Flat, photo-quoted junk removal for the DC area — insured haulers, donation-first, same-day where we can, from Capitol Hill rowhouses to Tysons high-rises to Potomac estates.
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Upload a Photo & Get Quote →Most junk removal in the DMV still runs on vague hourly rates and "we'll tell you when we get there" estimates. We do the opposite: send a photo and you get a flat price back, before anyone shows up. What we quote is what you pay — labor, stair-carry and disposal included, no surprises at the curb.
That's not a small difference in this market, it's the whole difference. The national franchises here all work the same way round: 1-800-GOT-JUNK, College HUNKS and Junk King each price by how much of the truck your stuff fills and confirm the number only after an on-site estimate (HomeGuide 2026). Which means before you know what it costs, you've booked a window, waited at home, and let a stranger walk your basement — and the leverage sits entirely on their side of the conversation, standing in your house, after you've already spent a morning on it. We'd rather commit to the number first and be held to it. The order minimum is $75, every item price is published on this site, and the quote you get from a photograph is the quote the crew arrives with.
The DMV is three tax jurisdictions in one metro, and we quote each one honestly. In the District the service carries a 6.5% sales tax; in Maryland and Virginia the service isn't taxed, and we say so on the quote instead of quietly padding the number. Whether it's a Columbia Heights rowhouse basement, a Bethesda split-level, or an Arlington high-rise, the price is built for where you actually are.
It's three sets of collection rules, too, and knowing them is part of the job. The one that matters most: DC DPW bulk trash serves single-family homes and buildings of three units or fewer only — condos, co-ops and buildings of four or more units are excluded outright, and District rules require those residents to have bulk items removed by a private, licensed hauler. That's us. Across the lines, Montgomery, Prince George's, Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax each run their own capped programs on their own terms. We'll tell you when a free program covers what you have — and when it plainly doesn't — rather than pretending we're the only route.
Usable furniture and appliances get donation-routed — we'd rather a good sofa find a second home than a landfill. Our partners are the ones this region already trusts: Goodwill of Greater Washington, the Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and A Wider Circle in Silver Spring, which furnishes homes for families leaving homelessness and issues a donation receipt on request. Ask for it when you book — it's the routing we default to anyway.
What can't be reused is handled properly rather than tipped whole: electronics to the county e-waste programs, metal to scrap, and EPA-certified refrigerant recovery on every refrigerator, freezer and AC unit before disposal — a legal requirement, and one of the quieter tests of whether a hauler is doing this the right way. You don't sort anything; we handle it.
Our haulers are insured and vetted, and for condos and apartments we file a certificate of insurance 48–72 hours ahead naming your building's management company or association as additional insured, then book the freight elevator or loading dock window before we arrive — the difference between a smooth clear and a building that turns the truck away at the front desk. There is no high-rise surcharge for any of it. Navy Yard, NoMa, West End, The Wharf, Rosslyn, Ballston, Tysons and downtown Silver Spring all run on this paperwork, and it's the single most common reason a job booked with a one-truck operator falls through.
Stairs get the same treatment. Fourth-floor walk-ups in Dupont and Adams Morgan, English basements on Capitol Hill, narrow vintage staircases and rear-alley carries in Georgetown and Old Town Alexandria — we carry it out from wherever it stands, and there is no stair fee on any floor.
We attend this community in English, Spanish and Amharic. Spanish across Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant, Adams Morgan and Langley Park; Amharic around Shaw and U Street and in downtown Silver Spring — the heart of the largest Ethiopian community in the United States, and a language no franchise hauler in this metro markets at all. It isn't a marketing line; it's who actually answers when you call about your mother's apartment. Say which you'd prefer when you send the photo.