Can You Remove Sectional Sofas or Sleeper Sofas?

Can You Remove Sectional Sofas or Sleeper Sofas?

Last updated: October 2026

Yes, including sectionals and sleeper sofas. If a piece won't fit through the door, we take it apart to get it out.

Oversized furniture is one of the most common reasons people call for removal. A sectional that came in through a wide door years ago won't go back out through a narrower one. A sleeper sofa is far heavier than a regular couch because of the folding frame inside. And in Chicago, getting big furniture out is often harder than getting it in. So many homes here are walk-ups and two-flats with tight stairwells.

Why it's hard to do yourself

Taking apart a big piece of furniture isn't just about having a screwdriver. Sectionals hide their connectors underneath, sleeper frames are heavy and pinch fingers, and wall units are often held together with hardware that's been painted over or stripped years ago. It's slow, frustrating work if you've never done it, and it's easy to damage a wall or a floor along the way.

Sectional sofas

Most sectionals come apart into their individual pieces. The sections unhook or unbolt, and each piece goes out on its own. That alone usually solves the problem. If a single section is still too big, we look at the legs, the arms, or any other parts that come off.

Sleeper sofas

Sleeper sofas are heavy, and the weight is concentrated in the metal frame. When a sleeper won't fit, we take it apart to get it out. Read can you take mattresses, box springs, and sofa beds.

Other oversized pieces

Armoires and wardrobes. Doors and shelves often come off.

Bed frames. Headboards, footboards, and rails come apart.

Dining tables. Legs and leaves come off.

Entertainment centers. Big wall units usually break down into sections.

Office furniture. Desks and cubicles come apart too. Read will you remove office furniture, cubicles, or desks.

From inside your home

We remove it from inside your home, so you don't need to move anything outside yourself. Floors, door frames, and stairs get protected on the way out. Read do I need to move the furniture outside.

Keeping the furniture instead?

If you're not getting rid of the piece but it won't fit through the door of your new place, that's a moving question rather than a removal one. Read what if my furniture doesn't fit through the door.

Where it goes

Usable furniture goes to local donation centers, and the rest goes to the junk yard. A sectional in good shape can find a second home. Read can usable items be donated instead of dumped.

How it's priced

Junk removal is priced per item, quoted up front so there are no surprises once the truck is loaded. Read how is junk removal priced.

How fast we can come

Two weeks' notice is ideal, but we also do same-day junk removal. Read how fast can you schedule a junk pickup.

Oversized furniture is covered on our furniture removal service page, under our junk removal services alongside moving.

Call (773) 275-4100 or email info@wcmoving.com, and tell us what's too big to get out.