The pool nobody has swum in for three summers, and the deck that was built around it. Drained, dismantled, hauled and the yard handed back level — in one mobilisation.
$1,500–$3,200 · Pool, surround deck and sand base · fixed in writing on site
People underestimate these jobs consistently, and so do a lot of contractors. A standard 24-foot above-ground pool sits on several tonnes of sand base. Add the steel wall, the liner, the frame, the surround deck, the pump housing and the paving stones, and you are well past what a pickup truck and a weekend will handle.
That is the whole reason we are good at it. The hydraulic dump trailer takes the sand base in bulk rather than in bags, and the teardown and the haul happen in the same mobilisation. The pool is drained properly, the steel and aluminium are separated for the recycler, the lumber is routed correctly, and the yard is raked level rather than left as a crater and a ring of dead grass.
We get a lot of these from realtors and from homeowners preparing to list. An unused above-ground pool reads to a buyer as a maintenance liability and a safety question; the same yard without it reads as usable space. It is one of the highest-return things you can remove before listing.
Drained to the municipal storm or sanitary system per your municipality’s rules, dechlorinated where required, at a rate the yard and your neighbour’s yard can take. Dumping twenty thousand litres onto a lawn in an afternoon is how you flood a basement.
There are — usually three to six. The hydraulic dump trailer takes it in bulk, which is the single biggest reason this job costs less with us than with an outfit running a pickup and a bin.
That is the normal case and it is priced in. Surround decks, pergolas, privacy screens and steps come down with the pool in the same visit, lumber separated for correct disposal.
The base is removed or redistributed, the ground is raked level and the area is handed back ready to seed, sod or landscape. We are not finished when the pool is gone — we are finished when the yard looks like a yard.
Controlled discharge at a rate the ground can absorb, dechlorinated where required. We check what your municipality permits before we open a valve.
Steel and aluminium separated for the recycler, liner and plastics routed correctly, pump and filter housing removed. Equipment in working order can be set aside for you to sell.
The surround deck, privacy screens, steps and pergola come down in the same mobilisation. Lumber separated; pressure-treated routed to the sites that accept it.
Hydraulic dump equipment takes the sand base in bulk. This is the part that makes or breaks the price, and it is where a pickup-truck outfit will come back to you for more money.
Plywood tracking over soft ground, fence panels lifted and replaced where that is the only way in. Tight GTA side-yards are the normal case for us, not an exception.
Ground raked level and the area handed back ready for seed, sod or landscaping. Paving stones and surround material removed or stacked for reuse, your call.
We walk the property with you, usually about twenty minutes. You get a fixed written price — not a range, not an hourly rate that drifts.
Jobs over $2,000 take a 30% deposit to hold your crew, vehicle and disposal window. It comes straight off the final invoice.
Property protected, contents sorted donation-first, space handed back swept at minimum. You walk it with us before you pay the balance.
Above-ground pool and deck removal across the Greater Toronto Area, booked around listing dates and seasonal closes.
Above-ground pool and deck tear-outs run $1,500 to $3,200. A small pool with no surround deck and easy access sits at the bottom; a 24-foot pool with a full wraparound deck, pergola, several tonnes of sand base and a narrow side-yard sits at the top. The main cost drivers are the base volume, whether there is a deck, and how far the material has to be carried to the trailer. Fixed in writing at a free on-site assessment, with a 30% deposit confirming the booking.
It is drained in a controlled way to whatever your municipality permits — usually the storm or sanitary system — dechlorinated where required, and at a rate the ground can take. We check the local rule before we start. This matters more than people expect: a 24-foot pool holds roughly 50,000 litres, and releasing that onto a lawn in one afternoon can put water into your basement or your neighbour’s.
Yes, and it is usually the heaviest part of the job — three to six tonnes is typical under a full-size pool. Our hydraulic dump trailer takes it in bulk rather than in bags, which is the single biggest reason this costs less with us than with a crew running a pickup. If you would rather have it redistributed across the yard than hauled away, we can do that and it reduces the price.
Yes, and most of these jobs include one. Surround decks, steps, privacy screens and pergolas come down with the pool in the same mobilisation, with lumber separated for correct disposal — pressure-treated wood has to go to sites that accept it, which is one of those details that gets ignored by cheaper operators.
Most above-ground pool removals are a single day. Add a large surround deck or a difficult access route and it becomes two. If the yard needs grading beyond a rake-level finish, we will tell you at the assessment and either price it or point you to a landscaper.
Usually, yes — and agents ask us for it constantly. An unused above-ground pool reads to a buyer as a maintenance cost and a liability question, and it hides the usable yard in photographs. Clearing it and levelling the ground reliably shows better than leaving it, particularly on a family-home listing. Tell us your MLS date and we will book backwards from it.
Twenty minutes on site. We measure the pool, check the base depth and the access route, then give you one fixed written price.
