Price junk removal from photos before you drive out
Clients send photos of what needs to go, roughly how much there is and where it sits, and you send a price they accept and sign online.
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| Half truckload, loading and disposal | $340.00 |
| Appliance with refrigerant (chest freezer) | $45.00 |
| Mattress recycling fee | $35.00 |
| Sweep out garage after removaloptional | $40.00 |
| Take old shelving down and haul itoptional | $75.00 |
| Total | $460.00 |
Try a junk removal quote form
Riverside Junk Removal is a sample business. Fill in its form as a client would, open the quote it sent, and look around the dashboard. It's the real app with sample data, and nothing you enter is sent.
What your clients see first. The questions this trade starts with, plus their details and up to 10 photos.
The quote they get. Every line, optional extras they can tick, and one button to accept and pay your deposit.
What you see. A sample dashboard (a moving company): new requests, quotes out, upcoming jobs and payments.
Common quoting problems in junk removal work
- Phone estimates miss half the pile. Without photos, a single-item pickup can turn out to be a full garage, and the price no longer fits the job.
- Disposal fees eat into the margin. Mattresses, fridges with refrigerant and tires often cost extra at the transfer station, and a flat price may not cover them.
- Heavy debris costs more than it looks. Concrete, dirt and shingles take up little room in the truck but cost more to dump when fees are charged by weight.
- Customers question the price on site. When the final load differs from the estimate and nothing was written down, settling the price at the truck gets awkward.
What your junk removal quote form asks
Junk removal is priced on truck volume, disposal fees and labour. The form asks what needs to go, roughly how much there is, where it is and what makes it harder, and takes up to 10 photos.
Your form has its own page at your-name.quotefalcon.com. Clients can fill it in at any time, including evenings and weekends, and you get an email for each request. Share the link by text, on your Google Business Profile or social pages, or add the form to your website.
You can change, remove or add questions at any time in your settings.
The questions your form starts with
- What needs to go?Pick any: Furniture, Mattress / box spring, Fridge, freezer or AC, Other appliances, ...
- Roughly how much is there?Pick one: 1-5 items, A pickup-truck load, One room or 1-car garage, Several rooms / 2-car garage, ...
- Where is it?Pick any: Already at the curb or in the driveway, Garage, Inside - ground floor, Upstairs, ...
- Anything that makes it harder?Pick any: Elevator building, Long carry (45 m / 150 ft+), Needs taking apart, Very heavy (piano, safe), ...
Every form also asks for: a preferred date and time of day · the address of the job · their name and email, and their phone if you ask for it · notes · up to 10 photos
How quoting works in Quote Falcon
Share your link
Clients fill in your form and add up to 10 photos. You get an email for each request.
Send the quote
Add line items, quantities and tax from your phone or computer. Saved lines go in with one tap, and any line can be optional.
Get it signed and paid
The client signs online and pays your deposit by card. Collect the rest with a card payment link, or record cash and e-transfer.
What changes the price of a junk removal job
The factors that most often change the price, and the reason the form asks about them.
- Volume
- Most jobs are priced by the fraction of the truck the load fills, from a minimum up to a full load. Many owners quote from photos and confirm on site.
- Disposal and recycling fees
- Mattresses, appliances with refrigerant, tires and paint often carry transfer station fees. Owners usually add them as per-item lines.
- Weight
- Concrete, dirt, shingles and construction debris are heavy for their size, and dump fees are often charged by weight.
- Location and access
- Curbside pickups are quick. Basements, upstairs rooms, elevator buildings and long carries take more labour.
- Demolition and disassembly
- Taking down a shed, deck, playset or hot tub is a different job from loading and is often priced separately.
- Minimum charge
- Many companies set a minimum for single items or small loads to cover the trip, labour and the dump visit.
A junk removal job, from request to signed quote
A half-full single-car garage with an old couch, a chest freezer, a mattress and boxes of household items, sent with five photos.
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Garage cleanout, about half a truckloadNew quote requestNew
- What needs to go?
- Roughly how much is there?
- Where is it?
- Anything that makes it harder?
+21. The request comes in
The client answers your form's questions and adds photos. You get an email, and the request waits in your dashboard.
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Quote Garage cleanout, about half a truckload
Half truckload, loading and disposal $340.00 Appliance with refrigerant (chest freezer) $45.00 Mattress recycling fee $35.00 Sweep out garage after removaloptional $40.00 Take old shelving down and haul itoptional $75.00 Total $460.00 2. You send the quote
The freezer and mattress fees are separate lines so the client sees why the price is higher, and they can add a garage sweep-out or shelving removal.
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✓Quote acceptedSigned online by the clientTotal$460.00Balance due$460.00
3. They sign
They are emailed a signed PDF (you can download it from the job), and you collect the rest by card payment link or record cash or e-transfer.
Deposits and payment terms for junk removal jobs
Many junk removal companies take no deposit on standard pickups and are paid when the truck is loaded. Deposits are more common on large cleanouts, demolition or estate jobs that tie up a crew for a day. Writing your per-item fees, and how a bigger final load is charged, into the quote and having the client sign it prevents arguments on site.
How deposits work in Quote Falcon
You set your usual deposit once: a percentage, a fixed amount, the full price, or payment stages for bigger jobs. Clients pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through your own Stripe account.
Optional lines. The client can tick or untick optional lines on their quote page, and the total and deposit update. If they want something else changed, they ask from the quote page and you send a new version for them to sign.
No subscription, no plans, nothing to upgrade to.
only on card payments clients make through Stripe, on top of Stripe's own fee. Cash, e-transfer and cheques: no fee.
Everything's included
- Your own quote page with questions for your trade
- Photos with every request, up to 10
- Itemized quotes with saved lines and tax
- Optional lines clients tick themselves
- E-signatures with a signed PDF
- Card deposits and payment stages
- Follow-ups when a quote goes quiet
- Calendar you can share with your crew
- Website button or built-in form
- Spam protection on every form
Common questions
How should I price my junk removal jobs?
Most companies price by volume, meaning how much of the truck the load fills, with a minimum charge for small pickups. Heavy debris may be priced by weight, and items like mattresses or fridges carry extra fees. In Quote Falcon you list each part as its own line, so the client sees what they are paying for.
What is the minimum price for junk removal?
It varies by area and company. Many set a minimum for a single item or a small load that covers the trip, the labour and the dump visit. In Quote Falcon you can keep a minimum charge as a saved line and add it to small jobs in a couple of taps.
How do you give an estimate for junk removal?
Many owners estimate from photos and a description, then confirm when they see the load. Your Quote Falcon form asks what needs to go, how much there is and where it is, with up to 10 photos. If the load is bigger on the day, you update the quote and the client approves it.
Should junk removal companies take a deposit?
Most don't on standard pickups and take payment once the truck is loaded. A deposit makes more sense for large cleanouts, demolition or full-day jobs. In Quote Falcon a default deposit is a setting you can turn on or leave off, and clients pay it by card when they accept.
How do I show mattress or appliance fees?
Add each one as its own line, such as a mattress recycling fee or an appliance with refrigerant, with its own quantity and price. The client sees exactly where the total comes from, and the signed quote shows they agreed to those fees before pickup.
Can I take payment on site when the truck is loaded?
Yes. Send a card payment link for the balance from the job, and the client pays on their phone, with Apple Pay or Google Pay where available. If they pay cash or by e-transfer, record it on the job and there is no Quote Falcon fee.
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