That lumber pile isn't going to the dump itself

Scrap wood pickup typically starts around $65. Your final price depends on the volume and weight of the pile, where it's located on your property, and whether you book curbside or in-home service. A small stack of offcuts costs less than a full deck teardown or multiple sheets of plywood. You'll see your total upfront before confirming, so there are no surprises on pickup day.

Your Loaders pick up dimensional lumber, plywood sheets and offcuts, old decking boards, fence boards and posts, wood pallets, molding and trim, framing scraps, and general demolition wood debris. If it's loose wood left over from a construction, renovation, or teardown project, it generally qualifies. Wood still attached to a standing structure, installed flooring or subflooring that hasn't been pulled up, and any hazardous or contaminated wood can't be taken.

No prep is required. You can leave the pile as-is and your Loaders will gather it. If the wood is scattered across a garage, backyard, or job site, they'll collect it from wherever it ended up. Stacking or staging it in one spot can speed things up, but it's not something you have to do.

No. Nails, screws, brackets, and other hardware still in the boards aren't a problem for your Loaders. You don't need to pull hardware or do any prep work on that front before they arrive.

Generally, yes. Treated and painted wood is accepted, though because of its composition it has more limited recycling and reuse options compared to clean lumber. Disposal outcomes depend on the wood's condition and what facilities are available in your area. Creosote-soaked railroad ties and wood mixed with or saturated by hazardous materials aren't accepted.

Usable or clean lumber may get sorted for reuse or recycling where local options allow, keeping salvageable material out of the landfill when possible. The rest is disposed of responsibly. Your Loaders make disposal calls on-site based on the wood's condition and what's available locally, so a specific outcome can't be guaranteed for every load.

No. Older pressure-treated lumber often contains chromated copper arsenate or similar chemical preservatives, and burning it releases toxic compounds into the smoke and ash. It shouldn't go into a compost pile either, since those same chemicals can leach into the soil. It needs to be disposed of through a proper waste or removal service instead.

Scrap wood generally refers to loose lumber, offcuts, and wood left over from a project, while construction debris covers a broader mix of materials like drywall, concrete, roofing, insulation, and other renovation waste alongside the wood. If your pile is mostly wood, this service covers it; if you've got a mixed pile from a bigger remodel, a construction debris pickup may be the better fit.

It depends on the wood's condition and treatment. Clean, untreated lumber has decent odds of being reused or recycled, while painted, stained, or pressure-treated wood is harder for most facilities to process and often ends up disposed of rather than recycled. Since old decking and fencing are frequently treated for outdoor durability, don't count on recycling being the default outcome for either.