Old Appliance Pickup & Removal
Old fridge? Dead washer? $95 and it's gone.
One old appliance at the curb is $95. We carry it out of the house for $30 more. Fridges and freezers cost the same, and they go to a recycler that handles the refrigerant.
Appliance removal prices
A flat price, quoted before we come. No surprise add-ons for heavy or awkward appliances.
| Service | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| One appliance, curbside | $95 | Staged at the curb or in the driveway. You don't need to be home. |
| Carried out of the house | +$30 | We remove it from the kitchen, laundry room, garage or any other room. |
| Fridges, freezers, AC units | No extra fee | Hauled to a recycler that handles the refrigerant. |
| Appliances plus other junk | Free quote | Text one photo of everything and we'll price it together. |
Try the junk removal price calculator, or text Jess a photo for an exact number.
Appliances we haul away
- Refrigerators, including side-by-side, French-door, top-freezer and garage fridges
- Freezers: chest and upright
- Washers and dryers, front-load or top-load, singly or as a pair
- Stoves, ranges and wall ovens
- Dishwashers
- Water heaters
- Window AC units
- Microwaves and smaller kitchen appliances, when they're part of a pickup
Disconnect the appliance from water, gas and power before we arrive. If it's still hooked up, let us know when you text the photo.
Got a hot mess? Text Jess a photo at (512) 688-8588 and get your price.
The Hot Mess Haulin crew at work
What happens to old fridges, freezers and AC units
Refrigerators, freezers and AC units contain refrigerant, the gas often called Freon. It has to be recovered by a recycler before the metal can be scrapped. We haul refrigerant appliances to a recycler that handles it, so they don't just get dumped.
There's no extra fee for this. A fridge costs the same $95 at the curb as a washer.
Before pickup, empty the fridge or freezer, toss any spoiled food, and tape the doors shut if it'll sit outside for a while.
How appliance pickup works
- Text a photo of the appliance to (512) 688-8588 and tell us whether it's outside or still in the house.
- Get your price. $95 at the curb or in the driveway, $30 more if we carry it out.
- Set it out, or leave it where it is. For curbside pickup you don't need to be home.
- We haul it. We load it, haul it off and take it where it needs to go.
Store haul-away, city bulk pickup or us?
Store haul-away. If you're buying a new appliance, the store may offer to take the old one at delivery. It's convenient when it's offered, but it usually only covers the exact appliance being replaced.
City bulk collection. Many Central Texas cities pick up appliances on bulk days, with limits and schedules. Check your city's rules. If the timing works and it qualifies, that may be the cheapest route.
Hot Mess Haulin. Call us when the store didn't take it, when the appliance is in the garage or the back of the house, when you have more than one, or when it can't wait for bulk day. A set price, a local crew, and it's gone.
Got a hot mess? Text Jess a photo at (512) 688-8588 and get your price.
Appliances plus other junk
Clearing the kitchen during a remodel, or swapping the laundry pair and finally tackling the garage? Text one photo of everything. We'll price the appliances and the rest of the load together, using our junk removal rates: curbside pickup starts at $200 for the first cubic yard, plus $75 for each extra yard.
Landlords and property managers: we pick up old appliances between tenants, too. See tenant and eviction cleanouts.
Old appliance pickup across Central Texas
We pick up old appliances within about 40 miles of Lago Vista, including Lago Vista, Point Venture, Jonestown, Leander, Cedar Park, Liberty Hill, Lakeway, Round Rock, Hutto, Pflugerville, Georgetown and Austin.
Dumpster and junk removal terms, explained
Dumpster and junk removal companies use a lot of shorthand. Here is what the words mean, in plain English.
- Roll-off dumpster
- An open-top steel container that is tilted off a truck or trailer onto your driveway, filled by you, then pulled back on and hauled away.
- Cubic yard
- A space 3 feet long, 3 feet wide and 3 feet tall. A 10-yard dumpster holds ten of them. One cubic yard is roughly one couch.
- Weight allowance
- The tons included in a dumpster rental. Ours is 1 ton on the 10-yard and 2 tons on the 15- and 20-yard.
- Overage fee
- What you pay when the load weighs more than the allowance. Ours is $75 per extra ton.
- Fill line
- The marked top of the safe load. Nothing can stick up above it, or the container can't be covered and hauled.
- Trip charge
- A fee for an extra truck trip, like returning when a dumpster was overfilled. Ours is $175.
- Relocation fee
- A fee to come back and move a dumpster after it has been delivered. Ours matches the $175 trip charge.
- Rental period
- How long the dumpster stays. Ours is 7 days.
- Dense materials
- Heavy debris such as concrete, brick, rock, dirt, sand, plaster and shingles. They overload a dumpster by weight fast, so we don't take them in our cans.
- Prohibited items
- Things that can't go in a dumpster or a junk load, usually because the landfill won't accept them, such as paint, chemicals and other household hazardous waste.
- Curbside pickup
- Junk removal where you set the items outside at the curb or in the driveway and we load them without coming inside.
- Full-service junk removal
- The crew comes in, lifts, carries, loads and hauls. You point, we do the work.
- Cleanout
- Clearing a whole space, such as a garage, storage unit, rental or estate, instead of a few single items.
- Trash-out
- A whole-house cleanout, often after a move-out, eviction or sale, where everything left behind goes.
- Load size
- How much of the truck or trailer your junk fills, measured in cubic yards. Our trailer holds up to 20 cubic yards.
- Refrigerant recovery
- Safely removing the refrigerant (often called Freon) from fridges, freezers and AC units before they're scrapped. It's why those appliances go to a recycler, not straight to the landfill.
- Bulk trash collection
- A city or hauler program that picks up large items, usually with limits on how many items and what kinds.
- Transfer station
- A facility where waste is dropped, sorted and loaded onto bigger trucks bound for the landfill.
- Tipping fee
- What a landfill or transfer station charges per ton to accept waste. It's part of why weight matters in dumpster pricing.
- Placement
- Where the dumpster sits. Usually a flat, hard driveway with room for the truck and trailer to back in and tilt the bed.
- Household hazardous waste
- Paints, solvents, chemicals, pesticides and similar products that need special disposal and can't go in a dumpster.
- E-waste
- Electronics such as TVs and computers that are often recycled separately from regular trash.
More places we haul
We haul across Central Texas within about 40 miles of Lago Vista.
Services
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Frequently asked questions
No smoke, no mirrors, no mysterious dumpster math. Here’s what most people want to know before they book.
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$95 for one appliance staged at the curb or in the driveway. If we carry it out of the house, it's $30 more.
No. Fridges, freezers and AC units cost the same as other appliances. We haul them to a recycler that handles the refrigerant.
Not for curbside pickup. Set it out, text us a photo, and we'll confirm the price. If we're carrying it out of the house, someone needs to let us in.
Please disconnect it from water, gas and power before we arrive. If it's still hooked up, mention it when you text the photo.
Yes. Text a photo of both and we'll give you one price for the pair.
Yes, please empty it and throw out any food. If it'll sit outside, taping the doors shut is a good idea.
Yes. Send one photo of everything and we'll price it together using our junk removal rates.
Central Texas within about 40 miles of Lago Vista, from Lago Vista and Cedar Park to Round Rock, Georgetown and Austin.