Renovation debris removal in Phoenix

The short answer

Renovation material is catalogued by type, and heavy inert material prices separately from light bulky material because it is handled differently.

Or price the whole load on the ladder: a quarter is $241, three-eighths is $338, a half is $431, three-quarters is $587, a full truck is $732. You get the lower read. Disposal is included and there is no weight or tonnage line.

The Valley remodels on a schedule

Renovation here is a cool-weather activity. Work concentrates from October through April, for the obvious reason that nobody wants to be demolishing a bathroom in a house with the air conditioning compromised in July. That means driveways across Gilbert, Chandler, Scottsdale, Mesa and central Phoenix accumulate debris through the same six months, and everybody wants it gone in the same weeks.

There is a second local driver. A very large share of the metro's housing stock was built in the same few decades, which means whole neighborhoods hit the same renovation age at the same time — the 1990s and 2000s subdivisions are now all replacing the same original kitchens, the same builder-grade tile and the same first-generation cabinetry.

Book the removal against your contractor's schedule rather than after the fact. A pile that sits on a driveway for three weeks in an HOA community becomes a separate problem.

Kitchens

The most common Valley remodel and the one that generates the most mixed material.

A full kitchen cabinet set rip-out is $293. Individual cabinets are $67 for a base unit and $48 for an upper. Countertops price by material — laminate is $56 per section and stone or granite is $111 per section, because stone is heavy inert material and gets handled accordingly. A kitchen sink is $61, a garbage disposal unit is $47, a drop-in cooktop is $71 and a range hood or vent is $53.

Then the appliances: a standard refrigerator is $164, an electric range is $134, a gas range is $137, a dishwasher is $109, a built-in microwave is $54.

A typical mid-range kitchen strip — cabinet set at $293, two stone countertop sections at $111 each coming to $111 + $111 = $222, and a sink at $61 — is $293 + $222 + $61 = $576. Add the appliances and it is a truck-fraction job.

Bathrooms

Smaller volume, heavier per piece, and the Valley does a lot of them because master baths in the 1990s and 2000s stock are all reaching the same age.

A fiberglass bathtub is $90 and a cast iron one is $185. A shower stall or kit is $115 and a shower door or glass enclosure is $71. A detached toilet is $64; a toilet that is still attached and needs disassembly is $192. A bathroom vanity is $69, a medicine cabinet is $41, a wall or floor mirror is $53 and a sink is $61.

A full guest bathroom gut — fiberglass tub at $90, detached toilet at $64, vanity at $69 and shower door at $71 — is $90 + $64 + $69 + $71 = $294.

Flooring, and the Valley's tile problem

Tile is the default floor across the metro, and taking it up produces a lot of dense, heavy, sharp material. It prices as tile or flooring at $33 per box or bundle, and if it is a whole-house job it rolls into the truck ladder or into concrete and masonry at $219 per quarter truck depending on what the substrate work produced.

Carpet coming out of the bedrooms is $68 rolled, or $71 per room for removal. Hardwood and laminate bundles are $41.

One practical note: heavy inert material fills a truck by weight long before it fills it by volume. There is no tonnage charge on our side, but it does mean a tile job that looks small on the driveway can be a full load.

Outdoor and structural work

Phoenix remodels go outside more than most metros do, because the back yard is a living space for half the year. Common items: an old storage shed, small and disassembled, at $186. A swing set at $143, or $182 for a wood timber one. A hot tub at $322 or $390 for a six-to-eight person unit, when a patio is being redone around it. An above-ground pool frame and liner at $145.

Roofing shingles are $48 a bundle. Exterior doors are $63, interior doors are $41, a sliding patio glass door is $82 and a single window unit is $33.

Monsoon damage produces its own version of this work from July to September — collapsed patio covers, shredded shade sails, downed block-wall sections and fencing. Lumber and wood scrap is $41 a bundle, yard waste is $88, and a large junk pile is $208.

Access and staging on a Valley lot

Mostly easy: wide driveway, flat approach, roll-up garage door, no alley and no permit needed to park. Two things to plan.

Where the debris stages. In an HOA community the CC&Rs typically prohibit material sitting visible from the street. The clean version is staging inside the garage and having it go out in one movement, rather than a growing driveway pile that generates a letter in week two.

Back-yard material. Anything from behind the block wall has to come through a pedestrian side gate or an RV gate. That carry is included, but tell us which it is so the crew brings the right approach.

Pavered and stamped-concrete driveways are common in newer subdivisions. Mention it and the crew will work accordingly.

Contractor or homeowner, same price

We work for both. Contractors on a fixed-price remodel get a fixed removal number that does not move, which makes it easy to build into a bid. Homeowners doing it themselves get the same catalog.

Multiple visits across a project are normal — one after demolition, one after the fit-out. Each is quoted separately from photos, and the $75 visit minimum applies to each one, so it is worth batching where the schedule allows.

No stair charge, no long-carry charge, no tonnage line, no dump fee, no distance surcharge anywhere from Buckeye to Apache Junction.

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