Early-1900s Tudors, Washington Park, gated Broadmoor, and the Lake Washington waterfront estates (98112). When a home changes hands, it's cleared quietly — unmarked arrival, floors and landscaping protected, donation-routed with tax receipts. Priced flat by truck-fill, $325 to $985 per load, multiple trucks for a whole estate, $95 minimum.
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Gate list, arrival window, unmarked vehicles if you'd rather the street not know. Multi-day and phased schedules are normal — appraisers and estate sales come first.
Runners on floors, pads at doorframes, care around plantings. Keepers set aside, donations receipted, the rest cleared basement to attic and left broom-clean.
Estate and whole-home work prices by truck-fill — the fair way to price a house, because nobody wants to itemize forty years of a family home. Distinct heavy or delicate pieces price on their own so you can see exactly what they cost.
| Volume | Flat price |
|---|---|
| 1/4 truck | $325 |
| 3/8 truck | $455 |
| 1/2 truck | $580 |
| 5/8 truck | $690 |
| 3/4 truck | $790 |
| 7/8 truck | $890 |
| Full truck | $985 |
| 10×15 storage unit, emptied | $1,075 |
Individual pieces, priced on their own
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Upright piano | $390 |
| Grand piano | $590 |
| China cabinet | $215 |
| Curio cabinet | $128 |
| Large dresser | $199 |
| Wardrobe / armoire | $165 |
| Large safe | $273 |
| Rolled carpet / rug | $92 |
$95 minimum. Loading, protection, the stair-carry and disposal are included, and a whole estate simply books multiple trucks at the same per-load rate. Washington's 3.6% state refuse tax applies to the disposal portion and shows as its own line; there is no ~10.35% sales tax on the service.
Third-party context, not our pricing: cost aggregators Homeyou and Yelp Costs put the average Seattle junk-removal job at roughly $253–$325, and published estimates for a full franchise truck from 1-800-GOT-JUNK — who quote by on-site estimate only — run about $700–$1,000. The distinction that matters on an estate isn't only the number; it's whether the number exists before a crew is standing in the entry hall.
| Option | Cost | Speed | Catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPU special-items pickup | $30 per item | Next garbage day, by appointment | Curbside-only — a lifetime of furniture stacked on the street for days; a non-starter in Broadmoor and on the waterfront blocks |
| Self-haul to an SPU station | ~$35 min/trip (≤420 lb), ~$165/ton | Same day, per trip | North (Wallingford) or South (8105 5th Ave S) — a rented truck, a crew, and many trips for a whole house |
| Franchise hauler (on-site estimate) | ~$700–$1,000 per full truck | Same/next day | Price revealed only after an estimator walks the house; discretion and protection vary by crew |
| JunkRabbit | $325–$985 per truck-fill | Same day or phased over days | None — flat price agreed first, discreet, protected, donation-receipted |
The program exists; it simply doesn't fit this neighborhood. Seattle Public Utilities offers a special-items pickup at $30 per item — by appointment, curbside-only, scheduled to your next regular garbage day (see seattle.gov/specialitems). Picture the actual instruction: carry a Tudor's worth of dining chairs, a china cabinet, a wardrobe, four beds and a rolled Persian rug out to a Madison Park sidewalk and leave them there, in the weather, until a truck arrives on some later collection day. No executor wants that photograph taken while a $2M-plus listing is being prepared, and no family wants the street to read the contents of a house that has just changed hands.
In gated Broadmoor it goes further than distaste — the community runs gatehouse protocols and its own expectations about what may sit at a curb, so a multi-day pile of furniture on the verge isn't an option at all. Washington Park association streets treat it much the same way. Everything has to be loaded from the property, on an agreed window, by a crew whose names went to the gate ahead of time. That's how we work by default.
Self-hauling is the other theoretical route: SPU runs a North station in Wallingford on N 34th St and the South station at 8105 5th Ave S, published at roughly $35 minimum per trip up to 420 lb and about $165 per ton. For a whole estate that's a rented truck, a hired crew, and a full day of round trips — before anyone has sorted what should have gone to donation instead of a tipping floor.
On an estate this is the part that matters most, so it's worth being specific. A Madison Park house rarely contains "junk" — it contains a dining set nobody has room for, a sideboard three generations old, rugs, lamps, linens, books, a kitchen's worth of good cookware, and often cabinetry or fixtures pulled during a pre-sale refresh. Almost all of that is resellable, and resellable means donation rather than disposal.
We route to Evergreen Goodwill, the Salvation Army (1-800-SA-TRUCK), Habitat for Humanity ReStore for cabinetry, doors, lighting and building materials, and St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle/King County — all four accept and pick up resellable household goods across the city. We bring the receipts back to the executor or the family, itemized as the charity issues them, so the estate has documentation for its accountant rather than a vague assurance that "some of it was donated."
There is a second, quieter benefit. Everything donated is material that never enters the King County waste stream at $243.38 per ton, and disposal is the only part of the job that carries Washington's 3.6% state refuse tax — so diversion sits entirely outside that tax base. Electronics come out too: TVs, monitors, laptops and desktops are banned from Washington garbage and recycled free through WA E-Cycle. What finally goes to disposal is the genuine remainder, and nothing more.
Madison Park, Madison Valley, Washington Park and neighbouring Montlake are among Seattle's most established addresses: early-1900s Tudors and Colonials, Lake Washington waterfront estates, and the gated Broadmoor enclave, with median sale prices well past $2.3 million. Old money, long tenure, and a strong preference for things being handled without commentary.
Practically, that translates into how we show up. Unmarked arrival is available on request — no wrapped truck idling on a waterfront block. Crew names and vehicles go to the gatehouse in advance for Broadmoor and any association street with vendor check-in. Floor runners, corner pads and door-jamb protection go down before the first piece moves, and we work around plantings and hardscape rather than through them, because a landscape here is not a lawn. Loading happens from the property on an agreed window, never by staging on the street. These houses also come with genuinely awkward architecture — narrow service stairs, half-landings, basement doors built before anyone owned a sectional — so heavy pieces get planned, protected, and disassembled when that's the safe route out.
And because estates run on other people's calendars, so do we: phased, multi-day scheduling around appraisers, estate sales, family sorting weekends, and a listing date. An executor should be able to book a first load, pause for two weeks, and finish the week before photography.
"Whole home including basement and attic, cleared over three days. Careful with the antiques, donation-routed. Professional and quiet."
"Downsizing after decades here — kept what we marked, cleared the rest, donation-routed. Careful and discreet."
"Discreet, careful with the good furniture, realtor-ready. One fair flat price. Highly recommend."
How much does a whole-home clear cost?
By truck-fill: 1/4 $325, 3/8 $455, 1/2 $580, 5/8 $690, 3/4 $790, 7/8 $890, full $985, with multiple trucks for a whole estate. A 10×15 storage unit is $1,075. Single pieces: upright piano $390, grand $590, china cabinet $215, curio cabinet $128, large dresser $199, wardrobe $165, large safe $273, rolled carpet $92. $95 minimum.
Is it discreet?
Yes — unmarked arrival on request, loading from the property rather than the street, floor and landscape protection down before anything moves, and insured crews.
Can you work in Broadmoor or a gated Washington Park street?
Yes. Crew names and vehicles go to the gatehouse ahead of the window, and nothing is staged at a curb — which is exactly where the city's curbside program conflicts with the community's own rules.
Won't the city just take the furniture?
SPU's special-items pickup is $30 per item, by appointment, curbside-only, on your next garbage day (seattle.gov/specialitems). That means a lifetime of furniture on the street for days — not a realistic option on these blocks.
Do we get donation tax receipts?
Yes, on request. Resellable pieces go to Evergreen Goodwill, Salvation Army (1-800-SA-TRUCK), Habitat ReStore or St. Vincent de Paul, and the receipts come back to the executor or family.
Can it be spread over several days?
Yes — phased scheduling around appraisers, an estate sale, family sorting and the listing date is the normal pattern here.
Pianos, safes, a full basement?
Upright piano $390, grand $590, large safe $273; a stored-full basement or attic prices as truck-fill, $325–$985 per load. Narrow service stairs get planned and protected in advance.
Is there sales tax?
No ~10.35% sales tax on the service. A 3.6% Washington refuse tax applies to disposal and is shown separately; donated and recycled material stays outside that base entirely.
It prices by truck-fill: 1/4 truck $325, 3/8 $455, 1/2 $580, 5/8 $690, 3/4 $790, 7/8 $890 and a full truck $985, with multiple trucks scheduled for a whole estate. Individual heavy or delicate pieces price on their own — upright piano $390, grand piano $590, china cabinet $215, curio cabinet $128, wardrobe $165, large dresser $199, large safe $273, rolled carpet $92. Emptying a 10x15 storage unit is $1,075. The minimum is $95, loading and disposal are included, and Washington's 3.6% state refuse tax applies to the disposal portion.
Yes — Madison Park waterfront estate clears are handled quietly. Unmarked arrival on request, careful with fine furniture and art, floor runners and landscape protection down before anything moves, donation-routed, basement to attic, realtor-ready. Nothing is staged at the curb and nothing sits on the street overnight.
Yes. Gated Broadmoor has gatehouse protocols and its own expectations about what may sit at a curb, so we send crew names and vehicle details ahead for the gate list, arrive in the agreed window, and load entirely from the property rather than the street. The same applies to any association or HOA with vendor check-in rules.
Technically Seattle Public Utilities offers a special-items pickup at $30 per item, but it is by appointment, curbside-only and scheduled to your next regular garbage day (seattle.gov/specialitems) — which means a lifetime of Tudor furniture stacked on a Madison Park street for days. That is a non-starter here, and in gated Broadmoor it conflicts outright with the community's own curb rules. We load from inside the house on a scheduled window instead.
Yes, on request. Fine furniture, art frames, rugs, housewares and building materials that are still resellable are routed to donation — Evergreen Goodwill, the Salvation Army (1-800-SA-TRUCK), Habitat for Humanity ReStore and St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle/King County all accept and pick up resellable goods — and we bring the receipt back to the executor or family. Diversion also keeps that material out of the King County waste stream, which runs $243.38 per ton, and outside the 3.6% refuse-tax base.
Yes, and executors usually need exactly that. Families sort and tag over days or weeks, appraisers come through, an estate sale may run first. We work in phases on your calendar — an initial load, a sorting pause, a final clear before the listing photos — instead of demanding one all-or-nothing appointment.
Yes. An upright piano is $390 and a grand is $590, a large safe is $273, and a basement or attic full of stored furniture prices as truck-fill from $325 to $985 per load. These are old houses with narrow service stairs and tight landings, so heavy pieces get planned in advance, protected, and taken apart where that is the safe way out.
No. Junk removal is not subject to Washington's roughly 10.35% retail sales tax. Washington charges a 3.6% state refuse tax on disposal (RCW 82.18), shown as its own line on the quote. Anything routed to donation or recycling never enters that base.