We love our customers and want to ensure all your questions about our services are answered. We strive to be transparent with every step of the process. Parting with your prized possessions can be tough, so if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, we are happy to address them. Check out some of the frequently asked questions below.
Junkluggers is proud to be a community-forward business. We not only care about the environment but aim to help those in need in our local communities through donations and charitable contributions. Our mission is to spread peace and love while we rid our local communities of junk!
We are an eco-friendly junk removal company that will come to your home or business and lug away items you no longer want or need, for a fee. We charge by volume based on the space your items take up in our truck, not the time it takes to haul it away. ALL labor and dump fees are included in the price.
We do all the work – aside from pointing to what you want our luggers to take away, you don’t need to lift a finger. When you book an appointment with us, we ask you to pick a convenient two-hour window for our team to arrive. We will call you 15-30 minutes before arrival to let you know we are on our way.
After we arrive, a team of two professional, well-trained, and friendly luggers will look at the items you want hauled away and provide you with a written estimate. If you are happy with that estimate, we can remove the items right on the spot. We guarantee never to charge more than our estimated price but will charge less if the truck is emptier than predicted.
When the job is complete, you will be given a receipt with the final price. If appropriate, the team will perform a sweep up of the site and you will be free of your junk! If we are able to donate any of your items, we will provide you with a tax-deductible receipt for anything donated.
A Junkluggers representative will call you in the next few days to follow up and make sure you were completely satisfied with our services.
We accept checks and all major credit cards. We do not accept cash.
We do our best to keep as many of your items out of the landfill as possible. We donate furniture and other items to charity at our customers' requests and strive to recycle any items that cannot be donated. We are happy to provide you with a tax-deductible receipt for donations within 14 days. Whatever cannot be donated or recycled is taken to the town transfer station.
We offer a discount on same-day or next-day appointments, but we do fill up fast, so if you know you’ll have a certain day free, book right away! Contact us to speak with a friendly and helpful representative from our Appointment Center.
We charge based on how much space we fill up in the truck. The truck is equivalent to the size of a 15-yard dumpster, or the items that fill a small bedroom. The price includes all labor, dump fees, and time. There are no hidden fees and when we come to your house, we will provide you with a free estimate before we do any work.
Though we strive to take everything we can, there are some items we are unable to remove. We cannot take hazardous materials, including:
We are licensed to remove non-hazardous, solid waste only, which is waste you would typically find in your trash at home. We are not licensed to transport or dispose of any combustible, caustic, toxic, or unstable chemicals. Call your local recycling or waste management hotline for further assistance or contact us to see if we can take the materials in question.
We prefer customers to be on-site or have someone there to represent them. We call 15-30 minutes before arrival to let you know we are on our way. If you are unable to be on-site, we will review pricing on arrival and call you for confirmation before we do any work.
Our signature bright green trucks have become a staple of eco-friendly junk removal. These industry-sized trucks are custom-built and bigger than traditional dump trucks.
The box on the truck is the size of a small bedroom or studio apartment, with measurements of 12 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 4 feet high. The truck is equal to the size of a 16-cubic yard dumpster* and can hold the volume of 10 standard refrigerators.
*Exact truck dimensions may vary slightly.
Two strong and efficient luggers (more upon request) will arrive with everything needed to remove your items. The team comes stocked with tools, shovels, brooms, rakes, a tarp, and dolly for moving larger items. Our friendly luggers are trained to stack your items in such a way that they can fit as much as possible, giving you the most value for your dollar.
We also keep shoe covers and rolled carpets in the truck to protect your floors as we move about your house. We do not operate machinery or carry ladders.
The Junkluggers Guarantee ensures that the price provided on-site prior to beginning a job (not the price range given over the phone) is the maximum amount that we will charge a customer once a job is completed. However, if the items we remove fill up less of the truck than originally anticipated, we will charge less than our original estimate—guaranteed!
Picture your couch. Then picture a friend’s couch. Then picture your parents' couch. You have three very different images in your head, don’t you? Since junk comes in all shapes and sizes, we cannot give an accurate estimate until we see the items on-site. Pricing is based on the nature and volume of the material and we cannot give you an accurate price until we see the exact amount and type of junk you have. We are able to review a general range of pricing with you over the phone and upon arrival, we can give you a very close estimate as to how much it will cost.
You can rest easy knowing that our luggers are professionally trained to remove items from all over your home safely and efficiently. But if in the extremely unlikely case that your home is damaged during our service, our trucks and employees are fully insured, which means your home is fully protected. We have liability insurance, workman’s compensation, and theft/collision insurance for the trucks.
A good rule of thumb is to deduct 30% of the item's original purchase cost (with exceptions for electronics and computer equipment which tend to lose value more quickly). Most of the charities we work with use the IRS valuation guidelines to determine the value of your donated items. We have put together an easy-to-read tax-deductible receipt chart with values for the items our customers donate most often.
If we are able to donate any items on your behalf, we guarantee a tax-deductible receipt within 14 business days. However, as we mentioned, we are not a donation center, so while we are doing our best to donate as much as possible on your behalf, sometimes the donation centers may refuse all of your items. In these cases, we are not able to provide you with a receipt. If it has been more than 14 business days since your appointment and you are still wondering if you will be provided a tax-deductible receipt, please contact us.
While we are not a donation center, we do go to great lengths and give our best effort to try and donate as much of what we take away from your space as possible. However, please note that we are still at the mercy of the donation centers and are only able to donate what they are willing to accept. We do promise to stop at least two locations so that we can provide the best chance of your items being donated. But if only some of your items are accepted, those are the only items we will provide a donation receipt for.
The two-hour window allows our luggers to deal with unforeseen circumstances, such as traffic or jobs before yours that were larger than expected and ran a little long. Our team calls 15-30 minutes before they arrive, so you'll always know when they are on their way!
Yes! Junk removal is a hot and growing industry with a high demand for the eco-friendly, customer-centric service that Junkluggers provides. With our over ten years of experience, our seasoned team can help you become a successful business owner of your very own Junkluggers franchise. Please head over to our franchise section to learn more about becoming a Junkluggers partner!
