Furniture we remove every day
Old furniture is the single most common disposal job in Singapore, and it's also the one people put off longest — usually because the item won't fit down the chute and nobody wants to carry a divan base down five floors. These are the pieces that go on the lorry most often:
- Sofas — 2-seaters, 3-seaters, L-shaped sectionals, recliners and sofa beds
- Mattresses and bed frames — single through king, including storage beds and divans
- Wardrobes and cabinets — freestanding or built-in carpentry hacked out
- Dining sets — including marble, glass and solid timber tops
- Desks, bookshelves, TV consoles and display units
- Office chairs and study furniture
- Mirrors, glass panels and mirrored wardrobe doors — wrapped before they move
Dismantling is part of the job
Most furniture cannot leave a flat in one piece. A king divan will not turn the corner out of a bedroom door, and an L-shaped sofa rarely fits a residential lift. The crew arrives with tools, takes the item apart where it stands, and carries the pieces down. That is included in the price you were quoted, not billed as an extra on the day.
Built-in carpentry works the same way. Wardrobes, kitchen cabinets, feature walls and TV consoles get hacked out, and the fixings, backing boards and debris leave with them.
Old furniture disposal vs donation
If a piece is still in good condition, disposal isn't always the right answer. Several charities and social enterprises in Singapore collect usable furniture, though most will only take items in genuinely resaleable condition and many need the piece brought to them or collected on their own schedule. That's a fine option if you have time and the sofa is clean.
Where it breaks down is the common case: the item is worn, the collection date is three weeks out, and you're handing over keys on Saturday. That's when a paid removal makes sense. We separate anything genuinely usable out of the load rather than sending it straight to disposal, and metal, timber and cardboard are pulled for recycling.
What sets the price
Three things, and all three are visible in a photo:
- Half load or full load. Two lorry sizes, each with a half and a full rate. A half load is the minimum — so once you're booking, filling the rest of the lorry costs nothing extra.
- Access. A lift landing on the same floor is straightforward. Stairs, a long corridor walk, or a lorry that has to park far from the entrance means more manpower and more time.
- Weight and awkwardness. A marble dining top and a rattan chair take similar space but are not the same job.
Send photos on WhatsApp with the block, the floor, and whether there's lift access, and one fixed figure comes back. See the disposal price guide for the ranges before you message.
Before you book: check your town council
If you're in an HDB flat and you only have one or two bulky pieces, your town council may collect them for free or for a small fee. It's worth thirty seconds of checking — we'd rather tell you that than take money for something you could get free. The trade-off is scheduling and quantity limits, which is covered in full on the town council disposal comparison.
HDB, condo and landed
For HDB flats we need a working lift and somewhere at the void deck for the lorry. Condominiums usually require a permit-to-work, insurance documents and a booked service lift with padding — we handle that with your management office rather than leaving it to you, given a few days' notice. Landed property is the simplest, since the lorry can reverse to the gate.