Furniture Donation in Dublin: Where Clearance Furniture Goes

Looking into furniture donation in Dublin because a whole house needs clearing? If we’re doing the clearance, we handle that part for you. When we clear a Dublin home, usable furniture is donated to Restore rather than sent to landfill, and everything else is disposed of legally under our waste collection permit.

That’s the short answer. Here’s what happens to the contents of a house when we clear it, and why it matters who does the clearing.

Good furniture shouldn’t end up in a skip

A full house clearance can mean a whole home’s worth of furniture leaving in one go. Some of it is worn out. A lot of it isn’t: a solid table, a set of chairs, a wardrobe with years of use left in it.

We don’t think that kind of furniture belongs in a skip. So on our house clearance jobs, usable furniture is set aside and donated to Restore. You don’t have to book a separate collection or ring around on top of everything else. It’s simply part of how we clear a house.

One thing to be clear on: we can only speak for our own process. If you’d rather give a piece to a charity yourself, ask that charity directly what it takes and how it collects.

Where the rest of the contents go

Not everything in a house can be donated. What’s left still has to go somewhere, and this is where a cheap clearance can go wrong.

We hold waste collection permit NWCPO-25-13139-01, valid for collection in all 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland. All clearance waste is disposed of legally, with no illegal dumping.

So when we clear a home, every item ends up in one of three places:

• Kept: anything you or the family want to hold on to, moved where you need it or stored with us.
• Donated: usable furniture goes to Restore.
• Disposed of: the rest is taken away and disposed of legally under our permit.

When the family isn’t ready to decide

Clearances often come at a hard time, after a death or ahead of a sale. Sometimes there are pieces nobody is ready to part with, or to give away, just yet.

All our storage is our own, on site, for household goods, short or long term. Rather than forcing a decision on the day, those items can go into storage with us until you’re ready. If you’re an executor, our guide to probate house clearance goes into this in more detail.

Just a few pieces to go?

If you only have a few pieces to go, such as a sofa, a bed or a wardrobe, our furniture removals service covers unwanted furniture too. Not every job is a full house.

What a clearance costs

Every clearance is priced on weight and volume, so the final figure comes from a free quote. As a guide, our prices including VAT are:

• Studio or one-bed: €200 to €400
• Typical three-bed house: €500 to €1,000

Our quotes are clear, with no hidden fees.

Questions people ask

How do I get rid of old furniture in Dublin?

To get rid of old furniture in Dublin as part of a clearance, we take everything: usable furniture goes to Restore and the rest is disposed of legally under our permit. For other routes, see our post on furniture disposal in Dublin.

Can I donate my furniture to charity?

Yes, you can donate furniture to charity, but check with the charity first what it accepts and whether it collects. If we’re clearing the house, we donate usable furniture to Restore for you.

Get a free quote

We’re family-run since 1982, licensed and fully insured, with goods in transit and public liability cover. If you have a house to clear, get a free quote or ring us on +353 85 194 9801.