Junk Removal
We load and haul away furniture, appliances, mattresses and yard debris anywhere in Los Angeles. Our hauling services run out of a demolition company, so heavy and awkward loads are normal work for us.
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Hot tub removal in Los Angeles is mostly an access problem. A six person tub runs seven to eight feet across and stands about three feet tall. Most side gates are about three feet wide. The tub did not walk in there, and it will not walk out. So we cut it apart where it sits. The pieces go down the side yard and into our trucks. The pad it sat on is clear the same day.
We have been a licensed demolition contractor in Los Angeles since 1994, and heavy awkward loads are ordinary work here. We run our own trucks and equipment, so the demolition and the haul off are one job and one call. Nothing sits in your yard waiting on a bin. If the tub is part of a bigger clear out, junk removal covers the rest of the load. Licensed and insured, CA License 792182.
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The tub comes apart before it goes anywhere. Once the power is off and the water is out, we pull the side panels and the cabinet skirt. The pump, heater and control pack come off the plumbing next. Then the shell and the frame get cut into panels with saws, right where the tub sits. Each piece is light enough to carry by hand. The pieces go out the same gate you walk through.
Access is what sets the day. A tub on a flat patio behind a standard gate is straightforward. A tub on a rooftop or a second story deck is different. Every piece comes down a stair or an elevator. Condo and apartment buildings add a service elevator and a loading window set by the building. Hillside homes on the Westside sit above streets too narrow to park a truck on. We stage the truck where we are allowed and work the pieces out to it.
Most portable tubs take hours, not days. The crew arrives, cuts the tub down and leaves with it in the same truck. What is left is the slab or the pad the tub sat on, plus the wiring stub and any plumbing. If you want that concrete gone too, slab and patio concrete removal is a separate scope. An estimator can price both on one visit, so you decide before anything starts.
Power comes first. Most full size hot tubs run on their own hardwired 240 volt circuit. That is usually a 40 to 60 amp GFCI breaker in a small spa panel near the tub. Code requires that disconnect to be within sight of the tub and at least five feet from it. Turn the breaker off and leave it off. The circuit has to be disconnected and capped by a licensed electrician before we cut anything. Electrical is a separate trade, and we work behind it.
Smaller plug in tubs are simpler. They sit on a standard GFCI outdoor receptacle at 120 volts, drawing 15 or 20 amps. Unplug it and the power side is done. Either way, the tub should be drained before the day of the job. A submersible pump moves water faster than the tub's own drain valve. Then clear the path we will use, so gate keys and patio furniture are handled ahead of the truck. If any of that is beyond you, say so when you call.
Spa water is treated water, and it does not get to go wherever it is convenient. Chlorine and bromine both have to come out of it first. The usual method is time. Stop adding chemicals and let the tub sit for several days. A dechlorinating agent is faster. A pool test kit tells you when the level is down. Salt water spas and anything treated with a copper based algaecide are handled differently, so ask your city about those.
Where the water goes then depends on which city you are in. Santa Monica asks that hot tubs and spas drain to permeable ground on the property, or to the on-site sewer. The storm drain is a last option there, and it takes the city's approval plus written notice a day ahead. Water sent to the sewer or the storm drain has to be dechlorinated first. Los Angeles is many separate cities, and each writes its own rule. Check yours before you pull the plug.
A swim spa is a different animal. The compact models run twelve to thirteen feet long and start near a ton empty. The longer ones reach sixteen feet and can top three thousand pounds dry. Many were craned or forklifted into place over a fence, and that route is rarely available years later. So the swim spa comes out the way a hot tub does, in pieces. The frame and shell get cut down small enough to carry.
An in-ground gunite spa is a concrete job. The shell gets broken out with a hydraulic breaker or jackhammers, the same way a pool shell does. The hole then gets backfilled and compacted so the ground sits level again. The gas line to the spa heater has to be shut off and capped by the right trade first. When the spa is attached to a swimming pool and shares its plumbing, the two come out together. That is a pool demolition job.
The load gets sorted before it leaves. The steel frame, the pump motor, the heater element and the copper wiring go to metal recycling. The acrylic or fiberglass shell and the foam insulation behind it are construction debris. Most recyclers will not take them, so those pieces go to a licensed transfer station. Concrete from an in-ground spa goes to a certified recycling facility, where it is crushed into base rock. It all leaves in our trucks the same day.
Size and type set the base. A four person portable tub is a short job. A large eight person tub, a swim spa or an in-ground gunite spa runs longer. There is more cutting, and a lot more weight going out. In-ground spas add concrete demolition and backfill, which puts them in a different bracket. A tub built into a deck adds framing work, because the deck opening has to be cut open first.
Access is the other half. A tub twenty feet from an open driveway prices differently than the same tub on a third floor deck. Stairs, a long carry, a locked estate gate or a rooftop all add hours. Whether an electrician still has to cap the circuit moves the number. So does whether the water is out, and whether the slab is coming out too. All of it gets priced on the free in-person visit. Call 310-546-4855 or send us the details.
Free, no-obligation estimates across the Westside and South Bay.
(310) 546-4855From the first look at the job to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.
Tell us what needs to come down, come out or get hauled off. A few photos help. We cover the Westside and South Bay, Beverly Hills to Long Beach.
The estimate happens at the property, free. We check the structure, the access and where the trucks will sit, then give you one number for the whole job.
Multiple crews, our own trucks and equipment. The teardown, the loading and the hauling stay with one company, so the schedule holds.
Debris goes out on our trucks to licensed facilities. We sweep the street, clear the drive and leave the property ready for whatever comes next.
Common questions about hot tub removal across the Westside and South Bay. Don't see yours? Give us a call and ask.
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View DetailsSouthwest Hauling was founded in 1994, and every job still gets priced in person. The slogan on the trucks has not changed since: It's All About Service. Same owner, same phone number, same standard.
Our own trucks and equipment do the loading and the hauling. Debris leaves on our schedule, not a bin company's. The teardown and the haul-off are one job and one price.
Twenty years of City of Los Angeles contracts clearing foreclosed and vacant properties. That work runs on deadlines and documentation, and the habit stuck. Sites get finished, not abandoned.
Much of our work sits behind gates on the Westside, and NDAs are routine. Crews park where you say, keep the site tidy and do not talk about whose property they are on.
A house that needs to come down, a garage full of junk, a lot that needs clearing? Call or send the form and we will look at the job with you and price the whole thing, teardown through haul-off. The estimate is free.
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