Sheds and playsets are among the most satisfying jobs we do, because the customer has almost always been looking at the thing for years.
What stops people dealing with it themselves is not the hauling. It is that a shed will not fit through a side gate, so it has to be dismantled first — and dismantling something that has been weathering in South Florida for a decade is not the same as building it.
Sheds
Three types, three different jobs.
Plastic and resin sheds are the easiest. They come apart at the panels, more or less as they went together, though UV over several South Florida summers makes the plastic brittle and panels tend to crack rather than unclip. Fast either way.
Metal sheds are straightforward but unpleasant. Panels rust at the fixings, edges become sharp, and rusted screws round out. This is a gloves-and-care job rather than a difficult one. The upside: metal sheds recycle almost entirely.
Timber sheds are the real work. A wooden shed that has stood in Florida humidity for years is usually rotten somewhere structural — commonly the base and the lower framing. That is good news for dismantling and bad news for anyone who climbs on the roof to start. They come down in sections.
What is underneath
The question people forget until we are standing there.
Sheds sit on something: a concrete slab, paving, a timber base, or compacted gravel. If that is coming out too, it is a separate and heavier job — concrete is priced with weight in mind rather than volume.
Decide before we quote. Plenty of customers leave a slab in place as a patio base or a future foundation, which is perfectly sensible. But tell us either way so the number is right.
Playsets and swing sets
Similar work, more fixings.
Timber playsets are usually bolted at every joint, and after years outdoors those bolts are seized. They come apart in sections rather than neatly. Metal swing sets are quicker.
The part worth flagging: many playsets are anchored into concrete footings below ground. Those need digging out if the ground is to be usable, and that adds time. If the set has ever felt genuinely solid in a storm, assume there are footings.
Trampolines
Their own category and genuinely worth removing before storm season rather than after.
A trampoline is a large, light, rigid structure — which is to say a sail. In sustained wind they travel remarkably far and do real damage on arrival. If it is not being used, it should not be sitting there in June.
Dismantling is straightforward; the springs are tedious and the frame comes apart in sections.
What we do and do not do
We dismantle and haul. That is included in the price — you are not expected to take it apart first.
What we do not do is anything requiring a permit or a licensed trade. If a shed has power run to it, that supply needs disconnecting by an electrician before we touch the structure. Larger outbuildings may fall under demolition permitting rules rather than junk removal, and we will tell you if we think that is where you are.
What it costs
Quoted on site, because the variables are real: size, material, condition, the route to the truck, and whether the base is coming out.
For a rough sense, a standard garden shed or playset teardown and haul typically lands in the $350 to $599 range as a half to full load. Concrete bases push it higher and are quoted separately.
What keeps it at the lower end: clearing the contents out beforehand, and clearing a path to the gate.
What happens to it
Metal recycles, and on a metal shed that is nearly the whole structure. Timber generally goes to disposal, particularly where it is rotten or treated. Plastic panels go to disposal. Fixings and hardware go with the metal.
Booking it
Call (954) 536-8189. Tell us the material, roughly the size, whether it is empty, whether there is power to it, and what it is standing on.
A photo of the structure and a photo of the side gate is genuinely all we need to plan it.
Need this done rather than read about?
Free quote, firm price given on site before anything moves, and same-day service across Coral Springs and all of Broward County. Licensed and insured — and we do every bit of the lifting.
