Raleigh
Washer & Dryer Removal in
Raleigh
The washer died mid-cycle, the new pair lands Thursday, and the delivery company's haul-away assumes you've already pulled the hoses and walked 200 pounds of steel down the stairs. We do the whole thing instead: washer $133, dryer $128, stacked combo $167, flat from a photo — hookups disconnected, machines dollied out of the laundry room, and recycled as scrap, because North Carolina doesn't allow them in a landfill anyway.
How washer & dryer removal works in Raleigh
1 · Photograph the laundry room
One picture of the pair where they stand — and, if you can, one of the doorway or the stairs they have to come through. That's the whole quote process. You get an exact flat number in seconds, not a "call for pricing."
2 · Pick a window before the delivery
Most Triangle appliance jobs are races against a delivery truck. Book a window ahead of yours and the old pair is out before the new one comes off the ramp. Same-day is usually open.
3 · We disconnect, carry and recycle
Valves off, hoses drained, vent freed, cord pulled. Then the appliance dolly, the corner protection, and the walk down. The machines go to scrap-metal recycling. You lift nothing and mop nothing.
How much does washer & dryer removal cost in Raleigh?
One flat number per machine, quoted from your photo, with the disconnection, the stairs, the drive and the recycling already inside it. A standard pair is $133 + $128 = $261; a stacked unit that lives as one appliance is $167. Nothing gets added at the door.
| Machine | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Washer | $133 |
| Dryer (electric) | $134 |
| Stacked washer-dryer combo | $189 |
| Dishwasher | $109 |
| Water heater — tank | $131 |
| Water heater — tankless | $90 |
$75 minimum on very small jobs. Disconnection from standard hookups, the stair carry and metal recycling are included. Clearing the utility room in one go — pair, dishwasher, dead water heater — costs one trip, so put them all in a single photo and we price the room together. No NC sales tax on the service.
Third-party context for the same job: McJunk publishes a Triangle rate card starting at a $175 minimum (quarter truck $305, half $435, three-quarter $565, full $695) and then adds a $10–$37 trip charge on top of whichever tier you land in. Junk Doctors publishes a $100 minimum rising to $738 for a full truck (junkdrs.com/pricing). Those are volume prices settled once a crew is standing in your laundry room; ours is an item price settled before we leave — no trip charge, no fuel line, no "the stairs made it a bigger job."
5 ways to get rid of a washer and dryer in Raleigh
| Option | Cost | Speed | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Raleigh special / appliance pickup | $70 per item — $140 for a pair | Scheduled collection day | Curbside only, and every hard part is yours: disconnect the water lines and the gas or 240V yourself, then walk both machines down the driveway and leave them at the street until the truck comes |
| Appliance store haul-away with delivery | Varies by retailer | Delivery day only | Usually conditional — the old unit must already be disconnected and clear of the space, and it only applies to the machine you're replacing, so the dead dryer you're keeping stays put |
| Self-haul to a scrap yard or the Durham Waste Disposal & Recycling Center | Free at the gate for appliances and metal (Durham center) | An afternoon | Free disposal, not free work — you supply the truck, the appliance dolly, the straps, a second set of hands and the Saturday, and you still do the disconnect |
| Traditional truck-fill hauler | $135–$175 minimum, up to $695–$738 for a full truck (published Junk Doctors / McJunk rates) + a $10–$50 McJunk trip charge | 1–3 days | Priced by how much of the truck you fill, often confirmed only once the crew has seen the stairs |
| JunkRabbit | $133 washer · $128 dryer, flat | Same day, most days | None — photo-quoted, disconnection and stairs included, scrap-metal recycled |
Municipal and competitor figures above are third-party published rates, not ours. Our numbers are the flat item prices in the table above.
Does the City of Raleigh pick up washers and dryers?
Yes — but as a scheduled special pickup at $70 per item, not as part of your regular collection, and the reason is state law rather than city preference. North Carolina bans white goods from landfill disposal, which puts washers, dryers, ranges and refrigerators on the same statutory no-bury list as televisions and computers, whole tires, lead-acid batteries, used oil, yard trash and fluorescent lamps. They have to be routed to metal recovery, so the city handles them on a separate truck and charges accordingly. Raleigh Solid Waste Services schedules it on 919-996-3245.
Now read the fine print the way a homeowner has to. It's $52 an item — a washer and a dryer are two items, so a standard pair is $140 and, in practice, two separate trips down the driveway. It's curbside only, so the machines must already be at the street on collection morning: nobody from the city comes into the laundry room. And you do the disconnection — the supply valves, the drain hose, the vent duct, and the gas line or 240-volt connection on the dryer. That last part isn't a formality; it's the step where a homeowner floods a hallway or leaves a gas line open.
Then there's the geometry. Newer Triangle builds put the laundry upstairs, which means a scheduled curbside program is asking you to bring 200-plus pounds of dead steel down a staircase, through a hallway, out the front door and down a sloped driveway — twice. And in Cary, Apex, Holly Springs, Wake Forest and Brier Creek, that pair then sits visibly at the curb waiting for collection day, which is exactly what those HOA covenants exist to prevent. It's also a City of Raleigh service: if you're in one of those surrounding towns or an apartment community with private hauling, the $70 option isn't offered to you at all.
So the honest comparison is this: the city is cheaper on paper and we'll say so. It costs you the disconnect, the carry, the driveway, the wait and the HOA exposure. We're the version where a crew walks into the laundry room, takes the hoses off, and the machines are gone the day you asked. Confirm current rates and scheduling with the City at raleigh.gov before planning around them — municipal programs change.
What we take
- Washers — top-load, front-load, and the pedestal drawer underneath it.
- Dryers — electric dryers disconnected by us; gas dryers once a licensed plumber has capped the line.
- Stacked and all-in-one combos — unstacked safely and taken as one $167 appliance.
- Dishwashers — pulled from under the counter, supply and drain disconnected.
- Water heaters — drained tank units and wall-mount tankless heaters, once the gas or 240V feed is cut by your pro.
- The rest of the utility room — a spare fridge in the garage, an old deep freezer, the laundry-room shelving and the bin of dryer sheets nobody has touched since 2019, priced in the same quote.
What happens to your machines after pickup
They go to scrap and metal recycling — never the landfill. That isn't a marketing posture, it's the law here: North Carolina's disposal ban means burying a washer isn't an option any legitimate hauler has, so a company that promises to "take it to the dump" is either misinformed or cutting corners. A washer is mostly recoverable steel with a motor, a drum and a counterweight inside it, and that's where it goes.
If the pair still runs, we offer it to donation partners that accept working appliances first — a functioning washer is worth a great deal to a family that doesn't have one, and it beats melting it down. The economics also happen to work in the Triangle's favor: the Durham Waste Disposal & Recycling Center accepts appliances and scrap metal at no charge, so routing white goods correctly here costs us very little, and that's part of why appliance prices on this page don't carry the surcharges you see on a franchise rate card.
Where Triangle laundry rooms actually are
This is the part out-of-town rate cards get wrong. North Carolina houses don't have basements — the water table and the slab-and-crawl-space building tradition mean there's no basement stair to fight, which is genuinely good news. What we get instead is three layouts, and each one changes the job:
- Main-floor laundry room or closet — the classic Raleigh ranch and split-level setup in North Raleigh, Garner and Southeast Raleigh. Usually the easiest job on the board: a straight roll to the front door.
- Garage laundry — common in older Wake County builds and a favorite of ours, because the truck backs up to the door and nothing crosses your flooring at all. It's also the HOA-safe version: nothing is ever visible from the street.
- Second-floor laundry — standard in the newer HOA-suburb builds in Apex, Holly Springs, Wake Forest and West Cary, where the laundry sits right off the bedrooms. The machines were installed before anyone thought about getting them out. That's an appliance dolly, straps, corner protection on the stair turn, padding on the door frame, and two people who've done it a few hundred times. It is included in the flat price — the stairs are not a surcharge.
Downtown, Glenwood South and North Hills condos add an elevator and sometimes a loading-dock window or a certificate of insurance for the building. Far less formal than a Manhattan high-rise, but we file it if the property manager asks.
When people call us for laundry appliance removal
- The mid-cycle failure — the washer that flooded the floor and now has to leave before the replacement arrives.
- Delivery-day timing — the retailer will only haul the old unit if it's already disconnected and clear, so we go first.
- Rental turnovers — landlords in Morrisville and Southeast Raleigh clearing dead pairs between tenants, several units in one booking.
- Laundry-room or kitchen renovations — the pair, the dishwasher and the old tank water heater all leaving the same morning.
- Estate and downsizing clears — a mature Six Forks or Five Points home where the machines are the last heavy thing standing.
- The garage spare — the "backup" washer that stopped working in 2018 and has been holding paint cans ever since.
Why the Triangle chooses JunkRabbit for laundry appliances
- The disconnect is included — hoses, drain, vent and cord are our job, not a checklist you complete before we'll show up.
- Stairs are free — a second-floor laundry room in Apex costs the same as a garage in Garner. The photo price is the price.
- No trip charge, no surcharge — franchise cards add $10–$50 just for arriving; ours is one number for the machines you actually have.
- Recycled by law and by choice — NC bans appliances from landfills; we route to metal recovery and offer working pairs to donation first.
- HOA-safe by design — nothing is ever staged at your curb, which matters in Cary, Apex, Holly Springs and Wake Forest.
- Insured, vetted local haulers — and no NC sales tax on the service, so the quote is the total.
What Raleigh laundry customers say
"Bart's communication was great. He came ready with a large well-equipped truck and moved my furniture in less than 15 minutes. Thank you!"
"Arturo was amazing! Excellent service. I took a photo of all my cardboard boxes from moving, got a quote, and they came to pick them up that same day. Arturo was fast and friendly! Will definitely be using this service again."
"This is a really great service. Very transparent and communicative team. Dwayne was fast and amazing."
Washer & dryer removal questions, answered
How much does it cost in Raleigh?
Flat from a photo: washer $133, dryer $128, stacked combo $167, dishwasher $109, tank water heater $131, tankless $90. A standard pair is $351. The $75 minimum applies to very small jobs, and disconnection, stairs and recycling are all included. No NC sales tax on the service.
Will the City of Raleigh take them instead?
As a scheduled special pickup at $70 per item — $140 for a pair — collected curbside only (919-996-3245). You disconnect the water lines and the gas or 240V yourself and get both machines out to the street. Cheaper on paper; all the hard parts are yours, and in an HOA suburb they can't legally sit at the curb waiting.
Do you disconnect the machines?
Yes. Standard water, drain, vent and plug connections are part of the job. A gas dryer's line must be capped by a licensed plumber and a hardwired 240V unit needs an electrician first — after that we handle everything.
Can you get a washer down from an upstairs laundry room?
That's the standard newer-build layout in Apex, Holly Springs, Wake Forest and Cary, and yes. Appliance dolly, straps, corner protection, a controlled walk down. Garages, crawl spaces and second-floor laundry rooms too — and the stairs are never a surcharge.
Is it cheaper than a truck-fill hauler?
For a pair, usually — and it's fixed in advance. McJunk publishes a $175 minimum plus a $10–$37 trip charge; Junk Doctors publishes $100 up to $738 for a full truck. Our full truck is $895, so we're not the cheapest way to fill an entire truck. We're the flat, surcharge-free number for the machines you actually have.
What happens to the old machines?
Scrap and metal recycling, never a landfill — North Carolina bans white goods from disposal. Working pairs are offered to donation partners first. Durham's recycling center takes appliances and metal free, which keeps the routing cheap and honest.
Can the dishwasher and water heater go in the same trip?
Yes, and it's the efficient way to do it — one visit, one quote. Dishwasher $109, tank water heater $131, tankless $90. Photograph the whole utility room at once.
Do you serve Cary, Apex and Durham too?
Yes — Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Holly Springs, Garner, Wake Forest, Knightdale, Durham, Chapel Hill and Carrboro, at the same flat item prices.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does washer and dryer removal cost in Raleigh?
Flat from a photo: washer $133, dryer $128, stacked washer-dryer combo $167, dishwasher $109, tank water heater $131, tankless water heater $90. A standard pair is $133 plus $128. The $75 minimum applies to very small jobs. Disconnection from standard hookups, the stair carry and the metal recycling are all inside that number, and there is no NC sales tax on the service.
Will the City of Raleigh pick up a washer and dryer?
Only as a scheduled special pickup, and only at the curb. City of Raleigh Solid Waste Services collects appliances as a special item at $70 apiece — a washer and a dryer are two items, so two fees — and the machines have to already be at the curb when the truck comes. You disconnect the water lines and the gas or 240-volt connection yourself, and you get 200-plus pounds of steel down the driveway yourself. Call 919-996-3245 to schedule it, or send us a photo and we do all of that from inside the laundry room.
Can you get a washer out of a second-floor laundry room?
That is the standard newer-build layout in Apex, Holly Springs, Wake Forest and Cary, and yes. Appliance dolly, straps, corner and door-frame protection, and a controlled walk down the stairs. Garages, crawl spaces and second-floor laundry rooms too. The stairs are not a surcharge — the flat price already includes them.
Is this cheaper than a truck-fill junk removal company?
For one pair, usually, and it is fixed in advance. McJunk's published Triangle card starts at a $175 minimum and adds a $10 to $50 trip charge on top of the tier; Junk Doctors publishes a $135 minimum rising to $738 for a full truck. Those are volume prices confirmed at your door. Ours is an item price confirmed from a photo before we leave the yard, with no trip charge and no fuel line.
Can you take the dishwasher and water heater in the same trip?
Yes, and it is the cheapest way to do it because you only pay for one visit. A dishwasher is $109, a tank water heater $131, a tankless unit $90. Put every machine in one photo and you get a single quote covering the whole utility room before anyone arrives.
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