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Cabinet removal

Cabinet Removal in Fort Worth

Old cabinets are the bulkiest single element of a kitchen renovation, and they are also the one most likely to be worth donating rather than disposing of — a solid wood run in good condition has real value to somebody.

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  • Full upper and lower runs plus islands
  • Bathroom vanities and built-ins
  • Usable runs separated for donation
  • Timed between strip-out and install
The same open-plan Fort Worth room with the debris gone and the new floor clear from wall to wall

Bulk without weight

A kitchen cabinet run is mostly air in boxes. That makes it light to carry and disproportionately expensive in truck space — a set of uppers, lowers and an island can occupy a third of a load while weighing very little.

Where they have been removed carefully and are still assembled, they load reasonably efficiently. Where they have been demolished in place, the resulting mixed pile of particleboard, door fronts and countertop fragments takes considerably more room.

Worth knowing if you are choosing between having a contractor unscrew them or take a hammer to them.

Cabinets worth donating

A solid wood cabinet run that comes out intact is genuinely useful to somebody — building reuse centers and habitat-style outlets frequently take them, and it saves them going in a truck at all.

That only works if they are removed carefully rather than broken out, and if someone has arranged it in advance. If you want the run to go that way, say so before the strip-out rather than after, because by then the decision has already been made with a pry bar.

  • Solid wood runs removed intact stand the best chance
  • Particleboard and water-damaged units generally do not
  • Arrange it before strip-out, not after
  • Acceptance is always the receiving organization’s decision
Torn-out kitchen cabinets, packaging and offcuts covering the floor of a kitchen mid-renovation

What we take with the cabinets

  • Upper and lower cabinet runs
  • Kitchen islands and peninsulas
  • Countertops of any material
  • Bathroom vanities and units
  • Built-in bookcases and shelving
  • Pantry and utility cabinetry
  • Cabinet doors and drawer fronts
  • Hardware, hinges and fixings

FAQ

Cabinet Removal in Fort Worth — common questions

Do you remove the cabinets from the wall?
We can take down straightforward wall-mounted units as part of the job. Where plumbing, electrical or gas runs behind them, or where the removal is part of a wider strip-out, that is a contractor’s work and we clear afterwards.
Can old cabinets be donated?
Solid wood runs removed intact often can be, and building reuse centers frequently take them. Decide before the strip-out — once a run has been pried off in pieces, donation is no longer on the table.
How much space does a kitchen of cabinets take?
Usually a third to a half of a truck. They are light but very bulky, and demolished cabinets take more room than intact ones.
Do you take the countertop as well?
Yes, including granite and quartz. Stone is heavy but routine, and it is factored into the quote by weight.

Ready when you are

You point. We haul. That is the whole arrangement.

Pick a pickup window online, or send a few photographs and get a free quote back first. Homes or businesses, one item or a whole property.

Or call (817) 347-0928

The Fort Worth branch

Junk Koala Fort Worth

2001 Beach St, Ste 524
Fort Worth, TX 76103

(817) 347-0928
Contact the Fort Worth branchJunk Koala Fort Worth, 2001 Beach St, Ste 524, Fort Worth, TX 76103