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How to Get Rid of a Couch in Great Bend
A couch is too big for the trash bin and too awkward for a car, so it sits in the garage for two years.
Give it away first
If it's in decent shape, somebody will take it. Golden Belt Thrift Store and the Salvation Army both take furniture, and we send them the usable things we pull out of cleanouts.
Try that before you pay anyone, including us.
Put it beside your bin
If it's a single item and you're on our weekly trash route, set it out beside the bin. A big item like a couch, a desk or a mattress is $5. You won't get rid of one cheaper than that.
Book a junk removal
If it's a couch plus the rest of the garage, that's junk removal. We price by the cubic yard, at $40 a yard.
If you carry it out to the curb yourself before we arrive, it's $32 a yard. That's twenty percent off for doing the slowest part yourself.
We'll come inside and carry it out if you'd rather not. Basements, attics, up and down stairs, all of it.
Couches Out of Apartments
One customer had us take an old couch, a headboard and a mattress out of an apartment and down two flights of stairs, and that's a normal job for us.
When you send photos, tell us which floor it's on and whether there's an elevator. We bring two people, so you don't need to find help to carry it down.
Check whether it's metal
If what you're getting rid of is mostly metal and you're in town, we'll take it for nothing.
We take recliners too, because there's more steel in the frame than anything else. So does a refrigerator, a washer, metal doors, pipe, sheet metal and siding. We recycle it, so the trip is worth it for us.
If you're not sure whether yours qualifies, send a photo and we'll tell you.
What about the landfill?
You can take it yourself. You'll need a trailer, a free Saturday and the tipping fee, and for one couch that's usually the right call if you already own the trailer.
For anything more than one item, paying us is usually the better choice.
Timing
We're typically booked about a month out for junk removal. If you've got a date you're working toward, like a closing or family coming into town, say so when you call and we'll build around it.
