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If your deck was built around the hot tub, the tub cannot come out until part of the deck does. This is one of the most common surprises on a removal job, and it is entirely normal work — as long as you know about it before the truck arrives.
Plenty of hot tubs in the Lower Mainland were dropped into position first and had the deck framed around them afterwards. It looks excellent and it works fine for years — right up until the tub has to leave. At that point the surround is physically larger than the gap the tub came through, and no amount of angling gets it out.
The fix is straightforward: we take off the section of decking that is in the way. Not the whole deck, just what blocks the route.
We do not rebuild. We are a removal crew, not a deck builder. When we leave you will have a clean opening where the tub and that section of deck used to be, and you will want a carpenter if you intend to close it back up. Anyone who tells you they will do both for a junk removal price is quoting you for one of them.
We also do not remove in-ground or built-in tubs. A tub inside a deck is fine. A tub set into concrete is a demolition job and belongs with a different trade.
1. It has to be drained. A unit still holding water cannot be removed, and a garden hose takes hours — start the night before. 2. The electrical has to be disconnected at the breaker by a qualified electrician. Our crews do not cut live connections. If either is outstanding on the day, the job gets rebooked.
A deck-built removal prices toward the upper end of the standard range or above it, because the tub has to be cut apart rather than lifted out and there is extra material to haul. Standard above-ground removals run $600–$850 all-in; deck work is quoted on top, based on how much decking has to come off. See the full cost breakdown for how the bill is itemised.
The single most useful thing you can do is send a photo. Access and the amount of decking in the way decide the price, and both are obvious in one picture.
Same principle. If there is a structure over the tub that stops it coming out, we remove what is in the way and quote it as part of the job. Tell us it is there before booking — a gazebo discovered on the day is how removals turn into reschedules.
No. We are a removal crew, not a deck builder. You will be left with a clean opening where the tub and the blocking section of deck were. If you want it closed back up, you will need a carpenter — and it is worth lining one up before we come, not after.
Only what blocks the route out. We cut back to a clean line rather than pulling up more than the job needs. On most builds that is the surround and a section of the boards immediately around the tub.
Yes. Standard above-ground hot tub removals in Metro Vancouver run $600 to $850 all-in. Deck work is quoted on top of that, based on how much decking has to be taken off and how much extra material there is to haul. You get a firm total before anything starts.
Same approach — we remove what is in the way and include it in the quote. Just tell us it is there when you call. A structure discovered on the day usually means rescheduling.
Sometimes, if the tub sits on the deck rather than inside it and there is a clear route. Send a photo and we will tell you honestly. If it can come out without deck work, that is cheaper for you and we will say so.
Yes. Both are hard requirements regardless of the deck. A tub that is still full cannot be removed, and the electrical must be disconnected at the breaker by a qualified electrician before we arrive.
Send a photo of the tub and the decking around it. That one picture is usually enough for us to give you a firm number over the phone.
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Surrey