The short answer
Bed frames price by what they are made of and how big they are, not by how much trouble they are to get out of the room. A standard metal or platform frame is $68. A solid, upholstered or storage frame in twin, full or queen is $126. The same thing in king or Cal king is $152. Disassembly is included.
Note the minimum: at $68, a plain metal frame on its own sits under the $75 per-visit floor, so the visit is $75. Frames very rarely leave alone anyway — the mattress and box spring usually go with them.
The prices
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Bed Frame (Standard / Metal / Platform) | $68 |
| Bed Frame — Twin / Full / Queen (Solid / Upholstered / Storage) | $126 |
| Bed Frame — King / Cal King | $152 |
| Headboard | $57 |
| Bunk Bed | $123 |
| Bunk Bed — Solid Wood / Loft | $148 |
| Daybed | $89 |
| Trundle Bed | $100 |
| Murphy Bed (Wall Bed) | $130 |
| Adjustable Bed Base (Motorized) | $118 |
| Crib | $67 |
Why the material matters more than the size
A metal frame folds and goes down a staircase in one trip. A solid wood or upholstered platform frame does not — it comes apart into a headboard, a footboard, side rails and a slat deck, and half of those are held together with fittings that have been tightening themselves under a mattress for eight years.
Storage frames with drawers are the slowest of all, because the drawer boxes and the plinth are separate assemblies. That is the difference between the $68 line and the $126 one. It is not a surcharge — it is a different item.
The staircase problem inside the Beltline
The older houses in Five Points, Hayes Barton, Mordecai and Oakwood have staircases that turn, narrow hall landings, and doorways sized for a different era of furniture. A queen platform frame assembled in an upstairs bedroom in one of those houses is not coming down whole, and quite often the pieces have to come apart further than the manufacturer intended.
None of that changes the number. $126 covers taking it apart in the room and carrying the pieces out. There is no stair charge, no walk-up fee and no fee for a long carry through a 1950s hallway.
May, NC State, and the flat-pack frame
Every May the streets around NC State empty and a very large share of what is left behind is flat-pack bedroom furniture bought for one lease. Twin and twin XL frames, a matching desk, a particleboard nightstand that did not survive a humid Raleigh August in a room with the AC off.
A twin mattress at $82 plus a metal frame at $68 is $82 + $68 = $150 for a student bed cleared out of a unit off Avent Ferry or Gorman Street. If a landlord is turning two bedrooms at once it is worth doing them on one visit rather than two — one $75 floor instead of two, and one date to coordinate.
The bunk bed and the growing-family houses
Wake County has a lot of households that arrived young, filled a Cary or Holly Springs house with bunk beds, and are now clearing them out as the children outgrow them. A standard bunk is $123; a solid wood or loft bunk is $148. Both come apart in the room, which for a loft bed in a bonus room over the garage is the only way it is leaving.
Same category, different cause: cribs at $67 out of RTP relocation households where the family arrived for a job at a tech or pharma employer and bought everything new on arrival rather than shipping it across the country.
What usually goes with it
Frames travel with mattresses. The common combinations, priced out:
- Queen mattress at $103 and a metal frame at $68 — $103 + $68 = $171
- Mattress and box spring set at $143 with a twin/full/queen frame at $126 — $143 + $126 = $269
- A king bed: king mattress at $114, box spring at $92, king frame at $152 — $114 + $92 + $152 = $358
If a whole guest room is going, add the dresser at $126 and the nightstand at $57 to whichever line above applies. Everything goes on one visit and one flat total.
Where the frame has been sitting
Plenty of Raleigh bed frames do not come out of a bedroom at all — they come out of the crawlspace, the walk-up attic or the garage, where they were put after the last mattress upgrade in case someone needed a spare. That storage is uncooled, and a Piedmont summer runs humid for months. Particleboard swells at the joints, upholstered frames absorb the smell of wherever they have been, and what was a usable spare bed becomes a disposal job.
Getting it out of any of those spaces is included in the price. If you are storing one on the theory that you might need it, put a date on the decision — after two Raleigh summers in a crawlspace the answer is usually made for you.
Frequently asked questions
How much does bed frame removal cost in Raleigh?
$68 for a standard metal or platform frame, $126 for a solid, upholstered or storage frame in twin, full or queen, and $152 for a king or Cal king. Disassembly and carry-out are included. The per-visit minimum is $75, so a $68 frame on its own makes the visit $75.
Do I need to take the frame apart before you arrive?
No. Taking it apart is part of the job and it is in the price. That matters most in the older houses inside the Beltline, where a queen platform frame assembled upstairs will not come down a turning staircase in one piece regardless of who carries it.
Can you take the mattress at the same time?
Yes, and it is the cheapest way to do it. A queen mattress at $103 plus a metal frame at $68 is $103 + $68 = $171. A mattress and box spring set at $143 plus a twin, full or queen frame at $126 is $143 + $126 = $269.
What about a bunk bed or a loft bed?
A standard bunk bed is $123 and a solid wood or loft bunk is $148. Both come apart in the room. A loft bed in a bonus room over the garage is the usual Wake County version, and there is no extra charge for the location or the stairs.
Is a Murphy bed different?
Yes, it has its own line at $130. It is wall-mounted with a counterbalance mechanism, so it comes off the wall as a unit rather than being disassembled like a conventional frame. The price includes taking it down and taking it away.