Need a garage, basement, or whole apartment cleared? Our junk removal Montreal service sends a licensed two-person crew and a 5-tonne cube truck — not a pickup with a trailer. Partial cleanouts start around $400, a full truckload from $950, and every load is sorted so recyclables go to the right stream, not the landfill. Free photo quote.
What Junk Removal Costs in Montréal
| Scope | Starting Price |
|---|---|
| Partial cleanout — a packed garage corner, a few rooms of furniture | From $400 |
| Full cleanout — basement, garage, or apartment, plus a full 5-tonne truckload hauled away | From $950 |
Single-item and small pickups are quoted from a photo in a few hours — and small jobs often cost less than people expect. What moves the price: volume, stairs and walk-up access, how much sorting the pile needs, and material weight (concrete and plaster ride differently than sofas).
Junk Removal Montreal Homeowners Book in One Call
Most junk trucks in the city are franchise pickups with a box that fills up fast. DemoPrep is a demolition and renovation contractor — RBQ #5826-5448-01 — so a cleanout gets the same equipment our demo sites get: a real crew, a 5-tonne truck, and people who carry heavy things down Montréal staircases for a living. If your pile includes construction debris — old lumber, gypsum, ceramic, a torn-out vanity — that’s not a special request. It’s our regular Tuesday.
What We Take — and What We Don’t
- Furniture and appliances: sofas, mattresses, fridges, washers — including the items curbside collection refuses or that won’t survive until pickup day.
- Renovation and demolition debris: wood, gypsum, ceramic, fixtures, doors and windows — bagged, loaded, and hauled.
- Basement, garage, shed, and storage-room contents: the whole accumulation, sorted as it comes out.
- What we don’t toss in the truck: anything asbestos-suspect — old vermiculite, crumbling plaster, 9×9 floor tiles. Those are handled under our asbestos removal service, where crews work in MSA Advantage 3200 full-face respirators with P100 Flexi-Filters. Household hazardous waste (paint, propane, chemicals) goes to the proper depots — we’ll tell you exactly where, or see our guide to Montréal’s disposal rules.
The City’s Free Pickup Is Great — Until It Isn’t
Montréal’s free bulky-item collection is genuinely useful, and for one old dresser it’s the right call. But it has hard limits: in buildings of one to eight dwellings you get 2 m³ per dwelling per collection, every item is capped at 100 kg (220 lb), and beyond those limits the city itself tells you to hire a private contractor. Businesses, schools, and non-profits can’t use the collection at all. And it runs on the borough’s schedule — not yours. A cleanout that fills half a truck, needs to happen this week, or involves three flights of stairs is exactly what we exist for.
Our 3-Step Process
Step 1 — Photo Quote
Send photos of the pile, the room, or the whole basement through our contact form. You get a clear price with the access and volume already priced in — no surprise on the day.
Step 2 — Crew Day
A two-person crew shows up, carries everything out — stairs, ruelles, tight Montréal hallways included — and loads the truck. You point; we haul. Anything that belongs in a separate stream gets sorted as it goes.
Step 3 — Swept and Gone
The space is broom-swept, the truck leaves, and disposal fees are already in the price you approved. Recyclable materials and metal go to the right facilities, not just the nearest dump.
Montréal Homes, Montréal Junk
- The Plateau and Rosemont: pre-1940 duplexes with sheds, crawlspaces, and no driveway — the truck works from the ruelle and the crew does the stairs.
- NDG and Côte-des-Neiges: pre-war triplexes where three generations of storage meet one basement.
- Saint-Léonard and the east end: post-war duplexes with cold rooms and garages that haven’t seen the car in decades.
- West Island: big post-war bungalows in Pointe-Claire, DDO, and Beaconsfield with double garages full of fifty years of projects.
- Laval and the South Shore: suburban garages, sheds, and basements — usually the easy access, often the biggest volume.
One Partner from Cleanout to Renovation
Half the cleanouts we do are step one of something bigger. If the empty basement is about to become a finished one, or the cleared kitchen is coming down to the studs next month, you don’t need a second contractor — DemoPrep runs complete residential renovations and interior demolition directly. One crew clears it, demolishes it, and rebuilds it. That’s the difference between a junk company and a contractor with a junk truck.
Get Your Free Quote
Photos in the morning, price by the afternoon, junk gone this week.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does junk removal cost in Montréal?
Partial cleanouts start around $400 and a full 5-tonne truckload from $950, with disposal fees included. Small single-item pickups are quoted individually from a photo and often come in lower than people expect. Volume, stairs, and material weight set the final price.
How fast can you come?
Most residential pickups fit within the week. Tell us your timing in the quote request — if it’s urgent (a sale closing, a moving date), say so and we’ll work the crew schedule around it.
Do you take mattresses and appliances?
Yes — mattresses, box springs, fridges, stoves, washers, and dryers all ride in the truck, including the items curbside collection refuses in your borough.
What won’t you take?
Asbestos-suspect materials are never loaded as junk — they’re handled properly under our asbestos removal service. Household hazardous waste like paint, chemicals, and propane tanks goes to the designated depots, and we’ll point you to the right one.
Can you empty an entire house?
Yes. Full-home cleanouts — including estate situations — are regular work for us. And if the house needs walls opened, flooring torn out, or a shed demolished as part of the same job, the same licensed crew does it under one contract.