Furniture removal in North Vancouver

How do you dispose of furniture in North Vancouver? This is a great question this article will try to answer this question. If you live on the North Shore you probably already know that you can’t throw your old couch or mattress with the rest of your garbage. The city of North Vancouver will not pick it up. Then what are your options when getting rid of your old furniture? Depending on your situation, you have couple of options.

Rubbish Removal companies in North Vancouver

The easiest one is to call a junk removal company from North Vancouver and just pay for the service. Unless you have your own way of transporting a big couch, I would advice on this option. Disposal rates for these rubbish hauling companies are not that simple for larger loads but for furniture removal and recycling the rates are very straight forward. In most cases these service providers have a fee per large furniture item and they are listed on their websites. If you have more than couple of large items, then you may want to talk to them personally regarding what the total will be. However, I will try to explain how the system works. The first item is the most expensive since they still have to make the trip to pick it up. Anything after that, you get a discount. Therefore, if you think you will need to throw more things out of your house, you might as well make a big pile of rubbish and get it over with. Your house will look so much better and you will finally be able to get your car in the garage. This happens anyways, since when we arrive at the property, the client will start adding more junk to the original order. This happens most of the time because once the client starts taking things out of the storage or the garage, other furniture items start to show up from hidden corners and covers. Therefore, it is better to look around and get a good idea of what is really useful and what has just collected dust for years. If you need furniture removal for Vancouver please visit our page for additional information on other cities.

Couch removal for North Vancouver

If your couch has reached the end of its years, it is time to get rid of it. We will dispose of it the right way. If it is in good condition but you still don’t need it, we will donate it to a charity. We save some money on dumping fees, lose some time but someone will get a couch for free. Therefore, as a company we have decided to donate what is in a good condition. If you have your sofa outside your property, please protect it from the rain. A wet couch may add extra fees due to the fact that it is heavy. How much does it cost of get a couch removed? This depends on where it is located on your property. If you have it on the curb, then we don’t have to send two guys to pick it up. Naturally, we pass the labour cost savings to you. You will continue enjoying the savings if you have it anywhere where one person can put the sofa on a cart and wheel it out to the truck. If there are any indoor steps or hallways, then we will need to send 2 guys and this can be more expensive.

What about mattress removal if you live in North Vancouver?

Couple of years ago the city of Vancouver passed a by-law which states that all mattresses and box springs must be recycled. The metal and wood is recycled from each mattress. Just like any other furniture, you will get a better deal per mattress if you have more than one mattress or box spring. The size of each mattress does not change rates. We try to help all our clients but if a mattress have bed bugs problem then we can’t take it. A decision was made some time ago not to take furniture which has bed bugs since the infestation can move into our trucks and then we run the risk of spreading it to our clients.

How about other furniture disposal options?

If you have your own truck or van, you might want to dispose of it yourself. You will be able to save some money. However, keep in mind that it is not that pleasant of experience. You might hit the line ups at the city landfill. The other issue is that inside the landfill there are nails all over the ground and you may have to deal with a flat tire. However, it is an interesting experience. This is the best way to find out if you want to do it yourself again or you want to hire a furniture removal company next time.

Renting a truck

This option is very attractive to most people. This is because they see the misleading advertisements for truck rentals. I will not get into details but I will just give you a hint. It is about 4 times the advertised rental rate by the time you return the truck. Then paying dumping fees and the time it takes to do it yourself, it is almost the same to hire a junk removal company operating on the North Shore.

Giving your old furniture away

This can work in some instances but this one is a time waster most of the time. The reason for that is because the type of people who are looking for free furniture a lacking transportation. Many of my first time clients have tried that and they tell me most people ask if they can deliver. Then few will make a pick up appointment only to cancel because the transportation plan didn’t work. Therefore, you might be spending too much time and effort on logistics and still end up with keeping the old furniture.

BLOG

29