U-Haul vs junk removal in San Francisco: skip the van and the whole day around it

Hiring a vehicle gets you a vehicle. Booking us gets the job finished — a crew and a sixteen-yard truck arrive, everything goes on, and we drive away with it for a flat San Francisco price agreed before we set off. A one-bedroom flat’s worth is $431 as the half truck that holds it, the minimum is $95, and stairs, hills and disposal are all already in the number.

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We are the version where you never touch the van

Hiring a vehicle gets you a vehicle; the loading, the driving, the unloading and the trip back are still yours. Booking us gets the whole thing done: a crew and a sixteen-yard truck arrive, everything goes on it, and we drive away with it — for a flat San Francisco price agreed before we set off.

The San Francisco price list

Truck shares are capacities. We book the smallest one that holds your load, and the price is the same across the city and county.

Share of truckCapacitySF price
Quarter4 cubic yards$241
Three-eighths6 cubic yards$338
Half8 cubic yards$431
Five-eighths10 cubic yards$513
Three-quarters12 cubic yards$587
Seven-eighths14 cubic yards$661
Full truck16 cubic yards$732

The San Francisco minimum is $95 per visit.

The lifting is ours, both ends

Down the stairs, along the passage, into the truck — and then it is gone. There is no second load-out at the far end, because the far end is not your problem. That is the entire difference between the two options, and it is already inside the price.

No driving, no parking, no return trip

You do not collect anything, you do not park anything on a hill, and you do not have to give a Saturday back to returning an empty vehicle. We turn up in the slot you booked and the job is over when we pull away.

Worked example: a one-bedroom flat

Sofa, a queen mattress with its box spring, the bed frame, a chest of drawers, a desk, an office chair and six packed boxes comes to $746 on live San Francisco prices. That load is 6.3 cubic yards, so the smallest truck share that holds it is the half truck at $431. We quote both ways and you take the lower one.

Named items and their prices

ItemSF price
Sofa / couch$126
Sectional (2-piece)$141
Armchair$77
Mattress + box spring set$143
Mattress (queen) alone$103
Bed frame (standard)$68
Chest of drawers$79
Dresser (large)$148
Desk (standard)$83
Office chair$61
Bookshelf$72
Moving box$31
Refrigerator$164
Washer$133
TV (42" to 65")$68
10 bags of debris$132

The mattress bundle happens automatically

A mattress and its box spring are counted as one set at $143 without anyone having to ask for it.

No stair, hill or neighbourhood surcharge

The staircase is usually the reason the question came up, so this is the important part: floor level, stairs, the walk from your door to where the truck stops, the hill, the neighbourhood and how soon you want us are every one set to zero in our pricing engine. A fourth-floor flat in the Mission is quoted exactly like a garage in the Outer Sunset. More on that on our no-lift walk-up page.

Disposal is inside the number

No tip fee, no fuel line, no distance element, no charge for the truck’s own journey, and no environmental or recycling surcharge. Where the material ends up is settled by the figure you already agreed.

Condition never changes the price

Broken, stained, soaked or twenty years old costs the same as pristine, because we price the space it takes on the truck. Nothing needs cleaning, dismantling or photographing before we arrive.

Moving out? Book us for the part that is not coming with you

If you are clearing a flat before a handover, the discards can be gone before the day the place has to be empty — one flat price, one visit, and one less thing on the moving-day list.

Same-day and next-day, at no premium

Slots across San Francisco are usually available today or tomorrow, and booking one costs exactly what booking a month out costs. There is no same-day surcharge anywhere in our pricing.

A quote takes about a minute

Type "one-bed flat, sofa, bed, desk and about six boxes, third floor, no lift" and a flat figure comes straight back. No site visit, no estimator appointment, no callback queue. Call if you would rather describe it out loud.

If there is more on the day

Anything extra is priced off the same public list you are reading, written up and sent for your approval before it goes on the truck.

Where we go

San Francisco city and county, treated as a single market on one price list. See also what SF residents pay and our apartment cleanout costs.

Cheat sheet

One couch

$126, carried down from wherever it is. Minimum $95 per visit.

A bed and a mattress

$143 for the mattress set, $68 for a standard frame.

A one-bedroom flat

$746 itemised, or $431 as the half truck that holds it.

A whole flat or a garage

Three-quarter truck $587, full truck $732.

Third floor, no lift, steep street

Same price as the ground floor. Every bit of that is free.

It has to go today

Same-day slots are common and carry no premium.

Book it

Describe what is going, get a flat San Francisco price in about a minute, and pick a slot — often today or tomorrow. We bring the truck and the crew, do all the lifting and all the driving, and disposal is already in the figure. Stairs, hills and carry distance cost nothing, and the price agreed before we set off is the price you pay.

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Frequently asked questions

Is it cheaper to rent a truck or hire junk removal in San Francisco?

Here is our side in full, flat and public: $95 minimum, $241 a quarter truck, $431 a half, $732 a full sixteen-yard load, with named items priced separately - a sofa is $126, a mattress and box spring set $143. Every figure includes the crew, all the lifting, the driving and the disposal, with nothing added at the door. Describe your load and the exact number comes back in about a minute.

How much does it cost to get rid of a one bedroom apartment in San Francisco?

A worked one-bedroom - sofa, queen mattress with its box spring, bed frame, chest of drawers, desk, office chair and six packed boxes - is $746 itemised on live San Francisco prices. That is 6.3 cubic yards, so the smallest truck share that holds it is the half truck at $431. We quote both ways and you take the lower one.

Do i need a truck to get rid of furniture in San Francisco?

No. We arrive with a sixteen-yard truck sized for the load you described, carry everything down the stairs ourselves and leave with it - there is no collecting a vehicle, no parking it on a hill and no returning it empty afterwards. Same-day and next-day slots are common across the city and carry no premium.

Do you charge extra for stairs, hills or no lift?

No. Floor level, stairs, the walk from your door to where the truck stops, the hill, the neighbourhood and how soon you want us are all set to zero in our pricing engine. A fourth-floor flat in the Mission is quoted exactly like a garage in the Outer Sunset. Mention the stairs when you book so we send enough hands.

Is disposal included, or is there a tip fee on top?

Included. There is no tip fee, no fuel line, no distance element, no charge for the truck's own journey and no environmental or recycling surcharge. Where the material ends up is already settled by the figure you agreed before we set off, which is why the quote is safe to book straight from.

I am moving out - can you take just the things I am not keeping?

Yes, and it is the tidiest way to do it. Book us for the pile that is not coming with you and it is gone before the day the flat has to be empty - one flat price, one visit, one less thing on the moving-day list. Condition never matters, so anything broken or worn out costs exactly the same as the rest.

Describe what is going and get a figure in about a minute on the quote page, or call (628) 221-0102. More about how we work.