*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it becomes one more thing on the list. LoadUp makes clearing it out simple: book a pickup time and see your price upfront.
You call the county, read convenience center rules, and leave messages with haulers based down in the valley towns. A few never call back. Weeks go by, and the pile in the shed is still there.
Roan Mountain has no city government, so there's no town bulk pickup program here. Where county or municipal pickup schedules do exist, they usually have item limits and set dates. Out here you often end up loading the truck yourself and driving it to a drop-off site.
Some haulers want to drive up the mountain for an estimate in person before they'll name a price. Then the quote is a fraction of a truckload, and you don't know the final number until the bed is full. Long gravel driveways can make it go up.
Donation centers need items that are clean, working, and ready to sell, so a water-stained cabin recliner or a broken appliance won't qualify. When something is accepted, you still have to get it down the mountain and into town on their schedule.
A roll-off container needs level ground, room for the delivery truck, and a rental window that might not match your weekend at the cabin. On a narrow mountain lane it can also block the road for neighbors. That's a lot of trouble just to empty one room.
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Most companies charge by truck space, and the price often changes on arrival. LoadUp charges by item, based on exactly what you're removing.
Across all options, not just ours: a real breakdown of what Roan Mountain residents typically pay, so you know what's fair before you book.
Sofas, dressers, bed frames, tables, and more hauled away with ease.
Available in twin, full, queen, king, and California king sizes.
Covers refrigerators, washers, dryers, ovens, dishwashers, water heaters, and more.
Whole-property cleanouts for moves, estates, evictions, and renovations.
TVs, monitors, computers, printers, stereo equipment, and small electronics.
Includes treadmills, ellipticals, weight benches, stationary bikes, and home gym systems.
Add a single bulky item like a piano, hot tub, or safe to your booking.
Mixed everyday items including broken goods, old decor, and accumulated clutter.
Bagged trash, loose debris, and general household waste of all kinds.
Covers drywall, lumber, tile, fixtures, and mixed demolition scrap.
Includes branches, brush, grass clippings, leaves, and other organic yard waste.
Desks, chairs, filing cabinets, cubicle panels, and other office items included.
Moving boxes, shipping cartons, and leftover packing cardboard.
First item includes the pickup fee. Each additional item is a flat add-on. *See Roan Mountain's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Steep cabin porch steps and a narrow gravel drive slow a heavy carry, so your Loader plans each trip. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Roan Mountain after each job.
If the old washer or scrap lumber is already out by the shed or at the end of a long rural driveway, choose curbside (outdoor) pickup. For a basement, a crawl space, or a rental between guests, choose full-service, and your Loaders will carry everything out from inside.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $80 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $75 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $90 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $80 |
| Multi-item pickup | Bundle & save | Add-on items in the same pickup for less | from +$15 |
| Item add-on | Optional | Bundle with your junk pickup | from +$15 |
| Full cleanout | Volume discount | Entire room junk removal | Custom |
| Disassembly service | Optional add-on | Large or difficult-to-move items | Custom |
* Starting prices. Final price confirmed by ZIP code and pickup conditions. Volume discounts applied automatically.
Winding mountain roads, steep gravel driveways, and a long drive to anywhere with a place to unload make hauling a pile of old cabin lumber a real project. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading right at your property, and LoadUp is glad to show up for the neighbors, hosts, and families who keep this community going.
Out past the paved roads, a bulky item is hard to move and harder to place. Where a Roan Mountain load ends up depends on its condition, and your Loader sorts it with that in mind.
Items that are clean and in good working shape may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, and availability in a rural area can vary.
Items that are damaged but have usable materials may be recycled when possible. Options near Roan Mountain are limited and can change, so recycling is never guaranteed. Your Loader separates what can be set apart.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken-down bulky items are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader carries them from porches, sheds, and long driveways so you don't have to haul them to a facility yourself.
Haul restricted materials to the wrong site and you get turned away after a long mountain drive. These rules apply to Roan Mountain households and Carter County facilities.
Branches snapped by ice or heavy snow count as brush, which the Roan Mountain convenience center does not accept. The Carter County Landfill takes brush by the ton with a minimum charge, but only clean wood with no paint, stain, or man-made materials.
The Roan Mountain convenience center charges a fee for each bag of household trash, with a higher rate for bags over 40 gallons, and accepts cash only. It opens Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and closes on county holidays.
The Roan Mountain site refuses bathtubs, showers, flooring, roofing, carpet, sheet rock, cinder block, wood, and pool liners. That material belongs in the demolition area at the Carter County Landfill, which recently reopened after an extended closure caused by a fire.
The Carter County Recycling Center accepts used cooking oil free of charge, along with used motor oil and antifreeze, but the cooking oil must not be mixed with motor oil or other oils.
Tires are not accepted at the Roan Mountain convenience center. The Carter County Landfill charges per tire, and a passenger or light truck tire still mounted on its wheel costs more than a tire brought in alone.
The Carter County Recycling Center in Elizabethton takes stoves, dishwashers, refrigerators, A/C units, washers, dryers, microwaves, and water heaters as scrap metal. It is a recycling drop-off only site open weekdays, so bagged household trash is not accepted there.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless your hauler or the county has agreed to take it. Roan Mountain is unincorporated Carter County, so there is no city bulk pickup. Leaving junk on roadsides or private land can count as illegal dumping, so confirm disposal rules with Carter County before you set anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Roan Mountain starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on charge. Your exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes, but it depends on Loader availability for your address. Roan Mountain is a rural community, so same-day slots can be tighter than in larger nearby towns. Enter your address during booking to see which times are open, including next-day options.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. You can leave items out and add access notes when you book. For items inside your home, someone should be there, or you can give access instructions ahead of time. Your Loader reaches out before arriving.
Hazardous items like paint, chemicals, solvents, and batteries usually can't go in household trash or standard hauls. Rules and drop-off options vary, so check with Carter County or the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation before disposing of anything restricted.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, good furniture and household goods may go to local donation partners, and recyclable materials may go to recyclers. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility.
You pick your items and enter your address online, then choose a time window and see your price upfront. On pickup day, your Loader arrives, confirms the items, removes them, and handles loading. The total you saw at booking is the total you pay.
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