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SHED DEMOLITION & REMOVAL

Shed removal
in Tacoma, WA.

Shed Gone takes down sheds all over Tacoma, from Proctor to the Lincoln District, and hauls away the walls, roofing and whatever was stored inside, then rakes the spot clean.

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SHED REMOVAL IN TACOMA

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 Tacoma 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 Tacoma 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 Tacoma 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 Tacoma asks for before a shed comes down, what city pickup will take, and where you can drop off the debris yourself.

Tacoma rules at a glance

Demolition permit

Not spelled out. Tacoma issues demolition permits for an entire building or structure and publishes no size exemption for removal. Ask Planning and Development Services, (253) 591-5030.

City of Tacoma: Residential Permits ↗

City pickup

No. Call-2-Haul refuses construction materials, including lumber, roofing, fencing and decking. Tacoma residents can self-haul shed debris to the transfer center from $20 a load.

City of Tacoma: Call-2-Haul ↗City of Tacoma Environmental Services: Rates ↗

Haul it yourself

Tacoma Recovery & Transfer Center. City of Tacoma residents: $7.25 per 100 pounds, $20 minimum for the first 400 pounds. Non-residents, businesses and anyone hauling for someone else: $8.50 per 100 pounds, $40 minimum. Asbestos: $20 minimum plus $150 a ton. Extra fees for oversize pieces and unloading over half an hour. Cash, card or check.

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What it costs

Shed Gone: a price from your photos, with teardown, haul-away and cleanup included.

Others here: JC Junk Solutions lists $150 to $250 for small plastic or metal sheds and $250 to $500 for medium wood ones. LoadUp shows $94 to $1,559 for Pierce County. Others quote each shed.

JC Junk Solutions: Shed Removal ↗LoadUp: Tacoma Shed Removal ↗

Do I need a permit?Tacoma 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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What Tacoma says about demolition permits

Tacoma's residential permit list includes a Demolition (DEMOR) permit for demolition of an entire building or structure, and residential building demolitions can be requested over the counter. The City's permit-free list includes building a one-story detached accessory structure up to 200 square feet, and its shed tip sheet says a permit is needed for a new accessory structure of 200 square feet or larger. Both are about building, not tearing down, and no City page read says whether a small shed's removal needs a DEMOR permit. Questions: Planning and Development Services, (253) 591-5030 or Permits@tacoma.gov.

City of Tacoma: Residential Permits ↗Tacoma Tip Sheet G-168: Residential Garages and Sheds (PDF) ↗

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Asbestos survey and Clean Air Agency notice

Pierce County is in the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency's area. The agency requires an asbestos survey by an AHERA-certified inspector before a demolition, and a filed Asbestos/Demolition Notification with fee for structures over 120 square feet of roof area, even with no asbestos. Demolitions carry a 10-day waiting period.

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency: Homeowner Demolition ↗Puget Sound Clean Air Agency: Regulation III, Article 4 (PDF) ↗Puget Sound Clean Air Agency: Air Quality ↗

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Wiring and digging

Tacoma Power, not the City building office, issues electrical permits and inspections in its service area, so a powered shed should be disconnected under a Tacoma Power permit. Questions: Electrical Inspections, 253-502-8277. Before pulling posts or footings, call Washington811 to have buried lines marked.

Tacoma Public Utilities: Electrical Permitting & Inspections ↗Washington811 ↗

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

Will Tacoma pick up shed debris?

No. Residential customers get two Call-2-Haul pickups or self-haul trips a year, built into their rates, for up to three large items and 15 boxes or bags. Construction materials such as lumber, roofing, fencing, decking and cement items are on the not-accepted list. Shed debris goes to the Tacoma Recovery & Transfer Center by self-haul, or out with a removal company that has the City's permission to haul.

City of Tacoma: Call-2-Haul ↗Tacoma Municipal Code, Chapter 12.09: Solid Waste ↗

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 ↗

Tacoma Recovery & Transfer Center

3510 S. Mullen Street, Tacoma, WA 98409

City-run disposal site, formerly the Tacoma landfill, that takes self-hauled garbage and construction and demolition debris within size limits: lumber no longer than 8 feet and wall sections no larger than 4 by 8 feet. Its Recycle Center takes scrap metal. Asbestos is taken only by appointment from City of Tacoma residents.

Fees: City of Tacoma residents: $7.25 per 100 pounds, $20 minimum for the first 400 pounds. Non-residents, businesses and anyone hauling for someone else: $8.50 per 100 pounds, $40 minimum. Asbestos: $20 minimum plus $150 a ton. Extra fees for oversize pieces and unloading over half an hour. Cash, card or check.

Before you go: Open 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., seven days a week. Cover or tie down the load, bag dusty material, and sort recyclables. Bring a Tacoma ID or a picture ID with a City utility bill for resident rates. Questions: (253) 502-2100.

City of Tacoma: Solid Waste ↗City of Tacoma Environmental Services: Rates ↗City of Tacoma Solid Waste: Garbage ↗Tacoma Municipal Code, Chapter 12.09: Solid Waste ↗Tacoma Recycle Center Guide (PDF) ↗

Tacoma Household Hazardous Waste Facility

3510 S. Mullen Street, Tacoma, WA 98409

Drive-up household hazardous waste drop-off at the Tacoma Recovery & Transfer Center. It takes items such as flammable liquids, fuel, household cleaners and automotive products.

Fees: Included for City of Tacoma residential customers at no added cost.

Before you go: Open Friday to Monday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; closed Tuesday to Thursday. Drive-up only. Questions: (253) 591-5418.

City of Tacoma: Solid Waste ↗City of Tacoma Environmental Services: Rates ↗Tacoma Recycle Center Guide (PDF) ↗

Radius Recycling (Tacoma)

1902 Marine View Dr, Tacoma, WA

Private scrap metal recycler. Pierce County lists it as taking aluminum, auto bodies, brass, copper, radiators, scrap iron and steel, which covers a metal shed's panels and frame once other materials are removed.

Fees: Not published. Pierce County notes that many metal recyclers pay for material and that prices change with the market.

Before you go: Call (253) 572-4000 before you go to confirm what it takes.

Pierce County Solid Waste: Metal recycling ↗

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

Only the City may haul Tacoma's waste without a special permit

Tacoma runs its own garbage utility and claims exclusive control of all solid waste collection and disposal in the city, and its code counts demolition and construction waste as solid waste. Anyone other than City crews and equipment needs a City special permit to collect, remove or dispose of it. A business may haul waste from its own premises with its own staff and truck, but the code says hiring others for disposal is a violation. Residents can self-haul. Questions: Special Permit Program, (253) 502-2100 or swsp@tacoma.gov.

Tacoma Municipal Code, Chapter 12.09: Solid Waste ↗City of Tacoma Solid Waste: Special Permits ↗City of Tacoma Solid Waste: Garbage ↗

Cut lumber and wall sections to size for the transfer center

Tacoma's code limits what the transfer center's equipment can take: lumber no longer than 8 feet, heavy timbers 6 by 6 inches or larger cut to 4-foot lengths, and wall sections no bigger than 4 by 8 feet. Bigger pieces can bring a special handling fee. Dusty material such as insulation should be bagged or wetted, and loads must be covered or tied down.

Tacoma Municipal Code, Chapter 12.09: Solid Waste ↗City of Tacoma Solid Waste: Garbage ↗

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 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

JC Junk Solutions publishes shed prices that cover Tacoma: $150 to $250 for a small plastic or metal shed and $250 to $500 for a medium wood shed. LoadUp shows $94 to $1,559 for Pierce County, set when you book. Action Junk Hauling and College HUNKS publish only general junk-removal minimums or ranges, and Delta Dump, Franky's Excavation, Active Junk Removal and EZ-Haulers quote each shed.

JC Junk Solutions ↗

From $150

The shed page lists $150 to $250 for a small plastic or metal shed and $250 to $500 for a medium wood shed. Large wood sheds are quoted.

LoadUp ↗

$94–$1,559

The shed page gives a $94 to $1,559 range for the county. The real price is shown when you book online.

These are the other companies’ own advertised prices, checked October 10, 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 Tacoma, WA?

8 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 Tacoma. Give them a call. We’re confident you’ll come back to us.

Removal company

Action Junk Hauling

Junk removal company that tears down wood and metal sheds, hauls the debris and cleans up the site.

Ask for a priceGeneral junk-load pricing
Service & price details

Greater Seattle along I-5 from Marysville to Tacoma, from 11728 Aurora Ave N, Seattle

It describes an assessment, teardown, haul-away and a final sweep, and recycles or salvages materials when possible. It also rents containers to people who want to take a shed down themselves.

The shed page says junk removal starts at $99. That is a general minimum, not a shed price.

Visit company ↗Call (206) 800-7198

Removal company

Active Junk Removal

Locally owned junk removal company that can clean out a shed, tear it down and haul everything away.

Ask for a priceJob-specific quote
Service & price details

Pierce County, including Tacoma and University Place

It quotes from photos sent by text and sends usable items to donation and recycling. Same-day service is often available.

No shed price is published. It gives a price from photos before the job.

Visit company ↗Call (206) 889-3399

Junk removal franchise

College HUNKS Hauling Junk

Junk removal franchise that lists storage sheds among the items it hauls away.

Ask for a priceGeneral junk-load pricing
Service & price details

Tacoma area, from 13716 Canyon Rd E, Puyallup

Its local page doesn't describe tear-down, slab work or what's included for a shed. Ask whether the crew takes the shed apart or only hauls the pieces.

The local page shows example junk-removal prices of $99 to $699, based on truckload size. No shed price is published.

Visit company ↗Call (253) 215-1120
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Removal company

Delta Dump

Junk removal company that dismantles sheds and disposes of the debris.

Ask for a priceJob-specific quote
Service & price details

Tacoma and the South Puget Sound area, from Steilacoom

Its shed page describes safe dismantling, hauling and leaving no mess behind, with a satisfaction guarantee. It doesn't mention slabs or contents.

No shed price is published. It gives quotes on request.

Visit company ↗Call (253) 993-6467

Removal company

EZ-Haulers

Junk removal and demolition company that demolishes sheds and other small structures and disposes of the debris.

Ask for a priceJob-specific quote
Service & price details

Tacoma, Olympia and nearby Western Washington cities

It sorts materials for recycling or donation and takes the rest to licensed facilities. It does not handle hazardous materials such as lead paint or chemicals.

No shed price is published. It gives free estimates.

Visit company ↗Call (253) 364-7843

Demolition contractor

Franky's Excavation

Licensed excavation and demolition contractor that tears down wood, metal and vinyl sheds, hauls off the debris and cleans the site.

Ask for a priceJob-specific quote
Service & price details

Pierce and King counties, including Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup and Seattle, from offices in Tacoma (4442 S 49th St) and Puyallup

It also removes concrete patios, slabs and foundations, and says it can help with permits when one is needed.

No shed price is published. It gives free on-site estimates.

Visit company ↗Call (253) 335-4673

Removal company

JC Junk Solutions

Locally owned junk removal company that dismantles small to medium wood, metal and plastic sheds and hauls away all the debris.

From $150Published shed price
Service & price details

Seattle metro across King, Pierce and Snohomish counties, including Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue and Kent

It can remove the shed's contents too, sweeps the area when done, and recycles wood and metal when possible. It says very large, wired or structurally integrated sheds may need specialty demolition.

The shed page lists $150 to $250 for a small plastic or metal shed and $250 to $500 for a medium wood shed. Large wood sheds are quoted.

Visit company ↗Call 206-745-2293

National booking platform

LoadUp

Online booking platform that connects you with local independent haulers for shed pickup and disposal.

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

Tacoma and Pierce County

It says some light disassembly may be needed depending on the foundation, structure and size, and that a shed already taken apart costs less. It asks for photos by text before the job.

The shed page gives a $94 to $1,559 range for the county. The real price is shown when you book online.

Visit company ↗Call (844) 239-7711

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 Tacoma?

Shed Gone prices each shed from your photos, with teardown, haul-away and cleanup included. Among other companies, JC Junk Solutions lists $150 to $250 for a small plastic or metal shed and $250 to $500 for a medium wood shed. LoadUp shows $94 to $1,559 for Pierce County, lower if the shed is already apart. College HUNKS shows $99 to $699 junk loads, not a shed price.

JC Junk Solutions: Shed Removal ↗LoadUp: Tacoma Shed Removal ↗College HUNKS Hauling Junk: Tacoma ↗

What does it cost to haul shed debris to the transfer center myself?

City of Tacoma residents pay $7.25 per 100 pounds with a $20 minimum, which covers the first 400 pounds. Non-residents pay $8.50 per 100 pounds with a $40 minimum, and anyone hauling for someone else pays the City commercial rate, the same $8.50 and $40. Bring a Tacoma ID or a picture ID with a City utility bill to get resident rates. The site is open 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily.

City of Tacoma Environmental Services: Rates ↗City of Tacoma Solid Waste: Garbage ↗Tacoma Municipal Code, Chapter 12.09: Solid Waste ↗City of Tacoma: Solid Waste ↗

What if the shed has old asbestos siding or roofing?

Have it tested before the shed comes down, as the Clean Air Agency requires a survey first. The transfer center takes asbestos only by appointment from City of Tacoma residents, at a $20 minimum plus $150 a ton; call 311 for instructions.

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency: Homeowner Demolition ↗City of Tacoma Environmental Services: Rates ↗

Who takes the concrete slab?

Franky's Excavation lists concrete patio, slab and foundation removal alongside its shed work. EZ-Haulers lists concrete removal among its demolition services. The other companies here don't mention slabs, so ask before booking.

Franky's Excavation: Shed Demolition & Removal ↗EZ-Haulers: Shed Removal in Tacoma ↗

Will a junk company take the shed down or just haul it?

Most here say they take it down. Delta Dump, Franky's Excavation, Active Junk Removal, EZ-Haulers, JC Junk Solutions and Action Junk Hauling describe dismantling and hauling. JC handles small to medium sheds. LoadUp says light disassembly may be needed. College HUNKS lists storage sheds without describing teardown, so ask.

Delta Dump: Shed Demolition and Removal in Tacoma ↗Franky's Excavation: Shed Demolition & Removal ↗Active Junk Removal: Shed Demolition ↗EZ-Haulers: Shed Removal in Tacoma ↗JC Junk Solutions: Shed Removal ↗Action Junk Hauling: Shed Demolition ↗LoadUp: Tacoma Shed Removal ↗College HUNKS Hauling Junk: Tacoma ↗

Will I need a permit to put up a new shed?

For the new one, Tacoma's shed tip sheet says a building permit is needed for a new accessory structure of 200 square feet or larger. Smaller one-story sheds are on the City's permit-free list. Detached accessory structures are limited to 15 feet in height.

Tacoma Tip Sheet G-168: Residential Garages and Sheds (PDF) ↗City of Tacoma: Residential Permits ↗

Sources behind this guide

Reviewed October 10, 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.

START HERE

Upload a photo of the shed.
Get a quote.

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

No payment. No commitment.

Get a shed removal quote without a photo →
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