The spa that came with the house, dead since two summers ago, is the single most-procrastinated item in Texas backyards — because every option except one involves a reciprocating saw. Ours is the one: $434 flat, including the on-site breakdown when the gate is narrow, the carry, the haul, and the disposal. No crane, no "we'll see," no weekend lost.
Flat quote in seconds — method included in the price
Upload a Photo & Get Quote →| Route | Why it fails for a hot tub |
|---|---|
| City bulk week | Claw trucks collect from the curb and won't enter a backyard; a spa shell isn't a compliant set-out even in pieces — the excluded-list logic |
| Sell it / give it away | Working, newer tubs sometimes move; a dead one is a 700-lb liability nobody with a truck wants |
| DIY | Electrician + saw + blades + PPE + two helpers + trailer + disposal fees + your weekend — the internet is full of half-finished attempts |
| Flat pickup | $434, scheduled, done in an afternoon |
Hot tub day is the classic add-on day: the dead grill ($71 propane / $79 charcoal), the sun-bleached patio set ($120 table, $40 per chair), the deck box of pool gear. One trip prices everything together — and if the backyard clear-out is bigger than the tub, truck-fill rates from $241 take over. Other heavyweights while we're at it: upright piano $290, pool table $603, cast-iron bathtub $185, small safe $100.
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Upload a Photo & Get Quote →A flat $434, all-in: the crew, the on-site breakdown when the gate is narrower than the tub (usual in Dallas backyards), the carry-out, the hauling and the disposal with shell and frame separated for recycling where possible. Drain it before we arrive (garden hose, an hour) and disconnect power at the breaker — a hardwired spa needs an electrician to cap the line first.
No. A hot tub fails the program twice: crews collect with an automated arm-and-claw from the curb and won't enter your backyard, and a 7-foot spa shell isn't a compliant set-out item. Even cut into pieces, you're looking at hundreds of pounds of acrylic and frame counting against your 10-cubic-yard limit — after you did the sawing. It's the classic item the city program was never built for.
The honest DIY list: electrician (for hardwired models), a reciprocating saw and several blades for the acrylic and frame, eye and lung protection, two strong helpers, a truck or trailer, and a disposal site that will take mixed acrylic/wood/metal — plus a full weekend. People start this project; a striking number of half-cut hot tubs later become our pickups anyway. If you value the weekend at anything, $434 flat is competitive.
No crane. If the tub fits through the gate whole, it rolls out on dollies; if not, it's sectioned on-site and carried through — that's included in the flat price, not an add-on. Send a photo of the tub and the gate and the quote accounts for the method.