Residential · Port St. Lucie & Treasure Coast
Shed Removal & Demo.
The shed that's been sagging since the last storm, full of things nobody's looked at in six years. We clear what's inside, take the structure down, pull the anchors, and rake the pad clean.
What shed removal and demo includes
- Everything inside cleared first
- Metal, wood, vinyl and resin sheds
- Roof, walls, floor and framing
- Hurricane anchors and ground augers pulled
- Shelving, workbenches and hooks
- Site raked clean when we're done
- Debris hauled to the county C&D facility
How a shed teardown works here
Two jobs in one. The contents come out first — usually a mix of yard tools, old paint, bikes, and things that got put in there during a move and never came back out. Then the structure comes down.
Down here sheds fail from the bottom. Florida rain and sandy soil rot a wood floor frame out from underneath while the walls still look fine, so a shed that seems solid can drop the moment weight shifts. We take them apart in a set order rather than pushing them over.
Expect company. Wasps in the eaves, fire ants in the floor frame, and the occasional black racer living under it are all normal on the Treasure Coast. That's our problem, not yours — just tell us if you already know something's in there.
Paint, fuel and chemicals we can't take. Old gas cans, pesticides and oil-based paint are household hazardous waste. The county takes most of it free at the Glades Cut-Off facility — set it aside and we'll point you there.
Before we roll
Permits — make the call first
Why it matters for a teardown
Sheds are permitted structures in St. Lucie County, and the Florida Building Code covers removal and demolition, not just putting things up. That means a teardown can need a permit even though nothing new is being built.
Whether yours does depends on size, whether it's anchored or on a slab, and which jurisdiction you're in. It's a ten-minute phone call and worth making before anyone starts swinging.
The county's penalty for skipping it is a $100 stop-work fee plus double the permit cost after the fact.
Who to call
Port St. Lucie city limits — (772) 871-5132
Fort Pierce city limits — (772) 467-3000
Unincorporated St. Lucie County — (772) 462-1553
Martin County addresses — Stuart, Palm City, Hobe Sound and Jensen Beach all go through Martin County Building.
We're haulers and we do demo. We don't pull permits on your behalf, and we'll tell you that up front rather than after.
Local notes
What we run into out here
The slab underneath
Most Treasure Coast sheds sit on either a concrete slab, a paver base, or bare sand with anchor augers driven in.
The shed and the anchors come with us. A concrete slab is a different job — concrete is heavy material and gets quoted separately, so tell us if you want the pad gone too and we'll price it properly instead of guessing.
If it's coming out before hurricane season, spring beats September. A half-detached shed roof is a projectile.
HOA and gated communities
St. Lucie West, Tradition and PGA Village generally want exterior work approved before it starts, and some restrict work-truck hours or require gate notice.
Worth a call to your HOA the same day you call your building department. Both are short conversations that save a wasted trip.
Pricing
Shed removal pricing
Your price is based on how much space your junk takes up in the truck — measured on site, agreed before we lift a thing. For scale, Wetland Junk Removal counts a cubic yard as about one front-load washer — so a full truck is roughly fifteen of them.
¼ Load
$225
- A few furniture pieces
- Small appliance pickup
- Garage corner cleanup
½ Load
$400
- Room's worth of junk
- Multiple large items
- Small shed clear-out
¾ Load
$550
- Multi-room cleanup
- Large furniture sets
- Big yard-debris jobs
Full Load
$650
about 15 cubic yards
- Whole-garage cleanout
- Moving leftovers
- Best per-item value
A full load is about 15 cubic yards — roughly six pickup truck loads. A small shed teardown usually lands around a half load; a larger one with contents can run three-quarters to full. Concrete slabs and pads are heavy material and quoted separately — send photos. Price includes teardown, labor, hauling, and disposal fees.
Where
Shed Removal & Demo across the Treasure Coast
FAQ
Shed removal questions
Do I need to empty the shed first?
No, but tell us if it is full. The contents come out before the structure does, and a shed packed with yard tools, bikes and old paint is effectively two jobs — a cleanout and a teardown. That changes the load size, so it needs to be in the quote. Old fuel, pesticides and oil-based paint are the exception; those we cannot take and they go to household hazardous waste.
Does the concrete slab come out too?
It can, but it is priced separately. Concrete is heavy for its size and is charged by weight rather than by truck volume, so a slab is its own line rather than part of the shed load. Plenty of people leave the pad in place for a future shed or a grill area — your call, just tell us which up front.
Do I need a permit to tear down a shed?
Sometimes. Florida Building Code 102.2 covers demolition, and whether a permit is required depends on the size of the structure, whether it is anchored, and which municipality you are in. Call your building department before you book — the numbers for Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, the county and Martin County are on this page. Working without one where it is required is a stop-work order plus doubled fees.
How long does a teardown take?
Most residential sheds come apart and get loaded inside a single visit. What stretches it is contents, anchoring, and whether there is power or water run out to it. Anything wired in needs an electrician to disconnect first, same as a hot tub — tell us if there is a circuit out there and we will plan the sequence with you.
Ready to get it gone?
Free quotes. Upfront prices. The yard back.