The sofa that will not make the turn on a downtown staircase, the mattress from the guest room, the refrigerator under the raised house that quit: the everyday work in Charleston. Two people come with the truck, carry the piece out from wherever it stands, and haul it that day if the schedule has room.
Fridges and freezers have the refrigerant recovered before scrapping, working pieces go to donation if a partner takes them, the metal is recycled, and the number is set before anyone lifts.
What a furniture and appliance removal job involves
- Send a photo or describe the piece; firm number back
- Two people carry it out, floors and stair rails covered
- On the truck and gone, to donation or disposal, the same day when it can be
- Pay by card at the door, or after the crew texts a photo of the empty spot
What's included
- Two people and the carry-out from any floor, attic or raised house
- Floors, door frames and stair rails protected on the way out
- Refrigerant recovered before an appliance is scrapped
- Donation drop for usable furniture and working appliances
- Landfill and recycling fees inside the quoted price
Not part of the job
- Disconnecting gas appliances (have the gas line capped first)
- Built-in units that need a cabinet or wall opened up
- Items that have to be moved to another room rather than removed
Furniture pickup from the peninsula to Summerville
Downtown, the carry is the job. A sofa leaving a third-floor walk-up on a peninsula side street has to come down a narrow staircase, out a gate and along a sidewalk to wherever the truck could stop, and on the islands a refrigerator leaves a raised house down an outside flight of stairs. That is why two people come to every pickup and why the photo you send should show the route out as well as the piece.
Inside the city limits the trash pickup runs once a week and will take an old appliance or a piece of furniture at the curb, provided you can get it there and can wait for the day. Water heaters have to be drained and the doors taken off refrigerators and freezers first. A crew booked for furniture and refrigerator removal in Charleston SC earns its fee when the item cannot reach the curb on its own, when the rental has to be ready by Friday, or when the address is outside the city's collection.
Working appliances and usable furniture go to donation partners in the area when they will accept them, and scrap metal is recycled. What is left goes to the county landfill on Bees Ferry Road, where household waste is charged by the ton; that fee sits inside the quote rather than appearing on the invoice later.
Furniture and Appliance Removal pricing in Charleston
A single item is the smallest job on the list and the one most often done the same day: a mattress and box spring runs about $100 to $175, a couch or sectional $125 to $250, a refrigerator or freezer $125 to $200, and a washer, dryer or water heater $100 to $175. Two or three pieces together usually land in the quarter-truck range of $225 to $325, which is cheaper per item than booking each one alone.
What moves the number is the carry and the timing. A piece in the carport on a weekday is the bottom of the range; a piano out of a second-floor parlor on a Saturday is the top. The photo settles it before the truck rolls, and the figure quoted is the figure charged.
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Related: Bulk Trash Pickup in Charleston: What the City Takes and What It Won't, Junk removal in Mount Pleasant, Junk removal in Summerville. Official page: City of Charleston.
Furniture and Appliance Removal questions, answered
How much does it cost to remove a couch or a refrigerator in Charleston?
A couch or sectional is usually $125 to $250 and a refrigerator or freezer $125 to $200, with the two people, the carry-out, the hauling and the disposal fee inside the number. Add a mattress or a dryer to the same trip and the pair is priced as a small load rather than two separate pickups, which costs less.
What is the minimum charge for junk removal in Charleston?
The minimum is one item, and the range is $99 to $175. The low end is a piece sitting in a driveway or garage on a weekday with an easy path to the truck. Stairs, a raised house, a same-day request or a weekend pickup move it toward the top of the range. Nothing is charged for the quote itself.
Will the city pick up my old refrigerator for free?
Inside the city limits, yes, on your weekly trash day: the city collects old appliances and large metal items at the curb if the water heater is drained and the doors on a refrigerator or freezer are removed or secured. If the fridge cannot reach the curb, the day is too far off, or the house is outside city collection, that is when a crew is worth calling.
Can I get rid of an old mattress for free in Charleston?
Yes, if you can move it yourself: the county's centers take mattresses from residents who bring an ID and a utility bill. When it will not fit in a car or has to come down from a raised house, the crew takes a mattress and box spring for about $100 to $175, carried out and hauled the same visit.
Do you take old stoves and ranges?
Yes. An electric range is unplugged and carried out like any other appliance; a gas range has to be disconnected from the line first, since the crew does not touch gas fittings. It is priced with the other large appliances on the list, and the metal goes to a recycler.