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The Complete Deck Removals Guide for Marietta, GA
There are generally 7 steps to removing your deck, no matter how tall, long, or big it is. No matter what your reason is for demolition, rest assured that you can either do the removal yourself (it isn’t too taxing in most cases) or you can hire the professionals at Junk King junk removal to demolish the deck and clean the area for you. As the editor-in-chief of Extreme-How-To noted,
“a savvy homeowner can usually save money by removing the deck themselves, and spend the money they save on building a new one.”
- Familiarize yourself with your deck—if you don’t know what is under your deck, you’re going to need to find out. Only by knowing what is in the abyss can we adequately prepare for the descent into it. In other words, you won’t know what sorts of issues are under the deck, or what sorts of tools you’ll need for the deck removal until you go actually look.
- Start the demo process by first removing the railing—we work from the top down when it comes to decks, that’s just the easiest way for them to break down. Make sure to remove any of the surrounding rail posts as well, since their being gone is critical to how easily everything else breaks down.
- Remove the deck boards next—as you work across your deck, make sure to either work in a way that allows you to stay behind the boards (on a piece of plywood, perhaps?) or in front of the board, working your way into the house or onto a staircase (this way is harder, personally).
- Pull the steps apart—at this point, you are either trapped in your house or you are standing on the stairs, in either case, the next step is removing those steps. Pull them apart as neatly as you can, old steps tend to shatter when abused too much and that is a nasty cleanup.
- (If your deck is attached to your home) cut the deck away from your house—or if it is not attached, move on. Start cutting the frame away from the house, working from one side to the other. Once you get a reasonable amount of the way down the deck, the weight should assist in removing it. The key to safety here is to go slowly and listen to the wood as you cut.
- Tear down the decking joints and rim joists—these are the bars that ran under your deck’s boards. If you find them difficult to remove due to rust or soil, try hammering them first and knocking some of the bad material loose.
- Dig out the supporting deck posts—at the base of each section of post there should be concrete support, these are very heavy so unless you have a pulley that can act as a constant focus pulling up against gravity, while the vacuum that holds the concrete gets weaker (which is totally do-able), you might want to consider bashing the concrete apart and pulling the pieces out. The latter version requires more strength, while the pulley version requires more patience, especially if you live in a desert area or a heavily compacted dirt area.
After all that, it’s finally time to decide how you want to get rid of all of the pieces, are you going to call a removal company or a dumpster company? You could pick America’s top-rated removal company to do the removal for you; Junk King offers a full-scale deck removal service that cannot be beaten by any other company in the industry.
The Top Deck Removal Companies in the Area
As of this writing (June 2022), the following deck removal companies are at the top of Home Advisor’s recommendations for top demolition companies in Atlanta, GA.
- Fletcher & Cooley, Inc.—5 stars, gives free estimates, get a quote online or over the phone, offers great deals
- Priority Contracting Services, Inc.—5 stars, gives free estimates, get a quote online or over the phone
- Demolition Monty, LLC.—5 stars, gives free estimates, get a quote online or over the phone
- Erick’s Painting Company, Inc.—5 stars, gives free estimates, get a quote online or over the phone, offers special ‘elite’ services, offers available warranties
- Extreme Earthworks, LLC.—5 stars, gives free estimates, get a quote online or over the phone, offers special ‘elite’ services, offers great deals
How to Get Rid of Your Deck with 3 Simple Steps
There is, of course, an easier way to get rid of your deck; that would be hiring a professional removal company like Junk King. Get rid of your deck with Junk King today, it is as easy as 3 simple steps:
- You pick a date and a two-hour window for us to drop off a MINI dumpster or to arrive with your Big Red Truck and removal crew.
- On the day of the arrival, our drivers will call you 15 minutes before their arrival. This gives you more time to yourself, rather than wasting an entire day waiting for our arrival.
- If you agree to our cost, we take your junk. Prices are done differently at Junk King because we prefer to price costs based on the amount of space in our MINI or truck that is used. This saves you money in cases of heavy or large items.
The Expert Guide on How to Choose the Right Deck Removal Company for You
If you choose to move with a professional deck removal company, make sure to do your research to find the one that fits your needs specifically, even if it means calling them and asking questions. Consider the following before you decide to go all-in with a company:
- Check out their online presence—you can tell a lot about your Tinder match, make sure to check out your decks removal company choices too.
- Meet their customer-facing people early on—consider going to their establishment to speak about an assessment, or have them come to you. What you can’t tell online is how well their customer service training has taught them and that could be the difference between a good or a bad experience. Your decks removal expert should be as courteous as they are handy.
- Consider all potential budgets and costs—that doesn’t mean factoring in what happens if a sewer pipeline breaks or something. It means taking into account factors that could be realistic for your area and home. Things like termites, rust and age, or dilapidated conditions should be considered from this angle.
- Make sure to ask questions—how you find those questions will be up to you to research, but generally you’ll want something halfway between “how much does it cost” and “what color underwear does the Junk King wear?” (Red, obviously.) That is, ask questions that are more detailed than basic costs, without getting bogged down in detail.
When Can I Call Junk King? And What Happens After That?
You can contact Junk King any time of the day, in any type of weather. There are three ways you can get in contact with us in minutes:
- Call us at (706) 247-7513 to speak with a customer service representative to either receive a quote over the phone or to schedule an in-person assessment.
- Text us pictures of your junk at (737) 888-5865 to receive an estimate back over text.
- Or stay online and explore your options with Junk King’s pricing calculator—and at the end of the wizard, book your MINI or truck today.
After you get in contact with us and order one of our services, you’ll have plenty of time to prepare your home for our arrival—whether that means making a path for us to get through or hauling out the stuff you want to be removed. It is worth noting, however, that if you choose to work with the full-service from Junk King, the removers will also do this preparation for you on their arrival.
The full-service option for Junk King consists of a Big Red Truck (with a capacity of 6 pickup truck beds) and a two-person removal crew. In contrast, the self-service option for Junk King consists of a MINI dumpster (with a capacity of 12-cubic yards), rented over 3-day, 5-day, or 7-day increments.
Depending on how you want to demolish your deck (do it yourself or hire), Junk King can be of assistance. If doing it yourself, ordering a MINI will give you access to removing all of the debris from your property; while if you are doing it yourself and simply don’t want to do the removal portion of the project, the Junk King full-service will do it all for you. That means everything from the deck demolition to the pickup of the debris, the removal of it, the clean-up of the deck location, and the resulting recycling of the scraps from the deck.
When you choose to move, move with Junk King Cobb County, the sister location of Junk King North Atlanta and Junk King Gwinnett. When you move with Junk King, junk hauling and removals are as easy as 1, 2, 3—just point and the junk is gone!
