Old wooden children's playset with a sagging swing beam in a suburban backyard

Wood Structure Removal · Rochester, NY

Playset Removal in Rochester, NY

Playsets are built to survive children, which means they are over-built, anchored, and awkward to move. The job is mostly about the anchors and the swing beam, not the volume of material.

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From $1,000
Haul-away included
Footings and posts pulled

Why homeowners remove a playset

The kids have grown out of it. A playset that has not been used in two seasons is still something to mow around, paint and worry about structurally.

Or it is genuinely unsafe: split beams, rusted hardware, and a frame that has settled so the swing beam is no longer level.

What we remove

Wooden swing sets and climbing frames
Plastic and metal playsets
Towers, slides, climbing walls and monkey bars
Sandboxes and their borders
Ground anchors, helical anchors and concrete footings

Signs it is time

Split or checked beams, especially at the swing hangers
Rusted or loose hardware and chain
A frame that has settled out of level
A structure the children have outgrown

Cleared lawn where a play structure stood after removal — Footings pulled, grass raked — the yard comes back.

Our playset removal process

Quote from photosSize, material and how it is anchored. Photos of the anchors and the swing beam tell us what we are dealing with.
Take the swings and slides offMoving parts and plastic components come off first and are kept separate.
Dismantle the frameBeams and towers come apart in sections; hardware is collected rather than left in the grass.
Pull anchors and footingsHelical anchors are unscrewed, concrete footings dug out, and sandbox borders lifted.
Rake and magnet-sweepThe area is raked and swept with a magnet — playsets leave screws in the grass better than anything else.

Special considerations

If the set is going to be re-installed elsewhere, take it apart rather than cut it, and keep the hardware bagged and labelled.
Sand from a sandbox is not something we haul without discussing it first — it is heavy and it is usually wanted for something else.
Concrete footings under a playset are the hidden cost; they are often deeper than they look.

What happens to the space afterward?

The yard comes back: anchors out, footings pulled, grass raked. If a garden bed or a shed is going in that spot, the removal is sequenced so the ground is ready.

If a replacement surface is going in, we sequence the removal around it — and say so before the work starts.

What playset removal costs in Rochester

We do not publish prices we cannot stand behind, because the number depends on what is actually on site. Residential removal projects generally have a $1,000 minimum project value. What moves the quote:

Size and number of components — towers and slides add handling
Anchoring: helical anchors are quick, concrete footings are not
Sandbox removal and what happens to the sand
Access and carry distance

How to get an accurate number

Send photos of the structure, the ground around it and the path a trailer would take to reach it. Add rough dimensions if you have them. Most jobs are quoted from that alone; anything structural or unusual gets looked at first.

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Playset Removal FAQs

Do you remove the concrete footings under the playset?

Yes. They are dug out and hauled, and the holes are backfilled so the lawn settles level.

Can you take it apart so I can sell it?

Yes, if you tell us before we start. Dismantling for re-use is slower than cutting it up, and priced accordingly.

What about the sand in the sandbox?

Tell us what you want done with it. Hauling sand is heavy and usually not the best use of the load.

Do you check for screws left in the grass?

Yes — a magnet pass is part of the clean-up on every playset, because that is where mower tyres and dog paws get hurt.

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Ready to remove your playset?

Send a photo and the access width. Residential projects start at $1,000.

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