Junk is priced by volume first, labor second.
A junk haul is really three things stacked together: how much is going on the truck, how long the loading and the drive take, and what the dump charges to take it. Hourly estimates blur all three into one guess. A book that prices a minimum load, a quarter truck, a half truck, a three-quarter truck, and a full truck as separate rows keeps the volume honest, and the labor and disposal lines stay visible on the quote.
The 46 junk removal templates in QuoteIron cover the loads, the single items people actually call about, the cleanouts, and the labor and surcharges that come up on almost every job. Each one carries a typical labor-hour range and a mid-grade disposal and supply cost, structure only. Your rate and markup do the actual pricing, and you can override any single row without rebuilding the book.
Your disposal cost is the number most junk pros underprice, because it changes by facility and by county. The book gives you a starting structure and a markup you control. Check your own dump tickets and adjust the materials column once; every row that depends on it reprices.
The book, one row at a time.
This is what a flat-rate price book for junk removal looks like: a row per haul, typical hours, what the disposal line covers, and a price at three labor rates. These nine come straight from the QuoteIron junk removal catalog, from a single mattress to a full estate cleanout.
These prices are examples. Each price is labor (typical hours × your hourly rate) plus disposal and supplies with a 30% markup, rounded up to the next $5. The three columns show the same job at $75, $95 and $125 an hour — the builder's defaults are $95 and 30%, not market rates. In the builder you set your own three numbers and every row reprices in one second.
| Job (what a book row looks like) | Typical hours | Disposal & supplies (mid-grade) | At $75/hr | At $95/hr | At $125/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck load, minimum (1/8 truck, about 2–3 cu yd)A small pickup-style load of household junk, loaded and hauled off the same day. | 1 h | $17 | $100 | $120 | $150 |
| Full truck load (about 13–17 cu yd)A full-size truck of mixed household or construction junk, loaded and hauled to the dump. | 5 h | $115 | $525 | $625 | $775 |
| Mattress, queen or king (per piece)Carry out and haul one queen or king mattress. | 0.75 h | $3 | $65 | $80 | $100 |
| Refrigerator or apartment-size freezer, freon recovery includedRemove and haul one refrigerator or small freezer, with refrigerant recovered before disposal. | 0.75 h | $33 | $100 | $115 | $140 |
| Water heater, tank type (per unit)Disconnect and remove one tank-style water heater and haul it off. | 1 h | $15 | $95 | $115 | $145 |
| Hot tub or spa, drained (per unit)Remove one drained hot tub or spa from the yard or deck and haul it off. | 4 h | $43 | $360 | $440 | $560 |
| Garage cleanout, 3-car or packed (about full truck)Clear a packed three-car garage to bare floor, sorting out what stays with the customer, then haul a full truck. | 5.5 h | $115 | $565 | $675 | $840 |
| Estate cleanout, small (2-bedroom house)Clear the contents of a small two-bedroom house, room by room, and haul the load off site. | 6 h | $115 | $600 | $720 | $900 |
| Labor only, 1 person with truck, per hourHourly time for one person and a truck, for work that is not a single haul, such as sorting, moving, or waiting on a customer. | 1 h | $0 | $75 | $95 | $125 |
Templates carry structure — typical hours and mid-grade disposal and supply cost. Your rate and markup do the pricing; every number is editable in the builder and the app.
Three numbers.
Your whole book prices itself.
Pick the trade
Open the builder and tap Junk Removal. You get the real hauls: truck loads by volume, single items like mattresses, appliances, pianos and hot tubs, debris, garage and estate cleanouts, and the labor and surcharge lines that go on most jobs.
Set three numbers
Your labor rate, your disposal markup, your rounding. The sample reprices in one second. The example rows here use $95/hr and 30% — swap in yours and watch every price change.
Print it or quote it
Print the sample as a paper book for the truck, or open the QuoteIron app to quote a live haul in about 90 seconds — then turn the quote into an invoice with one tap.
Not your trade? Pick it.
Every trade below has its own flat-rate book in QuoteIron — real residential jobs, priced from your numbers. There's also the multi-trade book builder and the main QuoteIron page.
Fair questions.
Can I edit every price?
Yes — every number. The 46 junk removal templates carry structure only: typical hours and mid-grade disposal and supply cost. Your rate and markup do the pricing, and you can override any single row. QuoteIron never ships "market prices" it can't stand behind.
Does it work offline?
The book-builder runs right in your browser. The full QuoteIron app, free on the App Store and Google Play, works with no signal at all — driveways, alleys, job sites with no Wi-Fi. It's an app that lives on your phone, not a website that dies with the bars.
What does it cost after the free sample?
The sample book is free, no signup. The full app — the whole 46-job junk book, editing, 90-second quoting, invoices, e-signatures, and follow-ups — is free for 5 jobs a month, no card required. QuoteIron Pro lifts the limit for $15.99 a month flat, or $159.99 a year, and you cancel anytime in your App Store or Google Play subscriptions.
Why are truck loads priced by volume instead of by the hour?
Because the truck, the loading time, and the dump charge all grow with the load. The book prices a minimum load, a quarter truck, a half truck, a three-quarter truck, and a full truck as separate rows, so a small haul never gets a full-truck price and a full truck never gets a minimum-load price.
Do I have to build the whole book myself before I can start quoting?
No. The app builds your book the first time you open it — all fourteen trades in the web app and the next app update, including the full 46 junk removal templates. Set your labor rate, materials markup, and rounding once, and every row prices itself. You add custom lines only for the jobs that don't fit a template.
Does the book cover hazardous materials, dump permits, or hauling licenses?
No. The book prices the labor, the disposal and the supply structure. Hazardous-material rules, which items a specific facility will accept, local hauling licenses, and dump permits stay yours to check. The book doesn't replace a call to your facility or your county.
How do I price stairs, a long carry, or a same-day job?
The Labor and extras category has a stairs or long-carry surcharge per flight or per 50 feet, a same-day or rush surcharge that applies once per job, and a donation drop-off run for loads that go to a donation center instead of the dump.
Your book. Your prices.
Built in about a minute.
Start free — pick the trade, punch in three numbers, and watch the book price itself. No signup for the sample; the full 46-job junk book, editing, and 90-second quoting live in the app — free for 5 jobs a month, $15.99/mo for unlimited.
Want the method behind these junk numbers? Read how to build a flat-rate price book →
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