Service category
Hot tub removal and light demolition.
Drained, cut on site, hauled out — plus sheds, playsets, decks, and similar light-demo work. The category most haulers in the area refer elsewhere. We run it.
The short version
Hot Tubs & Light Demo at a glance.
- What it is
- Removal of hot tubs, spas, and the outdoor structures around them — drained, cut down on site, and hauled out in pieces.
- What’s included
- Above-ground, portable, and swim spas
- On-site draining and cut-down
- Cabinetry, covers, and lifters
- Two-or-three-person crew and carry-out
- Sheds, decks, and playsets as a combined scope
- How pricing works
- Based on the actual job — tub size, install, and access — not a flat rate. The power must be disconnected at the box by you or a licensed electrician first; we quote after photos or an on-site look.
Hot tub removal is the largest single-item job we run, and the one most haulers in the area won’t take. A standard above-ground hot tub weighs four-hundred to seven-hundred pounds dry, six-hundred to nine-hundred pounds with the cabinetry, and the only way out of most installations is through a doorway or a gate the tub will not fit through in one piece. So almost every hot tub gets cut down on site. We bring saws, pry bars, dollies, straps, and a two-or-three-person crew.
The work runs multi-hour. Some hot tub jobs run multi-day when the install includes a deck around the tub, an in-ground or partially-sunken installation, or a concrete pad that we’re not contracted to break. Same category, same crew, same approach handles sheds, playsets, swing sets, gazebos, and free-standing decks. The unifying thread is that the structure has to come apart before any of it goes on the truck.
What customers call us back for is that we actually run this work in the first place. Most general junk haulers see hot tub on the call and refer it elsewhere. We took the time to learn it, we have the right tools, and we treat the job seriously. The tub leaves; the deck stays intact unless it’s part of the scope; the yard looks the same when we’re done as it did when we showed up — minus the structure.
Sea Island, St. Simons, Jekyll Island — coastal Georgia is hot tub country. Salt air and humid summers shorten the lifespan of every spa cabinet on the coast, and removal calls run year-round. We know the install patterns and the access challenges before we drive up.
Who calls us
Who we run this work for.
Homeowners replacing or removing hot tubs after the unit stops working or the family stops using it. The tub sat unused for two summers, the cover got damaged in the last storm, the cost to repair the heater isn’t worth the value of the spa. The decision to remove is made; the work to get it gone hasn’t started.
New homebuyers who inherited a hot tub they don’t want. The previous owner left it on the deed. The buyer never asked for it. Removal is part of the post-close punch list before the family moves furniture in.
Short-term-rental property owners removing liability-prone hot tubs from rental homes. Insurance coverage on STR hot tubs has tightened. Some owners are pulling tubs proactively rather than carrying the policy premium for a feature renters use less than expected.
Light-demolition customers — sheds rotting in the back yard, playsets the kids outgrew a decade ago, decks built on the cheap that need to come down before the new addition goes in. Same crew, same approach.
How we do it
From the call to the haul.
On-site walkthrough is required for hot tub work — we don’t quote tubs blind. The variables matter too much. We look at the tub, the cabinetry, the install (above ground, partially sunken, surrounded by deck), the access path, and the disconnect setup. Photos work for the initial conversation; the real number comes after we see the install.
The job starts with draining. The customer can drain ahead, or we can do it on site if a hose run is available. Before we haul, the power has to be disconnected at the box by the customer or a licensed electrician — we don’t do electrical work. After that, the cover comes off and the cabinetry comes off panel by panel. The shell — acrylic over fiberglass over insulating foam — gets cut into manageable sections with the right blade. Sections come out the same opening they have to fit through, in pieces.
Two-or-three-person crew on every hot tub. The third person matters when the cabinetry is heavy or the carry-out path is long. For sheds, playsets, and decks, the same approach applies — disassemble in place, load the pieces, leave the area swept.
What’s in scope
What we haul, and what we won’t.
What we haul in this category
- Above-ground hot tubs and spas (acrylic, vinyl, roto-molded shells)
- Wood-cabinet and composite-cabinet hot tubs
- Hot tub covers, lifters, steps, and accessories
- Hot tubs once the power is disconnected at the box by you or a licensed electrician
- Spa enclosures, gazebos, and pergolas when scoped with the structure
- Sheds (wood, metal, plastic, prefab)
- Playsets, swing sets, and outdoor play structures
- Free-standing decks and deck sections
- Above-ground pools
- Trampolines and outdoor recreation equipment
What we won’t take
- Concrete pads or hardscape surrounding the structure, unless specifically contracted for
- Electrical work — the power must be disconnected at the box by you or a licensed electrician before we haul; we don’t do wiring or circuit work
- Structural demolition requiring permits, engineering, or load-bearing wall removal
- In-ground swimming pool removal (different scope of work — separate conversation)
Pricing
How pricing works on these jobs.
Hot tub pricing is based on the actual job, not a flat rate. Above-ground tubs in accessible yards run lighter. Tubs surrounded by deck, in-ground installations, or jobs with concrete pads to navigate run heavier. Multi-day jobs are priced as multi-day jobs rather than as inflated single-day work.
We walk you through the price after we see the tub — either on site or from photos. We don’t quote hot tub work blind because the variables matter too much. Sheds, playsets, and other light-demo work follow the same logic — bigger structures, more cuts, longer time, higher number.
Hot tubs on the islands: access is the whole job
Most of our hot-tub work is on the islands, and out here access decides the job.
On St. Simons, the truck that fits East Beach on a March morning isn't the one that fits it on a July Saturday, and Village and Frederica jobs get planned twice — once on the phone, once when we arrive. Jekyll has no quick dump: everything comes back off the island, across the bridge to Brunswick and on to the right partner for the load, so Jekyll hot-tub work is scheduled and priced for that round trip rather than rushed. Sea Island is about discretion — check in at security, work quietly, leave no marks.
None of that changes the boundary: the power has to be disconnected at the box by you or a licensed electrician before we haul, and any surrounding deck or concrete pad is a separate scope.
In this category
Items we haul under hot tubs & light demo.
Where we run this work
Cities where hot tubs & light demo runs high-volume.
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Last reviewed: April 27, 2026