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SHED DEMOLITION & REMOVAL

Shed removal
in Tonawanda Town, NY.

Shed Gone takes old sheds apart in Kenilworth, Brighton and every other corner of the Town of Tonawanda, then carries all of it out to our truck.

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SHED REMOVAL IN TONAWANDA TOWN

We take it down.
We haul it away.

How it works ↗

Shed removal is all we do. Wood, metal or resin, falling apart or still standing, we take your Tonawanda Town 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 Tonawanda Town 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.

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Send a photo.

Show us the shed and the way out, and add your Tonawanda Town ZIP code. No payment, and it isn’t a booking.

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Get our price.

We look at your photos and send our price, what it includes and the dates we have.

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We haul it away.

We confirm a date, take the shed down, load every piece and leave the spot clean.

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PERMITS & DIY DISPOSAL

Doing it yourself, or just checking the rules?

Here’s what Tonawanda Town asks for before a shed comes down, what city pickup will take, and where you can drop off the debris yourself.

Tonawanda Town rules at a glance

Demolition permit

Yes. Town Code requires a permit to demolish any building or structure, and its 144 sq ft shed exemption covers only putting one up. The demolition fee for a residential accessory structure is $40.

Town of Tonawanda Code §54-5: Building and plumbing permits ↗Town of Tonawanda: Demolition and Storage Tank Fee Schedule, effective January 2, 2025 (PDF) ↗

City pickup

Partly. Town pickup takes demolition debris from an owner's own work in a tote or tied bundles up to 72 inches and 60 pounds. It won't collect any contractor debris.

Town of Tonawanda Code Chapter 181: Solid Waste Management ↗Town of Tonawanda Highway Department: Recyclable Materials and Other Waste flyer (PDF) ↗

Haul it yourself

Casella Buffalo C&D Transfer (Union Transfer). Not published online. Casella says fees are posted at the scale house and its customer care team can provide them.

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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 a shed in Erie County. gotTRASH quotes light demolition on labor and debris; the others give free estimates.

LoadUp: Tonawanda Shed Removal ↗gotTRASH?: Light Demolition ↗Rapid Junk Removal: Shed Removal ↗K & H Junk Removal: Shed Removal ↗Junk Job ↗

Do I need a permit?Tonawanda Town 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 ↗

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Every shed teardown needs a $40 permit

Town Code §54-5(A) requires a building permit for the removal or demolition of any building or structure. The exemption in §54-5(B)(1) is for the construction or installation of one-story tool and storage sheds up to 144 square feet; it doesn't mention demolition. The Town's fee schedule, effective January 2, 2025, lists $40 to demolish a residential garage, pool or accessory structure. Starting work before the permit is issued doubles the fee or adds $50, whichever is greater. Building Department: 2005 Sheridan Drive, Suite 210, (716) 877-8801.

Town of Tonawanda Code §54-5: Building and plumbing permits ↗Town of Tonawanda: Demolition and Storage Tank Fee Schedule, effective January 2, 2025 (PDF) ↗Town of Tonawanda Code §54-20 and §54-22: Fees; applicability ↗Town of Tonawanda Building Department ↗

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What the Town asks for before a demolition permit

The Building Department says the licensed demolition contractor submits a property survey, the Town Water Resources disconnect permit for water and sewer, and an asbestos survey and clearance letter. Before work starts the contractor posts a sign with its name and number, makes sure utilities are off, baits for rodents if harborage is found, fences the site and keeps water on hand for dust. Afterward it removes all debris and repairs any damage to sidewalks, curbs or streets. Town Code §54-5(G) also bars a demolition permit until all plumbing is disconnected as directed by the Director of Water Resources.

Town of Tonawanda: Building & Construction (demolition requirements, licensing) ↗Town of Tonawanda Code §54-5: Building and plumbing permits ↗

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Asbestos survey

New York's Industrial Code Rule 56 has the owner get an asbestos survey by a certified state inspector before demolition, with a copy to the office that issues the demolition permit. The Department of Labor says surveys are required for all demolitions regardless of construction date, and the Town tells owners and contractors to call the DOL about asbestos at (716) 847-7126. Older sheds can have asbestos siding or roofing.

NYS Department of Labor: NYS Asbestos Survey Requirements ↗Town of Tonawanda: Building & Construction (demolition requirements, licensing) ↗

Can I dispose of it myself?City pickup rules, drop-off options and fees for shed debris.

Will the Town of Tonawanda pick up shed debris?

Partly. Town Code §181-4(F) lets construction and demolition debris from work by the owner or occupant go out in a tote or tied in bundles; no bundle may be over 72 inches long, 38 gallons or 60 pounds, and nails and other sharp objects must come out first. The Highway Department's flyer says wood and lumber must be cut and tied with heavy twine or rope, and metal strips or poles go out in bundles no longer than 6 feet, kept apart from wood. The Town will not collect any debris from work done by a contractor. Village of Kenmore homes are not on Town pickup. Questions: Highway Department, (716) 875-8822.

Town of Tonawanda Code Chapter 181: Solid Waste Management ↗Town of Tonawanda Highway Department: Recyclable Materials and Other Waste flyer (PDF) ↗Town of Tonawanda: Highway/Sanitation ↗

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 ↗

Casella Buffalo C&D Transfer (Union Transfer)

1700 Union Rd, West Seneca, NY 14224

Casella's construction and demolition debris transfer station. Erie County lists it as a drop-off for building materials that charges by the ton and takes no hazardous waste.

Fees: Not published online. Casella says fees are posted at the scale house and its customer care team can provide them.

Before you go: Open Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and closed on major holidays. Call (716) 674-4325 before you go.

Casella: Buffalo, NY C&D Transfer (West Seneca) ↗Erie County Recycling: Building Materials ↗

Metzger Removal (North Tonawanda stone yard)

815 River Road, North Tonawanda, NY 14120

Concrete and asphalt recycler that sells crushed concrete and asphalt millings. It says clean concrete and asphalt are accepted at its permitted yards, which fits a broken-up shed slab.

Fees: Not published.

Before you go: Call (716) 692-1810 before hauling a slab. It has a second stone yard at 6411 Walmore Road.

Metzger Removal: Recycled Concrete and Asphalt Millings ↗Metzger Removal: Our Locations ↗Erie County Recycling: Building Materials ↗

Niagara Metals (North Buffalo yard)

761 Hertel Ave., Buffalo, NY 14216

Scrap metal yard that buys steel, sheet iron, tin, aluminum and other metals. The company's roofing and siding page names aluminum roofing sheets and galvanized steel panels, so it suits a cut-up metal shed, not wood or shingles.

Fees: No drop-off fee; it pays for scrap at prices that change with the market.

Before you go: Open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon. Enter from Hertel Ave. and weigh in at the truck scale. Call (716) 873-5849.

Niagara Metals: North Buffalo (Hertel) yard ↗Niagara Metals ↗Niagara Metals: Roofing & Siding scrap ↗Erie County Recycling: Metal ↗

East Side Transfer Station

793 South Ogden St., Buffalo, NY 14206

Transfer station run by Waste Management on behalf of the city that owns it. Erie County's recycling directory lists it as a drop-off for building materials, charged per ton. It refuses batteries, refrigerators, air conditioners, paint, oils, propane tanks, yard waste and tires.

Fees: Owner-occupied city parcels get up to 1 ton free per calendar year with a driver's license and a utility bill. Everyone else pays Waste Management's per-ton gate rate, which isn't published. Credit cards only.

Before you go: Residential drop-off is Monday to Friday 7 to 9 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m., and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon. Call 716-823-0795 to ask about shed lumber and the gate rate.

Erie County Recycling: Building Materials ↗City of Buffalo DPW: Streets / Sanitation ↗City of Buffalo: East Side Transfer Station Residential Drop-off Hours and Rules (PDF) ↗

What else should I know in Tonawanda Town?Local notes, and the photos that set the price.

Haulers and demolition crews need Town licenses

The Town of Tonawanda has no franchise hauler for demolition debris, but it licenses who can do the work. Town Code §181-7 requires any for-profit private collector that collects waste material from property in the town to register with the Town Clerk each year and get a license that takes effect only after Town Board approval, with the collector's name on both sides of each vehicle. Separately, Chapter 65 makes it unlawful to work as a contractor in the town without a Town contractor's license, and the Building Department says a demolition permit is pulled by a demolition contractor currently licensed in the Town. The code doesn't say whether a removal crew hauling its own shed debris counts as a private collector.

Town of Tonawanda Code Chapter 181: Solid Waste Management ↗Town of Tonawanda Code Chapter 65: Contractors, Licensing of ↗Town of Tonawanda: Building & Construction (demolition requirements, licensing) ↗

Town of Tonawanda, not the City of Tonawanda

This page covers the Town of Tonawanda in Erie County. The City of Tonawanda is a separate municipality with its own rules. The town includes neighborhoods such as Kenilworth, Brighton, Sheridan Parkside and Old Town, and the Village of Kenmore sits completely within its borders.

Wikipedia: Tonawanda (town), New York ↗

Kenmore runs its own building and trash rules

The Town's building code chapter applies to all properties in the town except the Village of Kenmore, and Town garbage collection also excludes the village. Kenmore requires contractors doing permit work in the village to hold a Village license, and its DPW picks up large trash such as furniture. Kenmore's own demolition rule for sheds wasn't found; call the Village Building Department at (716) 873-5700.

Town of Tonawanda Code §54-20 and §54-22: Fees; applicability ↗Town of Tonawanda Code Chapter 181: Solid Waste Management ↗Village of Kenmore: Home Repair and Improvements ↗Village of Kenmore: Garbage Regulations ↗

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.

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What will it cost?How shed removal is priced, and what other local companies publish.

Shed Gone

Priced from your photos

A 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 the Town of Tonawanda: $94 to $1,559 for a shed in Erie County, set when you book. Rapid Junk Removal, K & H and Junk Job give free estimates, and gotTRASH quotes light demolition on the labor and the amount of debris. The Town's demolition fee for a residential accessory structure is $40, and none of the companies says whether its quote includes it.

LoadUp (Tonawanda, NY) ↗

$94–$1,559

Its shed page shows $94 to $1,559 for shed removal in Erie County, depending on size, condition and type, and lower for a shed that's already taken apart. LoadUp books local independent haulers; it does not say permits are included.

These are the other companies’ own advertised prices, checked October 18, 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 Tonawanda Town, NY?

5 other companies

Shed 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 Tonawanda Town. Give them a call. We’re confident you’ll come back to us.

Removal company

gotTRASH?

Junk removal company whose light demolition service covers shed removal, along with decks, fences and playsets.

Ask for a priceJob-specific quote
Service & price details

Buffalo, NY; location pages include Amherst, Cheektowaga, Clarence, East Aurora, Kenmore, Orchard Park and Williamsville

It gives an upfront quote on site, tears the structure down, cleans up the demolition debris and loads it onto its truck. Open daily 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

No shed price is published. Light demolition is quoted on the labor and the amount of debris; junk removal is priced by volume.

Visit company ↗Call (716) 800-2000

Removal company

Junk Job

Junk and debris hauler, working since 1989, that lists shed removal among its residential services.

Ask for a priceJob-specific quote
Service & price details

Buffalo and Western New York, from 5310 Sheridan Dr.; areas served include Amherst, Cheektowaga, Depew, Kenmore, Tonawanda and West Seneca

Its site lists shed removal alongside garage, basement and attic cleanouts, and it also hauls construction and remodeling debris. It doesn't describe how it takes a shed down.

No shed price is published. It offers free estimates.

Visit company ↗Call (716) 907-2930

Removal company

K & H Junk Removal

Junk removal company with a shed removal service for wooden and metal sheds, gazebos and playsets.

Ask for a priceJob-specific quote
Service & price details

Western New York; its location list includes Buffalo, North Buffalo, South Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Hamburg, Orchard Park and Tonawanda

It says it takes almost every shed down by hand, which lets it work around fences and tight spots. Free estimates in person or remotely; calls and texts daily 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

No shed price is published. Estimates are free.

Visit company ↗Call 716-545-8436
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National booking platform

LoadUp (Tonawanda, NY)

National junk removal booking platform that sends local independent haulers to pick up and dispose of sheds.

$94–$1,559Published shed price
Service & price details

Erie County, New York, including Tonawanda

Upfront online pricing, with same-day or next-day pickup when booked before noon. LoadUp says it connects you with local independent contractors and that its shed service covers heavy lifting, loading, transport and disposal.

Its shed page shows $94 to $1,559 for shed removal in Erie County, depending on size, condition and type, and lower for a shed that's already taken apart. LoadUp books local independent haulers; it does not say permits are included.

Visit company ↗Call (844) 239-7711

Removal company

Rapid Junk Removal

Junk removal and light demolition company that tears down sheds of all sizes, standing or falling down, and hauls the debris away.

Ask for a priceJob-specific quote
Service & price details

Buffalo and nearby towns, from 4000 River Road, Tonawanda; location pages include Amherst, Cheektowaga, Hamburg, Lockport, Niagara Falls, Tonawanda and West Seneca

It clears out a shed full of junk before tearing it down, then handles cleanup and disposal. It also takes down decks, fences, gazebos and playsets, and rents walk-in roll-off dumpsters.

No shed price is published. It gives a free estimate on arrival covering removal, cleanup and disposal.

Visit company ↗Call 716-889-9000

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 the Town of Tonawanda?

Shed Gone prices each shed from your photos, with teardown, haul-away and cleanup included. Among other companies, LoadUp shows $94 to $1,559 for a shed in Erie County, lower if it's already taken apart. Rapid Junk Removal gives a free estimate covering removal, cleanup and disposal. gotTRASH bases its light demolition price on the labor and the amount of debris. K & H and Junk Job also offer free estimates. Add the Town's $40 demolition permit fee.

LoadUp: Tonawanda Shed Removal ↗Rapid Junk Removal: Shed Removal ↗gotTRASH?: Light Demolition ↗K & H Junk Removal: Shed Removal ↗Junk Job ↗Town of Tonawanda: Demolition and Storage Tank Fee Schedule, effective January 2, 2025 (PDF) ↗

Where can I take shed debris myself?

Erie County lists Casella's Union Transfer at 1700 Union Road in West Seneca as a building-materials drop-off that charges by the ton. It's open weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and posts fees at the scale house. Buffalo's East Side Transfer Station on South Ogden Street also takes non-city residents at Waste Management's per-ton gate rate. Neither publishes a price online.

Erie County Recycling: Building Materials ↗Casella: Buffalo, NY C&D Transfer (West Seneca) ↗City of Buffalo: East Side Transfer Station Residential Drop-off Hours and Rules (PDF) ↗

Can a metal shed go to a scrap yard?

Yes. Niagara Metals' North Buffalo yard at 761 Hertel Ave. buys steel, sheet iron, tin and aluminum, and its roofing and siding page names galvanized steel panels and aluminum roofing sheets. Prices change with the market.

Niagara Metals: North Buffalo (Hertel) yard ↗Niagara Metals ↗Niagara Metals: Roofing & Siding scrap ↗

What about the concrete pad?

Metzger Removal's stone yard at 815 River Road in North Tonawanda says clean concrete and asphalt are accepted at its permitted yards. Call (716) 692-1810 before hauling broken slab.

Metzger Removal: Recycled Concrete and Asphalt Millings ↗Erie County Recycling: Building Materials ↗

Do I need to call 811 before pulling posts or footings?

Yes, if you're digging. The Town's building page says to contact 811 two days before digging. Submit a free location request with UDig NY online or by calling 811.

Town of Tonawanda: Building & Construction (demolition requirements, licensing) ↗UDig NY (811) ↗

What about gas, paint and chemicals stored in the shed?

The Highway Department won't take gas, gas-oil mix or other flammable liquids, pesticides, acids or other toxic material. Paint goes to the curb in its original container, set apart from other trash, and used oil goes out sealed and labeled.

Town of Tonawanda Highway Department: Recyclable Materials and Other Waste flyer (PDF) ↗

Will the crew take the shed down or just haul it?

Rapid Junk Removal, K & H and gotTRASH say they tear sheds down and haul the debris; K & H says it takes almost every shed apart by hand. Rapid is based on River Road in the town. Junk Job lists shed removal among its services but doesn't describe the teardown.

Rapid Junk Removal: Shed Removal ↗K & H Junk Removal: Shed Removal ↗gotTRASH?: Light Demolition ↗Junk Job ↗

Sources behind this guide

Reviewed October 18, 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.

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SHED DEMOLITION & REMOVAL

More backyard.
Less baggage.

Start with the shed and the way out. Add a few photos and tell us what should stay.

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Show us the shed and the way out. Tell us what goes, and what stays.

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