The fastest way to get a price for junk removal in Northeast Philadelphia is to send clear photos of what you need removed, along with your name and pickup address, by text. You get a price back, and once you agree, pickup can often be scheduled within a day or two. If you’re clearing out a two-bedroom home with a couch and a dining room table to go, here’s exactly how the process works.
What to know before you call:
Send photos first. That’s the single fastest path to an accurate quote for furniture, appliances, or a full cleanout. Photos let our crew see exactly what’s involved — a couch, a dining room table, a stack of boxes, a garage full of years of storage — and size the load without needing to walk through the property first.
This matters because junk removal pricing is based on volume: how much space your items take up in a 12-yard truck. A photo shows us that instantly. A verbal description over the phone (“a couch and some other stuff”) doesn’t give us enough to quote accurately, so photos save time on both ends.
Before you text anything, gather these four things:
Good lighting matters more than a fancy camera. A phone photo taken in daylight, with the item fully in frame, is all we need. If you’re not at the property yet — say you’re picking up keys Saturday morning — that’s fine. Take the photos as soon as you arrive and send them from there.
Call (215) 608-6297 to reach the crew and set up your quote. That’s our main number, and it’s built for calls — it can’t receive text messages. When you call, we’ll text you a separate number from our end so you have it saved, and you send your photos to that number instead.
This two-step setup trips up a lot of first-time callers, so here’s the short version: call first, get the texting number, then send your photos with your name and address attached.
Quote turnaround depends on when you send your photos, not a fixed guarantee. If you’re at the property Saturday morning taking photos, you might expect a price back that same afternoon — but the honest answer is it may come that evening instead, once the crew has a chance to review the load and check the schedule.
We’d rather give you a real number a few hours later than a rushed guess right away. If timing matters for your move-out date or closing, mention that when you call — it helps us prioritize your quote.
Once you agree to the quoted price, we lock in a pickup date — often within a day or two of your “yes.” A photo quote sent Saturday, for example, can turn into a scheduled pickup as soon as Monday, depending on the crew’s route that week.
The full sequence looks like this:
A two-bedroom house cleanout usually means clearing furniture, appliances, and general household items room by room — not just one piece here or there. In the example we get asked about most, that’s a couch and a dining room table, plus whatever else has accumulated in a home over the years.
Our crew handles the loading, hauling, and sweep-up for furniture removal jobs like this one, along with appliance removal when refrigerators, washers, or stoves need to go too. If the job is bigger — a full property after a move or a family transition — it starts to look more like an estate cleanout northeast philadelphia job rather than a furniture pickup. Garages and basements often get cleared at the same time as the main living space; see our garage basement cleanouts northeast philadelphia page if that’s part of your job too. You can browse the full range of what we handle on our junk removal services page, including work for landlords, realtors, and small businesses that need commercial junk removal northeast philadelphia.
Junk removal pricing here is load-based: you pay only for the space your items take up in the truck, not a flat fee per item. Prices start at $150 for an eighth of a truck load and go up to $695 for a full load, with your final number confirmed through a free, no-obligation estimate.
| Load Size | Starting Price | Roughly Fits |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8 Truck Load | $150 | A couch or a few large items |
| 1/4 Truck Load | $275 | A small room’s worth of furniture |
| 1/2 Truck Load | $395 | A couple of rooms or a small garage |
| 3/4 Truck Load | $525 | A full apartment or large garage |
| Full Truck Load | $695 | A full house or estate cleanout |
Every price includes labor, loading, hauling, disposal, and cleanup — no hidden fees added at the curb. For a couch and dining room table like the one described in the call that inspired this guide, that’s typically a smaller load size, not a full truck. You can see our junk removal pricing in full, or check our junk removal cost philadelphia guide for a broader breakdown of what affects the final number.
Three things move the number up or down from the “starting at” price: the number of trips a job requires, whether the load includes heavy or dense materials, and the total volume once everything is loaded. Materials like concrete, brick, tile, or roofing weigh more than furniture and boxes, so a job involving construction debris removal northeast philadelphia is priced differently than a furniture-only pickup.
This is exactly why photos help. A clear picture of what’s involved lets us give you a realistic starting number before the crew ever loads the truck.
Ready for your price? Send your photos with your name and address, and get a free, no-obligation estimate before any work starts.
A little prep gets you a faster, more accurate quote. Before you pick up the phone, have these ready:
Skipping the curb entirely also means you don’t have to track philadelphia bulk trash rules and wait for a scheduled collection day — a crew comes to you on your timeline instead. Mike Sullivan, the owner, still answers calls and rides on jobs after 20 years in the business; you can meet owner Mike Sullivan and the rest of the crew on our About page.
We work throughout Northeast Philadelphia and into the neighboring Bucks and Montgomery County suburbs. Primary neighborhoods we serve include:
We also serve nearby suburbs, including junk removal bensalem pa, junk removal feasterville-trevose pa, junk removal huntingdon valley pa, junk removal abington pa, and junk removal jenkintown pa.
Call (215) 608-6297 to reach the crew, get the texting number for your photos, and start your quote today — or get a free quote online first if you’d rather start with a form. Your space cleared out, at the price we quote you before we lift a thing.
For more common questions about how we work, check our frequently asked questions page.
Yes. The common path is a photo-based estimate: text clear photos of your items along with your name and address, and get a price back — no in-person visit needed before you get a number.
Call first. Our main line takes calls only, so once you reach us, we’ll text you a separate number to send your photos to, along with your name and address.
It depends on when you send your photos and the crew’s schedule that day. Photos sent in the morning may get a reply that evening rather than right away — we’d rather give you a real number than a rushed one.
Once you agree to the price, pickup can often be scheduled within a day or two. A quote given Saturday evening, for example, can turn into a Monday pickup, and same-day or next-day slots are available depending on the route.
Pricing is based on load size, not a per-item list. A couch and a dining table typically fall into a smaller load size, with starting prices from $150, and the exact figure confirmed through a free estimate based on your photos.
Labor, loading, hauling, disposal, and cleanup are all included — no hidden fees added once the truck is loaded. The price you agree to before we start is the price you pay.
Yes. We handle full and partial house cleanouts, including furniture, appliances, and general household junk, with the crew loading, hauling, and sweeping up when the job is done.
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Founder & Owner-Operator
Mike Sullivan is the founder and owner-operator of Northeast Philly Elite Junk Removal. Born and raised in the Northeast, Mike brings 20 years of junk-removal and hauling experience to every job. He started his own crew after years on the trucks, and he still runs every quote himself and rides along on cleanouts across Mayfair, Bustleton, Somerton, Torresdale, Holmesburg, Fox Chase, and Rhawnhurst. His approach is simple and no-BS: give you the full price up front, show up in a real arrival window, and haul it all away — donating and recycling whatever can be saved before anything goes to the landfill. When you call, you get Mike, not a national call center.
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