Yes, we haul old mirrors, glass tabletops, glass shelves and framed art. Our crew takes each glass piece off its frame or base, pads it, and carries it out upright in the same visit as the rest of the furniture. Your part is taking anything wall-mounted off its hooks if you can, and telling us what is cracked.
Glass is the part of a cleanout people put off. The big hallway mirror, the glass coffee table from the first apartment, the patio table whose top has a chip in one corner, the stack of framed prints that never made it back onto a wall after the last move. Nobody wants to carry them, nobody wants to break them, and most of them cannot go out with the regular trash. So they sit in the garage, leaning against the wall, until someone finally calls.
What we take, piece by piece
All of the common ones. The glass items we carry out most often are:
- Wall mirrors, including the heavy framed hallway mirror, full-length mirrors and leaner mirrors that stood on the floor
- Dresser and vanity mirrors, which usually come off a bedroom set that is leaving too
- Glass tabletops from coffee tables, end tables, dining tables, desks and patio tables
- Glass shelves out of bookcases, display cabinets, entertainment centers and old bathroom cabinets
- Curio cabinets and display cases with glass doors and glass sides
- Framed art and framed prints, with or without glass in the frame, plus old picture frames by the box
If the mirror is attached to a dresser that is going too, our guide to old bedroom set removal covers how the whole set comes apart. For a china hutch or a cabinet with glass doors, see china cabinet and dining set removal.
Why glass gets its own plan
Glass is not heavy for its size, but it is awkward, and it does not forgive a bad turn on the stairs. A tabletop with nothing around its edge, or a mirror that has come loose from its backing, can crack from a knock that would not mark a dresser. So glass pieces get handled differently from the rest of the load.
Tops come off their bases. A glass tabletop usually sits on rubber pads or clips. The crew lifts it off first and carries it on its own, on edge, padded. The base goes out as a separate piece.
Shelves come out of the cabinet. Loose glass shelves slide around inside a cabinet the moment it tilts. They come out before the cabinet moves, and travel flat and padded.
Mirrors stay upright. A mirror is carried on its edge, never flat, and never stacked under anything else on the way out.
Cracked glass gets taped. If a mirror or a tabletop is already cracked, the crew tapes across the crack before lifting so the pieces stay together.
Tell us what is already broken. A cracked mirror or a chipped tabletop is still something we take, but we want to know before we arrive so the crew brings tape and plans the carry. And if a piece has already shattered, leave the broken glass where it is rather than sweeping it into a bag that someone has to lift later. Point it out and we deal with it.
Can the city curb take mirrors and glass?
Usually not. Dallas, for example, lists glass panes, glass doors and mirrors as items it will not pick up in its monthly brush and bulky item collection, even though the same program takes furniture. The glass tabletop that left with the coffee table would be the one piece still sitting on the curb.
The recycling cart is not the answer either. Prosper's trash and recycling page lists glass bottles and containers as the glass it takes, and a mirror or a tempered tabletop is not a bottle. The EPA's glass material data makes the same split: most of its glass recycling figures are about containers, and glass in furniture is counted separately. That is why mirrors and tabletops are usually a disposal question rather than a recycling one.
Should a good mirror go to another home?
Sometimes. A solid framed mirror, a curio cabinet with every pane intact, or framed art in good shape can have another life. Our guide on donating furniture in DFW explains how that side of a pickup works, and Habitat for Humanity's ReStore donation page shows the kinds of household goods its stores take. Cracked mirrors, chipped tabletops and frames that are falling apart go to responsible disposal.
Framed photos and art deserve one more look before anything leaves. People tuck things behind the backing of a frame: old photos, letters, a certificate. If the frames came out of a parent's house, open the back of each one before the visit. It takes a few minutes and you only get the chance once.
Where the glass usually is
It depends on the house. In Plano, a lot of the glass we carry comes from long-owned homes east of Central: a framed hallway mirror, a glass-front curio cabinet and a glass coffee table, all leaving with the rest of the living room. Many of those streets load from the alley, so the crew checks the route before carrying a mirror past a fence. We can carry a long-owned living room out of a Plano house, glass and all, in the same trip.
In Prosper, it is more often a move into a new build where the glass dining table or the leaner mirror from the last house does not suit the new rooms. HOA curb rules are common there, so we clear out what does not fit the new Prosper floor plan and load it the same visit instead of leaving it at the curb.
In Little Elm, it is patio glass. Glass-topped patio tables near Lake Lewisville take years of sun and storms, and the top is often the first thing to go. When the whole set is done, we haul the weathered patio set from a Little Elm backyard along with the rest of the outdoor pieces. Our guide to old grill and patio furniture at the end of the season covers the rest of the backyard.
Window glass is a different job. If the glass is old window panes or doors from a replacement, see our guide to old windows and doors after a replacement.
How the pickup runs
Tell us what you have and where it is. A photo helps, especially of a mirror that is still on the wall or a cabinet full of glass shelves. A crew looks at what you have and gives you a firm number before anything is loaded. The quote is the bill, and disposal is included. We are affordable and priced fair, based on how much there is to take.
Our own crew does the carrying, not gig labor hired off an app that morning. The crew pads the glass, carries it out, and sweeps up where it stood. If the glass is one part of a bigger clear-out, we take the furniture around it in the same visit. Our page on furniture removal covers the larger pieces. Call before noon and same afternoon is typical across the northern suburbs. When you are ready, tell us what you have.
Frequently asked questions
Do you take broken or cracked mirrors?
Yes. Tell us before the visit so the crew can tape the crack and plan the carry. If glass has already shattered, leave it in place and point it out, and we will handle it.
Do I need to take the mirror off the wall first?
It helps if you can lift it off its hooks yourself. If it is bolted or glued to the wall, leave it and tell us, since that is closer to a small demolition job than a pickup, and we will tell you plainly whether it is something we can take.
Will you take a glass tabletop without the table?
Yes. A loose tabletop, a stack of glass shelves or a single mirror is a pickup on its own. Most of the time it leaves with other furniture in the same visit.
Can mirrors go in my recycling cart?
Usually not. City recycling programs take glass bottles and jars, not mirrors or tabletop glass. Check your own city's list before you try.
Do you donate framed art and mirrors?
Pieces in good shape go to local donation partners when they qualify. Cracked, chipped or broken pieces go to responsible disposal.
Once the glass is off its hooks and the frames are checked, the pieces you have been stepping around in the garage are usually gone in one short visit.
