The Junk Veteran

The Junk Veteran is a Norwood-based hauling company holding active U.S. Small Business Administration certifications as both a Veteran-Owned and a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. A rotating crew — Dave, Derek, Aaron, Nick and others — handles furniture pulls, basement and garage cleanouts, and full estate clear-outs across the Boston area, and the pattern that dominates the record is speed: same-day or next-day pickups show up again and again. The written history runs from 2023 through mid-2026 across 193 Google reviews. A realtor described the crew clearing a three-floor West Roxbury home in a single afternoon after being scheduled with only two hours' notice, and in a 2025 review a family had an elderly relative's apartment emptied the same day she was unexpectedly moved into a nursing home, with the crew described as 'efficient, careful, and fast'. Multiple reviewers specifically mention the crew navigating narrow stairwells and multiple flights without damaging walls, and quotes given by text or photo are reported as holding at pickup — one reviewer noted the company honored its original quote even after finding more material than expected. Several customers describe using the company repeatedly, including one who counted five separate jobs, and reviewers have also noted usable items being donated rather than dumped. The one exception to that pattern is a February 2026 review describing a crew that arrived two hours late with no call, damaged a door frame and a picture wall while moving a couch, and responded poorly when asked to slow down — a specific, detailed complaint against an otherwise consistent record of on-time, careful work. For a same-day furniture pull, an estate cleanout, or simply wanting to support a veteran-owned crew, The Junk Veteran's record points to a responsive team — it's worth confirming the arrival window given the one reported miss.