One couch or a sectional that won't make the back-stair turn — we haul it out of Chicago's two- and three-flats, greystones, and River North towers at a flat $170, carried down any number of stairs with no surcharge. Sectionals split for tight stairwells, tower COIs handled, usable pieces donated.
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Same-day is often available across the city and suburbs. For a tower we file the COI and book the freight elevator.
Down the front or back stairs, into the truck. Usable couches donated, the rest recycled or hauled.
Flat, photo-quoted before anyone shows up — you pay by the piece, not by the hour and not by the flight. The stair-carry and disposal are included.
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Sofa / couch | $170 |
| Loveseat | $128 |
| Recliner | $132 |
| Sleeper sofa | $200 |
| Sectional (2-piece) | $190 |
| Sectional (3-piece) | $249 |
| Sectional (4-piece) | $307 |
$75 minimum. Stair-carry, COI/freight elevator, and disposal included — no per-flight surcharge. A whole living room is quoted as truck-fill (1/4 truck $295, half $525).
| Option | Cost | Speed | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| City bulk pickup (311) | Free (limited) | Days–weeks | You haul it down to the alley or curb yourself, scheduled through 311; won't enter a building |
| Haul it yourself | Truck rental + transfer fee + your day | Slow | You carry it down the back stairs and pay disposal; nothing donated |
| JunkRabbit | Flat, from $170 | Same day if there's room | None — we carry it out, split sectionals, handle the COI, and donate what we can |
Chicago's bulk-item collection runs through 311 and Streets & Sanitation, and the couch has to be hauled out to the alley or curb yourself, on the city's timeline. It won't enter a River North or South Loop tower with a freight-elevator and COI requirement, and dragging a sleeper sofa down a three-flat's back stairs isn't a one-person job. We pick up on your schedule, do the carry, and donate or recycle what's still good.
Getting a couch out of a Chicago home is mostly about access: the third-floor walk-up in a Lakeview or Logan Square three-flat, the wooden back-porch stairs, the tight greystone turn, the reserved freight-elevator window and Certificate of Insurance in a River North, Streeterville, or South Loop tower. We're built for all of it — we split sectionals into pieces to clear a tight stairwell or cabin, protect the banisters and common areas, and fold the whole carry into one flat number. A third-floor walk-up costs the same as the ground floor.
A couch in good shape goes to local donation rather than the landfill; worn pieces are broken down so the metal, wood, and foam are recycled where possible, and only the rest is hauled. Keeping usable furniture out of the waste stream is included in the flat price.
"Sleeper sofa down three flights of a Logan Square three-flat back porch. Flat price from a photo, careful with the rail, gone in 20 minutes."
"Sectional that never should have fit up the greystone stairs. They split it, carried it down, donated the good half. One flat price."
"River North high-rise — they filed the COI, booked the elevator, couch gone same day. No drama."
How much does couch removal cost in Chicago?
Flat: sofa $170, loveseat $128, sleeper $200, 3-piece sectional $249. $75 minimum, carry and disposal included.
Will you carry it down a no-elevator three-flat?
Yes — that's our specialty, with no per-flight surcharge.
Can you split a sectional?
Yes — into its pieces to clear a tight stairwell or freight elevator, still one flat price.