Junk removal built for how Denver actually lives
Denver has something Dallas, Phoenix, and LA don't: basements. The Denver Squares and Craftsman bungalows that ring Wash Park, Park Hill, and Platt Park almost all sit on full basements — plus attached and detached garages — so the single most common thing we do here is carry decades of dry-climate storage up the basement stairs or out of the garage. The second thing is uniquely Denver too: pop-top and scrape-off renovation debris. In the Highlands, Berkeley, Sloan's Lake, and Wash Park, originals get a second story added (a "pop-top") or get torn down and rebuilt (a "scrape-off"), and all of it generates whole-house pre-demo cleanouts and construction debris nobody's municipal bin will take.
Downtown the job flips completely. In the LoDo brick-and-timber warehouse lofts and the Union Station glass towers — and the new RiNo creative lofts — buildings won't release the freight elevator without a Certificate of Insurance on file, and there's no curb; everything goes out the loading dock. In Capitol Hill and Cheesman Park, it's 1900s brick walk-ups with no elevator — but Denver is flat, so a stair-carry is just part of the flat price, no hill-country surcharge. And in Westwood, Globeville, Athmar Park, Montbello, and across Aurora, our crews speak Spanish — recogida de muebles, precio fijo, el mismo día.
We price all of it the same way: send a photo, get one flat number that already covers the labor, the truck, the disposal, and the drive. No "call for a quote," no hourly meter, no on-site reveal. And because Colorado doesn't tax the service, that number is genuinely all-in — the transparency wedge the on-site franchises can't match.
What we haul out of Denver every week
- Basement, garage & attic cleanouts — the signature Denver job; decades of storage carried up the basement stairs or out of the garage, truck-fill priced.
- Pop-top & scrape-off renovation debris — pre-demo whole-house clears and C&D debris (drywall, flooring, cabinets) in the Highlands, Berkeley, Wash Park, and Sloan's Lake teardown belt.
- Estate & downsizing cleanouts — Cherry Creek, Hilltop, and Park Hill generational homes; discreet, donation-routed, tax-receipt-friendly.
- Loft & high-rise condo turnover — LoDo, RiNo, and Cherry Creek towers; COI filed, freight elevator and dock booked.
- Appliances — fridges, washers, dryers, and water heaters the city won't take; refrigerant recovered, metal scrapped.
The Denver disposal reality — and why we tarp every load
Front Range disposal runs about $88 a ton — moderate, well under Seattle's coastal rates but real money — and Colorado sites charge double for an unsecured, uncovered load. So we tarp every load and divert usable furniture and goods to donation and recyclable material to the right stream before anything hits the landfill. That keeps your flat price honest and keeps the tip fair. It's also part of being a licensed Denver waste hauler — since 2016 the city requires anyone hauling junk, C&D debris, or bulky items out of Denver to hold a waste-hauler license, keep the company name and phone on the truck, and retain disposal receipts. Not every "guy with a truck" does. We do.
The city's free bulky program — and where it stops
Denver's Large Item Pickup is genuinely useful, but it's narrow: it runs only about once every nine weeks, takes five large items at the curb, and excludes appliances, electronics, and tires entirely. So a couch waits up to two months and you still have to drag it to the curb yourself; a fridge, a TV, or a mattress the city simply won't take. Anything same-day, full-service, inside-the-home, or an appliance/TV/fridge/mattress is exactly our lane. See Large Item Pickup vs. paid junk removal →.
Real Denver pricing
Flat rates, photo-quoted before anyone shows up. The labor, the drive, and the disposal are already in it — and there's no Colorado sales tax on the service to add on top.
| Item / Volume | Price |
|---|---|
| Sofa / couch | $126 |
| Sectional (3-piece) | $185 |
| Queen mattress | $103 |
| King mattress | $114 |
| Dresser | $126 |
| Refrigerator | $164 |
| Washer or dryer | $128–$133 |
| Treadmill | $115 |
| Basement / garage cleanout (truck-fill 1/4) | $241 |
| Truck-fill (1/2) | $431 |
| Truck-fill (full) | $732 |
$75 minimum. Disposal included; photo-priced before the truck rolls. No Colorado sales tax and no refuse tax on the service.
See the full Denver price guide → — every item and truck-load price, what drives the cost, and how flat-rate compares to city Large Item Pickup.
Denver neighborhoods we cover
The metro suburbs we serve
Serving the City & County of Denver, Aurora, and the west and near-north ring — Lakewood, Arvada, Wheat Ridge, Englewood, Commerce City, Thornton, and Westminster. Golden, Littleton, and the far-south Douglas/Arapahoe communities come in a later phase.
Popular Denver services
What Denver customers say
"Forty years of stuff in our Wash Park basement — old furniture, boxes, a dead water heater. They carried it all up the stairs, flat price from a photo, donated what they could. No way we were hauling that to a curb."
"Relocating out of a LoDo loft on a deadline. They had the COI to my building before I asked, booked the freight elevator, and had it out the dock in one window. Flat quote, dock wait included."
"Vaciaron la casa de mi mamá en Westwood — muebles viejos y un refrigerador. Personal en español, precio fijo, sin impuesto sorpresa. Muy respetuosos."
Frequently asked questions
Do you charge sales tax on junk removal in Denver?
No. Colorado doesn't tax the junk-removal service, and there's no separate refuse tax riding on top, so your flat photo-quote is the all-in price — no tax line added the day of, no on-site surprise. Sofa $126, queen mattress $103, refrigerator $164; $75 minimum.
Do you do same-day junk removal in Denver?
Usually, when a crew and truck slot are open. Send a photo and we'll give you the soonest real window across Denver, Aurora, and the west and near-north suburbs.
Do you clear basements and garages?
Yes — this is Denver's signature job. Denver Squares and bungalows have full basements, and homes have attached and detached garages, so we carry decades of storage up the basement stairs or out of the garage and price it as a flat truck-fill, from $241 for a quarter load to $732 for a full truck.
Which suburbs do you serve?
Denver plus Aurora, Lakewood, Arvada, Wheat Ridge, Englewood, Commerce City, Thornton, and Westminster. Golden and the far-south ring come in a later phase.
Is there a surcharge for a no-elevator walk-up?
No. Denver is flat, so a Capitol Hill or Cheesman Park third-floor walk-up carry is just part of the flat price — no per-flight fee, no hill-country upcharge.
Do you take pop-top and scrape-off renovation debris?
Yes. We handle pre-demo whole-house cleanouts and construction and demolition debris — drywall, flooring, cabinets, fixtures — common in the Highlands, Wash Park, Berkeley, and Sloan's Lake teardown belt. Heavy C&D prices as its own volume line.
Can you take a refrigerator or freezer?
Yes. Denver's free Large Item Pickup excludes appliances, so the city won't take your fridge. We recover the refrigerant with EPA-certified handling and divert the metal for scrap. Refrigerator $164.
¿Hablan español?
Sí. Tenemos personal que habla español para Westwood, Globeville, Athmar Park, Montbello y Aurora — precio fijo con foto, el mismo día, sin impuesto de venta.