Industry
Junk removal estimator priced by truck load, item type and access
Junk removal is a photo business. The customer can't describe volume, but they can send a picture of the garage — and from that you can price a load in ten seconds. Quick Quote Pro leads with the photo, converts load fraction into your truck pricing, and adds disposal, mattress and appliance fees that otherwise come out of your pocket.
What this trade loses today
- "How much for a garage clean-out?" is unanswerable without seeing it.
- Landfill and recycling fees are charged by weight but quoted as a flat rate.
- Mattresses, tyres, paint and appliances carry surcharges that get forgotten.
- Stairs, basements and long carries turn a one-hour load into three.
The questions the calculator asks
Every input maps to a pricing rule you control, so the estimate reflects how you actually charge.
Photo of the pile
Primary input — the customer uploads a picture and you validate the load size.
Load volume
Minimum pickup through full truck, mapped to your load pricing.
Item types
Furniture, appliances, mattresses, e-waste, yard debris, construction debris.
Disposal surcharges
Per-item fees for mattresses, tyres, paint and freon appliances.
Access
Curbside, inside the house, basement or upstairs adds labour.
Heavy debris
Concrete, dirt and shingles priced by weight, not volume.
A worked example
Half-truck garage clean-out with one mattress and a fridge, carried out from an interior garage.
- 1/2 truck load
- $345
- Mattress disposal fee
- $40
- Appliance (freon) fee
- $45
- Interior removal labour
- $60
Estimated range
$490 – $560
Final price confirmed after review
After the estimate
- Photo-first quoting means most jobs never need a site visit.
- Same-day requests get flagged as hot so you can route the truck that's already out.
- On-site card collection closes the job before you pull away.
Customers who can't describe the job can send a photo instead.
Questions owners ask
- Can I really quote from a photo?
- For most residential loads, yes. The photo sets the load fraction and the calculator handles surcharges; you confirm the final number when the truck arrives.
- How are disposal fees handled?
- Per-item surcharges are configured once and applied automatically whenever the customer selects those items.
- Do you support weight-based heavy debris pricing?
- Yes — concrete, dirt and roofing can be priced by the ton alongside your volume-based loads.
See it priced with your own numbers
Run the live demo for this trade, then start a free trial and load your own rates.