Clarksville Junk Haulers: House Cleanouts, Furniture & Appliance Junk Removal

A whole-house cleanout clears everything you aren't keeping: furniture, kitchen goods, closets, the shed, sometimes the carpet. For an estate, the family usually walks through first and tags what stays, what goes to relatives and what can be donated. The rest goes on the truck. Junk Luggers, a national franchise, says a full garage, basement or estate cleanout takes half a day or more, and sometimes a second trip. Ask for a price per load, so a second truck doesn't come as a surprise.

See House Cleanouts in Clarksville for a room-by-room plan, or estate cleanouts when probate and family sorting set the pace.

A hoarding cleanup goes slower than a normal cleanout, and it should, because someone has to sort as the crew works. Papers, photos, cash and keepsakes turn up in boxes that look like trash. The crew needs gloves, contractor bags and often masks for dust. Ask whether the hauler will sort on site and set aside documents for you to check, or haul everything as-is, and price it that way. Be clear with them about pests, mold or rotten food before they quote. Those change the safety gear and the time, and an honest description up front keeps the price from jumping on the day.

See Hoarder Cleanup in Clarksville for how crews sort, bag and protect the things worth keeping.

Garages collect the heaviest mixed junk on the property, the mower that stopped starting in 2019 sitting next to a grill, shelving, scrap lumber and a rowing machine nobody rows. A partial garage or a single room takes a crew 1 to 2 hours. Attics and basements cost more in labor because everything comes up or down stairs. Angi says difficult access like stairs and tight hallways pushes labor toward the top of its $100 to $300 range. Set aside paint and household chemicals before the crew arrives: wet paint and hazardous waste don't go on the truck (more on that below).

See garage cleanouts, and the basement and attic page for stair carries and old insulation.

Couches, sectionals, recliners, dressers, entertainment centers, bed frames and dining sets make up most single-item calls. Angi puts couch removal at $100 to $200. Measure the stairwell before you call: a sectional that has to be cut to get out takes longer. Clean, unbroken pieces can often be donated instead of dumped. Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee takes furniture at most locations but refuses sleeper sofas and anything broken, damaged or stained.

See Furniture Removal in Clarksville, or couch removal for sectionals, sleepers and recliners.

Mattresses are floppy, heavy and miserable to tie down in a pickup, and you can't donate them: Goodwill won't take mattresses or box springs at all. Bi-County Solid Waste charges $10 each for mattresses and box springs. It takes them only at the main landfill on Dover Road, and only in cash or check. That fee is why haulers often list a mattress surcharge. Angi puts mattress removal at $75 to $150. Bi-County's $10 fee applies to each mattress and each box spring, so ask whether the quote prices them separately.

See Mattress Removal in Clarksville for recycling options and bed bug precautions.

Washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers and water heaters are mostly metal, so ask whether the hauler takes them to a scrap recycler. Refrigerators, freezers and window air conditioners are different because of the refrigerant. EPA rules under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act make the last stop in the disposal chain, such as the scrap recycler or landfill, responsible for making sure the refrigerant is recovered. Bi-County charges $10 per Freon appliance. HireAHelper lists Freon appliance fees of $50 to $150. Angi puts refrigerator removal at $50 to $150 and a washing machine at $75 to $150.

See appliance removal for washers, dryers and water heaters, and refrigerator removal for fridges, freezers and window units.

An old hot tub rarely leaves in one piece. The crew shuts off and disconnects the power (or asks you to have an electrician do it), drains the tub, then cuts the shell and frame into sections that fit through the gate and onto the truck. Angi puts hot tub removal at $200 to $600. A tub sunk into a deck, or one reached only through a narrow side yard, costs more than one sitting on a pad by the driveway. The concrete pad usually stays unless you ask for it to go.

See Hot Tub Removal in Clarksville for draining, cutting and what happens to the pad.

Tear-down jobs mean demolition plus hauling: an old shed, a rotted deck, a run of fence or a playset. The debris counts as construction waste, so it goes to one of Bi-County's construction and demolition landfills, such as the one at St. Bethlehem on Guthrie Highway, not the household landfill. Ask whether the price covers pulling posts and footings or only what's above ground, and whether the hauler leaves the site raked clean. Deck boards and fence pickets carry nails and screws, so a good crew sweeps the yard with a magnet before leaving.

See shed removal, deck removal or fence removal, which also covers calling Tennessee 811 before posts come out.

The City Street Department picks up normal yard waste free for city residents, but only during its spring and fall cleanups. In 2026 those ran March 23 to May 1 and October 5 to October 31. It takes grass clippings, leaves and limbs. Stumps and limbs from topped or commercially cut trees aren't included. Outside those windows, or for a big pile of storm limbs, a hauler loads it by volume like any other junk. Brush is light but bulky. A pile that looks like an hour of work can fill half a truck.

See Yard Waste Removal in Clarksville for brush piles, leaf bags and storm limbs.

Remodels leave drywall, old cabinets, countertops, tile, carpet and pad, and framing scraps. A truck that hauls this goes to a construction and demolition landfill. Bi-County adds a $100 surcharge for shingle trailers of 5 yards or more, which is why roofing tear-off is usually priced separately. Debris is heavy for its size, and tile and plaster especially. Ask whether the quote has a weight limit per load.

See construction debris removal, plus carpet removal if the floors are coming up too.