Furniture and Couch Removal Cost in Denver
By Darius Schultz, owner · Updated
Real Numbers, Not a Call-for-Pricing Button.
One couch is usually 2 to 3 cubic yards, $149 to $224, and a sectional is 3 to 4 yards, $224 to $299. After the first 2 yards at $149, everything is $75 a yard, so a room or a whole house is simple math. Below: item-by-item prices, worked examples, the free options, and what moves the number.
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How Much to Get Rid of a Couch? It Depends on What Rides With It.
Furniture removal cost in Denver comes down to volume: how much trailer space the pieces fill. $149 for the first 2 cubic yards, then $75 a yard, quoted to the nearest half yard. A lone couch is a couple of yards. A bedroom set is a few more. A house full takes the trailer, sometimes two trips, at the same per-yard price.
One Couch, or One or Two Pieces
A couch, a mattress and box spring, or a few small items
Couch: 2 to 3 cubic yards · mattress set: about 2 yards, $149
A Room's Worth
Sectional plus dresser plus bed, or a full living room
Usually 4 to 6 yards · 8 yd is $599
Whole-House Furniture Clearout
Every room, an estate, or a move-out with the furniture left behind
Commonly 10 to 20+ cubic yards · two or more trips on the 6x10 dump trailer, same per-yard price · book 24 to 48 hrs ahead
Furniture Removal Prices Piece by Piece.
Rules of thumb from how these pieces pack into the trailer. The on-site number can land a half yard either way, and it is always the number you approve.
| What is going | Typical yards | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| A recliner, armchair or loveseat | Up to 2 | $149 |
| A dresser and two nightstands | Up to 2 | $149 |
| A standard couch or a sleeper sofa | 2 to 3 | $149 to $224 |
| A dining table with six chairs | 2 to 3 | $149 to $224 |
| A sectional | 3 to 4 | $224 to $299 |
| A couch plus a mattress set | 4 to 5 | $299 to $374 |
| A full living room or bedroom set | 4 to 6 | $299 to $449 |
| A whole house of furniture | 10 to 20+ | $749 to $1,499+ |
Add $25 a flight of stairs and $40 for a carry over 100 ft from the truck. Nothing else is added: no travel, fuel or dump fee. The full yard table is on our pricing page, and how the pickup itself works is on the furniture removal page.
The Math on Three Real-World Calls.
A couch from a ground-floor apartment
Packs at 2 yards, no stairs, the truck parks close. $149.
A sectional down two flights
Packs at 3.5 yards: $149 plus $112.50 for the extra 1.5 yards, then $50 for two flights. $311.50.
A bedroom set from a basement
Bed, dresser and nightstands pack at 5 yards, one flight up. $374 plus $25. $399.
And one real job
On August 17, 2026, a Westminster family moving out had an old couch, a desk, a heavy all-metal patio coffee table, boxes and trash in the garage. It took about 35 minutes, and it was $349 at the time, under the old flat garage price. Today the same load is priced by the yards it fills. Read the Westminster case study.
Why One Couch Is $149 and Another Quotes Higher.
Two sofas that look the same in a photo can be very different jobs once we see where they sit. Here is what we weigh when we quote furniture haul away in Denver.
Denver has plenty of third-floor walk-ups and townhomes with tight switchback stairwells. Stairs are $25 a flight. An elevator or a single step at the door is not a flight.
A sleeper sofa can weigh double a regular couch because of the steel fold-out frame, but it is still priced by the yard. A sectional is bulky rather than heavy: usually 3 to 4 yards, $224 to $299.
A bed frame built in the room, a wall unit, a sofa that needs its legs off. Breaking it down is normal work and included, and a broken-down piece packs tighter, which means fewer yards.
A driveway in Arvada where the truck backs up to the garage is a short carry. An Edgewater apartment where the closest legal spot is half a block away is a long one. More than 100 ft adds $40.
A mattress and box spring are about 2 yards, $149 on their own. Added to a furniture load, they just add their yards at $75 a yard. Mattresses carry no extra fee at the transfer station.
Every pickup starts at the same $149 floor, so three separate trips cost far more than one combined load. If the couch goes this week and the dresser next month, wait and point at both.
One combined number on site covers labor, hauling and disposal, and any stairs, at $25 a flight, are written down before we start. Nothing gets added after.
When a Couch Costs Nothing to Get Rid Of.
Before you pay anyone, check whether a free route fits. With Denver city trash, Large Item Pickup takes up to five large items every nine weeks, at the curb by 6 a.m. on your trash day. Golden households on the city program get one free large item a year; see our Golden page. Arvada runs a prepaid bulk pickup and drop-off days, explained on our Arvada page, and Wheat Ridge has a free drop-off day, on our Wheat Ridge page. Lakewood has no city pickup, so ask your trash hauler.
A couch in good shape can also be free to give away. Habitat for Humanity ReStore picks up approved furniture at no charge when you schedule online, from outside or the garage. The Good Used Couch picks up upholstered pieces in good condition free, and charges for dated or worn ones.
What the free routes have in common: the curb or the garage, their date, and furniture in good shape. A worn couch in a basement, needed gone by Friday, is where $149 to $224 buys you the carry. The furniture removal page lists every free option side by side.
Checked September 2026 against Denver Large Item Pickup and the Habitat ReStore donation page. Programs change, so confirm before you plan around a date.
What Happens to Your Old Furniture.
Here is where it goes, and what is honest to expect.
Sometimes Donated
Good-condition pieces sometimes go to Goodwill or the Salvation Army. We do not give donation receipts.
Big Scrap Loads Recycled
When a job adds up to a large amount of scrap metal, like a garage of metal shelving, that metal is recycled.
Most of It to STS
Worn, broken, stained or bug-affected furniture, and mattresses, go to an STS transfer station. Those fees are inside your number.
Three Ways to Keep Furniture Removal Cheaper.
Round Up Everything That Is Going
The couch is why you called, but walk the house first. The wobbly bookcase, the guest-room mattress, the broken patio chair: all of it costs less riding along today than as its own pickup later.
Bring It Down Yourself, If You Safely Can
A piece already in the garage saves the $25 a flight. Only do it if you can without hurting yourself or the walls; the carry is what you are hiring us for.
Empty the Drawers and Clear the Path
A dresser full of clothes is twice the weight. Move the coffee table, prop the door, and in an apartment, reserve the elevator if the building allows it.
What to Text for a Fast Furniture Quote.
A photo beats any description. Send these three things and the range that comes back is usually close to the number you approve on site.
- A photo of each piece. One shot per item, far enough back to see the whole thing.
- A photo of the stairs (or the elevator or hallway), plus the floor number. This is the part people forget, and the part that moves the number.
- Your city and timing. Hours are Mon to Sat 7am to 7pm; Sunday by appointment. Same day happens when the schedule allows, but it is never promised.
Furniture Removal Cost Questions.
How much should furniture removal cost?
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Does a sectional or sleeper sofa cost more than a regular couch?
Do stairs or an apartment elevator add to the price?
Can you take a mattress and box spring with the furniture?
Where can I get free furniture picked up in Denver?
What happens to old furniture after you haul it away?
More on Pricing and the Work.
The Couch Is Not Going to Carry Itself Out.
Text a photo of each piece and the stairs for a fast quote range. The final price is locked in on site before anything is lifted.
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