Will a junk hauler take broken furniture?

Yes. Broken, stained or water-damaged furniture is a normal load for a junk hauler, even though charity stores turn it down. It goes to the landfill instead of a donation dock. Mention the damage when you ask for a price, since a collapsed frame or loose glass can change how the crew carries it.

Do I need to take furniture apart before the pickup?

No, but it can help. Emptying drawers and pulling table leaves makes pieces lighter and quicker to carry. Leave the real disassembly to the crew if you'd rather: some haulers include it, others add a charge for it, so ask which applies before the day.

Is it cheaper to let the furniture store take my old piece?

Sometimes. Some retailers haul away an old piece when they deliver the new one, either free, for a fee, or with a minimum purchase. Compare that fee with a hauler's quote. If more than one item is going, a hauler who prices by truck space often comes out ahead.

How is a whole room of furniture priced?

Once more than one piece is going, most haulers quote on the truck space the pile takes up, not on a stack of single-item fees. A bedroom set is usually a fraction of a load. The homepage lists national prices for each load size, from a 1/8 load up to a full truck.

Where does old furniture end up after pickup?

Usable pieces can go to a charity store or resale, and metal frames can go to scrap. The rest goes to the Bi-County household landfill, which serves Montgomery County. Ask the hauler where your load is headed if you want the good pieces kept out of the landfill.

Furniture Removal in Clarksville, TN

Furniture Removal by Piece

A tall wooden dresser with its drawers pulled out and stacked beside it, next to a taken-apart metal bed frame leaning on a bedroom wall

Dressers, Bed Frames and Bedroom Sets

Solid-wood dressers and armoires are heavy for their size, and much of that weight sits in the drawers. Pull them out before the crew comes: the empty case is easier to carry, and the drawers stack flat on the truck. Bed frames come apart at the rails. A headboard bolted to a metal frame unbolts in a few minutes. The mattress and box spring are a separate item with their own landfill fee, covered on the mattress removal page.

A wooden dining table with its leaves removed and six matching chairs stacked beside a front door, ready to be carried out

Dining Tables, Chairs and China Cabinets

National guides put a table at about $50 to $100 to haul away. Legs and extension leaves usually unscrew, which turns a piece that has to be tilted through the doorway into flat parts that stack. China cabinets and hutches lift apart into an upper and a lower half. Take out the glass shelves, or at least tell the hauler they're there, so nobody finds them by accident on the stairs.

Armchairs, Recliners and Futons

Armchairs run about $50 to $100 each in national cost data. A power recliner hides a motor and wiring in its base, so it's heavier than it looks and needs unplugging before anyone tips it. Futon frames fold flat, but the thick cushions are a landfill item, since the big local charity store won't take them. Sofas and sectionals have their own page: couch removal.

Entertainment Centers, Desks and Bookcases

Wall-sized entertainment centers were built around tube TVs, and plenty of them have had nothing to hold since the TV moved to the wall. Pieces made of particleboard rarely survive being taken apart and put back together, so the crew may carry them out whole or break them down for the truck. Unscrew any anti-tip strap or wall anchor from tall bookcases and dressers before pickup day.

Patio and Outdoor Furniture

A patio set costs more than one indoor piece, about $150 to $250 nationally, because it's a table, a ring of chairs and often an umbrella and its heavy base in one go. Aluminum and wrought-iron frames are scrap metal, so ask whether they go to a scrap yard rather than the landfill. For a bigger metal pile, see scrap metal pickup.

Gloved hands carrying two taped moving boxes toward a white trailer loaded with old furniture

Why Clarksville homeowners call Clarksville Junk Haulers

Your request goes to one local hauler, not a call list
Ask for the all-in price before anything is loaded
Free to call; you pay only the hauler, for the job you agree to
Tell us about stairs, heavy items or a deadline up front

Furniture Removal Prices: What Changes the Quote

A hauler prices furniture after seeing it. The ranges above are national figures from cost guides, and no one publishes Clarksville-only furniture prices. These are the things a hauler weighs when they look at your pieces:

Number of pieces
One piece is a minimum-charge pickup. Several pieces are usually priced by truck space, and some haulers discount extra items once the truck is already at your door, so ask.
Stairs and elevators
A second-floor apartment with no freight elevator, or a narrow staircase in a two-story house, adds time and cost.
Taking things apart
A piece that has to come apart to clear a door may carry an extra charge.
Extra hands
Most prices assume a standard two-person crew. A solid armoire or a heavy hutch that needs a third person costs more.

For prices by load size, from a 1/8 load to a full truck, see the homepage price list.

Furniture Donation, Resale or Haul-Away

Clean, unbroken furniture can often skip the truck. Listing it free online gets a dining set or bookcase gone at no cost, as long as the person picking it up does the carrying. Charity stores take a lot of furniture but turn down anything stained or broken, plus some whole categories; the furniture donation pickup page covers what local stores accept. Buying new? Ask the store whether delivery includes hauling the old piece away, since some retailers offer it.

For everything else, ask the hauler whether usable pieces get dropped at a charity on the way to the landfill.

Furniture Pickup Checklist

Measure the tightest doorway
Send the width of the narrowest door or stair turn along with photos of each piece. The quote will be closer to the final price.
Empty it
Drawers, shelves and cabinets should be bare. Loose contents slow the carry and can spill.
Clear the route
Move rugs, plants and boxes out of the path between each piece and the door.
Shut pets in a room
Doors stay open during a carry-out, and a dog underfoot on the stairs is a hazard for everyone.

See couch removal for sofas, sectionals and sleeper sofas.