take usable furniture around Puget Sound. What cannot be donated gets broken down so metal frames, springs and clean wood are recycled separately rather than landfilled. Diversion is not a slogan here: King County garbage tips at $243.38 a ton in 2026, and the Washington refuse tax rides on the disposal portion, so anything we divert avoids both.
Washington does not apply its retail sales tax to junk-removal service. What does apply is the 3.6% state refuse and solid-waste collection tax under RCW 82.18, which rides on the disposal portion of the job and appears in your total. It is a small line, not the double-digit retail rate.
Yes — that is truck-fill pricing rather than per-piece. A quarter truck is $325, half is $580, three-quarters is $790 and a full truck is $985. Send photos of the rooms and we will tell you which tier it lands in before we come.