Sheds and Detached Garages
A leaning wood shed with a soft floor, a metal shed the last storm folded, a detached garage that hasn't held a car since the nineties — we take them down to grade. The crew strips shelving and leftover contents first (you'd be surprised how many sheds are still full), then dismantles walls and roof, pulls nails and fasteners out of the ground area, and loads siding, framing, shingles and roof decking into the trailer. Slab or floor removal is quoted as an add-on if you want the pad gone too. Anchors, posts and buried footings come out rather than getting snapped off at ground level, so you can mow, build or sod the spot afterward.
Decks, Porches and Fences
Deck demolition is our most-requested tear-down in Rock Hill and Fort Mill, where a lot of nineties-built decks are hitting the end of their life. We remove railings, boards, joists, beams and footings, cut posts below grade or dig them out entirely, and patch nothing you don't ask us to — we're setting the site up clean for your builder or your sod. Fence removal works the same way: panels, rails, posts and concrete footers pulled and hauled, including chain link, wood privacy and split rail. If a new fence or deck is going in behind us, tell the contractor's start date and we'll schedule to clear the site ahead of it.
Concrete Slab Removal
Old driveways, cracked patios, sidewalk sections, shed pads and pool decks come out in pieces and go straight into the gooseneck dump trailer, which is rated for the weight — a job most junk-removal vans physically can't do. Concrete is heavy, so it's quoted by square footage and thickness, and reinforced or wire-mesh slabs cost a bit more to break out. We haul broken concrete to a recycling yard rather than a landfill wherever the load allows.
What We Don't Do — and Why That Matters
We are an exterior demolition outfit. We do not take on interior gut-outs, load-bearing structural work on occupied homes, or anything involving asbestos, lead abatement or utility disconnects on live services. Being straight about that means the jobs we do take get done fast and safely, with the right equipment and no subcontractor chain marking up your price.
Permits, Utilities and Site Safety
Most shed, deck and fence removals in York County don't require a permit, but structures over a certain footprint sometimes do — we'll tell you honestly if you should call the county before we start. Anything with power, water or gas run to it needs disconnection first, and we'll flag that at the quote. We call in a locate before digging out footings near utility lines, tarp neighboring surfaces, and keep the work area roped off while heavy pieces come down.
How Pricing Works
Demolition is quoted per structure after we see it — size, material, how it's anchored, access for the trailer and how much debris comes out of it. A standard 8x10 wood shed, a 12x16 deck and a 100ft fence line all price differently, so we quote from photos or a quick walkthrough rather than a rate card. The number you get includes the tear-down, the loading, the disposal and the cleanup, and it doesn't change unless you add scope.