Junk removal quote to book the cleanout

What a rubbish removal quote should show

This junk removal quote template prices a cleanout the way haulers load it: by the share of the truck it fills, plus fees for items that cost extra to dispose of, plus crew time for slow or heavy carries. The sample clears a garage of old furniture, boxes and two appliances, with a sweep out as an option. Use it in the browser based quote maker or download Word, Excel or PDF.

A junk removal quote should tie the price to volume, because volume is what fills your truck and sets your dump fees. State the load size, the items that carry extra fees, the crew and time, and what happens if the pile turns out bigger than the photos suggested.

1. Volume and load sizeQuarter, half, three quarter or full truck, with the truck body’s capacity in cubic yards so the customer can picture it.
2. Item listFurniture, boxes, appliances, mattresses, yard waste or renovation debris, taken from a site visit or the customer’s photos.
3. Special disposal feesRefrigerators, freezers and air conditioners need their refrigerant recovered, and mattresses, tires and electronics often carry fees, so list them each.
4. Labor and accessCrew size and hours, stairs, long carries from a back yard or basement, and taking apart items that will not fit through a door.
5. Recycling and donationItems you plan to recycle or drop at a donation center, and whether any receipt goes back to the customer.
6. Items you will not takePaint, solvents, fuel, chemicals, asbestos and other hazardous waste, which need a separate licensed disposal route.
7. Price adjustment ruleHow the price changes if the load is bigger or smaller than quoted, for example in quarter truck steps.
8. Sweep outSweeping the cleared space after loading, offered as an optional line the customer can choose.

Sample junk removal estimate for a garage cleanout

Haulaway Junk Removal quotes Peter Novak to clear a garage of old furniture, boxes and two appliances. Every line is labor: a half truck load at $320, two appliance disposal fees at $45 each, and 3 hours of two person crew time at $60 an hour. A sweep out for $40 is optional and sits outside the $590 subtotal. No deposit is taken. Treat the rates as examples, not market prices.

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4 lines are filled in, from half truck load to sweep out. Put in your own junk removal rates, then download the PDF.

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How to price junk removal

Most junk haulers price by volume: the share of the truck a job fills. That one number covers loading, driving and dump fees for ordinary junk. Add item fees for things that cost more to dispose of, and crew hours where the carry, stairs or dismantling take extra time.

1. By truck fractionPrices for quarter, half, three quarter and full loads. Customers understand it, and it tracks your dump fees by volume.
2. Per itemA set price per couch, mattress or appliance for small pickups, with a minimum charge per visit.
3. Hourly plus disposalCrew hours plus dump fees at cost and a markup, for estate cleanouts or renovation debris where the volume is hard to judge in advance.
4. Weight based for heavy debrisSoil, concrete and roofing shingles priced by weight or by a smaller load size, since they hit the truck’s weight limit long before it looks full.

Dump fees, fuel and truck costs drive your load prices, so recheck them whenever the transfer station changes its rates. A price list template keeps load and item prices clear, and the quote template library covers related hauling trades.

Worked example: pricing a half truck load

1. Load volumeA 15 yd³ truck body holds 7.5 yd³ of loose junk at half full.
2. Disposal costIf your mixed loads weigh about 300 lb per yd³, 7.5 yd³ is 2,250 lb, or 1.125 tons. At an example $70 per ton, the dump fee is $78.75.
3. Truck time1.5 hours of truck time to drive, unload and return, at an example running cost of $40 an hour: $60.
4. Standard loadingAllow 45 minutes for two crew to load an easy ground floor pile. At an example wage cost of $30 an hour each: 2 x 0.75 x 30 = $45.
5. Price the loadCosts total $78.75 + $60 + $45 = $183.75. Adding 75% for overhead and profit gives $321.56, rounded to $320 for the price list. Crew time beyond the standard loading goes on its own line, as in the sample.

Soil, concrete and wet carpet reach the truck’s weight limit quickly and push weight based dump fees up, so price heavy debris by weight or as a smaller load.

Junk removal inclusions and exclusions

Junk removal quote mistakes

• Quoting from a single photo that hides half the pile behind the garage door.
• Giving no rule for bigger loads, so the customer disputes the price when the job fills more of the truck.
• Forgetting refrigerant recovery fees for refrigerators, freezers and window air conditioners.
• Pricing heavy debris by volume and getting hit with weight based dump fees.
• Picking up hazardous items by accident because the quote never said what you refuse.
• Charging nothing extra for stairs or long carries from an upstairs apartment or a basement.