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SHED DEMOLITION & REMOVAL
Shed removal
in Oakland, CA.
Shed Gone tears down old sheds anywhere in Oakland, from Rockridge to Fruitvale, then hauls the boards, roofing and contents away and leaves the yard clean.
Sources checked October 9, 2026 · How we research
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SHED REMOVAL IN OAKLAND
We take it down.
We haul it away.
Shed removal is all we do. Wood, metal or resin, falling apart or still standing, we take your Oakland shed apart and leave the space clean.
- Taking the shed apart: roof, walls, doors and floor
- The stuff inside, if you want it gone too
- Loading, haul-away and disposal, with metal and clean wood recycled where it’s accepted
- The slab, gravel pad or footings, if you want them out
- Sweeping and raking the spot clean
We check what Oakland requires for your shed before any work starts, and any power to the shed must be disconnected by a licensed electrician before removal day. The local rules are below.
Get our price.
We look at your photos and send our price, what it includes and the dates we have.
We haul it away.
We confirm a date, take the shed down, load every piece and leave the spot clean.
PERMITS & DIY DISPOSAL
Doing it yourself, or just checking the rules?
Here’s what Oakland asks for before a shed comes down, what city pickup will take, and where you can drop off the debris yourself.
Oakland rules at a glance
Demolition permit
Yes. Oakland code makes it unlawful to demolish any structure without a demolition permit, and every demolition needs Planning approval. The 2026-27 fee is $805.93 plus 11 cents a square foot.
Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.36: Demolition Permits ↗Oakland Planning & Building: Demolition Permits ↗City of Oakland Master Fee Schedule FY 2026-27 ↗
City pickup
Partly. WM's bulky pickup, included with trash service, takes up to 4 cubic yards, including home remodeling debris, painted wood and scrap metal. It refuses concrete, dirt, rocks and fiberglass.
Haul it yourself
WM Davis Street Transfer Station. Mixed C&D is $61 per cubic yard (the minimum) for small loads and $303 per ton for large or heavy loads. Clean wood with no paint, stain or treatment is $64 per cubic yard minimum or $147 per ton. Clean concrete under 24 inches is $250 per ton. A $300 cash deposit is required for weighed loads. Rates are from a sheet dated January 1, 2025.
3 drop-off options →What it costs
Shed Gone: a price from your photos, with teardown, haul-away and cleanup included.
Others here: LoadUp shows $94 to $1,559 for Oakland shed removal, set at booking. The other companies listed quote each job after a photo or visit.
Do I need a permit?Oakland demolition rules, utilities and property checks.
The requirements depend on the structure, the work and the property’s jurisdiction. These are the official starting points for checking your job. Confirm with the building office before teardown day. How shed demolition permits work ↗
A demolition permit and Planning approval
Oakland code says it is unlawful to demolish any structure without a demolition permit, and the City's demolition page says all demolitions need Planning approval and a building permit before work starts. Accessory structures apply through the single-family permit path. Permits go to licensed contractors or the owner. The 2026-27 fee schedule lists $805.93 per permit plus $0.11 a square foot. Permit Center: (510) 238-3891.
Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.36: Demolition Permits ↗Oakland Planning & Building: Demolition Permits ↗City of Oakland Master Fee Schedule FY 2026-27 ↗
Bond and posting can be waived for small structures
An owner without a state demolition license normally posts a $2,000 completion bond, and the work must finish within 90 days. The Building Official can waive the bond for small and unimportant structures, or a one-story nonresidential wood-frame building up to 600 square feet. The rule to post five notices for 30 days doesn't apply to small or unimportant structures.
Air District, lead paint and a recycling plan
Oakland's permit application needs the Bay Area Air District's asbestos demolition acknowledgment and job number. The Air District must be notified 10 business days before every demolition, or 72 hours with an extra fee for homes of four or fewer units. Projects that disturb paint on pre-1978 structures need a lead-based paint work plan. All demolitions need an approved recycling plan (WRRP) in Green Halo; online review is $239.03.
Oakland Planning & Building: Demolition Permits ↗Bay Area Air District: Asbestos ↗Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.34: C&D Debris Recycling ↗City of Oakland Master Fee Schedule FY 2026-27 ↗
Wiring and digging
Oakland requires a permit before you install, change, fix or replace electrical systems, separate from the building permit, so have a shed circuit made safe by a licensed electrician. Before pulling posts or footings, call USA North 811 two working days ahead. It won't mark a private line to a shed.
Oakland: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) Permits ↗USA North 811 ↗
Can I dispose of it myself?City pickup rules, drop-off options and fees for shed debris.
Will Oakland pick up shed debris?
Partly. WM's bulky service is included with trash service and booked at 1-888-WM-BULKY. Each household gets one curbside pickup and one drop-off at Davis Street in San Leandro, each up to 4 cubic yards. Both lists accept home remodeling debris, painted wood and scrap metal; curbside clean wood must be bundled. Neither takes concrete, dirt or rock, and curbside refuses fiberglass. A whole shed is often more than 4 cubic yards, and neither list names sheds.
Drop-off and recycling options
If you’d rather haul it yourself, sort the load first: clean wood, metal, roofing, concrete and household contents often go to different places or cost different amounts. Call ahead before hiring a trailer. What can be recycled ↗
WM Davis Street Transfer Station
2615 Davis Street, San Leandro, CA 94577
A transfer station with a third-party certified mixed C&D recycling operation whose diversion rates several Bay Area counties recognize. Its rate sheet lists mixed construction and demolition debris, clean wood, and dirt and concrete.
Fees: Mixed C&D is $61 per cubic yard (the minimum) for small loads and $303 per ton for large or heavy loads. Clean wood with no paint, stain or treatment is $64 per cubic yard minimum or $147 per ton. Clean concrete under 24 inches is $250 per ton. A $300 cash deposit is required for weighed loads. Rates are from a sheet dated January 1, 2025.
Before you go: Open Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Sunday and major holidays. Call (510) 638-2303 to confirm current rates.
Davis Street Transfer Station gate rates ↗WM Davis Street: Construction Recycling ↗
Bee Green Recycling & Supply
C&D yard: 725 Independent Road, Oakland, CA 94621. Inert and green waste yard: 5900 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CA 94621
Open to the public with no appointment. It is a permitted large-volume transfer station for C&D debris, green waste and inert debris. Its mixed C&D list includes wood (clean or painted), metal, roofing and concrete; separate rates cover clean wood, asphalt shingles and inerts such as concrete and brick. No asbestos, hazardous materials or liquids.
Fees: Public (consumer) rates as of April 21, 2026: mixed C&D $230 per ton; clean wood $155 per ton; asphalt shingle tear-off $190 per ton; concrete, asphalt and brick $170 per ton; treated wood $390 per ton. Minimum charge $60 per load. Final price is set at the scale.
Before you go: Open Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; closed Sunday. Go straight to the scale and stay near your vehicle. Call 510-636-0852.
Bee Green Recycling: How recycling works ↗Bee Green Recycling: Materials & Rates ↗
Argent Materials
8300 Baldwin Street, Oakland, CA 94621 (second site: 8501 San Leandro Street)
An aggregate recycler that takes concrete and asphalt, plus mixed loads, for recycling into base rock. The StopWaste RE:Source guide lists concrete, concrete with rebar, asphalt and C&D debris as drop-off for a fee.
Fees: Not published.
Before you go: Main site open Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call (510) 882-0344 for rates and to confirm it takes a homeowner's slab load.
What else should I know in Oakland?Local notes, and the photos that set the price.
Only City-franchised haulers may carry demolition debris
Oakland code makes it unlawful for anyone but holders of a City non-exclusive C&D franchise (NEF) to collect or haul construction and demolition debris, and the City says this includes demolition contractors. The franchise is open to any company: a $500 application, City insurance terms and a $75.47 fee per load. Exceptions in the code cover an owner hauling debris from their own property, and a contractor hauling debris its own work created in a fixed-body truck, with its own crew and no separate hauling fee. Fines for using an unauthorized hauler start at $100 per incident plus a $153.68 processing fee. Questions: (510) 238-7283.
Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.34: C&D Debris Recycling ↗Oakland: Construction and Demolition Hauling Permits ↗Oakland-Approved Construction and Demolition Haulers ↗City of Oakland Master Fee Schedule FY 2026-27 ↗
Hire from the City's lists and ask for dump receipts
Oakland posts two lists: haulers with franchises to carry C&D debris, and junk haulers with active Oakland business licenses. None of the shed companies on this page appears on the franchise list, so ask how they'll handle the debris. The City says to request dump receipts before paying, since a cheap job may end up illegally dumped, and you can be fined.
Oakland-Approved Construction and Demolition Haulers ↗Oakland: Licensed Junk Haulers ↗
Concrete and clean wood can't go to the landfill
Oakland Recycles says projects must recycle all asphalt, concrete, rock and dirt, which can't be mixed into C&D or trash loads. Clean wood and lumber scraps are banned from the landfill, and projects must recycle at least 65% of everything else. Sort a shed's slab, clean framing and metal apart from shingles and trash.
Paint and chemicals from the shed
Old paint, solvents and garden chemicals often sit in sheds. Alameda County's free household hazardous waste site at 2100 East 7th Street in Oakland takes them Wednesday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with no appointment. WM's bulky service won't take hazardous waste.
StopWaste: Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Facilities ↗Oakland Recycles: Bulky Service ↗
Photos that explain the job.
- The whole shed, with the roof, doors and rough dimensions
- What it sits on: slab, gravel, pavers, skids or blocks
- The route out: gates, steps, slopes and the narrowest gap
- Anything stored inside, and any wiring, lights or a water line
Tell us whether the shed has power. A licensed electrician should disconnect and make the circuit safe before teardown. Say which items stay, and whether the slab or footings go too.
Get a shed removal quote ↗What will it cost?How shed removal is priced, and what other local companies publish.
Shed Gone
Priced from your photosA small empty resin shed and a large timber shed on a concrete slab are different jobs, so we don’t publish one number. The price depends on the shed’s size and material, what’s inside, what it sits on, and the route from the shed to the truck.
Start a quote from photos ↗Other companies’ advertised prices
Only LoadUp publishes a shed price for Oakland: $94 to $1,559, set when you book. Diaz Hauling, Fast Haul, All American Hauling, A&J Hauling, Junksters and Bay Area Wide Hauling quote each job. None of these prices says it includes the City demolition permit, the Air District notice or the recycling plan fee.
LoadUp ↗
$94–$1,559The shed page gives a $94 to $1,559 range that depends on size, condition, location and permits. The real price is shown when you book, and it's lower for a shed that's already taken apart. Its national shed page says removal typically starts around $1,555; its local pages say an already-disassembled shed costs less.
These are the other companies’ own advertised prices, checked October 9, 2026. They are not our prices and not a citywide average.
When you compare quotes, ask for one written total that covers dismantling, hauling, disposal fees and cleanup, and ask whether the contents, the floor and the slab or footings are included. What shed removal costs ↗
Want to shop around in Oakland, CA?
7 other companiesShed removal is what we do, and we think we’re the best at it. Still, it’s your shed and your yard. If you’d like to compare, here are other companies whose own websites advertise shed removal in Oakland. Give them a call. We’re confident you’ll come back to us.
Removal company
A&J Hauling
Hauling company that does light demolition of sheds, decks, fences and hot tubs and removes the debris.
Ask for a priceJob-specific quoteVisit company ↗Call 888-907-4285
Service & price details
East Bay communities from Concord to Oakland, Berkeley and Richmond
Its demolition page covers taking structures down and hauling the debris from start to finish. It doesn't mention slabs or permits.
No price is published; it gives free quotes by phone.
Removal company
All American Hauling & Demolition
Owner-run East Bay hauling and demolition crew that takes down wood and metal sheds and hauls the debris in the same visit.
Ask for a priceJob-specific quoteVisit company ↗Call (925) 256-0187
Service & price details
Contra Costa and Alameda counties
It says most sheds are a half-day or one-day job, uses a Bobcat for bigger ones, pulls the foundation if asked, and sends wood and metal to recyclers.
No shed price is published; it gives free on-site quotes or quotes from a texted photo.
Removal company
Bay Area Wide Hauling & Junk Removal
Junk removal company that takes down sheds, removes the debris and recycles salvageable material.
Ask for a priceJob-specific quoteVisit company ↗Call 415-497-1327
Service & price details
Oakland, San Francisco, Berkeley and nearby Bay Area cities
Its shed page describes handling the whole job from teardown to debris removal, with same-day or next-day scheduling. It doesn't mention slabs or permits.
No shed price is published.
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Demolition contractor
Diaz Hauling
Family-owned East Bay hauling and demolition contractor that lists light demolition of sheds, decks and fences.
Ask for a priceJob-specific quoteVisit company ↗Call (510) 825-4218
Service & price details
Oakland and the East Bay, from Albany to Fremont
It holds a state contractor license (CSLB #1072495) and also does Bobcat work and dumpster rentals. Its page doesn't say whether slabs or permits are included, so ask.
No shed price is published; it gives free quotes.
Demolition contractor
Fast Haul
Long-running Bay Area hauling and demolition company that breaks up and hauls away sheds, decks and fences.
Ask for a priceJob-specific quoteVisit company ↗Call (510) 237-0006
Service & price details
Greater San Francisco Bay Area, including San Francisco County and Oakland
It also does concrete breakup and foundation removal, and recycles unpainted wood. Phone quotes are estimates only; it sends someone out for a free on-site estimate.
No shed price is published; it gives free on-site estimates.
Removal company
Junksters Haul Away
East Bay junk removal crew that cuts a shed into pieces, loads it and hauls it away, recycling what it can.
Ask for a priceJob-specific quoteVisit company ↗Call 925-725-3735
Service & price details
Contra Costa, Alameda and Santa Clara counties
Its shed page describes planning, tearing down, loading all debris and leaving the area clean. It doesn't mention slabs or permits.
No shed price is published; it gives a quote before work starts.
National booking platform
LoadUp
Online booking platform that connects you with local independent haulers for shed pickup and disposal.
$94–$1,559Published shed priceVisit company ↗Call (844) 239-7711
Service & price details
Oakland and nearby cities
It says some light disassembly may be needed depending on the foundation and size. Jobs that need heavy machinery or a large demolition crew may be outside its scope.
The shed page gives a $94 to $1,559 range that depends on size, condition, location and permits. The real price is shown when you book, and it's lower for a shed that's already taken apart. Its national shed page says removal typically starts around $1,555; its local pages say an already-disassembled shed costs less.
Independent companies, not affiliated with Shed Gone. Listed alphabetically. Prices are their own advertised prices. How we choose listings
COMMON QUESTIONS
A few more answers.
How much does shed removal cost in Oakland?
Shed Gone prices each shed from your photos, with teardown, haul-away and cleanup included. Among other companies, LoadUp shows $94 to $1,559 and gives the price at booking. Diaz Hauling, All American Hauling and Junksters give free quotes.
LoadUp shed removal, Oakland ↗All American Hauling & Demolition shed removal ↗Junksters Haul Away shed removal ↗
Can I haul the debris myself?
Yes, as the owner. Oakland code exempts debris an owner hauls from their own property to a processing or disposal site. You still follow the recycling plan, and the debris must go to a facility with third-party verified recycling rates, such as Davis Street or Bee Green.
Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.34: C&D Debris Recycling ↗WM Davis Street: Construction Recycling ↗Bee Green Recycling: How recycling works ↗
Where does each load go, and what does it cost?
Bee Green in East Oakland charges the public $230 a ton for mixed C&D, $155 for clean wood and $170 for concrete or brick, with a $60 minimum. Davis Street in San Leandro charges $61 a cubic yard for small C&D loads and $303 a ton for heavy ones, and wants a $300 cash deposit for weighed loads.
Bee Green Recycling: Materials & Rates ↗Davis Street Transfer Station gate rates ↗
Who tears it down, and who only hauls?
Diaz Hauling, All American Hauling, A&J Hauling, Junksters, Bay Area Wide Hauling and Fast Haul all describe demolishing sheds and hauling the debris. Diaz lists a state contractor license. LoadUp says light disassembly may be needed and jobs needing heavy machinery may be outside its scope.
Diaz Hauling ↗All American Hauling & Demolition shed removal ↗A&J Hauling demolition services ↗Junksters Haul Away shed removal ↗Bay Area Wide Hauling shed demolition, Oakland ↗Fast Haul demolition services ↗LoadUp shed removal, Oakland ↗
What happens to the concrete pad?
Ask before you book. All American Hauling lists foundation pulling as an option, and Fast Haul does concrete breakup. Oakland requires concrete to be recycled. Argent Materials and Bee Green's Coliseum Way yard both take concrete in East Oakland.
All American Hauling & Demolition shed removal ↗Fast Haul demolition services ↗Oakland Recycles: Construction & Demolition ↗Argent Materials ↗Bee Green Recycling: How recycling works ↗
Does an old shed need an asbestos check?
The Air District needs notice before every demolition. For homes with four or fewer units, Rule 11-2 drops the full survey but requires testing if cement siding, stucco or similar materials will be disturbed. Bee Green won't take asbestos in roofing loads.
Bay Area Air District: Asbestos ↗Bay Area Air District Regulation 11, Rule 2 ↗Bee Green Recycling: Materials & Rates ↗
Sources behind this guide
Reviewed October 9, 2026 using company websites, municipal guidance and facility rules. Prices and published policies can change; older source dates are identified where relevant. We have not called every business or facility.
See all 27 research sources
- Oakland Planning & Building: Demolition Permits ↗
- Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.36: Demolition Permits ↗
- City of Oakland Master Fee Schedule FY 2026-27 ↗
- Oakland: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) Permits ↗
- Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.34: C&D Debris Recycling ↗
- Oakland: Construction and Demolition Hauling Permits ↗
- Oakland-Approved Construction and Demolition Haulers ↗
- Oakland Recycles: Construction & Demolition ↗
- Oakland Recycles: Bulky Service ↗
- Oakland: Licensed Junk Haulers ↗
- StopWaste: Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Facilities ↗
- Bay Area Air District: Asbestos ↗
- Bay Area Air District Regulation 11, Rule 2 ↗
- USA North 811 ↗
- Davis Street Transfer Station gate rates ↗
- WM Davis Street: Construction Recycling ↗
- Bee Green Recycling: How recycling works ↗
- Bee Green Recycling: Materials & Rates ↗
- Argent Materials ↗
- StopWaste RE:Source: Argent Materials ↗
- LoadUp shed removal, Oakland ↗
- Diaz Hauling ↗
- All American Hauling & Demolition shed removal ↗
- A&J Hauling demolition services ↗
- Junksters Haul Away shed removal ↗
- Bay Area Wide Hauling shed demolition, Oakland ↗
- Fast Haul demolition services ↗