Junk Removal in Chicago & the North Suburbs
Send a photo, get a quote in minutes. Pay only after you approve the final price on-site.
Simple, Volume-Based Pricing
You only pay for the space your items take in the truck
What Fits in Each Load
Real combinations, using the item sizes from our pricing chart. Loads are visual estimates: the same things packed tightly take less room.
1/4 load · from $275
About 4.5 cubic yards. A three-seat sofa, a refrigerator and two large boxes. Or about 18 full garbage bags. Typical for a one-room clear-out or a few bulky pieces.
1/2 load · from $425
About 9 cubic yards. A sofa, a wardrobe, a fridge, a table, a rolled rug and four boxes. Typical for a bedroom and a living room, or a small basement storage room.
3/4 load · from $575
About 13.5 cubic yards. Two sofas, two wardrobes, a fridge, two tables and half a dozen boxes. Typical for a crowded basement or most of a one-car garage.
Full load · from $780
About 19 cubic yards, the whole truck. One parking space packed floor to ceiling, or the furniture from a small house. Bigger jobs are priced in more loads.
Smaller than a quarter load, like one couch or one fridge, is a $150 job. Whole houses and estates usually run to several loads; the estate cleanout and house and basement cleanout pages show what those typically come to.
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What's Included
Full-service junk removal with no hidden fees or surprises
Common Junk Removal Jobs
Whatever you need removed, we handle it professionally
Furniture Removal
Sofas, sectionals, mattresses, beds, dressers, dining sets
Appliance Removal
Refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, water heaters
Garage Cleanout
Attached and detached garages, shelving, tools, yard gear
House & Basement Cleanout
Basements, attics, whole houses, move-outs and rentals
Estate Cleanout
Estate clearing for families, executors and realtors
Construction Debris Removal
Drywall, tile, plaster, cabinets and remodel leftovers
How a Junk Removal Job Goes
From the first photo to a swept floor, usually the same or next day
Text us photos
Send a few photos of the pile, the room or the garage to (224) 220-1883, or use the estimate form. Tell us the floor and anything heavy.
Get a written quote
We reply with a price range based on truck space. If photos can’t show it all, we do a free on-site estimate instead.
Approve the price
At your door we look at it again and confirm the number. Nothing is lifted until you say yes, and the number doesn’t grow once we start.
We load everything
The crew carries it out from wherever it sits: basement, attic, third floor or backyard. No extra fee for stairs or heavy pieces.
Sweep and pay
We sweep the space and you pay for the room it actually took in the truck. If it fit in less than we quoted, you pay less.
What We Take, and What We Don’t
Most of what a house, garage or remodel leaves behind goes on the truck. A short list doesn’t.
We haul
We don’t take
Tires and dried-out paint cans go on the truck with everything else. For liquid paint or a shelf of garage chemicals, send a photo and ask first, and we will tell you before the visit what we can take. Not sure about any item? Ask before you book, not at the door.
How We Price a Job
One number, set by truck space and confirmed at your door before anything is lifted. No hourly meter on ordinary jobs, and no list of add-on fees.
What sets the price
- How much room your things take in the truck, counted in quarter loads
- The $150 minimum for anything smaller than a quarter load
- Very heavy debris like tile or concrete, which can reach the truck’s weight limit before it fills the space
- Extra crew time only on whole-house jobs you want finished in a day, at $35 per hour per person
What never costs extra
- Stairs, basements, attics and third-floor walk-ups
- Heavy or awkward pieces: sleeper sofas, chest freezers, treadmills
- Bagging loose items and taking furniture apart
- The broom sweep when we finish
You get a written range from your photos first. At the door we look again and confirm the number, and if everything fits in less space than we quoted, the bill goes down, not up. For worked examples by room and by house, read our guide to what junk removal costs in Chicago’s suburbs.
What Our Crew Does on the Day
The routine is the same whether it’s one couch or a whole basement.
Before the first item moves
- We arrive within the window we gave you
- We walk the space with you, or follow your marked photos, to confirm what goes and what stays
- We confirm the price before anything is lifted
- The truck parks as close as it can, and only while we load
While we work
- We carry everything out from any room or floor
- Loose items get bagged; furniture that won’t make a turn comes apart
- Papers, photos or anything that looks valuable get set aside, and we ask you first
- We sweep the space, and send photos if you’re not home
A garage usually takes two to four hours and a basement two to six. Whole houses and estates run one to three days. Remodel leftovers are handled the same way; see construction debris removal for what we take from renovations.
Why Choose Hoverla
Professional junk removal you can trust
Junk Removal by Town
Local pages for the suburbs where we work most, with the housing and access details for each town
Farther out? We also take jobs across Lake, McHenry, DuPage and Kane counties.
View All Service Areas →Junk Removal Questions
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