Does Habitat for Humanity Pick Up Furniture?

Usually, yes. Most Habitat ReStores pick up furniture for free, but every store sets its own rules.

Habitat for Humanity says most of its ReStores offer pickup of furniture donations and other large items such as appliances and building materials, and that many do it at no charge. Habitat is a federation of local affiliates, though, and each ReStore decides its own service area, accepted items and schedule. The store 20 miles away may run a truck three days a week while the one nearest you has none.

If your ReStore cannot come, enter your zip code and we send your request to the other nonprofit partners that pick up in your area. The pickup is free when a partner accepts your items.

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How ReStore pickup works

Habitat’s own guidance is to find the ReStore nearest you, tell it what you have, and settle on pickup or drop-off from there. In practice it goes like this:

  • Find your ReStore. Habitat lists every store by zip code. Donation hours can differ from shopping hours, so check before you load the car.
  • Describe the pieces. Call or use the store's request form. Everything the truck collects goes on the sales floor, so the store screens for resale condition before it sends a crew.
  • Get a date. Lead time depends on the store's route and how busy it is; spring and moving season fill up first.
  • Pickup day. Most crews collect from a garage, porch or curb. Ask when you book whether they will carry items out of the house.

What ReStores take, and what they usually turn away

Commonly accepted

  • Sofas, chairs, tables, dressers and bed frames in clean, intact condition
  • Working appliances
  • Cabinets, doors, windows, lighting, plumbing fixtures, flooring and tile
  • Tools and hardware

Commonly declined

  • Mattresses and box springs
  • Furniture with rips, stains, pet damage or missing parts
  • Particle-board pieces that will not survive another move
  • Anything the store cannot resell

Policies differ from store to store. Furniture, appliances and building materials are what the ReStores in our network come for, and the lists above match what they tell donors to expect.

ReStore partners in our network

Three Habitat ReStores pick up through PickUpMyDonation today, and requests from their zip codes route to them automatically:

Elsewhere, our form reaches the local thrift stores and ministries that run furniture trucks in your zip code.

If Habitat cannot pick up

Enter your zip code, describe what you have, and we send the request to the nonprofit partners who may be able to pick it up. Each partner decides based on condition, demand and its route, so a match is not guaranteed. If no nonprofit can take your items, Priority Pickup pairs you with a local hauler who quotes a fee up front. For more on what qualifies, see our guide to free furniture donation pickup, and for the other national names, whether Goodwill picks up furniture and how Salvation Army pickup works.

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Frequently asked questions

Many ReStores do, as long as the appliance works. Washers, dryers, refrigerators and stoves are common ReStore inventory. Confirm with your store, since a few do not have the equipment to move them.

Almost never. Mattresses and box springs are the most common item ReStores decline. If yours is clean and undamaged, enter your zip code; some local partners in our network accept them.

Habitat says many ReStores offer free pickup of large items. A store may handle long distances or small loads differently, so ask when you book.

It varies by store. A week ahead is usually enough outside of spring and moving season, when routes fill faster.