What we take down
Backyard play equipment is built to stay put, which is exactly what makes it hard to get rid of. We take apart and haul away:
- Wooden playsets and forts, with their slides, climbing walls, monkey bars and roofs
- Plastic play structures and toddler slides
- Trampolines: frame, springs, mat and safety net
How a playset take-down works
A wooden playset is held together with bolts and screws, and after years outside the hardware is often rusted tight. We take it apart where we can and cut it where we can't, into pieces that fit on the truck. Then we carry everything out of the yard ourselves. Dominic, the owner, takes on jobs himself with his crew.
Other junk from the yard can go on the same trip. Include it in your photos and it goes into the same price. We finish by picking up the debris and cleaning up where the set stood.
Before we arrive
A little prep keeps the job quick and safe.
- Take off anything you're keeping, like the swings, a newer slide or a canopy you want to reuse.
- Move toys and outdoor furniture away from the set.
- If wasps or bees have nested in the fort or under the slide, have them dealt with before removal day.
- Show how the set is anchored in your photos: ground stakes, screw-in anchors or legs set in concrete.
- If the set is still in good shape and you'd rather sell it or give it away, do that first.
Older wooden playsets
If your wooden playset went up before 2004, its lumber may be treated with chromated copper arsenate, or CCA. According to the U.S. EPA, CCA-treated wood was used in residential structures such as playsets until December 2003, when manufacturers stopped making it for homeowner uses.
The EPA doesn't require taking those structures down. When one does come down, the agency's advice is to wash your hands after handling the wood, not to burn it at home and not to reuse it as mulch. We haul it away with the rest of the set.
Curbside pickup, and where the pieces go
Curbside bulk pickup isn't built for play equipment. Princeton, for example, lists swing sets, metal and fencing among the items its bulk pickup won't take. Even where your town allows it, you'd still have to take the set apart and drag it to the curb yourself.
When we haul it, metal trampoline frames and other metal parts go to a local scrap yard to be recycled. Wood and plastic go to the licensed facility for the county the job is in, such as the Burlington County Resource Recovery Complex or Duck Island in Hamilton.
Swing set removal across Central NJ
We take down playsets across Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, Mercer and Middlesex counties, from Allentown, Millstone and Cream Ridge to Jackson, New Egypt and Bordentown. We hold an NJ A-901 hauler license (NJDEP #0042737) and we're insured.
Text photos of the set and the way out of the yard to (855) 655-7552, since Dominic often quotes from photos, or book a free estimate online. Openings for the same day or the next day are often available.
How pricing works for swing set & playset removal
Playset removal is priced per job. The price depends on how big the set is and how it's built, how it's anchored, and how far we carry the pieces to the truck. A small plastic play structure near the driveway is a lighter job than a large wooden fort with a slide, climbing wall and roof at the back of a fenced yard. A trampoline or other yard junk on the same visit adds to it. Every job has a $250 minimum, so it can make sense to clear out other junk from the yard or garage on the same visit. The price covers take-down, carrying, loading, hauling, disposal fees and cleanup, and the price we quote is the price you pay.
Every job is priced individually. The price we quote is the price you pay — no hidden fees. See how we price jobs.
