How to Dispose of Couches and sofas
Couches and sofas go straight in a roll-off. The container most people use is a 10-yard, a median of $345 nationally, typically $295 to $399 depending on where you are.
What it costs
| Cost | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| 10-yard container | $345 | 653 companies |
| Each extra ton | $76 | 845 companies |
| Each extra day | $16 | 876 companies |
Typically $295 to $399 depending where you are, including 2 tons and 7 days before the extras start.
Those are medians of prices companies publish themselves, from 1,395 of them. Your own town's figure is on the price index, and the calculator will add the weight and the days for you.
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Find companies near youWhere it costs most and least
| State | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | $465 | 8 companies |
| Massachusetts | $450 | 26 companies |
| New Jersey | $443 | 24 companies |
| North Carolina | $295 | 21 companies |
| Iowa | $280 | 11 companies |
| California | $263 | 34 companies |
A $202 difference for the same container.
How much couches and sofas weigh
A three-seat sofa is roughly 150 to 250 lb, a sectional 300 to 500.
The rule that catches people
Furniture goes in a standard roll-off with no surcharge in most markets.
Worth knowing. Bulky rather than heavy: a sectional eats a third of a 10-yard on volume long before it troubles the weight allowance.
The cheaper route, if you have one
Charity collection is free if the piece is clean and structurally sound.
Getting it ready
A three-seat sofa breaks down in about ten minutes with a reciprocating saw. Cut through the frame either side of the center, pull the legs, and the whole thing collapses into roughly a third of the space it took up whole. On a job where volume is tight this is the single highest-value ten minutes you will spend.
Weight is what turns a quote into a bigger invoice, so how overage works is worth reading if this is going in with a full load. See what else fits in a 10 yard.
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See what it costs where you are
Every company we list publishes its own prices where it has them, ranked by Index Score, and no one paid to be on the list. Find the ones near you and compare before you book.