Demolition & Removal · a straight comparison
Tearing down a shed yourself in Central Florida costs a weekend, a pry bar, and however many trips the pieces take to the landfill. Hiring it out costs one flat number: most sheds are a half trailer at $350 or a full at $700, taken apart and hauled in the same visit. The concrete pad, the permit question and old siding tip the answer more than the shed itself.
5.0 · 119 Google reviews · Davenport & Polk County
| Do it yourself | Hire demolition and haul-away | |
|---|---|---|
| Tools and time | Drill, pry bar, recip saw, a helper, a weekend | Crew with hand tools and a skid steer, usually a morning |
| The debris | A pile in the yard until you move it | Loaded as it comes apart: half trailer $350, full $700 |
| The concrete pad | A sledgehammer and a lot of afternoons, then it still has to go somewhere | Rob breaks it on site; it leaves in partner dump trucks, quoted per job, never in the trailer |
| Permits | Ask the city or Polk County building department before you start | Same question. When a job needs one, Rob works with a general contractor |
| Old siding | Pre-1980 and not sure what it is? Ask about testing first | Same rule. Get it tested first; that part isn't a hauler's job |
| Disposal trips | Several pickup runs to the landfill or transfer station | One. The trailer leaves with everything |
| Cost | Your time, fuel, tool rental and dump fees | One flat quote from photos, before anyone picks up a tool |
A small resin or metal kit shed on a paver base is a fair weekend job. Panels unclip or unscrew, the floor lifts, and the whole thing fits in a couple of pickup runs. If you own the tools, have a helper, and the shed is empty, you'll save money. The trade is your Saturday and the trips. Keep the pieces small enough to handle and call Sunshine 811 before you pull any anchors near buried lines.
Hire it out when any of these are true: the shed is wood and rotted, there's a concrete pad you want gone, the shed is still full, or you don't own a truck. Rob's crew clears the contents, takes the structure down, loads the pieces as they come off, and rakes the footprint. Most sheds land at a half trailer, $350, or a full, $700, and the number is set from photos before the crew comes. The slab is a separate line because concrete never rides in the trailer; the skid steer breaks it and partner dump trucks haul it, quoted per job.
Permits: ask your city or the Polk County building department whether your shed needs one to come down. Rules differ between the cities and unincorporated county. When a job needs a permit, Rob works with a general contractor and tells you so up front.
Siding: if the shed went up before 1980 and you're not sure what the siding or paint is, ask about testing before anyone cuts it. That check isn't a hauler's job, and it's cheaper than finding out later.
One worked example
Against the criteria above, with the review evidence, verbatim.
Big Rob's quotes shed demo as one flat number for the tear-down, the loading and the haul, from photos of the shed and what's inside it. The trailer parks next to the shed, the crew loads as they go, and nothing sits in the yard afterward. Same-visit haul-away is the point; you get a clean footprint, not a pile.
The two reviews below are a shed taken apart along with a concrete driveway, and a shed that was already disassembled and picked up the day the customer called. Power to the shed should be off before demo day either way.
Cleaned my shed out and took it apart. Also removed concrete driveway. Cleaned up great gave me just what I asked for. Next we will have gravel in driveway and are going to have them do that also.
Rachel Smith · this month
Rob replied: Thank you so much for your awesome review! Our team is excited to help with your gravel driveway next.
Awesome job! Same day we called they came out and took care of our disassembled shed. They worked fast, efficiently and professionally. I highly recommend them and plan on using them again in the future! Great Job and Thank you!!
Francis Olszewski · this month
Questions
Ask your city or the Polk County building department; it depends on the size, the structure and where the shed sits. Rob will tell you if yours looks like the kind that usually needs one, and when it does, he works with a general contractor.
If you want it gone, Rob breaks it up on site with the skid steer. The pieces leave through partner dump trucks and recyclers, quoted per job, because concrete doesn't go in the dump trailer. If you're building on the same pad, he leaves it.
Yes. A disassembled shed is a regular pickup, priced by how much trailer it fills. Stack the panels and send a photo for a quote.
Call before noon and it's usually gone today. Or text a photo of the pile and Rob sends back a flat quote.
5.0 · 119 Google reviews · Davenport & Polk County
