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Wardrobe removal
Fitted or freestanding, we take the wardrobe apart in the room, carry it down the stairs and take it away. Send a photo for a fixed price.
- Taken apart in the room
- Fitted units unscrewed
- Two-person crew
- Timber and glass recovered
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Wardrobe removal is the job most people put off, because a wardrobe is the one piece of furniture that does not fit back through the door it came in through. Fitted units were built in the room and freestanding ones were usually assembled there, so getting one out means taking it apart first. Send us a photo of the wardrobe, say which floor it is on, and we reply with a fixed price for dismantling it, carrying it out and disposing of it. You pay once the pieces are on the van.
We collect every kind: single, double and triple freestanding wardrobes, flat-pack carcasses, solid pine and oak wardrobes, sliding-door wardrobes with mirrored doors, and fitted units screwed to the wall and ceiling. A two-person crew takes the wardrobe apart in the bedroom, carries each panel down the stairs and loads it. Nothing is dragged and you do not lift anything. If you want to know what the crew looks for in the photo, our guide on how to get a wardrobe down the stairs walks through it.
A wardrobe is often cleared along with the rest of a bedroom. Add the bed frame, the chest of drawers and the bedside units to the same photo and one price covers the whole room in one visit. The council bulky waste service is the alternative, but it is booked ahead and the wardrobe has to be outside, in pieces, on the set day. We take it from the room it stands in and aim for same-day or next-day collection wherever possible.
Furniture Removal holds an upper tier waste carrier licence, CBDU526130, registered with the Environment Agency. A solid wardrobe that is still sound is passed on for reuse where we can find a home for it. Flat-pack carcasses and fitted units are broken down at a licensed waste transfer station, where the timber, the metal rails and hinges and the mirror glass are separated for recovery. Our guide on what happens to your furniture after collection follows a wardrobe through that process.
One fixed price from your photo
Send a picture, get a price for the whole job, pay once it is on the van. If anything looks different from the photo when we arrive, we tell you before we lift it.
What is included
Wardrobes we take apart and collect
- Single, double and triple freestanding
- Fitted wardrobes screwed to the wall
- Sliding-door and mirrored wardrobes
- Flat-pack carcasses and chipboard units
- Solid pine, oak and mahogany wardrobes
- Built-in units over a bulkhead
- Wardrobes from loft rooms and flats
- Rails, shelves and drawers inside
What the crew does on the day
- Doors lifted off their hinges first
- Mirrored doors carried out flat
- Carcass unscrewed in the room
- Fixings removed from the wall
- Panels carried down the stairs
- Loaded by two people, not dragged
- Timber, metal and glass recovered
- Waste transfer note on request
How wardrobe removal works
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Send a photo
Photograph the wardrobe with its doors shut and, if it is fitted, one picture showing where it meets the wall or ceiling. Add which floor it is on.
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Get a fixed price
One figure comes back covering the dismantling, the carrying, the loading and the disposal. It does not change when the crew sees the wardrobe.
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Choose a day
Tell us when someone can be in and we book it. Same-day or next-day slots are offered wherever possible, and a morning message gives you the best chance.
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Pay when it is on the van
The crew takes the wardrobe apart, carries every panel out and loads them. You pay the quoted price once the last piece is in the van.
Why people use us
Registered waste carrier
Furniture Removal is an upper tier waste carrier, licence CBDU526130, on the Environment Agency register for England and Wales. Check it before you book.
Insured while they work in your bedroom
Taking a fitted wardrobe off a wall is covered by public liability insurance of £5 million and employers' liability of £10 million.
Dismantling is in the price
The figure we quote includes taking the wardrobe apart. Nothing is added because a carcass was glued or a fitted unit had more screws than expected.
Done many times before
Over 15 years, more than 500 jobs and a 5 star rating on Google, with the same two-person crew for a single wardrobe as for a whole house.
How a wardrobe comes out of the room
A freestanding wardrobe comes apart in a set order. The doors come off first, because they are the heaviest single pieces and the hinges are the weakest point. Mirrored doors are lifted off and carried out flat with one person at each end, never leaned against a wall where they can be knocked. The top is unscrewed, the back panel is pulled off its pins and the sides fold in. A fitted wardrobe adds a step: the crew finds the fixings into the wall and ceiling, unscrews them and cuts any sealant along the edge, leaving the plaster behind with the holes to be filled. Panels then go down the stairs one at a time, which is how a wardrobe gets out of a first-floor room or a flat without a lift.
Empty it. That is the one thing we ask, because a wardrobe cannot be taken apart with clothes on the rail and the crew will not handle your things. Take out the rail and any loose shelves if they lift out easily, and leave the rest. If the wardrobe sits on carpet, you may find the carpet was laid around it; tell us in your message and the crew will cut nothing without asking. Clear a path along the landing and down the stairs, and we do the rest.
Afterwards, a solid timber wardrobe in good condition is offered for reuse first. Flat-pack and chipboard carcasses rarely survive dismantling, so those go to a licensed waste transfer station where the wood is recovered, the hinges, rails and sliding tracks go to metal recycling, and the mirror glass is taken out and processed separately. Ask and we send you a waste transfer note.
Before and after
Other furniture we collect
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Bed frame
Divans, wooden and metal frames, bunk beds
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Chest of drawers
Tallboys, dressers and dressing tables
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Bookcase and cabinet
Display cabinets, sideboards, TV units
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Table and chairs
Dining sets, kitchen tables, desks and office chairs
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Any other furniture
Mirrors, coffee tables, cots, flat-pack, whole rooms
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Office furniture
Desks, pedestals, filing cabinets, meeting tables
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View every type of furniture we collect
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Licensed waste carrier Upper tier licence CBDU526130
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Rated 5 stars on Google By the people we have collected for
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90% of waste recycled Reuse first, then recycling
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Insured £5 million public liability
Guides that go with this
Wardrobe removal questions
Do I need to take the wardrobe apart before you arrive?
No. The crew dismantles it in the room as part of the job, whether it is a flat-pack carcass, a solid wardrobe or a fitted unit. If you have already taken it down, stack the panels and we carry them out.
Can you remove a fitted wardrobe that is screwed to the wall?
Yes. The crew unscrews the fixings from the wall and ceiling and takes the unit apart in place. You will be left with screw holes and possibly a line where the sealant was, which is normal for a fitted unit and is a filling job rather than a repair.
What about mirrored or sliding doors?
Both are fine. Sliding doors lift out of their track and mirrored doors are carried out flat, one at a time, by two people. Mention them in your message so we allow the time for it.
The wardrobe is in a loft room with a narrow staircase. Is that a problem?
Usually not, because a wardrobe leaves in panels rather than in one piece, and panels go round a tight turn where a whole wardrobe never would. Send a photo of the stairs with the photo of the wardrobe and we tell you before the day if anything needs a different approach.
Can you take the bed and chest of drawers at the same time?
Yes, and it is the simplest way to clear a bedroom. Put everything that is going in the photo, or send several pictures in one message, and you get one price for the visit.
What happens to a wardrobe after you collect it?
If it is solid timber and still sound, we offer it for reuse. Otherwise it goes to a licensed waste transfer station where the wood, metal fittings and mirror glass are separated and recovered. Around 90% of what we collect is recycled, and we can send a waste transfer note on request.
Send us a photo of the wardrobe
Email it to hello@furniture-removal.co.uk or use the form above, and we reply with a fixed price and the next slot we have free.