What an estate clearance costs in Raleigh
A whole house is priced on the smallest truck share that holds what is leaving, with the crew, the carry, the loading and the disposal all inside the figure. No hourly rate, no per-item add-ons at the end, and the total agreed before we set off.
| Truck share | Capacity | Price | Typical estate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter truck | 4 cu yd | $241 | One furnished room |
| 3/8 truck | 6 cu yd | $338 | A living room and dining set |
| Half truck | 8 cu yd | $431 | A garage, or two bedrooms |
| 5/8 truck | 10 cu yd | $513 | A small furnished house's surplus |
| 3/4 truck | 12 cu yd | $587 | A two-bedroom, fully furnished |
| 7/8 truck | 14 cu yd | $661 | A three-bed with the attic cleared |
| Full truck | 16 cu yd | $732 | A whole houseful in one load |
The Raleigh minimum booking is $75. A larger property simply takes more than one load, each priced off the same published ladder, and you see the whole figure before anything moves.
How to size an estate load without measuring anything
Count rooms rather than objects. A furnished bedroom is roughly a quarter truck. A living room with a sofa, chairs and cabinets is about a 3/8. A garage or a basement is usually a half. A fully furnished three-bedroom house, attic and garage included, is a full load or a little over. Tell us the rooms and we will tell you the share.
The attic, the garage and the boxes are the volume people miss
Furniture is easy to picture and it is rarely the largest part. Decades of stored boxes, filing, linens, kitchenware and garage shelving usually add more cubic yards than the sofa does. Mention them at the quoting stage and the figure comes back right first time.
Bags and boxes have published prices too
| What is going | Flat price, disposal included |
|---|---|
| Single bag | $35 |
| 10 bags | $132 |
| 15 bags | $196 |
| 25 bags | $322 |
| 50 bags | $575 |
| Moving box | $31 |
| Box of books | $45 |
| Bag of clothes | $35 |
| Small loose pile (1 cu yd) | $82 |
| Large loose pile (4 cu yd) | $208 |
Furniture, room by room
| Item | Flat price, disposal included |
|---|---|
| Sofa | $126 |
| Recliner | $98 |
| Mattress + box spring set | $143 |
| Bed frame | $68 |
| Dresser, large | $148 |
| Wardrobe | $143 |
| China cabinet / hutch | $160 |
| Sideboard / buffet | $123 |
| Dining table, 6–8 seat | $163 |
| Bookcase, large | $100 |
| Filing cabinet, 4-drawer | $75 |
| Refrigerator | $164 |
| Washer / dryer | $133 / $128 |
| Upright piano | $364 |
A worked estate
A furnished three-bedroom: sofa $126, recliner $98, a mattress and box spring set $143, a large dresser $148, a china cabinet $160 and twenty-five bags from the closets and the attic at $390 — $997 priced piece by piece. As a single load it is the full 16 cubic yard truck at $732, so that is the figure we would quote. Estates almost always price better as a load than as a list.
One visit, or as many as the family needs
If the decisions are made, the whole house can go in one appointment. If they are not, book a first load to clear the obvious and a second later. There is no call-out charge and no minimum number of visits, so the pace is entirely yours.
Nothing added for stairs, an upstairs bedroom or a long driveway
Floor level, stair count, carry distance and driveway length are all zero in our pricing. Bringing a bedroom set down from the second floor of an older Raleigh house costs exactly what clearing a ground-floor den costs. The crew does all the carrying, from wherever things stand.
Short notice costs nothing extra
Closings move and family visits are short. A same-day or next-day slot costs exactly what a booking three weeks out costs — no rush fee, no weekend rate, no short-notice surcharge — which matters when the house has to be empty by a fixed date.
Handling it from out of town
Send photographs of each room from the doorway, or describe them, and a written total comes back in about a minute. A neighbour, a realtor or a lockbox is enough to get the crew in. Name who approves the quote and any change of scope goes back to that person as a revised written figure before anything is loaded.
We take only what is marked
Anything the family is keeping simply needs naming, tagging or putting in one room. Papers, photographs, documents and anything with a name on it can be set aside rather than loaded — tell us which rooms or drawers to leave alone and the crew works to that.
If pieces might be sold first
An auction house, an estate-sale company or a relative can take those before we come; we clear whatever is left afterwards, on a date that suits. The sorting is usually the slow part, so it is worth booking the clearance as soon as the keep list is settled.
If the house is being sold
An empty house photographs and shows better, and the clearance is usually the last task standing between the estate and a listing. Our pre-listing cleanout page covers that side, and single pieces sit on the furniture removal page.
Condition never changes the figure
Worn, water-marked, dusty from an attic or forty years old — all priced the same as pristine, because we price the space something takes on the truck. Nothing needs cleaning, sorting or repacking first.
Where we collect
Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Durham, Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, Garner, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Morrisville, Knightdale and the rest of the Triangle, at identical published prices.
Cheat sheet
One furnished room
A quarter truck at $241, cleared with the disposal included.
A two-bedroom, fully furnished
Usually the 12 cubic yard share at $587, in a single visit.
A three-bed with the attic
The full 16 cubic yard load at $732, or two loads off the same ladder.
Mostly boxes and bags
25 bags is $390, 50 is $575. Nothing needs moving to the kerb.
You are out of town
Photos in, written price back, lockbox access. You need not attend.
The house must be empty by Friday
Take the earliest slot. Short notice carries no premium at all.
The short version
An estate clearance in the Triangle is priced by volume, not by the hour: $241 for one furnished room, $587 for a fully furnished two-bed, $732 for a whole houseful, $75 minimum in Raleigh, with the crew, the carry and the disposal all inside the figure. Nothing added for stairs, upstairs bedrooms, long driveways or short notice, photographs are enough to get a written price, and you never have to be in the house. Describe the rooms and get your number in about a minute.
Serving Raleigh, the Triangle and Wake County
Frequently asked questions
how much does an estate cleanout cost in raleigh
It is priced on the smallest truck share that holds what is leaving: $241 for one furnished room at 4 cubic yards, $431 for a garage or two bedrooms at 8, $587 for a fully furnished two-bed at 12, and $732 for a whole houseful at 16. Crew, carry, loading and disposal are all inside the figure, there is no hourly rate, and the Raleigh minimum booking is $75.
who clears out a house after someone dies in raleigh
We do, across Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Durham, Chapel Hill and the rest of the Triangle. Send photographs of each room from the doorway or describe them, and a written flat price comes back in about a minute. A neighbour, a realtor or a lockbox is enough to let the crew in, so nobody in the family has to be there on the day.
how do i estimate how much junk is in a house
Count rooms, not objects. A furnished bedroom is roughly a quarter truck, a living room with a sofa and cabinets about a 3/8, a garage or basement usually a half, and a fully furnished three-bed with attic and garage is a full load or a little over. Mention the attic, the garage and the stored boxes - they add more volume than the furniture does.
Do you charge extra for stairs or an upstairs bedroom?
No. Floor level, stair count, carry distance and driveway length are all zero in our pricing, so bringing a bedroom set down from the second floor of an older Raleigh house costs exactly what clearing a ground-floor den costs. The crew does all the carrying, from wherever things stand, and the figure does not move.
Can you set aside papers and photographs?
Yes. Tell us which rooms, drawers or boxes to leave alone and they stay exactly as they are, and anything with a name on it can be set aside rather than loaded. Pieces the family is keeping simply need naming, tagging or putting in one room. We take only what is marked, which is the safest way to run a clearance.
What if the house has to be empty by a fixed date?
Take the earliest slot that suits - same-day and next-day cost exactly what a booking three weeks out costs, with no rush fee, no weekend rate and no short-notice surcharge. If the whole house is going and the decisions are made, it can be cleared in one appointment, with the total agreed before we set off.
When you have a sense of the house, get a figure in about a minute on the quote page, or call (984) 480-3690. More about how we work and our frequently asked questions.