Dining Table and Chairs Removal: Furniture Removal in Boise

The table always goes in first. It gets put together right there in the dining room, the house fills in around it, and years later somebody calls us for furniture removal in Boise with no memory of how it got in.

We see it every week with dining table and chairs removal. The chairs are easy. The table's a puzzle.

And the china hutch in the corner? That's usually the piece that decides how long we're there.

Why a dining table is harder to move than a couch

A couch is soft. You can tip it on end and it gives a little. A dining table doesn't give at all.

Plenty of tables are wider than the doorway once the legs are on. If the legs come off, no big deal. If they're glued, doweled or part of a heavy pedestal base, now we're problem-solving.

Older homes are where this bites. Boise's North End has beautiful houses with narrow interior doors, tight turns and front steps that drop right to the sidewalk. Out in Meridian off the Ten Mile corridor, the newer builds are open enough that a heavy table usually rolls out the slider without much drama.

So what actually decides how hard your job is? Three things, mostly: whether the table comes apart, how far it has to travel, and whether there's glass or stone involved.

Getting ready for furniture removal in Boise: the table

You don't have to take anything apart before we show up. That's our job, and we bring the tools. A few minutes of prep on your end still saves real time, though.

Start by clearing the table completely. Centerpiece, runner, the stack of mail that's been sitting there since spring.

Then look underneath. Bolts or wing nuts on the legs are good news, because that table comes apart quickly. A single thick pedestal with a big center bolt comes apart too. It's just heavier than it looks.

Glass tops get their own plan. A loose glass top comes off first and goes out flat, carried by two people. If it's already chipped or cracked, mention it at the estimate so we can wrap it.

Stone or concrete tops can take extra hands and some careful stair work. We'd much rather hear about that ahead of time than discover it on your front porch.

Tip: Dig out the extension leaves before we arrive and lean them against a wall. They're usually stashed in a closet or under a bed, and people forget them until after we've left. If there's a bag of hardware, tape it under the tabletop so it stays with the set if it's being donated.

Dining chairs, leaves and the china hutch

Chairs are the quick part. Most stack two at a time and they're out the door in a couple of trips.

Do tell us about the wobbly ones. A chair with a cracked leg or a split seat isn't going to a donation center, and it's easier to sort that out in the dining room than at the drop-off.

The hutch is where things slow down. A lot of china cabinets are two pieces, a top and a base, and they separate once the glass shelves are out. Empty every shelf and drawer first.

A hutch that everyone swears is empty can still have something tucked in a bottom drawer, like the good silverware. Nobody wants that rattling down the stairs.

Buffets and sideboards are usually one long piece. They ride out on a dolly just fine if the path is clear.

Speaking of the path, take a quick walk from the dining room to the front door and move rugs, shoes and anything parked in the entry. In January, if you've got icy steps out in Kuna or Caldwell, a little ice melt before we pull up is honestly the nicest thing you can do for the crew.

Where your old dining set goes

This is the question we get most. Is it all just headed to the landfill?

Not if we can help it. A solid wood table and matching chairs in decent shape usually goes to donation. Dining sets are some of the easiest things to place, since plenty of Treasure Valley families are furnishing a first house or a rental.

Particleboard sets are tougher. After a few moves the joints loosen and the veneer starts peeling. Those get broken down, and anything recyclable gets pulled out before the rest heads to Ada County landfill.

Glass from a broken top and metal from chair frames get separated too. It takes a little longer. It's still the right way to do it.

Furniture removal cost in Boise for a dining set

We don't price by the piece. We price by the space your stuff takes up and the work it takes to get it out, so a table, six chairs and a hutch on the ground floor is a different job than the same set coming down a narrow staircase.

That's why the estimate is free and on-site. You get a firm price before anything is touched, and that's what you pay. No surprise charge for stairs or disassembly afterward.

How long the job takes depends on whether the table comes apart, whether there's a hutch to empty and split, and how many stairs and turns sit between the dining room and the truck. We take cash, card and Venmo. If we've got an opening, same-day service is possible, which helps when a new set is already on its way.

The bottom line: clear the table, empty the hutch, find the leaves and open a path to the door. That's really all the prep you need. We'll handle the bolts, the glass and the heavy lifting.

Yes, we'd love the work. But even if you end up hauling it yourself, those same steps will save your back.

If you'd rather hand it off, give Boise Furniture Removal a call at (208) 247-8845 and we'll come take a look.