HOW BIG IS THE TRUCK?
The track is 12 cubic yards. It is 12 feet long, 8 feet wide and 5 feet high. One cubic yard is 3 feet by 3 feet b 3 feet. If you want to think in terms of regular pick up truck, the 12 cubic yard truck in this picture can fit about 3 pick up trucks loads.
In general if you feel up the whole truck, the total fee you have to pay is between $200 and $300. In comparison the 1800 junk companies will charge you for the same load around $700.
We services Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby, West Vancouver, Lions Bay, Horseshoe Bay.
Junk items that are not listed in the fees table are usually priced between $20 and $80 per cubic yard. The heavier the junk, the more it costs to dispose of it. Normal size pickup truck can hold about 4 cubic yards of rubbishin its bed. In general the average fee for a full pick up truck load is about $90. Junk and debris should be in bags or boxes. The difference of pile of random junk and bagged/boxed junk could be as much as $50 on top of the listed fees. The faster we can put it on a truck, the cheaper it will be for you.
Doing Junk Removal yourself
Can you do it yourself? In most cases you can do junk removal yourself. However, you have to ask your self if it is worth it. If you have your own truck you can load the junk and drive it to the North Shore Transfer Station. But, before you make that decision, hear me out. Lets take a case I run into today. I was at the North Shore Transfer Station getting rid of some junk. Next to me I saw a man with one of those pick up truck that you can rent for $19.98. I knew it wasn't that cheap so I asked the man who was driving it how much he paid in rent. He told me around $80 when you add the taxes and the insurance. He had a particular junk in the truck that I knew he would not be allowed to dump because it wasn't double bagged. So he was going to leave with most of his junk and still pay his minimum junk fee. So lets do the math. He paid around $80 for the truck rent. I am assuming he didn't drive it too much so he had to put only $10 for gas. He paid $20 minimum charge on the dump station and then he had to leave, go home and then put the remaining junk into double bags so it is acceptable. Then he had to line up at the North Shore Transfer Station again and pay again $20 minimum junk fee. So this person probably spent around $130 and close to 2-3 hours loading the junk, waiting in line, uploading it by hand, then going home to get the rest of the junk in bags and again waiting in line and paying again. The same junk removal job would have cost him under $100 if he contacted my company. On top of that he would have avoided doing any physical work, having to spent 3 hours in lines and working on the junk. Some people might say that this is an extreme example. Not really. When I start doing junk removal, it took me more than 3 months before I stop paying for mistakes when dealing with rubbish. Mistakes that had to do with not knowing the details of all type of junk and the regularions concerning junk removal in North Vancouver. There are so many rule ragarding junk removal that unless you are a full time in this industry, you will end up having to go home with some of the junk or have to drive it all the way to delta. I hope you see this as an advice and not a marketing strategy on my behalf.
Renting Rubbish Bins
When I started my junk pick up business I didn't know if I had to compete with the companies that were renting bins for your junk. One of my clients called me for an estimation for a house he was renovating in west vancouver. He was going to need me to go and pick up a full load of rubbish few times each month. He told me about the junk bins he could rent and how come I charge $300 per truck for a construction material, when other companies rent him a bin for $300/month. They would come and empty the bin from the rubbish 3 times each month. On top of that the bin is about 1.5 time bigger than my truck. No brainer right. He should just rent the bin. Well, not really. I told him to ask them if that $300 included the dumping fees. I just know these 1800 junk companies strategies so I didn't know the numbers but I knew he was going to be shocked. He called me back and told me that they quoted him over $1100 per load on top of the $300/m rent. So lets assume he doesn't generate that much junk from the renovation. So for argument sake lets say he fills the bin with rubbish 2 times and he needs that bin rented for only one month. The total cost will be about $2500. How much would it cost if I am to get rid of his junk. Like I said earlier, these bins are bigger than my truck. So 2 bin loads will take me about 3 truck loads. I charge about $300 per truck so his total bill would be $900. This difference is significant. Also there are other smaller problems with bins. It will be always infront of your house. I think you have to apply for a permit to have it there. I also hear that at night peple will try to dump their junk in your bin. So, before you decide to rent bins, do the math and find the best deal. Call and ask important questions and get solid numbers.
Couch
Couch removal is $70. A Couch weight can vary but not by much so all couches carry the same junk fee of $70. However, some hidein beds can be extremely heavy and their weight adds to the dumping fees for our company. Thefore the fee for a hidein bed is $90.
Mattress
Mattress pick up and disposal is pretty simple. We have the same rubbish fee for all sizes. Most junk removal companies will charge you up to $90 for a king size mattress. Our policy does not include this price system. Disposal fees for a single mattress and a king size mattress is almost the same. Therefore, we charge the same junk fee for all mattresses sizes. If you combine a mattress and a boxspring you will get a deal. The rubbish bill will add to only $60 total.
Stove, Refrigerator, Freezer, Washer and Dryer
All appliances carry junk removal fee of $50. We had only couple of rubbish disposal jobs when an appliance cost the client more than $50. In one of those cases the freezer was over 8 feet long and close to 400lb. However, these cases are very ware. All these are recycled by the way.
Wood and Firewood
Wood rubbish is usually easy to estimate how much it will cost you. It all depends on the type of wood that makes up your rubbish. Firewood logs tend to be pretty heavy junk. Wood materia from patio for example can be much lighter. However, if left on the rain for a while, the wood's weight will increase significantly. Therefore you junk removal bill will be higher. On couple of junk removal orders, clients had wood material from patio and their bill was close to $150 per pickup truck. In those cases the wood was pretty wet but on the other hand the wood rubbish was nicely put in a pile. If the wood was just thrown randomly on a pile that is difficult to pull objects from, then the bill would have been higher. Firewood logs might cost a bit more even if it is not wet. Wood logs are pretty heavy. In general a pickup truck of firewood logs would generate a junk removal bill for about $160.
Metal
Metal is not expensive to dispose but it is heavy to transport. It really depends on the shape and weight of the junk metal. A general fee for metal disposal is $90 per pick up truck.
Dinner Table
Unless it is of the huge size, dinner table disposal is $50. We will dispose the dinner table chairs for free if you break them down.
Cardboard
Cardboard is light and easy to dispose of. For that reason our junk removal fee for cardboard is only $70 per pickup truck. The cardboard must be flattened. Do it before we arrive please. Why flattened/broken? It is easier for us to handle it and it is cheaper for you. How? You can put alot more cardboard into a pickup truck when it is broken down.
Garbage
What is garbage as far as junk removal is concerned? Think of the rubbish you throw away every week and the city picks it up. Once again, it depends on the weight of the rubbish. In general garbage load of pickup truck costs around $90.
Furniture
Furniture like Mattress, Boxspring, Couch, Loveseat, computer desk, shelving unit, dresser cost on average between $50 and $60 per item. If you have more than one furniture item, then you will get a discount on each additional item. For example a mattress is $50 and a boxspring is $50. If you need us to pick up both, we will not charge you $100. You junk removal bill for the mattress and the boxspring will be $60. The same rule applies for the other furniture pick up fees.
Household items
Like garbage, household items junk removal bill is close to $90 per pick up truck. Or for the 12 cubic yards truck it will be around $250.
Yard Waste and Green Waste
This is rubbish that comes from your garden and backyard. Junk Removal fees for yard waste can vary depending on the type of green waste rubbish. In some cases uprooted trees can be very heavy. But for most other cases, yard waste is not that heavy and therefore it's fee is $90 per pickup truck.
If you don’t see your item/junk listed, don’t hesitate to call us. We will even drop by your house and give you an estimation on the spot.
Unlike our competition, we understand that getting rid of junk is not an easy task for most people.
We are here to assist you the best way we can. For example if you have paid us to pick up couple of your mattresses and you have a chair or two you can’t get rid of, we will not charge you for the chairs if there is room in the truck.
Try doing that with some of the big junk disposal companies. Deal with real people.
Soil and Dirt
To some people fees for removing soil and dirt may seem high. What you need to understand that soil and dirt is heavy and labour involved to get it on the truck is really hard. One yard of dirt is between 1 and 1.5 tons. One yard of dirt might take close to 30 min to get it on a truck. In comparisson it will take me less than a minute to get the same amount of regular junk onto a truck. As for the weight, even 10 cubic yards of regular junk cannot weigh as much as one cubic yard of dirty. So naturally, the dumping fees at the transfer station are much highter for soil and dirt. While we are on this topic, I would like to talk about a problem I see quite often with my clients' soil and dirt. Especially after it has been dumpted by contractors hired by my clients. Quite often I arrive to find a pile of dirt mixed with drywall, coffee cups, and other construction material and garbage. No place will accept this mixture. So my clients end up paying me for separating the soil from the rest of the junk. My advice to you is the following.. When you hire contructors, ask them to create different piles of garbage. You won't be asking too much and you will be saving money.
Latest Junk Removal Articles
Couch Disposal
My next junk removal order was in North Vancouver around capilano road. Taking the highway didn’t make much sense so I took Marine Drive. The Junk Removal job was an old couch. The couch was in a building so I had to bring my dolly for this junk removal job. This particular building was in a gated community so I had to get an entry card. I met the lady at the back of the building. The elevator was reserved for the junk removal job which was nice. Once I got to her apartment I realized that the couch is bigger than normal. This junk removal job was going to be challenging. Couch removal can be difficult if the hallways are very small and the couch is large. Otherwise, the couch is just placed on the dolly and I take it out very quickly. I never had to refuse couch removal order. On time me and the owner had to throw the couch out of the balcony, but I got it done. I removed the legs of the couch since they can be a problem around the corners. With couch disposal orders, any way you can make the couch smaller, will help. I put the couch on the dolly and with little bit maneuvering I got it out of the apartment and into the elevator. I got the couch out of the elevator and into the truck without any issues. The elevator was pretty big so that help significantly. I went back to the apartment to get the couch pillows and I was done with this couch removal order.
Yard Waste Removal
A lady called me from North Vancouver asking me to come and do some junk removal for her. She had some wood waste, old furniture, metal, small appliances, dinner table and some green waste. I arrived there in about 20 minutes. This junk pick up order was a bit problematic because the house was accessible only by a steep drive way. It was tricky but I managed to take the truck down to where the junk was. I placed the metal first since I will have to dispose of it last. Then I added the couch and table, the small appliances. I left the green waste junk for the other load. Green waste is disposed in a different part of the North Shore Transfer Station. I came back and I loaded the green waste rubbish and the wood waste and I drove it back to the junk station. Wood that is not painted and treated can be disposed as a green waste.
West Vancouver Junk Removal – 3 big couches
Just as I headed home, I got a call from West Vancouver. A gentleman needed me to do a couch pickup for him. It was a 3 seat couch, 2 seat couch and a loveseat. I quoted his a good price but I should have asked how heavy the couch was. Finding the address in West Vancouver was a bit challenging but my GPS found it in the end. Having GPS for your Junk Removal Business is very important. I looked at the couch and it looked normal. However, when I lifted it, I could tell that it is very heavy. I didn’t want to change my fee agreement so I decided to just cut my profit. I should have asked if it is heavy. Sometimes this happens in the rubbish disposal world and that is how you learn. I got all the couches into the truck. The client didn’t think I could fit them all but I managed to do it. I made sure each couch was secured well and I drove to the North Vancouver Transfer Station. The fee for the heavy couch was more than I wanted to be but I was glad that I got another client in West Vancouver happy.
North Vancouver Junk Removal - House rubbish
I got a call from an older gentlemen who needed me do get rid of some household junk such as old garbage bins, some drywall, plant pots, old furniture parts, and general garbage laying around. This gentleman was changing the hardwood flooring at his house and I delivered the wood for him last year. He was surprised to find out that I will also be getting rid of his junk later. He liked my working ethics and he told me if he needs junk removed from his house, he will call me. I didn’t think he will but a year later he called. He was surprised that I remembered where he lived. Every house I’ve been for junk removal job, I remember. So we scheduled an appointment in the morning. I arrived on time as always, and backed up into the alley. We had a little talk regarding my junk removal business and I went to work. He didn’t have a full truck and I gave him a deal. I usually don’t do that because I don’t get much of a break on the disposal fee when my truck is not full. It takes the same time and gas to drive from the customer house to the North Vancouver Transfer Station. The disposal fee also is not that much different unless I am dealing with a heavy rubbish such as red wood, drywall, bathtub, tiles or heavy furniture. Junk disposal stations have minimum charge so even light rubbish costs money. However, this day I was in a good mood and I gave him a deal. I loaded the rubbish truck in about 15 minutes and after a short conversation I headed for the junk station in North Vancouver. I arrived in about 15 minutes and this time there wasn’t too much waiting since it was a rainy day in North Vancouver. I had to first drop the drywall since it cannot be mixed with the rest of the rubbish.
Rubbish Removal – North Vancouver
Earlier in the day I had a call from another client who needed some renovation junk removed from his house. He was changing this hardwood flooring and had some old wood, cardboard, a toilet seat and furniture. I told him that I have another rubbish disposal job in the morning but I will give him a call when I am finished. Once I was done with the first junk removal job I called him and we met at his house. He didn’t seem to think that his rubbish is worth one truck load. He was thinking that it will be half a junk truck. However, I have been in the junk removal business for some time and I am pretty good at rubbish estimation. I told him that I can’t charge him for half truck. However, when I got all the rubbish into the truck he realized that I was right. Sometimes when junk is all over the place, it looks like it is a lot less rubbish. I placed the cardboard at the bottom because this is the last rubbish that I will need to unload from the junk removal truck. Then I drove to the North Vancouver Junk Station and got rid of the rubbish.
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Mattress Pick up - North Vancouver
I had to drive to Vancouver to pick up another mattress. My client had rented a van but she didn’t want to deal with the North Shore Transfer Station, so she called me to do some junk removal for her. This was a smart decision on her side. Junk Removal is not a task for anyone. I know it is in my interest to say that but trust me, it is not worth the money you save unless you know what you are doing. Also it was a good idea she didn’t go with one of those got junk companies. She called them and was shocked that they had minimum $100 just to show up to see her junk. Anyways, this junk removal order was just for a mattress. Usually, orders of this sort have a mattress and a boxspring. The client was moving to out of Vancouver and she had to be out of her apartment by the noon. So I gave her an early junk removal appointment. I drove to Vancouver very quickly since it was too early for traffic to appear. I called her and she came to open the door for me. We went upstairs and she told me that besides the mattress she wants to junk the bed frame. I decided to be nice to her and told her my junk removal fee will not increase. I was in a good mood and I had dump some extra junk from the day before so I didn’t mind taking a little bit extra rubbish. Her apartment building had big hallways and dragging the mattress was easy. I put it on the junk removal truck and drove it to North Shore Transfer Station.
Couch, Sofa Bed, Yard Waste, Cardboard Junk Removal from West Vancouver
My next order was in West Vancouver. The junk removal order was for general house junk. I drove to West Vancouver using highway one. There was no traffic so getting there was easy. Some of the addresses in West Vancouver can be difficult to find but if you have a gps, it is not so hard. I backed up in my client drive way right up to the garage where the rubbish junk was. Getting the junk removing fast is all about how close I can get my truck to it. There are other factors to junk removal but this is one of the most important. I told my client that I will be able to remove his junk in about 3 loads. He had a mattress, boxspring, couch, desk, sofa bed, some yard waste, green waste, table, kitchen cabinet, card board, drywall, scrap metal, old wood. In the first two trucks that I took to the North Shore Transfer Station, I put the mattress, boxspring, couch, desk, sofa bed, some yard waste, green waste, table, kitchen cabinet, drywall. I n the last junk truck I put the card board and the scrap metal. Cardboard and scrap metal don’t go to the North Shore Transfer Station. This kin do of junk goes for recycling in a different place. The whole junk removal project took me about 4 hours to complete.
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