THE SHED GONE FIELD GUIDE
What is your shed actually made of?
The wall material is only the beginning of a removal estimate.
THE SHORT ANSWER
Treat the shed as five parts: roof, walls, frame, floor and base. The siding alone does not tell you what needs to be dismantled or hauled.
Look at the building as separate parts
Record the roof covering, wall panels, frame, floor and base. A metal-sided shed may still have a timber floor. A wooden shed may stand on blocks, runners or a concrete slab. Those combinations change what has to be removed and where each material can go.
Make a record without disturbing damaged material
Photograph accessible surfaces from outside. Note stains, missing panels and visible deterioration. If the age or composition of a roof or panel is uncertain, record it as unknown rather than guessing from its colour.
Use the inventory to define the job
The quote should say which parts leave and which remain. “Remove the shed” does not establish whether the pad, anchors, buried footings, shelving or everything inside it is included.
Your quote checklist
- Photograph the relevant details from a safe, accessible position.
- Describe what should be removed and what must remain.
- Put unresolved details in the quote notes for review before work.