Manitowoc, WI · the Lakeshore

Playset & Swing Set Removal in Manitowoc, WI

The kids outgrew it about four years ago. Since then the swing set has been a very large thing to mow around, slowly going grey, with a slide nobody has touched since the youngest turned nine.

We take it apart and haul it away. Posts come out of the ground, hardware and anchors go with it, and the footprint gets raked so you can put grass back where the wood chips were.

Why these are worse to remove than they look

A wooden playset is built to survive a Wisconsin winter with four children hanging off it, which means lag bolts, deep posts, and often concrete footings. Twenty years of weather then rusts every fastener in place.

Taking one apart is mostly patience and the right tools. Doing it with a reciprocating saw and a truck is an afternoon; doing it with a socket set on a Saturday is how people end up with half a swing set in the yard until October.

What comes out with it

• The whole structure — towers, decks, roofs, railings, and ladders
• Swings, slides, monkey bars, and climbing walls
• Posts and any concrete footings around them
• Ground anchors and stakes, which are the part people step on later
• Sandboxes, and the old sand if you want it gone
• Wood chips or rubber mulch from the fall zone
• Trampolines, basketball hoops, and playhouses, if they are going too

Metal sets, trampolines, and hoops

Older metal swing sets come apart fast and the steel goes for scrap rather than the landfill. Trampolines are similar — the frame is scrap, the mat and springs are not.

In-ground basketball hoops are the one that surprises people: the pole usually sits in a concrete footing a couple of feet deep, so it is a digging job rather than an unbolting one. It is still routine, but it belongs in the quote rather than as a "while you are here."

Leave it standing or take it now?

If a playset is still solid, somebody may want it. Posting it locally is worth a week before you call anyone, and we will tell you that honestly — although be aware that most people who say they will disassemble it themselves do not turn up.

If the wood is soft, splintering, or the swing beam has any give in it, that decision is already made. A playset that fails while a child is on it is a very different afternoon. Dismantle it before the structure does it for you.

What Playset Removal Costs in Manitowoc

These are typical ranges for the Manitowoc area, not a quote. The price covers dismantling, loading, hauling, disposal, and raking the footprint. Every job is confirmed with a firm, no-obligation price on arrival before anything comes apart.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to remove a swing set?

Most wooden playsets take two to four hours. A metal set is usually quicker. Concrete footings add time, since each post has to be dug out rather than pulled.

Do you fill in the holes where the posts were?

Yes, the holes get backfilled and the area raked level. Reseeding or laying sod is not something we do, but the ground will be ready for it.

Can you take the wood chips too?

Yes. Wood chips and rubber mulch from the fall zone can go with the set, or stay if you want to keep using the area.

What about a trampoline or an in-ground basketball hoop?

Both are routine. A trampoline frame goes for scrap. An in-ground hoop usually has a concrete footing two feet down, so it is priced as a dig rather than a teardown.